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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Badaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Yardstick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Badaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lance Yardstick!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yardstick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Badaman shoots in for a double leg but Yardstick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yardstick tries to close the distance and clinch but Badaman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badaman looks for a takedown but Yardstick sprawls well.
Badaman tries for a takedown but Yardstick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Badaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yardstick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Badaman shoots in and bounces Yardstick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Badaman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yardstick pushes Badaman off and gets back to his feet.
Yardstick moves in looking to clinch but Badaman pushes him off.
Yardstick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Badaman, pushing him back against the cage.
Yardstick lands a good knee to the midsection. Badaman won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badaman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badaman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaman takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ivan Badaman has been cut.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
Badaman is working for takedown but Yardstick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yardstick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yardstick with a knee to the head.
Yardstick lands a damaging elbow.
Yardstick connects with a knee to the head.
Badaman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yardstick lands a good knee to the midsection. Badaman won't want to take too many of those.
Yardstick lands an elbow just above Badaman 's eye.
Yardstick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Badaman's face.
Yardstick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badaman's defenses.
Yardstick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yardstick scores a nice knee to the body.
Yardstick lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yardstick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yardstick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yardstick scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
Yardstick lands an elbow just above Badaman 's eye.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yardstick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yardstick scores with a knee to the head.
Badaman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yardstick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yardstick lands a good knee to the midsection. Badaman won't want to take too many of those.
Yardstick trying to land knees to the body.
Yardstick looking to throw knees to the head but Badaman is blocking nicely.
Badaman has Yardstick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yardstick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yardstick tries a knee to the head but Badaman blocks it.
Yardstick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Badaman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yardstick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yardstick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Badaman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yardstick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yardstick wants it to stay on the feet.
Yardstick rushes Badaman and presses him up against the cage.
Yardstick lands a nice knee to the body.
Yardstick lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardstick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yardstick scores with a shoulder strike.
Yardstick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Badaman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Badaman avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Badaman looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yardstick.
Badaman managing to block the knees to the body from Yardstick.
Badaman wants a takedown but no success here.
Badaman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badaman blocks an elbow strike from Yardstick.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yardstick.
Badaman wants a takedown.
Badaman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yardstick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Badaman blocks the elbow strike.
Badaman jumps guard but Yardstick stands there with Badaman around his waist. Badaman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yardstick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yardstick gets underhooks to prevent Badaman's takedown attempt.
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.
Yardstick lands a damaging elbow.
Yardstick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yardstick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yardstick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yardstick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yardstick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badaman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Badaman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yardstick lands an elbow that stopped Badaman in his tracks for a moment.
Yardstick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Badaman's face.
Yardstick prevents the takedown attempt.
Badaman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yardstick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yardstick working Badaman over with knees to the body.
Badaman is working for takedown but Yardstick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Yardstick.
Badaman is trying to trip Yardstick. He has hold of a leg but Yardstick is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Badaman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Yardstick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Badaman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yardstick clinches with his opponent.
Yardstick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badaman's defenses.
Yardstick pushes off an throws an elbow but Badaman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Badaman managing to block the knees to the body from Yardstick.
Badaman takes an elbow to the temple.
Badaman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Yardstick.
Nice elbow from Yardstick.
Yardstick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Badaman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Badaman avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Yardstick.
Yardstick tries to land knees in the clinch but Badaman avoids the damage to the body.
Yardstick misses with a knee to the head.
Badaman avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Yardstick is pressed up against the cage. Badaman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yardstick down to the mat. Yardstick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Badaman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yardstick circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Badaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yardstick drives through and clinches with Badaman against the cage.
Badaman has Yardstick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yardstick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yardstick lands a good knee to the midsection. Badaman won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yardstick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Badaman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
Yardstick missing with knees to the body.
Yardstick landing knees to the head.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badaman avoids it.
Badaman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yardstick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yardstick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Badaman can't get the takedown.
Badaman fails to pull guard.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yardstick in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yardstick.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yardstick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badaman's brow.
Yardstick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Badaman's face.
Yardstick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yardstick scores a nice knee to the body.
Yardstick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Badaman looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yardstick lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Yardstick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yardstick.
Yardstick misses with a knee strike.
Badaman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yardstick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yardstick lands an elbow inside that Badaman shrugs off.
Yardstick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Badaman trying to stall but Yardstick improves his position.
Yardstick scores with a knee to the head.
Yardstick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badaman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yardstick lands a good knee to the midsection. Badaman won't want to take too many of those.
Badaman blocks an elbow strike from Yardstick.
Yardstick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badaman looking for a takedown.
Yardstick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Badaman's face.
Yardstick tries to land knees in the clinch but Badaman avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badaman avoiding damage as Yardstick throws knees to the body.
Yardstick missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yardstick.
Badaman managing to block the knees to the body from Yardstick.
Yardstick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yardstick with a knee to the head.
Badaman takes an elbow to the temple.
Badaman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Badaman decides to return to a standing position.
Badaman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yardstick tries to clinch there but Badaman circles away.
Badaman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yardstick pinned against the cage. Yardstick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Badaman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yardstick fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yardstick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badaman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yardstick is fending him off so far but Badaman persists. Nope, Yardstick circles away and we're back to standing.
Badaman keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivan Badaman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yardstick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Badaman, pushing him back against the cage.
Yardstick looking to throw knees to the head but Badaman is blocking nicely.
Yardstick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yardstick has Badaman pressed against the cage, preventing Badaman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Badaman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yardstick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yardstick lands a nice knee to the body.
Yardstick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yardstick.
Yardstick landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yardstick obliges.
Badaman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yardstick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Badaman fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Yardstick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Badaman's cut.
That's time! Badaman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Badaman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yardstick.
Badaman keeps the fight on the outside.
Yardstick tries to clinch there but Badaman circles away.
Yardstick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badaman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Badaman.
Yardstick is trying to buck Badaman off.
Badaman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yardstick doesn't manage to clinch there - Badaman circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badaman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Badaman wants to control from the top but Yardstick keeps moving.
Yardstick scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badaman.
Yardstick moves in looking to clinch but Badaman pushes him off.
Yardstick instigates a clinch.
Yardstick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yardstick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Badaman is defending well for now.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Badaman avoids it.
Yardstick prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badaman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yardstick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badaman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badaman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yardstick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Badaman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yardstick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yardstick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yardstick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Badaman avoids the elbow strike from Yardstick, against the cage.
Yardstick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badaman.
Badaman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yardstick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yardstick missing with knees to the body.
Badaman has Yardstick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yardstick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yardstick looking to throw knees to the head but Badaman is blocking nicely.
Yardstick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badaman backwards.
Badaman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yardstick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Badaman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yardstick takes the fight into the clinch.
Yardstick is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lance Yardstick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yardstick connects with a knee to the head.
Yardstick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Badaman.
Yardstick connects with a knee to the head.
Badaman fails to pull guard.
Badaman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yardstick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yardstick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Badaman's defenses.
Yardstick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yardstick missing with knees to the body.
Badaman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yardstick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yardstick moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badaman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yardstick obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yardstick.
Badaman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Badaman managing to block the knees to the body from Yardstick.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yardstick.
Lance Yardstick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Badaman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yardstick prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yardstick.
Yardstick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yardstick swings wildly with an uppercut but Badaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badaman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yardstick looking to throw knees to the head but Badaman is blocking nicely.
Yardstick stops a takedown attempt from Badaman.
Yardstick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivan Badaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yardstick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lance Yardstick.
I've got Yardstick 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Yardstick!
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energy
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RATING
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