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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslav Demidoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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261 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslav Demidoff!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitelaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demidoff blocks a head kick by Whitelaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Demidoff is defended easily by Whitelaw.
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Demidoff looking to finish with strikes here!
Whitelaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demidoff prevents Whitelaw from getting the reversal.
Demidoff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Joey Whitelaw has been cut.
Whitelaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Demidoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Demidoff 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.
Whitelaw sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw is looking for a sweep. Demidoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Demidoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Whitelaw missing with punches from the bottom.
Whitelaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demidoff is keen to just control but Whitelaw is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whitelaw is trying to get back to full guard.
Demidoff thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Whitelaw to regain full guard.
Demidoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Demidoff misses the target.
A head kick misses from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Demidoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitelaw connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Whitelaw misses.
Demidoff misses with a straight right.
Whitelaw scores with a kick to the midsection.
Demidoff jabs Whitelaw right on the nose. Whitelaw blinks but takes it well.
Demidoff's corner calls for a 1-2. Demidoff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joey Whitelaw's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demidoff misses with an uppercut.
Demidoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitelaw.
Demidoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitelaw counters with a nice body shot.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Whitelaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Demidoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitelaw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that Demidoff semi-blocks.
Whitelaw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws a series of punches but Demidoff avoids them all with ease.
Demidoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitelaw but Whitelaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joey Whitelaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boleslav Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws the kick towards the body but Demidoff avoids it.
Whitelaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Demidoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Demidoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitelaw keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff taking a break here but Whitelaw is having none of it and regains half guard.
Demidoff is thwarting Whitelaw's attempts to control the position.
Whitelaw pushes Demidoff off looking to stand but Demidoff dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demidoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Demidoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitelaw's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boleslav Demidoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Whitelaw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whitelaw lands a high kick!
Whitelaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitelaw darts in and clinches Demidoff up against the cage.
Whitelaw manages to break the clinch.
Whitelaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whitelaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitelaw tries to bum rush Demidoff with a series of wild strikes but Demidoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demidoff lands a jab to the head.
Whitelaw misses with a head kick.
Demidoff lands a right hook to the body.
Demidoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Demidoff misses.
Whitelaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitelaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joey Whitelaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitelaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Demidoff.
Joey Whitelaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demidoff closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whitelaw circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitelaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demidoff.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demidoff.
Whitelaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demidoff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demidoff avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
Nice shot by Demidoff.
Demidoff scores with a jab.
Demidoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Whitelaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demidoff avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
Demidoff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitelaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Joey Whitelaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Demidoff!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demidoff shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demidoff was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Demidoff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whitelaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Demidoff throws some wild stikes that Whitelaw manages to avoid easily.
Demidoff looking to land elbow strikes but Whitelaw uses the position to regain half guard.
Demidoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitelaw's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demidoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Demidoff is taking a breather. Whitelaw says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whitelaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Whitelaw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demidoff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitelaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Whitelaw.
Demidoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitelaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demidoff finds it's way round the side to connect with Whitelaw's head.
Joey Whitelaw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Demidoff might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demidoff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Whitelaw's guard.
Whitelaw wants to stand up but Demidoff is controlling him.
Whitelaw keeping moving, preventing Demidoff from controlling successfully.
Whitelaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Demidoff wants to control from the top but Whitelaw keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boleslav Demidoff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Whitelaw's cut.
That's time! Whitelaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Whitelaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Demidoff.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Whitelaw.
Demidoff scores a takedown into full mount!
Demidoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Demidoff lands a big shot there that rocks Whitelaw but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Demidoff thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whitelaw tries to hold on but Demidoff pushes him away.
Boleslav Demidoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demidoff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Whitelaw looks a forlorn figure.
Jeez, Joey Whitelaw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Whitelaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boleslav Demidoff!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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