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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paniki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, South East A. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
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186 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Paniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Dragov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Paniki did well to prevent Dragov getting side control.
Dragov drops an elbow to the side of Paniki's head.
Dragov thows a huge punch but Paniki dodges it nicely.
Dragov prevents Paniki from improving his position.
Paniki taking some punishment here, with Dragov in his half guard.
Paniki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Dragov.
Dragov winds up and cracks Paniki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paniki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragov working Paniki over with strikes.
Paniki is trying to stand back up but Dragov is controlling him
Dragov working over Paniki with some ground and pound. Paniki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Dragov.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dragov connects with a nice short shot to Paniki's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dragov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dragov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paniki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dragov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dragov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dragov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dragov winds up and cracks Paniki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paniki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dragov there.
Paniki taking some punishment here, with Dragov in his half guard.
Dragov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dragov winds up and cracks Paniki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paniki wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dragov lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragov working Paniki over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dragov connects with a nice short shot to Paniki's temple.
Dragov looks gassed!
Dragov working the head and body with strikes.
Paniki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dragov pulls his head out easily.
Dragov drops an elbow to the side of Paniki's head.
Dragov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Paniki is trying to stand back up but Dragov is controlling him
Dragov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dragov winds up and cracks Paniki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dragov working over Paniki with some ground and pound. Paniki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paniki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dragov pulls his head out easily.
Paniki looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dragov there.
Dragov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paniki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dragov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dragov lands strikes from half guard.
Dragov lands with a punch from half guard.
Paniki has hold of Dragov's hands but Dragov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dragov lands a nice short elbow.
Paniki wants to get back to his feet.
Paniki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dragov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dragov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paniki looking for submissions off his back.
Paniki taking some punishment here, with Dragov in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov lands with a punch from half guard.
Dragov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paniki has hold of Dragov's hands but Dragov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dragov lands with a punch from half guard.
Dragov prevents Paniki from standing back up.
Dragov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dragov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dragov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paniki has hold of Dragov's hands but Dragov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paniki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov 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.
Dragov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dragov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dragov breaks from Paniki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paniki tries to reverse the position but Dragov maintains control.
Dragov with shots to the head and body - Paniki looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dragov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Paniki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dragov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dragov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paniki hang on?
A nice elbow there by Dragov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dragov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paniki's face.
Paniki tries to reverse the position but Dragov maintains control.
Paniki is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dragov is landing with some decent strikes but Paniki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Paniki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dragov dominating with strikes here.
Dragov landing shots from mount.
Dragov with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Paniki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dragov with a couple of short strikes.
Dragov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paniki hang on?
Dragov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragov looking to finish with strikes here!
Dragov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paniki's face.
Paniki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dragov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dragov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paniki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dragov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dragov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dragov breaks from Paniki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paniki wants to get back to his feet.
Paniki is looking to get to half guard.
Oleg Dragov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dragov scoring with strikes but Paniki is staying in there.
Paniki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paniki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paniki is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragov landing punches.
Dragov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragov dominating with strikes here.
Dragov unloading with bombs!
Dragov working the ground and pound effectively.
Dragov 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.
Paniki can't escape the position.
Paniki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dragov landing punches.
Paniki is working to get back to half guard.
Dragov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paniki?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dragov.
Dragov landing shots from mount.
Dragov is landing with some decent strikes but Paniki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paniki blocking the ground and pound.
Paniki tries to reverse the position but Dragov maintains control.
Paniki taking shots to the head.
Dragov breaks from Paniki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paniki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dragov.
Dragov punching from mount but Paniki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You get the feeling that Paniki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Paniki regains half guard.
Dragov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Dragov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Paniki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paniki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragov postures up and lands a big shot to Paniki's brow.
Dragov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragov works over Paniki with some ground and pound from guard.
Dragov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dragov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paniki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paniki has momentary wrist control but Dragov slips an elbow through the middle.
Dragov with a nice head shot there.
Dragov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dragov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Paniki has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Dragov manages to get his head free but now Paniki has transitioned to an armbar! Dragov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Paniki! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elias Paniki!
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hype
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