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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan has chosen Hester Prynn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dariusz Ruslan enters the cage!
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205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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219 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band moves out of range as Ruslan strikes.
Ruslan slips a jab from Band.
Ruslan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruslan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruslan missing with a left hand there. Band was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Band ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.
Band keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruslan.
Band staying out of range there.
Ruslan misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruslan feints and then cracks Band's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Band down.
Band misses with a straight right.
Band moves away from the strike by Ruslan.
Ruslan lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan scores with a jab.
Band checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ruslan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruslan lands a nice shot that snaps Band's head back.
Ruslan throws a head kick but Band moves out of range.
Ruslan wants to slow Band down by chopping away at his legs.
Band ducks under a wild hook from Ruslan.
A leg kick checked by Band.
Band ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Band misses with a straight left.
Ruslan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ruslan misses.
Ruslan misses with a low kick.
Ruslan tries to work over Band's front leg with a kick but Band checks it.
Ruslan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Band pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruslan is out of range and Band settles back down.
Ruslan throws a chopping leg kick but Band manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruslan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Band shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruslan tries to sprawl out of it but Band keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruslan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice defenses there by Band.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Ruslan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruslan connects with a single shot there.
Ruslan misses with a few strikes there.
Band checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ruslan.
Ruslan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Band blocks a jab.
Ruslan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruslan throws a head kick that misses.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band avoids them all with ease.
That's four 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.
Band jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruslan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ruslan misses with a looping right.
Dariusz Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslan throws a combination. Band tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan moves away from the strike by Band.
Band closes the distance and clinches.
Ruslan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruslan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Band's head.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Ruslan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruslan leaves Band with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruslan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruslan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Band looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruslan slips under a jab from Band.
A leg kick checked by Band.
Ruslan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Band uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruslan.
Band uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Ruslan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Band was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruslan.
Band pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruslan is out of range and Band settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Band slips under a jab from Ruslan.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band moves out of range.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Band moves out of range.
Band swings for the body but Ruslan moves out of range.
Ruslan throws a head kick that Band semi-blocks.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Band.
Ruslan dodges the ground and pound from Band.
Band tries to advance to mount but Ruslan denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Band throws a strike aimed at the side of Ruslan's head but Ruslan avoids it well.
Ruslan is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruslan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Band throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band fails to land a wild elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ruslan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut. Band saw that one coming.
Ruslan looks to throw the jab but Band is out of range.
Band throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruslan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Band misses with a leg kick.
Band displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruslan throws out the jab.
Band doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruslan circles away.
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.
Ruslan throws a leg kick but Band sees it coming and moves out of range.
Band shoots in but Ruslan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ruslan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruslan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Band has time to react.
Ruslan misses with a straight right.
Ruslan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruslan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ruslan tries to bum rush Band with a series of wild strikes but Band uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Band fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ister Band. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Band connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruslan. Ruslan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruslan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruslan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruslan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruslan throws a wild body kick that Band sees coming a mile off.
Ruslan misses the shot to the body.
Band defending well as Ruslan loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Ruslan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Band shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruslan sprawls well. Ruslan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Band gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruslan lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan lands with a straight right. Band didn't see that one coming.
Ruslan misses with a hook.
Band closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruslan circles away.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band moves out of range.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Ruslan misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruslan.
Ruslan throws a combination. Band tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruslan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Band.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut.
Band throws a low kick but Ruslan avoids it.
Band lands with a right hand.
Ruslan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Band moves into the clinch.
Band breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruslan throws a hook but Band blocks it.
Ruslan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Band stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Band walks into a jab.
Ruslan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Band's head.
Dariusz Ruslan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan throws a right and a left that Band avoids nicely.
Band thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruslan scores with a shot to the body.
Band shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruslan but Ruslan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ister Band. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Band avoids them all with ease.
Band throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruslan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruslan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Band was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruslan.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruslan throws an overhand right that lands on Band's shoulder, as Band tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Band defending well as Ruslan loads up on a big left hand.
Band keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ister Band has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruslan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ruslan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Band uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Ruslan takes a swing at Band's ribcage but misses.
Ruslan throws a jab when Band was well out of range.
Ruslan throws a shot from downtown. Band moves away and avoids it.
Ruslan takes a swing at Band's ribcage but misses.
Band slips a jab from Ruslan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Ruslan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ruslan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Ruslan!
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energy
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hype
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