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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Burenkov (ranked 2099 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Evil Dead (ranked 295 p4p, 359 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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16 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evil Dead!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a combination that misses
and Burenkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burenkov. Burenkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burenkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burenkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Burenkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burenkov is in close to Dead's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burenkov postures up.
Burenkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burenkov 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.
Burenkov preventing the sweep.
Dead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burenkov working some strikes from top position.
Burenkov won't allow Dead to get back to his feet.
Burenkov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burenkov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dead's head.
Burenkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Burenkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dead is retaining full guard.
Dead working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burenkov.
Burenkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dead avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dead bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burenkov's guard.
Dead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burenkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burenkov working a defensive guard here.
Dead forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burenkov wants to control but Dead is keeping busy.
Burenkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dead is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burenkov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dead throwing shots but Burenkov is blocking nicely.
Dead is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Burenkov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dead.
Burenkov trying to control but Dead postures up.
Dead throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Burenkov to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws an elbow that misses. Burenkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dead's guard. Nice move by Burenkov!
Dead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dead looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Burenkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burenkov throws an elbow that misses. Dead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burenkov's guard. Nice move by Dead!
Dead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burenkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dead must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burenkov is trying to keep Dead in close.
Dead trying to control but Burenkov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws an elbow that misses. Burenkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dead's guard. Nice move by Burenkov!
Burenkov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Burenkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burenkov throws an elbow that misses. Dead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burenkov's guard. Nice move by Dead!
Dead trying to control the position from guard on top but Burenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burenkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dead wants to control from the top but Burenkov keeps moving.
Dead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dead throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Burenkov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burenkov avoids the head kick by Dead.
Burenkov has a takedown stuffed.
Burenkov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sergey Burenkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burenkov looking to pass the guard.
Dead is looking to stand up but Burenkov isn't so interested in that idea.
Burenkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov landing with the ground and pound.
Burenkov throwing strikes from guard but Dead blocks nicely.
Dead can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burenkov controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burenkov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dead is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dead has escaped and now he's on top!
Burenkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dead is one step ahead there.
Burenkov keeping moving, preventing Dead from controlling successfully.
Dead distracts Burenkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dead stopping the sweep attempt from Burenkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burenkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dead throws a strike but Burenkov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dead keeping full guard, as Burenkov tries to pass.
Burenkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dead can do to turn this around?
Burenkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burenkov trying to control but Dead is working from the bottom.
Dead is trying to control the position but Burenkov postures up.
Dead is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dead controls Burenkov momentarily but Burenkov frees himself.
Dead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead is pulling down on Burenkov's head to control his posture.
Burenkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burenkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dead holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burenkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dead is pulling down on Burenkov's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Burenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burenkov walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead walks into a stiff left hand from Burenkov.
Evil Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burenkov has his takedown stuffed
and Dead counters with a stiff right hand.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dead smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burenkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dead sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Burenkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dead tries to move into range but Burenkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burenkov thuds his right hand into Dead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burenkov blocks a head kick by Dead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burenkov scores with a takedown into Dead's guard.
Burenkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergey Burenkov 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!
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dead stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burenkov shoots in and bounces Dead off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burenkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burenkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burenkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burenkov stopping the sweep attempt from Dead.
Dead wants to hit a sweep here but Burenkov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dead there!
Dead regains half guard.
Burenkov trying to control the action but Dead is working from the bottom.
Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dead trying to hold on to Burenkov's head to control him but Burenkov postures up.
Sergey Burenkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Burenkov seems content to control.
Burenkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dead knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burenkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dead's head.
Burenkov controlling the action here.
Burenkov seems to be looking for submissions.
Burenkov trying to control the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dead throws a right hand that Burenkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Burenkov also avoids with ease.
Dead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burenkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dead.
Burenkov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dead was covering up waiting for the punch and Burenkov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Evil Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burenkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead wants to control but Burenkov passes easily into half guard.
Burenkov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dead wants to control but Burenkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Burenkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burenkov, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Burenkov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Burenkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
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