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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Sandjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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198 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Sandjiev!
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, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandjiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Geist pinned against the cage. Geist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sandjiev shoots for a double leg takedown but Geist sprawls well. He's pushed Sandjiev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sandjiev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Geist pinned against the cage. Geist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Sandjiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Sandjiev.
Sandjiev throws a looping overhand right but Geist ducks down to avoid it.
Geist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandjiev as he jumps to the side.
Sandjiev misses with a takedown
and Geist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Geist.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandjiev is looking to stand up but Geist isn't so interested in that idea.
Geist stands up over Sandjiev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geist landing with the ground and pound.
Geist trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandjiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geist scoring with some ground and pound.
Geist landing some decent shots from guard.
Geist won't allow Sandjiev to get back to his feet.
Geist connects with a couple of short punches.
Geist distracts Sandjiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Geist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Geist trying to control but Sandjiev is working from the bottom.
Geist distracts Sandjiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Geist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Geist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Geist wants to control from the top but Sandjiev keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Geist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Geist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Geist won't allow Sandjiev to get back to his feet.
Geist distracts Sandjiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandjiev working for a triangle but Geist defends it easily.
Sandjiev is breathing heavily.
Geist cracks Sandjiev with a solid left hand.
Geist wants to pass the guard but Sandjiev is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sandjiev throws a series of punches but Geist avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geist closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandjiev did well to prevent Geist getting side control.
Geist lands strikes from half guard.
Geist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Geist lands strikes from half guard.
Geist winds up and cracks Sandjiev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Geist landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Geist is nestled in close to Sandjiev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sandjiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Geist in particular looking to stall.
Geist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Geist slips a nice elbow through Sandjiev's hands, connecting with Sandjiev's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Geist connects with a nice short shot to Sandjiev's temple.
Geist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Geist should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sandjiev tries to kick Geist off but Geist keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandjiev taking some punishment here, with Geist in his half guard.
Geist working the head and body with strikes.
Sandjiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Geist lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sandjiev with a poor takedown
and Geist counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sandjiev!
Sandjiev trying desperately to get to his feet.
Geist lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Geist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Geist is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sandjiev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Geist landing strikes from the mount.
Geist scoring with strikes but Sandjiev is staying in there.
Geist won't let Sandjiev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Geist lands a heavy elbow.
Geist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Geist dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Geist fails with a takedown attempt.
Sandjiev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Geist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Geist.
Geist distracts Sandjiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandjiev wants to stand and escape but Geist is having none of it.
Geist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Geist scoring with some ground and pound.
Geist won't allow Sandjiev to get back to his feet.
Geist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandjiev's head.
Geist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Geist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandjiev wants to stand and escape but Geist is having none of it.
Geist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Geist lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geist chips away with some ground and pound.
Geist wants to control from the top but Sandjiev keeps moving.
Geist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Geist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sandjiev with a poor takedown
and Geist counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sandjiev's guard now.
Geist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandjiev keeping moving, preventing Geist from controlling successfully.
Geist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Geist won't allow Sandjiev to get back to his feet.
Geist lands a couple of digs.
Sandjiev has momentary wrist control but Geist slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geist lands a couple of elbows.
Viktor Geist has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Geist's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sandjiev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Geist counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sandjiev won't be happy with that.
Sandjiev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Geist connects with a decent elbow.
Geist tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Geist lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sandjiev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Geist working over Sandjiev with some ground and pound. Sandjiev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sandjiev taking some punishment here, with Geist in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geist winds up and cracks Sandjiev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Geist looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandjiev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sandjiev wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Geist.
Geist lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sandjiev misses with a two punch combination.
Geist gets a takedown into half guard.
Geist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandjiev has hold of Geist's hands but Geist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Geist working Sandjiev over with strikes.
Geist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Geist slips a nice elbow through Sandjiev's hands, connecting with Sandjiev's forehead.
Sandjiev is trying to maintain the position but Geist is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Geist lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Geist connects with a nice short shot to Sandjiev's temple.
Geist scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Geist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Geist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Geist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sandjiev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Geist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sandjiev closes the distance but Geist moves to the side
and Geist counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sandjiev!
Geist landing strikes from the mount.
Sandjiev's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Geist lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sandjiev hang on?
Geist lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sandjiev taking shots to the head.
Geist raining down shots from the mount!
Geist has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sandjiev's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geist punishing his opponent with strikes.
Geist punishing his opponent with strikes.
Geist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandjiev is trying desperately to improve position.
Sandjiev is in a horrible position here. Geist smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sandjiev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Geist unloading with bombs!
Geist avoids the attempt from Sandjiev to control.
Geist landing punches.
Geist lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sandjiev hang on?
Geist lands a big elbow.
Geist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sandjiev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Geist is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sandjiev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sandjiev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Geist lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Geist postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sandjiev looks a forlorn figure.
Geist looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sandjiev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Geist with a couple of short strikes.
Geist lands a nice shot to the head.
Sandjiev is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Geist cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sandjiev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandjiev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Geist is landing with some decent strikes but Sandjiev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Geist lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Sandjiev that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sandjiev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Geist won't let Sandjiev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Geist putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Geist raining down shots from the mount!
Geist punishing his opponent with strikes.
Geist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sandjiev blocking the ground and pound.
Geist throwing strikes here but Sandjiev is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sandjiev wants to hold on but Geist pushes him away.
Geist won't let Sandjiev get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Geist landing strikes from the mount and Sandjiev is in trouble!
Sandjiev is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Geist lands with some strikes.
Sandjiev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Geist breaks from Sandjiev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Geist with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Geist cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sandjiev tries to hold on but Geist postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandjiev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dmitry Sandjiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandjiev swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Geist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Geist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Geist!
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