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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Muntari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stora Vargen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stora Vargen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Muntari's chin.
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180 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Muntari!
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, Stora Vargen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muntari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muntari tries to clinch up but Vargen circles away and keeps his distance.
Muntari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vargen defends it nicely.
Muntari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muntari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muntari tries to clinch but Vargen is having none of it.
Vargen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vargen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muntari counters by clinching up.
Muntari trying to stall but Vargen improves his position.
Muntari misses with a knee to the head.
Muntari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muntari wants to clinch.
Muntari moves in looking to clinch but Vargen pushes him off.
Muntari lands with a cross.
Muntari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vargen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muntari tries to avoid it but Vargen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muntari to the ground. Muntari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muntari is looking to clinch but Vargen is avoiding it.
Vargen closes the distance and clinches up with Muntari, looking for a takedown. Vargen pushes Muntari against the cage but Muntari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Max Muntari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stora Vargen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vargen as Muntari shoots in.
Muntari rushes Vargen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vargen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muntari scores with a shot to the side of Vargen's head.
Muntari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muntari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vargen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muntari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muntari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muntari looking to throw knees to the head but Vargen is blocking nicely.
Vargen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muntari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Muntari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muntari misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Muntari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vargen manages to break the clinch.
Vargen has his takedown stuffed
and Muntari counters with a big head kick but Vargen shrugs it off.
Vargen looks gassed!
Vargen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muntari circles away.
Muntari wants to clinch up but Vargen keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntari tries to clinch up but Vargen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargen tries for a takedown but Muntari circles away easily
and Muntari counters with a big head kick but Vargen shrugs it off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vargen.
Muntari tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vargen swivels and escapes.
Muntari tries to clinch but Vargen moves out of range.
Vargen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muntari tries to clinch up.
Muntari throws a nice looking combination but Vargen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Max Muntari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muntari is looking to clinch.
Vargen shoots in looking for a takedown. Muntari tries to sprawl out of it but Vargen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muntari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muntari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vargen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muntari fails with the takedown
and Vargen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Muntari's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntari is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vargen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vargen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vargen trying to control but Muntari is working from the bottom.
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.
Vargen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Muntari uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Vargen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Muntari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muntari is defended easily by Vargen.
Vargen shoots in for a takedown but Muntari shows good takedown defense.
Muntari scores with a sloppy right hand. Vargen should have avoided that one.
Muntari stalks Vargen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vargen's face. Vargen staggers backwards, shaken.
Vargen shoots in and drives through. Muntari sprawls well.
Vargen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muntari shoots in for a takedown but Vargen shows good takedown defense.
Muntari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muntari tries to break the clinch but Vargen is controlling the position.
Vargen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Muntari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Max Muntari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stora Vargen.
Muntari has had enough of the clinch but Vargen keeps him there for the moment.
Muntari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vargen.
Vargen prevents Muntari from breaking the clinch.
Vargen keeps control of Muntari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muntari misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muntari is pressed up against the cage. Vargen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muntari down to the mat. Muntari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vargen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muntari avoids it really well and circles away.
Muntari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Max Muntari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muntari defends it nicely.
Vargen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muntari as he avoids it easily.
Muntari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vargen sprawls well initially but Muntari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muntari stands up from half guard.
Vargen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muntari tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vargen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muntari wants to clinch.
Muntari closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vargen counters with a single leg into guard. Muntari didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vargen looking to sit in guard and control but Muntari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Muntari is looking to stand up but Vargen won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargen pulls Muntari in to control the position.
Muntari prevents Vargen from getting back to his feet.
Vargen has Muntari pulled in close to control his posture.
Muntari wants to get up but he can't break Vargen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Vargen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Muntari stacks Vargen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Muntari!
Vargen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Vargen throwing shots but Muntari is blocking nicely.
Muntari looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Muntari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vargen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vargen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muntari tries to avoid it but Vargen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muntari to the ground. Muntari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muntari. That's going to slow Vargen down.
Muntari wants to clinch
and Vargen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Muntari!
Vargen throws a wild left hand from mount and Muntari manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Muntari is looking to escape.
Vargen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntari is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like Vargen is going to stand back up.
Vargen is working for a kimura but Muntari is defending it quite comfortably.
Muntari wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vargen wants to control but Muntari is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vargen is defended easily by Muntari.
Max Muntari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stora Vargen.
Muntari is looking to clinch but Vargen is avoiding it.
Muntari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vargen.
Muntari wants to clinch but Vargen slips to the side
and Vargen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vargen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Muntari's thigh. Muntari counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vargen stops Muntari from standing up.
Vargen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Max Muntari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Vargen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vargen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stora Vargen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muntari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stora Vargen!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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