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SFC 12: Bi-Winning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Franklin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raith feints and as Franklin raises his hands in defense, Raith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Raith looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Raith trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom. Raith controlling from the top position. Raith wants to pass the guard but Franklin is keeping the position. Raith postures up in Franklin's guard and throws a big left but Franklin blocks it. Raith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thomas Raith. Franklin shoots and misses and Raith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raith. Raith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Franklin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Raith dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Raith has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Franklin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Raith yanks on the arm and Franklin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Raith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Raith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Shlemenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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181 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
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192 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hard Core! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shlemenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Core shoots and misses and Shlemenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Core's guard. Shlemenko wants to control from the top but Core keeps moving. Shlemenko scoring with some ground and pound. Shlemenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Core keeping full guard, as Shlemenko tries to pass. Core is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Core is looking for a triangle but Shlemenko pushes his legs off easily.
Core is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Core working for a triangle but Shlemenko defends it easily.
Shlemenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Core throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Core looking for a guillotine here but Shlemenko defends easily.
Shlemenko forces his way into half guard. Core wants to improve his position but Shlemenko is controlling well.
Shlemenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Core looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Core has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Shlemenko . Oh but Core has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Shlemenko goes limp - he's gone! Core jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hard Core!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Lavelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Brawler Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler Jr has chosen "Hard Knock Life" Dr. Evil & Mini Me as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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150 cm
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163 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Lavelle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Brawler Jr! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brawler Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lavelle can't do much from the bottom here. Brawler Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brawler Jr tries for a kimura but Lavelle is defending well. Lavelle on the wrong end of some ground and pound. You can see the frustration on Lavelle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Brawler Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lavelle has escaped the position, nice work there. This has been an exciting period of action! You can see the frustration on Lavelle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Brawler Jr scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brawler Jr stands up. Lavelle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Lavelle shoots in for a double leg but Brawler Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Brawler Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Brawler Jr wants to free his trapped foot but Lavelle is holding on for dear life with his legs. Brawler Jr is trying to control. Lavelle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Brawler Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Lavelle is looking to control Brawler Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lavelle avoid being mounted? Brawler Jr wants to pass to mount but Lavelle is defending the position. Lavelle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brawler Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lavelle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Brawler Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Brawler Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lavelle's head. Brawler Jr uses his free foot to push down on Lavelle's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lavelle. Brawler Jr quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Brawler Jr but it's paid off an Lavelle is forced to tap! Nice work by Brawler Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Brawler Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lonje Moco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ALPHA SANT (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SANT has chosen oy,to ne vecher as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lonje Moco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ALPHA SANT! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. SANT wants to clinch up but Moco keeps it at a distance. Moco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. SANT throws an overhand right that lands on Moco's shoulder, as Moco tries to avoid the shot. Moco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. SANT sprawls well initially but Moco persists and gets the takedown into half guard. SANT wants to get back to his feet.
Moco drops an elbow to the side of SANT's head. SANT taking some punishment here, with Moco in his half guard. Moco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. BOOM! Moco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
SANT is rocked!
It looks like ALPHA SANT has been cut. Moco postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked SANT badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Moco around the waist but Moco pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Moco is the winner by TKO! Moco jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lonje Moco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Himura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anatoliy Himura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 cm
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dweezil O Hearn! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoliy Himura! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Himura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Hearn finds it's way round the side to connect with Himura's head. O Hearn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Himura feints and as O Hearn raises his hands in defense, Himura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Himura trying to control but O Hearn is working from the bottom. Himura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Himura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Himura tries to stand but O Hearn is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anatoliy Himura. O Hearn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dweezil O Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. O Hearn misses with a wild combination.
O Hearn lands a really nice looking cross but Himura seems unphased.
O Hearn throws a series of punches but Himura moves out of range. O Hearn misses with a few strikes there.
Himura dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
Himura scores with a takedown into O Hearn's guard. O Hearn keeping moving, preventing Himura from controlling successfully. Himura drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but O Hearn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Himura has O Hearn in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Himura controls O Hearn momentarily but O Hearn frees himself. Himura keeping moving, preventing O Hearn from controlling successfully. Himura looking to control.
Himura has a closed guard, preventing O Hearn from standing up. Himura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Hearn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Himura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Hearn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. O Hearn is pushing down on Himura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Himura is fighting to maintain full guard but O Hearn has managed to sneak the leg through. Himura is defending against the submission attempts here by O Hearn.
