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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Grigoriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by SABOTAGE. Carlo Fertit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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214 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolay Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlo Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigoriev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grigoriev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fertit.
Grigoriev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Grigoriev. No joy for Fertit on that attempt.
Grigoriev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fertit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grigoriev controlling his opponent.
Grigoriev trying to control but Fertit is having none of it.
Fertit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Grigoriev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit is trying to stand up.
Grigoriev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grigoriev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grigoriev lands a big elbow.
Grigoriev with shots to the head and body - Fertit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fertit tries to buck Grigoriev off but he can't manage it.
Grigoriev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grigoriev controlling his opponent.
Fertit is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grigoriev content just to control the position here.
Grigoriev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Grigoriev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grigoriev dominating with strikes here.
Grigoriev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grigoriev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev won't let Fertit get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grigoriev with shots to the head and body - Fertit looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grigoriev with a couple of short strikes.
Fertit is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grigoriev controlling the position easily from mount.
Fertit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev working Fertit over with strikes here.
Grigoriev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grigoriev controlling the pace for now.
Grigoriev working the ground and pound effectively.
Fertit is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Grigoriev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grigoriev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlo Fertit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoriev has a takedown stuffed.
Grigoriev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fertit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fertit shoots and misses
enabling Grigoriev to counter with a crisp jab.
Fertit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grigoriev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Fertit does no damage.
Fertit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grigoriev counters with a single leg into guard. Fertit didn't expect that.
Nikolay Grigoriev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grigoriev tries to free his leg and advance position but Fertit is retaining full guard.
Grigoriev advances position into side control!
Grigoriev just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoriev landing strikes.
Fertit is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grigoriev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Grigoriev is staying tight to Fertit's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fertit dodges the ground and pound from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev controlling from side mount.
That's two 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.
Grigoriev working the ground and pound.
Grigoriev is putting a hurting on Fertit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fertit wants to get back to his feet but Grigoriev drags him back down.
Fertit is letting Grigoriev control him for a moment.
Fertit wants to get back to his feet.
Fertit is breathing heavily.
Grigoriev working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fertit has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Grigoriev but great work by Fertit.
Fertit working the strikes but Grigoriev uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fertit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fertit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grigoriev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grigoriev is pressing down on Fertit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fertit throwing strikes from guard but Grigoriev blocks nicely.
Grigoriev is trying to control the position but Fertit postures up.
Grigoriev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fertit manages to get himself to full guard.
Grigoriev lands a couple of digs.
Grigoriev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fertit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fertit wants to stand but Grigoriev is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev content to stall in guard here.
Grigoriev prevents Fertit from getting back to his feet.
Grigoriev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fertit's head.
Fertit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grigoriev controls the pace.
Grigoriev trying to control the position from guard on top but Fertit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Grigoriev dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Grigoriev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigoriev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fertit.
Fertit closes the distance but Grigoriev moves to the side
and Grigoriev counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriev thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Grigoriev misses the target.
Grigoriev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fertit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grigoriev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigoriev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fertit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grigoriev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigoriev scoring well with a low kick there.
Fertit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grigoriev counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigoriev scores with a nice right hand.
Fertit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grigoriev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fertit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grigoriev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigoriev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoriev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grigoriev is looking to slow Fertit down with leg kicks.
Grigoriev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fertit was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigoriev.
Fertit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grigoriev.
Jab by Grigoriev.
Nice uppercut there from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nikolay Grigoriev is winning the standup battle so far.
Grigoriev digs a good body shot into Fertit's ribs.
Grigoriev cracks Fertit with a good jab.
Fertit walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoriev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fertit on the side of the head.
Grigoriev jabs at Fertit's body.
A shot to de liver by Grigoriev. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Grigoriev as he connects with a hook.
Fertit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grigoriev connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit misses with a double jab
and Grigoriev counters with a left to the body.
Grigoriev thuds a left hand into Fertit's body.
Fertit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grigoriev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fertit if he has to take too many more of those.
Grigoriev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fertit will feel that in the morning.
Grigoriev lands with a straight right. Fertit didn't see that one coming.
Grigoriev lands with a straight right. Fertit didn't see that one coming.
Grigoriev lands a really nice looking cross but Fertit seems unphased.
Grigoriev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fertit's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Grigoriev.
Fertit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fertit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fertit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grigoriev can pounce on him.
Fertit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grigoriev throws a leg kick which misses Fertit's front leg but catches the back leg as Fertit tries to avoid it.
Nikolay Grigoriev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grigoriev lands with a right hand.
Grigoriev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grigoriev cracks Fertit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fertit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fertit misses with a combination
and Grigoriev counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlo Fertit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigoriev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fertit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grigoriev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fertit ducks right into an uppercut from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grigoriev scores with a nice strike.
Grigoriev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlo Fertit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigoriev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grigoriev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fertit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fertit walks into a straight right hand from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev cracks Fertit with a good jab.
A jab from Grigoriev finds it's way through Fertit's defenses.
Grigoriev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fertit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grigoriev counters with a nice uppercut.
Grigoriev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grigoriev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fertit can do to turn this around?
Fertit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grigoriev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grigoriev lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fertit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grigoriev is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grigoriev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Grigoriev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grigoriev 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Grigoriev!
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