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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ieyso Rurov (ranked 4440 p4p, 4451 weight class) and Andrei Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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Good takedowns
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ieyso Rurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rurov lands in his opponent's guard.
Rurov cracks Mikhailov with a solid left hand.
Rurov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rurov trying to control but Mikhailov is working from the bottom.
Mikhailov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rurov with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov pulls Rurov in to control the position.
Rurov content to stall in guard here.
Rurov postures up and lands a big shot to Mikhailov's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikhailov is trying to keep Rurov in close.
Mikhailov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mikhailov trying to keep a closed guard but Rurov is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mikhailov pulls Rurov in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rurov scores with a takedown into Mikhailov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov has Rurov pulled in close to control his posture.
Mikhailov looking for a sweep. Not yet Mikhailov, not yet.
Mikhailov trying to keep a closed guard but Rurov is proving a slippery customer.
Rurov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rurov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rurov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mikhailov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rurov trying to control but Mikhailov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rurov gets the takedown into side control.
Mikhailov bucks up and tries to throw Rurov off but instead Rurov has got his back!
Rurov 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.
I would not like to be Mikhailov right now.
Mikhailov trying to control the hands but Rurov won't let him.
Rurov struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurov gets his hands free as Mikhailov looks to control.
Rurov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Rurov lands strikes to the head.
Rurov tries to get the hooks in deep but Mikhailov pushed the leg off.
Rurov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mikhailov holding on to Rurov's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikhailov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rurov.
Rurov lands a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyso Rurov dominated that round.
That's time! Rurov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mikhailov stalks Rurov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rurov's face. Rurov staggers backwards, shaken.
Mikhailov stalks Rurov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rurov's face. Rurov staggers backwards, shaken.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rurov.
Mikhailov holding on.
Rurov controls the position.
Mikhailov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rurov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mikhailov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ieyso Rurov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rurov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mikhailov keeps working.
Mikhailov wants to control but Rurov postures up.
Rurov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mikhailov's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rurov is looking to take a break and control but Mikhailov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mikhailov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rurov working the body and head with strikes.
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.
Mikhailov struggling a bit here.
Rurov advances nicely into full mount.
Rurov scoring with strikes but Mikhailov is staying in there.
Mikhailov is trying desperately to improve position.
Rurov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mikhailov wants to control but Rurov is having none of it.
Mikhailov working to try and regain half guard.
Rurov controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rurov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mikhailov taking shots to the head.
Rurov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rurov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rurov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mikhailov can do to turn this around?
Rurov controlling the position easily from mount.
Rurov lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mikhailov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurov with good strikes from the mount here!
Rurov avoids the attempt from Mikhailov to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurov landing strikes from the mount.
Rurov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rurov wants to control the pace but Mikhailov is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rurov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mikhailov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mikhailov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rurov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyso Rurov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rurov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rurov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mikhailov is looking to get back to his feet here but Rurov is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mikhailov's back.
Rurov scores with strikes from the back.
Mikhailov turns into Rurov and is now in his guard.
Rurov keeping moving, preventing Mikhailov from controlling successfully.
Mikhailov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rurov keeping moving, preventing Mikhailov from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurov trying to control the position here.
Rurov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mikhailov controls the pace.
Rurov keeping moving, preventing Mikhailov from controlling successfully.
Rurov pulls Mikhailov in close to his closed guard and prevents Mikhailov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mikhailov controlling from the top position.
Rurov has Mikhailov pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikhailov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mikhailov wants to control from the top but Rurov keeps moving.
Rurov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mikhailov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rurov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mikhailov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mikhailov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mikhailov controls the pace.
Mikhailov being controlled here momentarily.
Mikhailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mikhailov wants to control from the top but Rurov keeps moving.
Rurov being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rurov shoots in and bounces Mikhailov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rurov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rurov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rurov 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.
Rurov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mikhailov is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mikhailov looking to control.
Andrei Mikhailov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhailov keeping moving, preventing Rurov from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ieyso Rurov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rurov, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ieyso Rurov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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