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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Pushkin (ranked 125 p4p, 200 weight class) and Ken Vrjalya (ranked 14 p4p, 23 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Pushkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Vrjalya!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Pushkin with a poor takedown
and Vrjalya counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vrjalya trying to control the position from guard on top but Pushkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vrjalya defends it easily.
Vrjalya postures up.
Vrjalya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pushkin controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrjalya is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pushkin is pulling down on Vrjalya's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrjalya advances to half guard.
Pushkin is not content to let Vrjalya control the position.
Vrjalya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pushkin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vrjalya looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pushkin keeping hold of Vrjalya's head, controlling as best he can.
Pushkin is staying active underneath Vrjalya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Pushkin won't allow Vrjalya to pass to mount.
Pushkin gets full guard.
Vrjalya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pushkin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Vrjalya wants to sweep here but Pushkin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pushkin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pushkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vrjalya, who protects the arm well.
Vrjalya has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vrjalya can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin lands some shots froms side control.
Vrjalya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pushkin wants to control but Vrjalya is keeping him busy.
Vrjalya is looking for a sweep.
Pushkin 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 Vrjalya's shoulder. That is not cool.
Vrjalya can't do much from the bottom here.
Vrjalya is not content to let Pushkin control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vrjalya is trying to improve his position.
Vrjalya wants to control but Pushkin postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pushkin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vrjalya tries to bench press Pushkin off him but Pushkin keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksandr Pushkin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pushkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Vrjalya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleksandr Pushkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vrjalya looking to control.
Vrjalya wants to sweep but no luck.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Vrjalya keeps moving.
Vrjalya wants to sweep but no luck.
Pushkin lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pushkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vrjalya can do to turn this around?
Pushkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vrjalya swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrjalya trying to keep a closed guard but Pushkin is proving a slippery customer.
Vrjalya looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pushkin passes into half guard.
Pushkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vrjalya is looking to get back to full guard here but Pushkin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pushkin advances to full mount.
Pushkin avoids the attempt from Vrjalya to control.
Vrjalya sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vrjalya manages to get to full guard.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Vrjalya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Vrjalya is retaining full guard.
Pushkin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pushkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vrjalya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vrjalya defends it well.
Vrjalya gets full guard.
Vrjalya looking to control.
Pushkin trying to control but Vrjalya is working from the bottom.
Pushkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vrjalya looking for a sweep. Not yet Vrjalya, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vrjalya wants to hit a sweep here but Pushkin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vrjalya there!
Pushkin controlling from the full mount.
Vrjalya working to try and regain half guard.
Pushkin lands a big elbow.
Vrjalya working to try and regain half guard.
Pushkin takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Vrjalya's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Vrjalya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Pushkin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pushkin shoots in and drives through. Vrjalya sprawls well.
Aleksandr Pushkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pushkin shoots in but no luck this time.
Vrjalya is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pushkin works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vrjalya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrjalya keeps trying to improve his position.
Pushkin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vrjalya is looking to escape.
Pushkin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vrjalya is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushkin controlling the position easily from mount.
Pushkin fails to advance to Vrjalya's back.
Ken Vrjalya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrjalya holds on for dear life, controlling Pushkin's posture momentarily.
Vrjalya wants to hold on but Pushkin pushes him away.
Vrjalya is trying desperately to improve position.
Pushkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pushkin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pushkin controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin wants to control the pace but Vrjalya is squirming around nicely.
Pushkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vrjalya is working to get back to half guard.
Pushkin controlling from mount.
Vrjalya tries to hold on but Pushkin pushes him away.
That's four 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.
Pushkin wants to control the pace but Vrjalya is squirming around nicely.
Vrjalya is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pushkin controlling from mount.
Vrjalya looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pushkin is trying to stick to Vrjalya's back but Vrjalya is turning into Pushkin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pushkin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vrjalya.
Pushkin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pushkin trying to control the position.
Vrjalya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Pushkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pushkin, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Pushkin!
An out of breath Aleksandr Pushkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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