Himura wants to control but O Hearn is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Hearn works his foot free and advances to mount. Himura has left one of his arms exposed and O Hearn doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Himura screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dweezil O Hearn! Dweezil O Hearn retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Styles Fights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson has chosen Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172 cm
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175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Styles Fights! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Jonsson! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jonsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonsson throws a low kick but Fights avoids it. Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fights swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jonsson tries to clinch up but Fights circles away and keeps his distance. A nice leg kick lands there from Jonsson. Fights rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jonsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jonsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fights sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Jonsson shoots in but Fights avoids the takedown attempt easily. Jonsson shoots in for a takedown but Fights shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Styles Fights has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Jonsson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jonsson tries to keep at a distance but Fights has taken the fight into the clinch. Fights lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fights lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jonsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Fights leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Jonsson gets a trip takedown into half guard. Jonsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Fights wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jonsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Fights is staying active underneath Jonsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fights tries to kick Jonsson off but Jonsson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Jonsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jonsson trying to control from half guard but Fights is working away. Jonsson is figuring out what he wants to do next. Jonsson passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jonsson trying to control but he's not successful this time. Fights is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jonsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jonsson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jonsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andreas Jonsson! Andreas Jonsson is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hovanes Avelyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avelyan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take him outh.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hurt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hovanes Avelyan! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Avelyan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hurt. Hurt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hurt throws a combination. Avelyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Avelyan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hurt tries to avoid it but Avelyan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hurt to the ground. Hurt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Hurt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Avelyan backs up against the cage.
Hurt connects with a leg kick. Avelyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hurt closes the distance and clinches. Avelyan tries for a takedown but Hurt manages to get underhooks.
Avelyan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hurt pulls him back up using the underhooks. Big Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hovanes Avelyan. Avelyan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hurt pulls him back up using the underhooks. Avelyan tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurt shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Hurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avelyan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hurt lands a nice hook to Avelyan's body. Avelyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Avelyan closes the distance and clinches up with Hurt, looking for a takedown. Avelyan pushes Hurt against the cage but Hurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Avelyan looks gassed! Avelyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hurt swivels and escapes. Avelyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hurt's waist but Hurt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Avelyan off to one side. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hurt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Danga de danga de dang - Hurt scores with a four punch combination! An inside leg kick lands from Hurt. Avelyan tries to keep at a distance but Hurt has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Hurt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hurt throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Avelyan is defended easily by Hurt. That kick from Hurt tenderised Avelyan's leg. Avelyan is trying to keep his angry face on. Hurt throws a nice inside leg kick. Hurt shoots in for a double leg but Avelyan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Hurt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Hurt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Avelyan eats them both and turns towards Hurt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Hovanes Avelyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Avelyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Avelyan is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hurt connects with a nice cross there... Avelyan is looking wobbly and Hurt recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Avelyan to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Hurt jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Big Hurt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panos Rasgadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Egorov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panos Rasgadus! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Egorov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rasgadus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Egorov somewhat. Rasgadus misses with a takedown attempt and Egorov counters with a shoot takedown. Rasgadus fights it but they end up in guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Egorov wants to pass the guard but Rasgadus is keeping the position. Rasgadus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Egorov gets back to half guard. Egorov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Rasgadus wants to free his trapped foot but Egorov is holding on for dear life with his legs. Rasgadus has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Egorov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rasgadus is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Egorov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Egorov shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rasgadus with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Rasgadus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Rasgadus wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it. Rasgadus has control of Egorov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Egorov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Egorov wants to hold on but Rasgadus pushes him away. Rasgadus takes Egorov's back. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Egorov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rasgadus is pressing down on Egorov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Egorov is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Egorov is looking to control Rasgadus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Egorov avoid being mounted? Rasgadus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Egorov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rasgadus fails to advance to Egorov's back. Rasgadus avoids the attempt from Egorov to control. Egorov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rasgadus looking for a guillotine from mount but Egorov is having none of it. Rasgadus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Egorov is now in Rasgadus's guard. A big mistake from Rasgadus there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rasgadus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Egorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Egorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Egorov advances position into side control! Rasgadus tries to get back to half guard but can't. Rasgadus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Egorov is looking for a kimura here.
Egorov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Egorov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Egorov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rasgadus sees it coming and defends easily. Rasgadus regains full guard. Nicely done. Rasgadus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Egorov manages to get himself to full guard.
Rasgadus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Egorov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rasgadus has managed to get both his arms back between Egorov's legs - danger averted. Rasgadus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egorov is keeping the position for now. Egorov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rasgadus stands and throws Egorov's legs to the side, diving into side control. Rasgadus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Egorov! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panos Rasgadus dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Egorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Rasgadus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Egorov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rasgadus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rasgadus's back! Rasgadus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rasgadus moves into full guard.
Egorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Panos Rasgadus has got the better of the ground game so far. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rasgadus keeping moving, preventing Egorov from controlling successfully. Egorov drops back looking for a leg! Rasgadus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rasgadus manages to kick Egorov off! Egorov jumps back into Rasgadus's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rasgadus wants to sweep here but Egorov controlling him for the moment. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rasgadus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rasgadus fails to advance to Egorov's back. Egorov tries to reverse the position but Rasgadus maintains control. Egorov has given up his back here. Will Rasgadus look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Egorov trying to control but not successfully. Egorov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rasgadus. Rasgadus looking for the choke but no joy. Rasgadus sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Egorov taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Panos Rasgadus!
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