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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Bagietka (ranked 7973 p4p, 629 weight class) and Pasha Pedikov (ranked 24720 p4p, 683 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michal Bagietka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasha Pedikov!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagietka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Bagietka's head coaches at Star Studded Beef that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bagietka throws a head kick but Pedikov moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedikov is trying to pull guard but Bagietka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bagietka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pedikov is working for takedown but Bagietka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pedikov is trying to trip Bagietka. He has hold of a leg but Bagietka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pedikov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bagietka wants to get back to his feet but Pedikov passes into half guard.
Bagietka is trying to stand back up but Pedikov is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagietka scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pedikov manages to mount him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagietka is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagietka is bucking up trying to escape but Pedikov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bagietka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pedikov.
Pedikov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pedikov scoring with strikes but Bagietka is staying in there.
Bagietka is in a horrible position here. Pedikov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedikov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pedikov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pedikov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bagietka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pedikov trying to control but Bagietka is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagietka trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pedikov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bagietka wants to get back to his feet.
Pedikov unloads with some shots from mount but Bagietka bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bagietka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pedikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bagietka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pedikov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bagietka turns into him and now he's in Pedikov's guard.
Bagietka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagietka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Pedikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Bagietka there.
Bagietka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bagietka misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bagietka.
Pedikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bagietka.
Michal Bagietka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagietka misses with a hook
and Pedikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bagietka really felt that one!
Bagietka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bagietka wants it to stay on the feet.
Pedikov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bagietka swivels and escapes.
Pedikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagietka takes a swing at Pedikov's ribcage but misses.
Bagietka darts in and clinches Pedikov up against the cage.
Pedikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pedikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedikov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bagietka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michal Bagietka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Pedikov is trying to pull guard but Bagietka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedikov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bagietka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bagietka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bagietka is trying to break free.
Pedikov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bagietka prevents it.
Bagietka tries to land knees in the clinch but Pedikov avoids the damage to the body.
Bagietka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bagietka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pedikov up against the cage.
Bagietka manages to break the clinch.
That's two 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.
Pedikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bagietka darts in and clinches Pedikov up against the cage.
Bagietka effectively controlling the action here.
Pedikov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bagietka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagietka tries to sprawl but Pedikov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bagietka kicks Pedikov off and gets back to his feet.
Michal Bagietka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pedikov forces Bagietka back against the cage and clinches.
Pedikov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bagietka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bagietka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagietka's corner calls for a 1-2. Bagietka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bagietka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pedikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedikov shoots in but Bagietka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michal Bagietka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bagietka lands a nice hook to Pedikov's body. Pedikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pedikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pedikov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagietka pinned against the cage. Bagietka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bagietka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedikov shoots in but Bagietka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bagietka. Beautiful body shot.
Pedikov gets a clinch.
Bagietka is pressed up against the cage. Pedikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bagietka down to the mat. Bagietka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pedikov shoots in but Bagietka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bagietka throws a big counter combination but Pedikov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been informed that Pedikov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bagietka as he jumps to the side.
Pedikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Bagietka tries to sprawl out of it but Pedikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bagietka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Bagietka dominated that second round.
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!
Pedikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bagietka can pounce on him.
Bagietka throws a series of punches but Pedikov avoids them all with ease.
Bagietka clinches up against the cage.
Pedikov is trying to pull guard but Bagietka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pedikov jumps guard but Bagietka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bagietka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagietka looks to land a combination but Pedikov avoids it well.
Bagietka misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Bagietka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagietka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pedikov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bagietka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Michal Bagietka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Pedikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagietka clinches up with Pedikov and pushes him back against the cage.
Pedikov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bagietka walks away with a smile on his face. Pedikov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bagietka just misses with a punch to the body.
Bagietka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pedikov unleashes a big counter combination but Bagietka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bagietka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bagietka is looking to break free of the clinch but Pedikov has double underhooks.
Bagietka is trying to push Pedikov away but Pedikov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pedikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bagietka breaks the clinch.
Bagietka falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pedikov.
Bagietka is looking to wear down Pedikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bagietka misses with a straight right.
Pedikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagietka.
Bagietka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pedikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Bagietka sprawls well. He's pushed Pedikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Bagietka.
Pedikov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bagietka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pedikov is in Bagietka's guard.
Bagietka is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pedikov dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagietka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bagietka is avoiding damage well.
Pedikov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bagietka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bagietka stops Pedikov from passing to mount.
Pedikov decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bagietka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pedikov counters with a series of strikes. Bagietka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bagietka tries to clinch but Pedikov moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Pedikov misses.
Bagietka tries to clinch but Pedikov moves out of range.
Bagietka wants to clinch.
Pedikov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bagietka's half guard.
Bagietka has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pedikov is on him like a limpet, forcing Bagietka back against the cage.
Pedikov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bagietka prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Bagietka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bagietka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Bagietka!
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FIGHT
RATING
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