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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Midas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kritzkiy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rasputin by Boney M. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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240 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sev Kritzkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Midas!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midas tries to clinch but Kritzkiy is having none of it.
Midas shoots in looking for a takedown. Kritzkiy tries to sprawl out of it but Midas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kritzkiy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Midas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kritzkiy but Kritzkiy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Midas or perhaps it was just good defense by Kritzkiy which made him look bad.
Sev Kritzkiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Midas.
Kritzkiy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Midas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Midas is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Midas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Midas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Midas is trying to escape the position but Kritzkiy is controlling the position.
Kritzkiy working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midas isn't going anywhere.
Midas is trying to control Kritzkiy's posture but Kritzkiy avoids it.
Midas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kritzkiy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kritzkiy is breathing heavily.
Kritzkiy slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Midas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kritzkiy stands up from half guard.
Midas shoots and misses
and Kritzkiy counters with a body kick that stops Midas in his tracks momentarily.
Midas shoots and misses
and Kritzkiy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Midas working over Kritzkiy with some ground and pound. Kritzkiy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Midas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kritzkiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kritzkiy trying to control here.
Midas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Midas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kritzkiy is doing well to control the position and prevent Midas from advancing to side control.
Midas wants to stand but Kritzkiy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Midas wants to pass to mount but Kritzkiy is defending the position.
Kritzkiy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy trying to control here.
Midas lands with a punch from half guard.
Midas trying to control the action but Kritzkiy is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Midas has his takedown stuffed
and Kritzkiy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Midas trying to keep a closed guard but Kritzkiy is proving a slippery customer.
Midas keeping full guard, as Kritzkiy tries to pass.
Midas wants to sweep here but Kritzkiy controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy 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.
Midas tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Kritzkiy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Midas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Midas working a defensive guard here.
Midas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Midas is adopting a defensive guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Midas looking to control.
Kritzkiy wants to control from the top but Midas keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Midas tries to clinch up
and Kritzkiy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Midas!
Kritzkiy looking to control but Midas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sev Kritzkiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy avoids the attempt from Midas to control.
Kritzkiy breaks from Midas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kritzkiy looking to control but Midas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Midas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kritzkiy wants to control the pace but Midas is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Midas tries to hold on but Kritzkiy pushes him away.
Kritzkiy tries to control but Midas wriggling away.
Midas wants to hold on but Kritzkiy pushes him away.
Kritzkiy looking to finish with strikes here!
Midas is looking to improve his position but Kritzkiy isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Midas tries to hold on but Kritzkiy pushes him away.
Kritzkiy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Midas gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sev Kritzkiy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Midas misses with a takedown attempt
and Kritzkiy counters by moving into the clinch.
Midas tries to pull guard but Kritzkiy holds him up against the cage and eventually Midas drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Kritzkiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kritzkiy has had enough of the clinch but Midas keeps him there for the moment.
Midas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kritzkiy can't fight it off and eventually Midas manages to take the fight to the floor. Kritzkiy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kritzkiy working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Midas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kritzkiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Midas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Midas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Midas postures up in Kritzkiy's guard and throws a big left but Kritzkiy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy has a closed guard, preventing Midas from standing up.
Midas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Midas takes a swing at Kritzkiy's ribcage but misses.
Kritzkiy slips under a jab.
Midas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kritzkiy counters with a straight right hand.
Sev Kritzkiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Midas.
Midas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kritzkiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Kritzkiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Midas doesn't seem phased though.
Kritzkiy tests Midas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seth Midas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midas fails with the takedown
and Kritzkiy counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kritzkiy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kritzkiy stays in close to Midas's body and controls the position.
Kritzkiy looking to sit in guard and control but Midas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Midas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kritzkiy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Midas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kritzkiy's guard.
Midas wants to pass the guard but Kritzkiy is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy controlling Midas's posture.
Kritzkiy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kritzkiy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kritzkiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Midas is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Midas with a poor takedown
and Kritzkiy counters with a three punch combo that has Midas backing up. Midas nods at Kritzkiy to acknowledge the strikes.
Midas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kritzkiy sprawls well. Kritzkiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Midas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Midas to the mat! Midas manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy controlling from the top position.
Kritzkiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Midas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sev Kritzkiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Midas looking to control but Kritzkiy passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sev Kritzkiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kritzkiy 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sev Kritzkiy!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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