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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alieksei Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grease Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Alieksei Karamazov!
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, Grease Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamazov throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Karamazov misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Karamazov's head but Karamazov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Karamazov moved out of range nicely.
Karamazov lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Karamazov throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamazov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Karamazov's head but Karamazov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Karamazov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karamazov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karamazov slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karamazov sprawls well. Karamazov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Karamazov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alieksei Karamazov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease Gracie.
Karamazov misses with a few strikes there.
Karamazov throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses.
Karamazov misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
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.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karamazov was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karamazov dives on top into guard.
Karamazov wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Karamazov is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Karamazov is working from the bottom.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karamazov is keeping the position for now.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Karamazov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie trying to control but Karamazov is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Karamazov.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karamazov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Karamazov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alieksei Karamazov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Karamazov.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Karamazov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Karamazov swivels and escapes.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karamazov sprawls well. Karamazov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie wants to land a leg kick but Karamazov is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamazov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karamazov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Karamazov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamazov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karamazov is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Karamazov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Karamazov is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
That's two 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.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Karamazov is very close to passing his half guard.
Karamazov is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Karamazov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Karamazov has wrist control.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Karamazov dives on top into guard.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Karamazov has worked his arm free - good work by Karamazov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karamazov, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alieksei Karamazov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Karamazov.
Karamazov looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Karamazov tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karamazov throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Alieksei Karamazov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamazov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karamazov wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Karamazov does no damage.
Good shot there by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Karamazov, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Karamazov against the cage but Karamazov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karamazov moves into the clinch.
Karamazov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Karamazov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Karamazov counters with a two punch combo.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karamazov as he jumps to the side.
Alieksei Karamazov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grease Gracie.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karamazov tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karamazov to the ground. Karamazov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Karamazov misses with a double jab.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Karamazov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov misses with a looping right.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Karamazov.
Karamazov avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karamazov counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses.
Karamazov moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karamazov stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov misses with a double jab.
Karamazov misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karamazov tries a head kick but it misses.
Karamazov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Karamazov lands in his opponent's guard.
Karamazov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is trying to keep Karamazov in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Karamazov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie keeping full guard, as Karamazov tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alieksei Karamazov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karamazov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alieksei Karamazov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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