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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grisha Blozhenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grisha Blozhenko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grisha Blozhenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blozhenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Blozhenko pushes him off.
Blozhenko tries to score with a low kick but Hug moves his leg out of the way.
Hug could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hug keeps the fight on the outside.
Hug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hug scores with a jab. Blozhenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blozhenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Blozhenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hug swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blozhenko.
Hug is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blozhenko is staying tight to Hug's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blozhenko trying to control the position but Hug is working away.
Hug wants to get back to his feet but Blozhenko drags him back down.
Blozhenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blozhenko tries for a kimura but Hug is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Blozhenko is controlling him well.
Hug is looking to get back to his feet here but Blozhenko is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hug's back.
Hug wants to get back to his feet.
Blozhenko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Blozhenko looks gassed!
Hug controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two 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.
Blozhenko controlling the position well here. Hug rolled but Blozhenko kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hug looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Blozhenko working for a choke but Hug is defending well.
Blozhenko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hug wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hug is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hug is trying to get back to his feet but Blozhenko has full control of the position and if anything, Hug has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hug showing good submission defense here.
Hug trying to get back to his feet but Blozhenko is in full control for now.
Blozhenko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hug has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Blozhenko go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Blozhenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hug kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hug trying to get back to his feet but Blozhenko is in full control for now.
Blozhenko missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grisha Blozhenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hug throws a head kick but Blozhenko moves out of range.
Hug scores with a head kick.
Hug lands with a kick to the temple. Blozhenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hug tries to clinch
and Blozhenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blozhenko works his way into side control.
Blozhenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blozhenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hug pushes Blozhenko away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blozhenko gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Blozhenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hug knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hug wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blozhenko wants to stand but Hug has his arm trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hug is looking to clinch but Blozhenko is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Hug.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Hug tries to close the distance and clinch but Blozhenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hug cracks Blozhenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hug throws a nice head kick!
Andy Hug is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hug lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two 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.
Hug throws a nice head kick!
Hug clinches but Blozhenko breaks the clinch
and Blozhenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Blozhenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blozhenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hug.
Hug using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug presses Blozhenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hug landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blozhenko tries to pull guard but Hug holds him up against the cage and eventually Blozhenko drops back down to his feet.
Blozhenko is looking to control Hug's arms but Hug gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blozhenko has his back to the cage.
Blozhenko has Hug pressed against the cage, preventing Hug from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blozhenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Blozhenko managing to block the knees to the body from Hug.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hug.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug landing knees to the body.
Hug scores a nice knee to the body.
Blozhenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hug wants to stall.
Blozhenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Hug controls his hands.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blozhenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Hug.
Hug misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blozhenko.
Blozhenko fails to pull guard.
Blozhenko is trying to force a seperation but Hug has the dominant position.
Blozhenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hug lands a head kick. Blozhenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hug lands a high kick!
Hug throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blozhenko.
Hug throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hug wants to clinch.
Hug wants to clinch up but Blozhenko keeps it at a distance.
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.
Hug plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hug lands a head kick. Blozhenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hug tries to clinch but Blozhenko is having none of it.
Hug clinches.
Hug lands a good knee to the midsection. Blozhenko won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hug.
Hug landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hug scores a nice knee to the body.
Hug missing with knees to the body.
Hug landing knees to the body.
Blozhenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Blozhenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hug landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blozhenko tries to pull guard but Hug holds him up against the cage and eventually Blozhenko drops back down to his feet.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grisha Blozhenko.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blozhenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blozhenko in side control, throwing shots but Hug defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hug tries to clinch there but Blozhenko circles away.
Hug tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hug works over Blozhenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Hug tries to clinch there but Blozhenko circles away.
Blozhenko avoids the head kick by Hug.
Hug misses with a head kick.
Hug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hug tries to clinch there but Blozhenko circles away.
Hug gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Hug.
Hug tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blozhenko avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
Blozhenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hug gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Hug.
Blozhenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hug using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hug manages to break the clinch.
Hug scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hug gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug scores a nice knee to the body.
Hug landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blozhenko pulls Hug into guard.
Blozhenko has a closed guard, preventing Hug from standing up.
Hug is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Blozhenko has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hug is looking to defend but Blozhenko has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hug! Blozhenko pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hug taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grisha Blozhenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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