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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ange fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Requiem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! ange fili has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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279 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ange fili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Stalenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Stalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
fili circles away from the clinch attempt.
fili tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stalenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten fili somewhat.
Stalenko throws a right hand that fili ducks under and follows up with a left that fili also avoids with ease.
fili cracks Stalenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Joseph Stalenko has been cut.
fili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
fili goes for a takedown attempt but Stalenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by fili.
A leg kick checked by fili.
Stalenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and fili counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stalenko!
fili jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Stalenko is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Stalenko and fili has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
fili wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stalenko, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalenko is trying to improve his position.
Stalenko wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stalenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stalenko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stalenko can't do much from the bottom here.
fili in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
fili working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
fili is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stalenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
fili decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stalenko to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalenko throws a series of punches but fili moves out of range.
fili closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stalenko did well to prevent fili getting side control.
fili tries to pass to full mount but Stalenko defends it.
fili is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
fili is breathing heavily.
fili seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stalenko won't allow fili to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
fili is looking for a kimura but Stalenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for fili to get the leverage.
fili trying to pass the guard but Stalenko defending well.
fili is looking for a kimura here.
Stalenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stalenko.
Stalenko keeping full guard, as fili tries to pass.
Stalenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with fili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
fili loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
fili postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stalenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of fili, into his guard.
fili keeping moving, preventing Stalenko from controlling successfully.
fili looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
fili looking for a guillotine here but Stalenko defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
fili not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ange fili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Stalenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalenko lands a nice looking body shot.
fili has a takedown stuffed.
Stalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
fili looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
fili seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stalenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
fili seems to be looking for submissions.
ange fili overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
fili stops Stalenko from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stalenko tries to roll over but fili keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalenko wants to control but fili is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili is keen to just control but Stalenko is a slippery customer.
fili is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stalenko trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fili drives through and clinches with Stalenko against the cage.
fili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stalenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalenko stops a takedown attempt from fili.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ange fili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalenko is trying to break free.
fili drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
fili is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stalenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stalenko manages to break the clinch.
Stalenko misses the body punch
and fili counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stalenko is trying to break free.
fili drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stalenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalenko tries to circle away but fili has him pinned against the cage.
fili is working for takedown but Stalenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
fili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stalenko smiles and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Stalenko.
Stalenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and fili holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
fili gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalenko is trying to get back to full guard.
fili wants to take a breather but Stalenko is having none of it.
fili throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
fili throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stalenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stalenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from fili.
fili is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
fili prevents Stalenko from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
fili shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stalenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stalenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
fili wants to pass the guard but Stalenko is keeping the position.
fili drops back looking for a leg! Stalenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stalenko manages to kick fili off! fili jumps back into Stalenko's guard.
fili throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stalenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
fili thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ange fili dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Stalenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
fili fails with the takedown.
Stalenko missing with a left hand there. fili was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stalenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stalenko misses the shot to the body.
Stalenko misses with a double jab.
fili clinches.
Stalenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but fili pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stalenko misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fili shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stalenko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
fili tries for a kimura but Stalenko is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fili working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
fili tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stalenko is looking to regain half guard here but fili keeps moving and retains side control.
fili is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stalenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
ange fili is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks fili politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. fili prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stalenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
fili taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fili has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
fili tries to move to mount but Stalenko blocks the move with his legs.
fili controls the position.
Joseph Stalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. ange fili just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
fili uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stalenko.
fili shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stalenko's guard.
fili sitting in guard here, content to control.
fili seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stalenko for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
ange fili showed his dominance in that final round.
Well fili 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ange fili!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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