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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Vippera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saku Vippera!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vippera fails to land with a series of punches.
Vippera connects with a looping right hand.
Vippera misses with a head kick.
Vippera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vippera is looking to stall here but Graf recovers full guard.
Graf looking for a sweep. Not yet Graf, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graf is trying to control the position but Vippera postures up.
Vippera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graf keeping moving, preventing Vippera from controlling successfully.
Graf wants to control the position but Vippera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vippera is looking to advance position but Graf won't allow it.
Graf is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vippera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vippera looking to sit in guard and control but Graf gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graf throwing strikes from guard but Vippera blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vippera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vippera pulls Graf in to control the position.
Vippera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graf is aware though and is defending well.
Graf wants to pass the guard but Vippera is keeping the position.
Vippera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graf is one step ahead there.
Vippera looks gassed!
Graf postures up.
Graf wants to control from the top but Vippera keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Graf cracks Vippera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vippera moves in looking to clinch but Graf pushes him off.
Graf scores with a jab to the head.
Graf throws a right hand that Vippera ducks under and follows up with a left that Vippera also avoids with ease.
Graf shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Graf was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vippera tries to hold on but Graf postures up.
Vippera is trying to stand but he's just given Graf his back.
Vippera preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Graf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vippera is taking damage to the body and head.
Vippera trying to control the action but Graf just sinks the hooks in.
Graf trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Graf lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Graf is persistently looking for the submission but Vippera is defending it well.
Graf is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vippera has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Artem Graf will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Graf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vippera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Artem Graf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vippera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Graf's guard now.
Vippera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graf is keeping the position for now.
Graf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vippera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Graf, up you get!
Vippera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vippera is breathing heavily.
Graf wants to control but Vippera postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf taking a bit of punishment here - Vippera scoring with strikes.
Vippera wants to control but Graf is keeping him busy.
Saku Vippera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vippera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vippera stands up and beckons Graf to his feet.
Vippera shoots in looking for a takedown. Graf tries to sprawl out of it but Vippera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graf tries to clinch but Vippera moves away
and Vippera counters by clinching up.
Graf is working for takedown but Vippera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Graf throws a punch but it's blocked by Vippera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vippera keeps control of Graf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Graf jumps guard but Vippera stands there with Graf around his waist. Graf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vippera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Graf is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Graf fails to pull guard.
Graf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vippera has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graf uses from the top position.
Vippera working a defensive guard but Graf manages to pass into side control anyway.
Vippera can't do much from the bottom here.
Vippera is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vippera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vippera is trying to improve his position.
Graf passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Vippera!
Graf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graf lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graf is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vippera has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Graf looking to control but Vippera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graf stands up from mount. Strange move.
Graf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vippera but Vippera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vippera misses with a takedown attempt
and Graf counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graf is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vippera is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saku Vippera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vippera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vippera with a poor takedown
and Graf counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graf.
Graf preventing the sweep.
Graf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graf wants to control from the top but Vippera keeps moving.
Graf gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graf lands with a nice combination. Vippera backs away looking to recover.
Graf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graf wants to take a breather but Vippera is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf is really struggling to control Vippera but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Graf working over Vippera with some ground and pound. Vippera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vippera is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Graf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vippera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vippera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vippera keeping moving, preventing Graf from controlling successfully.
Vippera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Graf connects with a couple of short punches.
Graf sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graf trying to control but Vippera is working from the bottom.
Graf is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vippera is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vippera has escaped and now he's on top!
Graf keeping moving, preventing Vippera from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vippera trying to control but Graf is working from the bottom.
Graf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vippera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vippera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vippera wants to control from the top but Graf keeps moving.
Graf escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vippera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vippera passes Graf's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Graf showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graf 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Graf!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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