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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gorgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorgov has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Gorgov!
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, Andy Hug!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gorgov defends it nicely.
Hug fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorgov avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug drops Gorgov with a left and a right! Oh, Gorgov is hurt - Hug dives into side control looking to finish!
Gorgov is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hug is chipping away with strikes.
Gorgov being controlled for a moment.
Hug advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug content just to control the position here.
Hug working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hug wants to control the pace but Gorgov is squirming around nicely.
Hug lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hug is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gorgov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gorgov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gorgov tries to get out of the position.
Hug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgov is in a horrible position here. Hug smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hug has control of Gorgov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gorgov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gorgov's face.
Hug lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hug scoring with strikes but Gorgov is staying in there.
Hug is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gorgov is surviving well by controlling Hug's body position as best he can.
Hug controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hug scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hug cracks Gorgov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Gorgov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug controlling from mount.
Hug fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hug working Gorgov over with strikes here.
Gorgov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug controlling his opponent.
Hug looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Gorgov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hug tries to clinch up but Gorgov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hug shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gorgov as he avoids it easily.
Gorgov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hug.
Hug plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hug has Gorgov up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorgov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hug.
Gorgov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hug breaks from the clinch.
Hug fails to land the takedown.
Igor Gorgov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Hug.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug is looking to take a break and control but Gorgov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hug is controlling the pace.
Hug is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gorgov!
Hug has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gorgov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two 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.
Hug wants to control the pace but Gorgov is squirming around nicely.
Hug scoring with strikes but Gorgov is staying in there.
Hug lands a nice shot to the head.
Hug takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hug prevents Gorgov from getting the reversal.
Hug lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hug controlling from mount.
Hug has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hug landing strikes from the mount and Gorgov is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug scoring with strikes but Gorgov is staying in there.
Hug scoring with strikes but Gorgov is staying in there.
Hug avoids the attempt from Gorgov to control.
Hug with good strikes from the mount here!
Hug punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hug controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hug is landing with some decent strikes but Gorgov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gorgov tries to hold on but Hug pushes him away.
BOOM! Hug connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gorgov tries to hold on but Hug postures up.
Hug takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gorgov working to try and regain half guard.
Andy Hug has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Hug.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Gorgov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Gorgov. No joy for Hug on that attempt.
Hug slaps away a takedown attempt from Gorgov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gorgov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hug.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Gorgov pushes him off.
Hug tries to clinch up but Gorgov circles away and keeps his distance.
Gorgov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hug goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorgov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hug fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Gorgov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hug to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hug trying to control but Gorgov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hug stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorgov.
Hug closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hug missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hug wants to take a breather but Gorgov is having none of it.
Gorgov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgov has hold of Hug's hands but Hug slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gorgov is defending against the submission attempts here by Hug.
Gorgov is trying to control but can't.
Hug wants to pass to mount but Gorgov is defending the position.
Gorgov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hug is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hug fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gorgov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgov blocks a jab.
Gorgov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Igor Gorgov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hug is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gorgov blocks a head kick by Hug.
Gorgov doesn't manage to clinch there - Hug circles away.
Hug decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hug is looking to take a break and control but Gorgov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgov wants to control but Hug is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hug is trying to control. Gorgov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hug prevents Gorgov from standing back up.
Hug wants to control but Gorgov is keeping him busy.
Gorgov is trying to maintain the position but Hug is very close to passing his half guard.
Hug is working for a kimura but Gorgov is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hug tries to clinch
and Gorgov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gorgov.
Hug keeping moving, preventing Gorgov from controlling successfully.
Igor Gorgov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Hug is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hug seems keen to control Gorgov's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Hug comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hug 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Hug!
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hype
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