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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Activin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 cm
21
210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Activin! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mugabe misses with a looping right. Mugabe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Activin lands a jab-cross combination. Mugabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Mugabe misses the target. Activin lands with a nice body punch. A big left from Mugabe misses. Activin fails with a takedown attempt. Mugabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Activin.
Activin misses with a hook to the body
and Mugabe counters with a right hand to the body. Mugabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Activin. Rob Mugabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Activin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mugabe. Mugabe misses with a two punch combination.
Activin gets a takedown into half guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Activin in particular looking to stall. Mugabe is staying active underneath Activin, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Mugabe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Activin wants to control from the top but Mugabe keeps moving. Activin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Activin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mugabe dives on top into guard. Mugabe wants to get up but he can't break Activin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Mugabe 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. Activin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mugabe is one step ahead there. Mugabe wants to stand and escape but instead Activin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Activin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mugabe is retaining full guard. Activin throwing strikes from guard but Mugabe blocks nicely.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Activin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Activin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Mugabe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) 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. Mugabe is trying to control the position but Activin postures up. Activin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mugabe swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mugabe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Activin is controlling him. Activin with a flurry of punches that miss. Mugabe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup.gif) The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Activin misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Activin 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.
Activin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Activin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mugabe.
Mugabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Activin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mugabe's guard now. Activin won't allow Mugabe to sweep him here. Activin's corner is telling him to maintain position. Activin wants to control from the top but Mugabe keeps moving.
Mugabe pushes Activin off and gets back to his feet.
Mugabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Mugabe.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Mugabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Activin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Rob Mugabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mugabe cracks Activin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Activin fails with a takedown attempt. Mugabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Activin counters with a leg kick.
Activin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mugabe's half guard. Activin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Activin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mugabe keeps working. Activin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Mugabe is looking to escape. Mugabe moves into full guard.
Activin sitting in guard, not really doing much. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mugabe holds on and takes a little breather. Activin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mugabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mugabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Activin on the ground.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Activin won't allow Mugabe to sweep him here. Mugabe trying to control the position.
Activin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Activin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Let's hope that Activin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mugabe is looking to stand back up but Activin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mugabe. Activin trying to pass the guard but Mugabe defending well. Mugabe is looking for a sweep. Activin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Activin is looking for submissions but instead, Mugabe has regained full guard.
Mugabe controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Activin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mugabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Activin doesn't seem bothered though. Mugabe looks to land a right hand but Activin moved out of range. Activin throws a leg kick but Mugabe sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mugabe throws a combination that misses and Activin counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Mugabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Activin. Nice defenses there by Activin. Activin dodges the punch combination from Mugabe.
Activin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mugabe. Activin misses with the combination.
Mugabe looks to land a right hand but Activin moved out of range. Mugabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Activin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mugabe just misses with a punch to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Mugabe misses with a hook. Activin ducked under it nicely.
Activin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Mugabe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Activin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mugabe really wants to buck Activin off and get back to his feet. Activin controlling the pace for now. Mugabe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Activin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Activin throwing strikes here but Mugabe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Activin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mugabe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mugabe! Activin controls Mugabe momentarily but Mugabe frees himself. Mugabe passes Activin's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Activin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mugabe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mugabe's back! Mugabe trying to control the hands but Activin won't let him. George Activin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Good control from Activin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. George Activin has got the better of the ground game so far. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup.gif) Despite being in the dominant position, George Activin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Activin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Activin prevents Mugabe from getting back to his feet. Activin showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Rob Mugabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight! George Activin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Activin 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Activin!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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