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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Gorichov (ranked 2943 p4p, 6315 weight class) and Kai Svenson (ranked 373 p4p, 606 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Gorichov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Svenson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Svenson shoots in but Gorichov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gorichov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenson dives in and grabs Gorichov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gorichov pushes down on Svenson's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson has a takedown stuffed.
Ivan Gorichov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Svenson.
Gorichov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gorichov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gorichov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gorichov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svenson manages to avoid it.
Svenson feints a counter leg kick.
Gorichov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson pulls Gorichov into guard.
Svenson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorichov is aware though and is defending well.
Gorichov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Svenson is looking for a triangle but Gorichov pushes his legs off easily.
Gorichov won't allow Svenson to sweep him here.
Svenson working for a triangle but Gorichov defends it easily.
Gorichov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Svenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorichov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gorichov lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorichov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gorichov wants it to stay on the feet.
Svenson avoids a kick to the body.
Svenson is looking for the big counter here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice takedown defense from Gorichov. No joy for Svenson on that attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gorichov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Svenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gorichov is fending him off so far but Svenson persists. Nope, Gorichov circles away and we're back to standing.
Gorichov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gorichov pushes Svenson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gorichov breaks the clinch.
Kai Svenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorichov gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorichov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorichov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson has Gorichov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Gorichov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gorichov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gorichov manages to break the clinch.
Svenson shoots in for a takedown but Gorichov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivan Gorichov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Svenson.
Gorichov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gorichov breaks from the clinch.
Svenson dives in for a single leg takedown but Gorichov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Svenson tries for a takedown but Gorichov circles away easily
and Gorichov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson shoots in and drives through. Gorichov sprawls well.
Gorichov clinches with his opponent.
Svenson jumps guard but Gorichov turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Gorichov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorichov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svenson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Svenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorichov tries to avoid it but Svenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorichov to the ground. Gorichov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gorichov is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorichov. That's going to slow Svenson down.
Gorichov takes the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svenson is trying to pull guard but Gorichov turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Gorichov 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gorichov has closed the distance and engaged Svenson in a clinch.
Svenson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorichov just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Svenson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Svenson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gorichov prevents it.
Ivan Gorichov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Svenson.
Gorichov gets underhooks to prevent Svenson's takedown attempt.
Svenson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gorichov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gorichov but Gorichov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gorichov tries to counter by clinching up but Svenson breaks away and moves out of range.
Svenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gorichov.
Svenson shoots in for a takedown but Gorichov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gorichov tried to counter with a leg kick but Svenson avoided it.
Ivan Gorichov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two 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.
Svenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gorichov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gorichov has Svenson up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorichov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenson has a takedown stuffed.
Gorichov moves into the clinch.
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.
Svenson manages to pull guard.
Gorichov wants to stand but Svenson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Svenson working for a triangle but Gorichov defends it easily.
Gorichov wanted to stand there but Svenson had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gorichov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gorichov, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gorichov!
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FIGHT
RATING
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