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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Samsonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Samsonov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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237 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samsonov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ovechkin as he jumps to the side.
Ovechkin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samsonov sprawls well. Samsonov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ovechkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Samsonov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin shoots for a double leg takedown but Samsonov sprawls well. He's pushed Ovechkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samsonov gets caught flat footed, as Ovechkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samsonov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Samsonov wants to sweep here but Ovechkin controlling him for the moment.
Samsonov looks gassed!
Samsonov working for a triangle but Ovechkin defends it easily.
Ovechkin with a nice head shot there.
Ovechkin stands up over Samsonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Samsonov is trying to keep Ovechkin in close.
Ovechkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ovechkin cracks Samsonov with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ovechkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ovechkin cracks Samsonov with a solid left hand.
Ovechkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ovechkin with a nice head shot there.
Ovechkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Samsonov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samsonov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ovechkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ovechkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samsonov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ovechkin is in close to Samsonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin looking to pass the guard.
Ovechkin is working Samsonov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ovechkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ovechkin works over Samsonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Samsonov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samsonov's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ovechkin preventing the sweep.
Ovechkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ovechkin connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samsonov's head.
Samsonov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samsonov looking for a guillotine here but Ovechkin defends easily.
Samsonov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ovechkin distracts Samsonov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Ovechkin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Samsonov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Samsonov wants to stand but Ovechkin is controlling the position.
Ovechkin stands up over Samsonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin is in close to Samsonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ovechkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Samsonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samsonov wants to stand up but Ovechkin is controlling him.
Ovechkin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samsonov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ovechkin lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samsonov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin postures up and lands a big shot to Samsonov's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ovechkin dominated that round.
That's time! Ovechkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ovechkin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Samsonov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ovechkin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Samsonov some visible discomfort.
Ovechkin scores with punches from side control.
Samsonov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Alexander Ovechkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Samsonov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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. Ovechkin connects with a nice short shot to Samsonov's temple.
Ovechkin is nestled in close to Samsonov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ovechkin winds up and cracks Samsonov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ovechkin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samsonov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ovechkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samsonov on the ground.
Ovechkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ovechkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ovechkin there.
Ovechkin working the head and body with strikes.
Samsonov manages to get to full guard.
Ovechkin is in close to Samsonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin postures up and lands a big shot to Samsonov's brow.
Ovechkin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samsonov's head.
Samsonov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ovechkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin stands up over Samsonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samsonov wants to stand up but Ovechkin is controlling him.
Ovechkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ovechkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Ovechkin stopping the sweep attempt from Samsonov.
Ovechkin lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ovechkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Samsonov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin cracks Samsonov with a solid left hand.
Samsonov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ovechkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ovechkin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ovechkin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samsonov's head.
Ovechkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ovechkin cracks Samsonov with a solid left hand.
Ovechkin won't allow Samsonov to get back to his feet.
Ovechkin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ovechkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin prevents Samsonov from getting back to his feet.
Ovechkin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ovechkin distracts Samsonov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ovechkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ovechkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ovechkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ovechkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Samsonov has his takedown stuffed
so Ovechkin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samsonov wants to sweep here but Ovechkin controlling him for the moment.
Ovechkin is in close to Samsonov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ovechkin distracts Samsonov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin postures up.
Ovechkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samsonov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Samsonov looking for a guillotine here but Ovechkin defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Samsonov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samsonov is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samsonov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ovechkin is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Ovechkin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ovechkin has his takedown stuffed
and Samsonov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Samsonov is trying to control. Ovechkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ovechkin is trying is best to control the position here.
Samsonov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samsonov blocks the strikes from Ovechkin.
Samsonov misses with a head shot. Ovechkin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Samsonov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ovechkin is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samsonov throws a strike but Ovechkin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ovechkin works over Samsonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ovechkin scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samsonov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ovechkin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Samsonov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ovechkin's guard.
Ovechkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ovechkin tries to get out of the position.
Ovechkin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Samsonov wants to control from the top but Ovechkin keeps moving.
Samsonov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ovechkin lands an upkick as Samsonov stands over him.
Ovechkin controlling Samsonov's posture.
Ovechkin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samsonov misses with a takedown attempt
and Ovechkin counters with a shoot takedown. Samsonov fights it but they end up in guard.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Samsonov has momentary wrist control but Ovechkin slips an elbow through the middle.
Samsonov trying to keep a closed guard but Ovechkin is proving a slippery customer.
Ovechkin works over Samsonov with some ground and pound from guard.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Samsonov is looking to stand up but Ovechkin isn't so interested in that idea.
Samsonov trying to control the position.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ovechkin postures up and lands a big shot to Samsonov's brow.
Andrei Samsonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ovechkin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samsonov wriggles free and stands up.
Ovechkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samsonov digs a good hook to Ovechkin's body.
Ovechkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samsonov tries for a takedown but Ovechkin circles away easily
and Ovechkin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samsonov won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samsonov tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Alexander Ovechkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ovechkin landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Ovechkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ovechkin, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Ovechkin!
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energy
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RATING
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