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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gorgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Gorgov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 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, Don Winston!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston lands a head shot.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorgov.
Gorgov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winston avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Gorgov misses.
Winston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab-cross combination lands for Winston and sends Gorgov crashing to the mat! Winston follows him down to the mat - Gorgov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Igor Gorgov has been cut.
Gorgov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorgov is trying to control but can't.
Winston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gorgov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winston tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gorgov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Winston is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gorgov is looking to control Winston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gorgov avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorgov is trying to maintain the position but Winston is very close to passing his half guard.
Winston tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gorgov.
Winston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Winston lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winston jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winston.
Winston lands a head kick that stumbles Gorgov and the fighters go to the mat.
Gorgov is rocked!
Winston stays in close to Gorgov's body and controls the position.
Winston wants to get up but he can't break Gorgov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston wants to control from the top but Gorgov keeps moving.
Gorgov looking to control.
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.
Gorgov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Winston stopping the sweep attempt from Gorgov.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Winston connects with a high kick.
Winston lands a high kick!
Igor Gorgov's cut is getting worse.
Winston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winston throws a combination. Gorgov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Winston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Winston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gorgov backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Gorgov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Winston throws a front kick that sends Gorgov stumbling back into the cage.
Winston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gorgov shoots for a double leg takedown but Winston sprawls well. He's pushed Gorgov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decent striking displayed by Winston there.
Winston scores with a kick to the midsection.
Winston lands a head kick!
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gorgov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Winston lands a head kick. Gorgov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Winston works over Gorgov's head and body with a nice combination.
Winston lands a head kick. Gorgov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorgov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gorgov there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Winston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gorgov's sensitive parts.
Winston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Winston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gorgov backs up against the cage.
Winston connects with a high kick.
Winston throws a one two combo.
Winston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winston lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gorgov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Winston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorgov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Don Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston stalks Gorgov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorgov's face. Gorgov staggers backwards, shaken.
Don Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorgov landing strikes from the mount.
Winston can't escape the position.
Gorgov tries to control but Winston wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gorgov.
Winston tries to improve his position but instead Gorgov has taken his back!
Winston rolls, trying to escape but Gorgov keeps control of the position.
Gorgov looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winston tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Winston really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gorgov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Winston 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' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Winston stalks Gorgov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gorgov's face. Gorgov staggers backwards, shaken.
Gorgov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Winston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Winston plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Winston scores with a push kick.
Winston connects with a high kick.
Winston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winston lands a jab to Gorgov's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston scores with a shot to the body.
Gorgov dives in and grabs Winston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winston pushes down on Gorgov's head and hops out.
Winston thuds his shin into the meat of Gorgov's side.
Winston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gorgov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgov throws a head kick that misses
and Winston counters with a good, hard body kick but Gorgov shrugs it off.
Gorgov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winston's waist but Winston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gorgov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Gorgov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A solid leg kick lands there for Winston.
Gorgov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Winston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gorgov clinches up against the cage.
Winston tries to break the clinch but Gorgov is controlling the position.
Gorgov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorgov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gorgov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gorgov fails to land the takedown.
Winston throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gorgov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winston lands a high kick!
Gorgov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gorgov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gorgov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is trying to escape the mount.
Winston regains half guard.
That's four 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.
Gorgov prevents Winston from improving his position.
Winston is looking to escape.
Winston tries to get to full guard but Gorgov has control of the leg.
Gorgov decides to return to a standing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Winston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winston 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Winston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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