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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikihail Gustov (ranked 5410 p4p, 551 weight class) and Allistar Thorn (ranked 8069 p4p, 663 weight class). Allistar Thorn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikihail Gustov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allistar Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustov throws out a leg kick but Thorn moves out of range and Gustov only half commits.
Gustov moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Thorn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gustov doesn't seem phased though.
Allistar Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn scoring well with a low kick there.
Gustov clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Gustov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorn avoids it.
Nice body punch from Thorn.
Gustov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn tries to keep at a distance but Gustov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thorn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn throws a nice looking combination but Gustov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorn misses with a combination
and Gustov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustov throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a right hand
and Gustov counters with an outside leg kick.
Gustov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thorn misses with a two punch combination.
Gustov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thorn throws a leg kick
and Gustov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gustov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorn, up you get!
Gustov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thorn pinned against the cage. Thorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorn scores with a nice strike.
Gustov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thorn sprawls well initially but Gustov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thorn kicks Gustov off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Thorn tries to kick Gustov off but Gustov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thorn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gustov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gustov trying to pass the guard but Thorn defending well.
Gustov lands with a punch from half guard.
Thorn tries to kick Gustov off but Gustov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gustov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gustov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thorn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gustov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gustov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gustov is looking for a kimura here.
Thorn wants to control but Gustov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gustov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gustov controlling the action here.
Gustov trying to pass the guard but Thorn defending well.
Gustov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gustov thows a body kick. Thorn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikihail Gustov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gustov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gustov somewhat.
Thorn stalks Gustov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gustov's face. Gustov staggers backwards, shaken.
Thorn works Gustov's body with a nice hook.
Gustov darts in and clinches Thorn up against the cage.
Gustov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn is trying to push Gustov away but Gustov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustov manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustov looks for a takedown but Thorn sprawls well.
Thorn misses with a double jab
and Gustov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thorn won't be happy with that.
Gustov trying to control the position but Thorn is working away.
Thorn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thorn is trying to control Gustov's posture but Gustov avoids it.
Thorn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thorn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustov stands up.
Gustov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gustov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thorn uses from the top position.
Thorn stands up from Gustov's guard - Thorn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gustov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allistar Thorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gustov is defended easily by Thorn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikihail Gustov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustov misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Gustov's belly button to the back.
Gustov gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorn looking for a sweep but Gustov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gustov avoids the attempt from Thorn to control.
Thorn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gustov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thorn for as long as he can get away with.
Thorn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gustov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gustov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mikihail Gustov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thorn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikihail Gustov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorn throws a sloppy head kick and Gustov moves out of range easily.
Good work by Gustov as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
Gustov swings for the body but Thorn moves out of range.
Gustov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorn.
Gustov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thorn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gustov is in Thorn's guard.
Gustov preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gustov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thorn's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gustov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gustov is taking a breather. Thorn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Gustov there.
Gustov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustov controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gustov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gustov controlling the pace for now.
Gustov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gustov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gustov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gustov controlling the pace for now.
Gustov lands a big shot there that rocks Thorn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gustov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thorn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gustov cracks Thorn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Allistar Thorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikihail Gustov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorn tries to reverse the position but Gustov maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikihail Gustov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gustov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikihail Gustov!
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RATING
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