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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matei Buglosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Hardwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Hardwick acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matei Buglosi!
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, William Hardwick!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwick tries to bum rush Buglosi with a series of wild strikes but Buglosi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buglosi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardwick shoots in looking for a takedown. Buglosi tries to sprawl out of it but Hardwick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buglosi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buglosi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buglosi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardwick wants to get back to his feet.
Hardwick wants to control but Buglosi is keeping busy.
Buglosi is taking a breather. Hardwick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Buglosi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buglosi is breathing heavily.
Hardwick wants to control but Buglosi is keeping busy.
Buglosi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick is trying to stand up here but Buglosi is controlling him well.
Buglosi is thwarting Hardwick's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardwick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Buglosi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Buglosi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardwick trying to control the position from guard on top but Buglosi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardwick postures up.
Hardwick stands and steps away. Buglosi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardwick drives through and clinches with Buglosi against the cage.
Hardwick tries to pull guard but Buglosi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardwick drops back down to his feet.
Hardwick throws a punch but it's blocked by Buglosi.
Hardwick pulls guard.
Buglosi tries to stand but Hardwick is controlling from the bottom.
Hardwick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardwick trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardwick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Buglosi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardwick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buglosi's head.
Hardwick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buglosi keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Buglosi is in trouble now - Hardwick has advanced to mount!
Buglosi is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hardwick dominated that round.
That's time! Buglosi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardwick is looking to clinch but Buglosi is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Buglosi misses.
Buglosi closes the distance but Hardwick moves to the side
and Hardwick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardwick has his takedown stuffed
and Buglosi counters by clinching up.
Hardwick is pressed up against the cage. Buglosi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardwick down to the mat. Hardwick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buglosi blocks a head kick by Hardwick.
Hardwick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardwick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardwick jumps into guard, dragging Buglosi to the mat.
Hardwick pushes Buglosi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hardwick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardwick showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick is looking to take a break and control but Buglosi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buglosi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hardwick jumps into side control!
Buglosi wants to get back to his feet.
Hardwick stands up and beckons Buglosi to his feet.
Hardwick fails with the takedown
and Buglosi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick is staying active underneath Buglosi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hardwick is trying to maintain the position but Buglosi is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Buglosi seems content to control.
Buglosi is pressing down on Hardwick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardwick is holding on for now.
Hardwick wants to control but Buglosi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buglosi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Buglosi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardwick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Buglosi connects with a nice short shot to Hardwick's temple.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buglosi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardwick.
Hardwick is looking to clinch but Buglosi is avoiding it.
Hardwick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardwick lands an elbow.
Hardwick trying to control the action but Buglosi is working from the bottom.
Hardwick working the ground and pound but Buglosi is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buglosi looking for a sweep but Hardwick has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hardwick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hardwick controlling the position easily from mount.
Buglosi wants to hold on but Hardwick pushes him away.
Hardwick looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hardwick lands a big shot there that rocks Buglosi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Hardwick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hardwick tries to clinch there but Buglosi circles away.
Buglosi misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardwick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Buglosi's guard.
Buglosi being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardwick stands up and waves to Buglosi to follow him.
Hardwick misses with a takedown attempt - Buglosi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardwick rushes Buglosi and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Hardwick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardwick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardwick trying to control but Buglosi is working from the bottom.
Buglosi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardwick!
Hardwick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buglosi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Buglosi controlling from mount.
Buglosi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Buglosi unloads with some shots from mount but Hardwick bucks and avoids them well.
Buglosi throwing strikes here but Hardwick is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buglosi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hardwick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hardwick works his way to full guard. Good work.
Buglosi wants to get up but he can't break Hardwick's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Buglosi stopping the sweep attempt from Hardwick.
Hardwick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Buglosi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardwick is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardwick is looking for a triangle but Buglosi pushes his legs off easily.
Hardwick keeping moving, preventing Buglosi from controlling successfully.
Hardwick lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buglosi!
Hardwick controlling the pace for now.
Matei Buglosi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Hardwick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardwick punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Hardwick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardwick 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Hardwick!
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