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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Grigorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MALIETOA MALALA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Borat Grigorenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, MALIETOA MALALA!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MALALA throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grigorenko is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MALALA drives through and clinches with Grigorenko against the cage.
MALALA breaks the clinch.
MALALA forces Grigorenko back against the cage and clinches.
MALALA can't break the clinch.
MALALA lands an elbow just above Grigorenko 's eye.
It looks like Borat Grigorenko has been cut.
MALALA escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from MALALA misses.
Grigorenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
MALALA looks to land a combination but Grigorenko avoids it well.
MALALA fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MALALA looks to land a combination but Grigorenko avoids it well.
MALALA swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MALALA chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MALALA.
MALALA darts in and clinches Grigorenko up against the cage.
MALALA breaks from the clinch.
MALALA looks to land a combination but Grigorenko avoids it well.
MALALA tries to close the distance and clinch but Grigorenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grigorenko looks to clinch
and MALALA counters with a single leg into guard. Grigorenko didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MALALA gets to his feet. Grigorenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grigorenko blocks the body kick.
MALALA tries to bum rush Grigorenko with a series of wild strikes but Grigorenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MALALA has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grigorenko trying to control the position but instead, MALALA has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grigorenko into the cage.
MALALA working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MALALA lands a nice uppercut.
MALALA is trying to drag Grigorenko to the mat but Grigorenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
MALALA prevents Grigorenko from breaking the clinch.
MALALA breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Grigorenko misses its intended target.
MALALA misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MALALA throws a head kick but Grigorenko moves out of range.
MALALA scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
MALALA misses with a leg kick.
MALALA misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grigorenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MALALA.
MALALA misses with the combination.
Grigorenko tries to close the distance and clinch but MALALA swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MALALA gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MALALA avoids the head kick by Grigorenko.
A head kick misses from MALALA.
Grigorenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MALALA tries for a takedown but Grigorenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
MALALA throws a nice looking combination but Grigorenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MALALA is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grigorenko avoids the head kick by MALALA.
Grigorenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grigorenko throws a leg kick
and MALALA counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
MALALA misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grigorenko shoots and misses
and MALALA counters with a three punch combo that has Grigorenko backing up. Grigorenko nods at MALALA to acknowledge the strikes.
MALALA has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
MALALA drives through and clinches with Grigorenko against the cage.
Grigorenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grigorenko tries to work over MALALA's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MALALA prevents Grigorenko from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from MALALA.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MALALA as Grigorenko tries to tie him up.
Grigorenko can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MALALA breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MALALA throws a combination. Grigorenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MALALA lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grigorenko tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from MALALA misses.
Grigorenko drives through and clinches with MALALA against the cage.
Grigorenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MALALA is working for takedown but Grigorenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Borat Grigorenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MALIETOA MALALA.
MALALA wants to stall.
Grigorenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MALALA gets underhooks to prevent Grigorenko's takedown attempt.
MALALA digs a right hand underneath Grigorenko's ribcage. Grigorenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MALALA manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MALIETOA MALALA dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borat Grigorenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
MALALA keeps Grigorenko at a distance using the push kick.
Grigorenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MALALA.
MALALA has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MALALA swinging wilding here.
Grigorenko moves out of range as MALALA throws a body kick.
Grigorenko avoids a kick to the body.
MALALA moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
MALALA doesn't manage to clinch there - Grigorenko circles away.
MALALA gets a clinch.
MALALA breaks from the clinch.
Grigorenko closes the distance and clinches up with MALALA, looking for a takedown. Grigorenko pushes MALALA against the cage but MALALA circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MALALA is looking to clinch.
MALIETOA MALALA seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from MALALA does no damage.
A punch combination from MALALA misses.
Some wild striking there from MALALA.
Borat Grigorenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MALALA circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorenko swinging wilding here.
MALALA fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grigorenko scores with a jab to the head.
MALALA misses with a low kick.
MALALA stalks Grigorenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Grigorenko's face. Grigorenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Grigorenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigorenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MALALA fails with the takedown.
MALALA misses with a head kick.
