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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 389 p4p, 325 weight class) and Orestes Prometheus (ranked 52 p4p, 46 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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10 - 4 - 0 |
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13 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Orestes Prometheus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prometheus takes one to the side of the head.
Prometheus moves out of range as Rozhkov strikes.
Rozhkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Prometheus sprawls well initially but Rozhkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rozhkov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rozhkov controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prometheus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prometheus trying to hold on to Rozhkov's head to control him but Rozhkov postures up.
Rozhkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prometheus's head.
Rozhkov working Prometheus over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prometheus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prometheus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozhkov is looking to take a break and control but Prometheus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prometheus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov winds up and cracks Prometheus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Orestes Prometheus has been cut.
Rozhkov 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.
Prometheus is staying active underneath Rozhkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rozhkov stalling away here and it's allowed Prometheus to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rozhkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rozhkov connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prometheus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prometheus's head.
Prometheus keeping moving, preventing Rozhkov from controlling successfully.
Rozhkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prometheus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rozhkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rozhkov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rozhkov passes into half guard.
Prometheus wants to control but Rozhkov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rozhkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rozhkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Prometheus is staying active underneath Rozhkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prometheus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Prometheus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rozhkov is nestled in close to Prometheus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rozhkov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Prometheus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rozhkov prevents Prometheus from improving his position.
Prometheus preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rozhkov drops an elbow to the side of Prometheus's head.
Rozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rozhkov is trying to control. Prometheus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rozhkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prometheus is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rozhkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orestes Prometheus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good shot there by Rozhkov.
Rozhkov connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Rozhkov misses its intended target.
Prometheus throws out a counter right but Rozhkov avoids it with no problem.
Rozhkov misses with a jab to the body
and Prometheus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rozhkov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Prometheus counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alexander Rozhkov has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Rozhkov there.
Rozhkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prometheus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozhkov lands a right hook to the body.
Rozhkov closes the distance and clinches up with Prometheus, looking for a takedown. Rozhkov pushes Prometheus against the cage but Prometheus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rozhkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rozhkov showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rozhkov wants to control but Prometheus is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prometheus is positioning himself well to prevent Rozhkov advancing to mount.
Rozhkov is looking to take a break and control but Prometheus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rozhkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Prometheus is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexander Rozhkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rozhkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rozhkov lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rozhkov looks to land a strike but Prometheus avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rozhkov won't allow Prometheus to sweep him here.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prometheus's head.
Prometheus wants to sweep but no luck.
Rozhkov trying to control but Prometheus is working from the bottom.
Rozhkov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orestes Prometheus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozhkov with a nice head shot there.
Rozhkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rozhkov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rozhkov slips nicely into half guard.
Rozhkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Prometheus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rozhkov.
Rozhkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prometheus is defending against the submission attempts here by Rozhkov.
Rozhkov throwing shots but Prometheus is blocking nicely.
Rozhkov trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rozhkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rozhkov working Prometheus over with strikes.
Prometheus has hold of Rozhkov's hands but Rozhkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rozhkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rozhkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rozhkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rozhkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prometheus defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rozhkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prometheus defending well though.
Prometheus trying to hold on to Rozhkov's head to control him but Rozhkov postures up.
Prometheus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rozhkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rozhkov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Prometheus takes one to the side of the head.
Rozhkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Prometheus counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Rozhkov misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Prometheus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rozhkov misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Prometheus. No joy for Rozhkov on that attempt.
Prometheus misses the shot to the body.
Rozhkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Prometheus quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rozhkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Prometheus defends it well.
Prometheus wants to improve his position but Rozhkov is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Prometheus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Prometheus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rozhkov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prometheus has hold of Rozhkov's hands but Rozhkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rozhkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Prometheus wants to control but Rozhkov is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prometheus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prometheus is staying active underneath Rozhkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rozhkov drops an elbow to the side of Prometheus's head.
Rozhkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rozhkov throwing shots but Prometheus is blocking nicely.
Rozhkov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Prometheus wants to get back to full guard but Rozhkov has mounted him!
Rozhkov dominating with strikes here.
Rozhkov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov with a couple of short strikes.
Rozhkov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prometheus?
Rozhkov breaks from Prometheus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rozhkov loads up with a big shot that hurts Prometheus! He's pulled Rozhkov in close but Rozhkov has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Prometheus survive? More strikes from Rozhkov and Prometheus is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Rozhkov!
Alexander Rozhkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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