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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Rykov (ranked 4860 p4p, 4940 weight class) and Jake Watson (ranked 503 p4p, 507 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Rykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Watson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Watson misses.
Rykov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Watson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rykov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rykov is just out of range.
Rykov slips a jab from Watson.
Rykov lands with an uppercut that bounces Watson off the cage and back into range.
A jab lands there for Rykov.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Rykov moved out of range.
Rykov scores with the left hand. Watson knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Rykov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Watson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rykov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rykov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rykov lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Rykov connects with a body shot.
Watson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rykov misses with a straight right.
Rykov loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson is looking for the big counter here.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rykov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rykov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rykov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Decent striking displayed by Watson there.
Rykov throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rykov loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Watson throws out a counter right but Rykov avoids it with no problem.
Rykov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson throws out a counter right but Rykov avoids it with no problem.
Rykov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rykov connects with the punch.
Rykov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rykov tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rykov looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Rykov misses with a series of wild punches.
Rykov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watson misses with a looping right.
Rykov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rykov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Rykov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rykov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Watson misses with a hook. Rykov ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Rykov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
Rykov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Rykov lands the left hand.
Watson works over Rykov's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Rykov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rykov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rykov.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov misses with a wild body shot.
Watson walks into a stiff left hand from Rykov.
Rykov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Rykov's head but Rykov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rykov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Rykov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rykov misses with the combination.
Rykov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rykov jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Rykov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Rykov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rykov misses the jab.
Rykov connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
A big right from Rykov misses.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Rykov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rykov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Rykov connects with a crisp jab.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Rykov thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Watson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rykov has got the better of the exchanges.
Rykov scores with a nice right hand.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Rykov's shoulder, as Rykov tries to avoid the shot.
Rykov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Rykov misses with a looping right.
Watson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrey Rykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Rykov.
Nice defenses there by Rykov.
A slow jab from Rykov misses its intended target.
Rykov cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson slips a straight right by Rykov.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Rykov throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rykov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rykov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rykov.
Rykov throws a poor cross that misses
and Rykov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rykov throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Watson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rykov throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rykov avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson scores with a punch to the head.
Rykov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson throws a right and a left that Rykov avoids nicely.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Rykov moved out of range.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Rykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Rykov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a straight right. Rykov didn't see that one coming.
Rykov looks to land a combination. Watson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rykov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson moves away from the strike by Rykov.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Rykov's head but Rykov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rykov scores with a nice right hand.
Watson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Rykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rykov throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Rykov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson cracks Rykov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Rykov coming out on top.
Watson slips a jab from Rykov.
Rykov throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Rykov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Rykov with a nice cross.
Rykov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watson eats them both and turns towards Rykov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Rykov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Rykov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watson is rocked!
Rykov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rykov finish him?
Rykov misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Rykov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Andrey Rykov is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Rykov dominated that second round.
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 Rykov.
Watson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rykov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rykov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watson on the side of the head.
A left lands for Rykov.
Watson throws a right hand that Rykov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rykov also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Rykov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rykov jabs Watson right on the nose. Watson blinks but takes it well.
Rykov misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rykov finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Rykov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rykov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rykov misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Watson misses.
Rykov throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rykov scores with a jab to the head.
Rykov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rykov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rykov throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson defending well as Rykov loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Watson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rykov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rykov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rykov ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Rykov throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Rykov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rykov throws out the jab.
Watson staying out of range there.
Watson throws a body punch but Rykov moves out of range.
Rykov misses the shot to the body.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Rykov.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rykov.
Rykov looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rykov missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Andrey Rykov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
Rykov throwing a counter right hand but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson throws the left hand but Rykov avoids the punch easily.
Watson swings for the body but Rykov moves out of range.
Rykov misses with a hook.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rykov moves away from the strike by Watson.
Rykov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Watson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rykov throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Watson moves out of range as Rykov strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Rykov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rykov connects with a nice looking jab.
Rykov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Nice defenses there by Rykov.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rykov slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rykov manages to avoid it.
Rykov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rykov throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Rykov ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Rykov.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rykov was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Jake Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Rykov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rykov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Rykov!
After winning the bout, Andrey Rykov 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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