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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Koloff (ranked 6020 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slava Kychenkov (ranked 6017 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Koloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slava Kychenkov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koloff leaves Kychenkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kychenkov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koloff as he jumps to the side.
Koloff throws a big counter combination but Kychenkov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kychenkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koloff. Koloff obviously looking to wear him down.
Kychenkov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Koloff is trying to improve his position.
Kychenkov controls the position.
Let's hope that Kychenkov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koloff is looking for a sweep.
Kychenkov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koloff can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff is looking to regain half guard here but Kychenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Kychenkov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
It looks like Kychenkov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kychenkov is continuing to stall.
Kychenkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koloff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kychenkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koloff gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kychenkov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koloff tries to lock up and control but Kychenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kychenkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yet more stalling tactics from Kychenkov.
Koloff tries to lock up and control but Kychenkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov controlling from mount.
Kychenkov is working for a guillotine from mount but Koloff frees his head quite easily.
Kychenkov controlling from mount.
Koloff regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov not doing much here.
Kychenkov wants to pass to mount but Koloff is defending the position.
Kychenkov slows the pace down in half guard.
Koloff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koloff.
Koloff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kychenkov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kychenkov wants to pass the guard but Koloff is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Kychenkov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kychenkov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koloff sprawls well. Koloff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kychenkov gets slowly back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kychenkov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Koloff tries to bum rush Kychenkov with a series of wild strikes but Kychenkov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koloff lands with a kick to the temple. Kychenkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kychenkov gets the takedown into side control.
Kychenkov controls the position.
Kychenkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Koloff can't do much from the bottom here.
Kychenkov staying calm.
Koloff tries to strike but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kychenkov controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koloff tries to buck Kychenkov off but Kychenkov is having none of it.
The referee asks Kychenkov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kychenkov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Slava Kychenkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koloff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kychenkov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koloff is looking for a sweep.
Kychenkov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koloff's legs.
Kychenkov controls the position.
Koloff prevents Kychenkov from moving into mount.
Koloff is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kychenkov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Koloff is looking for a sweep. Kychenkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kychenkov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kychenkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koloff pinned against the cage. Koloff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kychenkov is defended easily by Koloff.
Ivan Koloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slava Kychenkov.
A punch combination from Kychenkov misses.
Koloff misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Koloff. No joy for Kychenkov on that attempt.
Kychenkov is breathing heavily.
Kychenkov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koloff tries to avoid it but Kychenkov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koloff to the ground. Koloff escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slava Kychenkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koloff lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kychenkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koloff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kychenkov shoots in for a takedown but Koloff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koloff tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov gets a takedown into half guard.
Koloff wants to improve his position but Kychenkov is controlling well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koloff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kychenkov wants to pass the guard but Koloff is keeping the position.
Kychenkov is stalling in the full guard.
Koloff has his foot on Kychenkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kychenkov works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kychenkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Koloff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Koloff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kychenkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koloff quickly recovers to half guard.
Kychenkov winds up and cracks Koloff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koloff is trying to get back to full guard.
Kychenkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koloff is looking to improve his position.
Kychenkov controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koloff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kychenkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kychenkov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Koloff!
Kychenkov content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kychenkov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koloff is looking to improve his position but Kychenkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Koloff tries to hold on but Kychenkov postures up.
Kychenkov controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koloff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kychenkov controlling the position easily from mount.
The adventures of Kychenkov the control monster continue. Boring.
More stalling from Kychenkov.
Kychenkov is landing with some decent strikes but Koloff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kychenkov controlling the position easily from mount.
Koloff tries to reverse the position but Kychenkov maintains control.
Kychenkov controlling from mount.
Koloff is trying desperately to improve position.
Kychenkov controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Koloff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kychenkov content just to control the position here.
Kychenkov with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koloff regains half guard.
Kychenkov tries to pass to full mount but Koloff defends it.
Koloff trying to control here.
Koloff is trying to get back to full guard.
Ivan Koloff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kychenkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kychenkov stalling.
Slava Kychenkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kychenkov trying to pass the guard but Koloff defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Kychenkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kychenkov 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 for Slava Kychenkov!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Slava Kychenkov!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Slava Kychenkov!
Slava Kychenkov wins by unanimous decision!
Ivan Koloff was interviewed post fight and said 'I must do better'.
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energy
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RATING
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