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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Maroni (ranked 4536 p4p, 4488 weight class) and Roman Abramovich (ranked 552 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Maroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Abramovich!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abramovich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maroni pushes Abramovich off and gets back to his feet.
Abramovich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Maroni has Abramovich pulled in close to control his posture.
Abramovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maroni has his hands on Abramovich's head, controlling the position.
Maroni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maroni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Abramovich controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Abramovich has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Abramovich might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Abramovich passes into half guard.
Abramovich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Abramovich's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abramovich wants to stand but Maroni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Maroni is trying to get back to full guard.
Maroni is trying is best to control the position here.
Abramovich is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Abramovich works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maroni wants to hold on but Abramovich pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abramovich avoids the attempt from Maroni to control.
Maroni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abramovich swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Maroni is now in Abramovich's guard. A big mistake from Abramovich there, giving up the dominant position!
Abramovich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maroni throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abramovich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abramovich managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maroni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abramovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maroni 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.
Abramovich seems keen to control Maroni's posture.
Maroni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maroni won't allow Abramovich to sweep him here.
Abramovich is controlling Maroni's posture.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maroni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maroni is in close to Abramovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abramovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maroni is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Maroni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abramovich gets the takedown into side control.
Maroni is trying to improve his position.
Abramovich working away.
Maroni tries to improve position but can't.
Abramovich content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Abramovich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maroni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni wants to control but Abramovich postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Abramovich controlling the position from side mount.
Abramovich is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Abramovich the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abramovich looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abramovich working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maroni's head.
Abramovich wants to stand and escape but instead Maroni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maroni stopping the sweep attempt from Abramovich.
Maroni lands a couple of elbows.
Abramovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maroni is one step ahead there.
Maroni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abramovich managing to control the position.
Maroni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Abramovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maroni.
Abramovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maroni.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maroni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abramovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maroni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maroni postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Maroni throwing strikes from guard but Abramovich blocks nicely.
Maroni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abramovich's head.
Maroni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maroni lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maroni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramovich has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Maroni is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Abramovich has Maroni pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Abramovich pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maroni tumbling to the mat - Abramovich dives into Maroni's guard.
Maroni controlling Abramovich's posture.
Maroni looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abramovich's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maroni looking for a sweep. Not yet Maroni, not yet.
Maroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Abramovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abramovich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maroni looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maroni is looking to regain half guard here but Abramovich keeps moving and retains side control.
Maroni is trying to control Abramovich's posture but Abramovich avoids it.
Abramovich is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maroni manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramovich working the head and body with strikes.
Abramovich sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Abramovich working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Maroni's thigh. Maroni counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Abramovich 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.
Maroni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abramovich is one step ahead there.
Abramovich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Abramovich.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Maroni manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abramovich manages to get himself to full guard.
Abramovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maroni stops Abramovich from standing up.
Maroni trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abramovich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abramovich has control of Maroni's left arm, preventing Maroni from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maroni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abramovich wants to get back to his feet but Maroni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maroni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abramovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maroni throwing strikes but missing.
Maroni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maroni passes Abramovich's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maroni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abramovich pushes Maroni off and gets back to his feet.
Abramovich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maroni. Maroni circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Abramovich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maroni is controlling Abramovich's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Well, if Abramovich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Abramovich lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abramovich slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roman Abramovich.
Well Abramovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Roman Abramovich!
Roman Abramovich wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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