Donk. Grigorenko catches MALALA right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from MALALA misses.
MALALA throws a right and a left that Grigorenko avoids nicely.
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.
MALALA throws a series of punches but Grigorenko moves out of range.
No joy there for MALALA, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigorenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
MALALA looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
MALALA slows the pace down in half guard.
MALALA stands up from half guard.
Grigorenko drives through and clinches with MALALA against the cage.
MALALA breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MALALA misses with a series of wild punches.
Grigorenko scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorenko takes a swing at MALALA's ribcage but misses.
MALALA scores with a takedown into Grigorenko's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MALALA stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grigorenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from MALALA does no damage.
Grigorenko is looking to clinch.
Grigorenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grigorenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MALALA misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grigorenko clinches up against the cage.
MALALA fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MALALA pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MALALA takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MALALA throws the left hand but Grigorenko avoids the punch easily.
MALALA throws a series of strikes that have Grigorenko backpedaling.
Grigorenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MALALA avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grigorenko missing with a left hand there. MALALA was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MALALA lands with a slapping head kick.
MALALA closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grigorenko is letting MALALA control him for a moment.
Grigorenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grigorenko tries to get out of the position.
Grigorenko is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MALALA is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MALIETOA MALALA showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Borat Grigorenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from MALALA.
MALALA avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grigorenko moves away from the strike by MALALA.
Grigorenko lands a jab.
Grigorenko is looking to clinch.
Grigorenko lands a jab to the nose.
MALALA misses the shot to the body.
MALALA falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grigorenko counters with a straight right hand.
MALALA ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grigorenko moves away.
Grigorenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MALALA.
Grigorenko lands a really nice looking cross but MALALA seems unphased.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigorenko cracks MALALA with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MALALA swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grigorenko counters with a nice body shot.
Grigorenko blocks a head kick by MALALA.
Grigorenko lands a jab to the nose.
Grigorenko works the jab nicely.
MALALA misses with a head kick.
Grigorenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MALALA but MALALA pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grigorenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MALALA.
Grigorenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigorenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MALALA pinned against the cage. MALALA gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
MALALA scores with a three punch combo!
MALALA circles away from the clinch attempt.
MALALA fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grigorenko.
MALALA ducks under a wild hook from Grigorenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MALALA connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grigorenko momentarily.
Grigorenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
MALALA takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grigorenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and MALALA counters with a low kick, right behind Grigorenko 's knee.
MALALA wants to clinch but Grigorenko slips to the side
and Grigorenko counters with a stiff right hand.
MALALA fails with the takedown.
MALALA shoots in but Grigorenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grigorenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
MALALA goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
MALALA thows a left - swing and a miss!
MALALA lands a jab-cross combination.
MALALA on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grigorenko scores with a jab. MALALA acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MALALA throws a front kick aimed at Grigorenko's knee but Grigorenko avoids it well.
MALALA misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorenko doesn't manage to clinch there - MALALA circles away.
Grigorenko throws an overhand right that lands on MALALA's shoulder, as MALALA tries to avoid the shot.
Grigorenko throws a combination that misses
and MALALA cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grigorenko tries to clinch but MALALA moves out of range.
MALALA wants to clinch
and Grigorenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grigorenko.
Grigorenko lands a damaging elbow.
MALALA changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grigorenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Borat Grigorenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MALIETOA MALALA.
Grigorenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MALALA throws out the jab.
Grigorenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MALALA misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MALALA rushes Grigorenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grigorenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grigorenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and MALALA counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Borat Grigorenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Grigorenko, not yet.
Grigorenko keeping moving, preventing MALALA from controlling successfully.
MALALA not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
MALALA is looking to stand up but Grigorenko won't let him.
MALIETOA MALALA is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MALALA controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
MALALA decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Grigorenko.
MALALA throws a combination that misses
and Grigorenko counters by clinching up.
Grigorenko lands a nice uppercut.
MALALA wants to get back to striking at distance but Grigorenko won't allow it.
MALALA takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MALIETOA MALALA.
I've got MALALA winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MALIETOA MALALA!
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