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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bobrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Gordy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Bobrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bobrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Gordy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordy takes the fight into the clinch.
Bobrov tries to break the clinch but Gordy is controlling the position.
Gordy scores with a shot to the side of Bobrov's head.
Gordy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobrov is trying to break the clinch but Gordy has him pressed against the ropes.
Bobrov is trying to break free.
Gordy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bobrov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gordy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bobrov walks away with a smile on his face. Gordy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan Bobrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gordy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gordy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bobrov wants to control but Gordy is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrov is working to get back to half guard.
Gordy stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bobrov is looking to clinch but Gordy is avoiding it.
Gordy avoids the head kick by Bobrov.
Bobrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobrov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gordy misses with a takedown attempt - Bobrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Gordy or perhaps it was just good defense by Bobrov which made him look bad.
Bobrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bobrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordy closes the distance and clinches.
Bobrov tries to circle away but Gordy has him pinned against the ropes.
Bobrov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bobrov is trying to break the clinch but Gordy has him pressed against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Gordy as the two fighters clinch.
Bobrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobrov scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Gordy scores with a four punch combination!
Bobrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gordy backs up against the ropes.
Gordy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bobrov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bobrov lands a couple of elbows.
Bobrov preventing the sweep.
Bobrov won't allow Gordy to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bobrov thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bobrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bobrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordy's head.
Bobrov postures up in Gordy's guard and throws a big left but Gordy blocks it.
Bobrov is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gordy shoots in and drives through. Bobrov sprawls well.
Bobrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobrov misses with a kick to the body.
Bobrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivan Bobrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobrov throws an overhand right that lands on Gordy's shoulder, as Gordy tries to avoid the shot.
Gordy shoots in but Bobrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gordy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobrov shoots in for a takedown but Gordy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bobrov as Gordy shoots in.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bobrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobrov throws a right and a left that Gordy avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bobrov.
Bobrov throws a series of punches but Gordy moves out of range.
Bobrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bobrov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gordy's head.
Crunch! Bobrov slams his shin into Gordy's torso.
Bobrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gordy circles away.
Bobrov scores with a head kick.
Bobrov avoids a kick to the body.
Gordy throws a low kick, looking for Bobrov's leg but Bobrov calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gordy is defended easily by Bobrov.
Bobrov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gordy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bobrov landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Bobrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bobrov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bobrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bobrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordy circles away quickly and effectively.
Bobrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobrov.
Jab, jab by Bobrov - just one landing.
Gordy slips a jab and a cross from Bobrov.
Bobrov tries to bum rush Gordy with a series of wild strikes but Gordy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobrov tries to keep at a distance but Gordy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gordy wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordy breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrov tries to clinch there but Gordy circles away.
Gordy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobrov looks to land a combination but Gordy avoids it well.
Gordy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bobrov.
Bobrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gordy moves into the clinch.
Gordy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bobrov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bobrov swinging wildly here.
Gordy leaves Bobrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bobrov is looking to clinch.
Gordy has Bobrov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordy misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bobrov up against the ropes.
Bobrov is trying to break the clinch but Gordy has him pressed against the ropes.
Gordy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivan Bobrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Gordy.
Bobrov working hard to break the clinch.
Gordy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gordy ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gordy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gordy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gordy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bobrov is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bobrov defends well.
Bobrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bobrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bobrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bobrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bobrov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bobrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gordy's head.
Gordy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bobrov stopping the sweep attempt from Gordy.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bobrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bobrov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobrov looks to land a combination. Gordy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ivan Bobrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bobrov.
Gordy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gordy throws out a leg kick but Bobrov moves out of range and Gordy only half commits.
Nice body kick there by Bobrov.
Bobrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bobrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gordy sprawls well. Gordy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bobrov gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Gordy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Gordy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bobrov looks to clinch
and Gordy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Gordy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gordy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobrov defending well though.
Bobrov wants to control but Gordy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobrov is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordy not doing much here.
Gordy with the ground and pound but Bobrov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gordy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gordy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gordy stopping the sweep attempt from Bobrov.
Gordy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobrov controls Gordy momentarily but Gordy frees himself.
Gordy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bobrov wants to get back to his feet but Gordy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gordy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gordy won't allow Bobrov to sweep him here.
Gordy with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gordy rushes Bobrov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gordy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gordy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Gordy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gordy holds on and takes a little breather.
Bobrov postures up in Gordy's guard and throws a big left but Gordy blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Gordy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Gordy!
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