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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Sosa (ranked 24679 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ryabov (ranked 6173 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Ryabov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Ryabov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryabov.
Sosa is looking for a takedown.
Sosa looking to throw knees to the head but Ryabov is blocking nicely.
Sosa pulls guard successfully.
Ryabov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryabov is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sosa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryabov as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Ryabov does no damage.
Sosa seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryabov misses the jab.
Sosa shoots in for a takedown but Ryabov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryabov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryabov misses with an uppercut
and Sosa counters with a nice body shot.
Ryabov gets caught napping as Sosa dives in and scores a takedown. Ryabov manages to retain guard.
Ryabov pushes Sosa off and gets back to his feet.
Sosa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryabov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryabov is looking to regain half guard here but Sosa keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sosa.
Ryabov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Ryabov tries to hold on but Sosa pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryabov looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ryabov is trying to get back to his feet but Sosa has full control of the position and if anything, Ryabov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sosa is hanging on to Ryabov's back as he tries to escape.
Ryabov is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryabov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ryabov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryabov looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sosa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sosa slips a jab from Ryabov.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa feinted with a counter takedown.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryabov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryabov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sosa is looking to counter the offense by Ryabov and move into the clinch.
Sosa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryabov circles away.
Ryabov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryabov misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryabov throws the left hand but Sosa avoids the punch easily.
Ryabov misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Ryabov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryabov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Sosa tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ryabov manages to circle out of the way.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryabov throws out the jab.
Sosa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryabov pinned against the cage. Ryabov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Sosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa shoots in and drives through. Ryabov sprawls well.
Ryabov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryabov misses with a body shot.
Sosa is looking to counter the offense by Ryabov and move into the clinch.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryabov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryabov throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa tries to counter with a takedown but Ryabov is quick to defend against it.
Ryabov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sosa counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ryabov, which made it look bad.
Victor Ryabov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryabov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sosa.
Ryabov throws a hook but Sosa blocks it.
Ryabov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sosa counters with a one-two to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ryabov.
Sosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryabov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Victor Ryabov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryabov misses with a hook.
Sosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sosa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryabov misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Ryabov misses with an uppercut. Sosa saw that one coming.
Ryabov misses with a straight right.
Ryabov leaves Sosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryabov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ryabov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ryabov throws a body shot but no joy.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ryabov throws a right hand that misses
and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch.
Ryabov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Ryabov won't allow it.
Ryabov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ryabov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sosa up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryabov taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryabov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sosa pulls guard successfully.
Ryabov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sosa wants to stand and escape but Ryabov is having none of it.
Ryabov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sosa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryabov throwing strikes from guard but Sosa blocks nicely.
Sosa is looking to stand up but Ryabov isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ryabov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sosa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Ryabov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryabov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ryabov is pulling down on Sosa's head. It's preventing any offense from Sosa, at least for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryabov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryabov has control of Sosa's left arm, preventing Sosa from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryabov is wriggling around but Sosa manages to pass to half guard.
Ryabov is not content to let Sosa control the position.
Ryabov is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryabov is looking to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jerome Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Ryabov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryabov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sosa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryabov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Ryabov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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