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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tran Do Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Sidorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Sidorov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tran Do Di!
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, Adrian Sidorov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sidorov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Di moves away from the strike by Sidorov.
Sidorov throws a nice looking combination but Di bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sidorov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sidorov misses the jab.
Di takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Di shoots for a takedown but Sidorov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Di bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Di shoots for a double leg takedown but Sidorov sprawls well. He's pushed Di's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Di.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tran Do Di. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Di closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Di is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sidorov sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sidorov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Di with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Di is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sidorov is just riding it out for now. Di eventually gives up the hold.
Sidorov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two 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.
Di wants to work for an arm triangle but Sidorov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sidorov throws a hook to the side of Di's head but Di sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sidorov lands a glancing blow to the side of Di's head.
Sidorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sidorov misses with a wild body shot.
Adrian Sidorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidorov scores with a jab to the head.
Di moves out of range as Sidorov strikes.
Sidorov throws a hook but Di blocks it.
Sidorov misses with a looping left.
Good work by Sidorov as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sidorov throws a hook but Di blocks it.
Sidorov throws a series of punches but Di avoids them all with ease.
Adrian Sidorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Di fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sidorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Sidorov scores with a nice head shot.
Sidorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Di was well out of range. Poor timing from Sidorov.
Di shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Di is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sidorov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Di.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov is trying to stand back up but Di is controlling him
Di works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sidorov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Di working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Di is stalling here but it's allowed Sidorov to get half guard.
Di is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sidorov defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Sidorov 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.
Horrible takedown by Di or perhaps it was just good defense by Sidorov which made him look bad.
Sidorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sidorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sidorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Di shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Di looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sidorov is squirming around, avoiding Di's attempts to control the action.
Sidorov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sidorov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Di jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sidorov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sidorov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sidorov is not content to let Di control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sidorov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sidorov scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidorov. Di does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidorov misses with a looping right.
Di dodges the punch combination from Sidorov.
Sidorov dips to his left and cracks Di with an uppercut!
Sidorov throws a jab when Di was well out of range.
Di shoots in for a double leg but Sidorov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sidorov lands a slapping body shot.
Di fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tran Do Di. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sidorov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov misses the jab.
Sidorov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Sidorov as Di shoots in.
Sidorov throws a looping overhand right but Di ducks down to avoid it.
Sidorov misses the jab.
Di staying out of range there.
Sidorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sidorov throws a jab when Di was well out of range.
Sidorov missing with a left hand there. Di was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sidorov. Di does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Di just misses with a punch to the body.
Sidorov throws a combination. Di tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice sprawl there from Sidorov as Di shoots in.
Di looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sidorov is fending him off so far but Di persists. Nope, Sidorov circles away and we're back to standing.
Sidorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Di moves away.
Di fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Di.
Sidorov connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Sidorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Di tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sidorov swivels and escapes.
Di shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sidorov pinned against the cage. Sidorov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sidorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Di is just out of range.
Sidorov scores with a nice right hand.
Sidorov swings for the body but Di moves out of range.
Sidorov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sidorov scores with a shot to the body.
Sidorov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Di.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di is trying to get an arm triangle but Sidorov is defending well.
Sidorov wants to get back to his feet but Di drags him back down.
Di is trying to get an arm triangle but Sidorov is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sidorov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Di ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Di steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidorov.
Di finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Adrian Sidorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two 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.
Sidorov digs a good body shot into Di's ribs.
Di takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sidorov throws out a powerful jab.
Di fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tran Do Di. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Di stops Sidorov from getting back to his feet.
Di is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sidorov sees it coming and defends easily.
Sidorov wants to get back to his feet.
Sidorov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sidorov scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidorov scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Sidorov.
Sidorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Sidorov blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Sidorov does no damage.
Di shoots in for a double leg but Sidorov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sidorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Di circles away quickly and effectively.
Di takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Di ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidorov moves away.
Di changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sidorov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di prevents Sidorov from escaping the position.
Sidorov prevents Di from improving position.
Sidorov is not content to let Di control the position.
Sidorov sneaks out the side door and pushes Di away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sidorov.
Sidorov throws a right hand that Di ducks under and follows up with a left that Di also avoids with ease.
Tran Do Di has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Di is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sidorov's half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Sidorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sidorov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Sidorov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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