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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lumpiot Paskaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lumpiot Paskaks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paskaks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zhirinovsky's waist but Zhirinovsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paskaks off to one side.
Lumpiot Paskaks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paskaks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zhirinovsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paskaks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zhirinovsky should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Paskaks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lumpiot Paskaks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paskaks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paskaks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zhirinovsky wants to get back to his feet.
Paskaks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zhirinovsky doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paskaks.
Zhirinovsky pushes Paskaks off and gets back to his feet.
Paskaks has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Paskaks with that takedown attempt.
Paskaks is breathing heavily.
Zhirinovsky misses with a combination
and Paskaks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zhirinovsky won't be happy with that.
Zhirinovsky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Paskaks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zhirinovsky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Paskaks tries to keep at a distance but Zhirinovsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zhirinovsky is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paskaks ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Paskaks no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky wants to get up but he can't break Paskaks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paskaks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhirinovsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paskaks looking for a sweep. Not yet Paskaks, not yet.
Paskaks trying to keep a closed guard but Zhirinovsky is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhirinovsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paskaks has a closed guard, preventing Zhirinovsky from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks controls Zhirinovsky momentarily but Zhirinovsky frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zhirinovsky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paskaks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhirinovsky wants to get up but he can't break Paskaks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paskaks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paskaks throws out a loose jab but Zhirinovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paskaks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhirinovsky counters with a two punch combo.
Zhirinovsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Paskaks was covering up waiting for the punch and Zhirinovsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Paskaks wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky tries to stand but Paskaks is controlling from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zhirinovsky scores a takedown into full mount!
Zhirinovsky looking to control but Paskaks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Zhirinovsky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paskaks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Zhirinovsky misses.
Paskaks shoots and misses
and Zhirinovsky counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paskaks's guard now.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Paskaks is working from the bottom.
Zhirinovsky stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Paskaks gets caught flat footed, as Zhirinovsky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhirinovsky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paskaks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zhirinovsky manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhirinovsky is looking to stand up but Paskaks isn't so interested in that idea.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paskaks is pushing down on Zhirinovsky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zhirinovsky is fighting to maintain full guard but Paskaks has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky wants to get back to his feet.
Paskaks wants to control but Zhirinovsky is keeping him busy.
Zhirinovsky pushes Paskaks off and gets back to his feet.
Paskaks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paskaks manages to avoid it.
Zhirinovsky shoots in and drives through. Paskaks sprawls well.
Paskaks misses with a takedown
and Zhirinovsky counters with a shoot takedown. Paskaks fights it but they end up in guard.
Paskaks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zhirinovsky!
Zhirinovsky'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.
Paskaks with the ground and pound from mount.
Paskaks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zhirinovsky is surviving well by controlling Paskaks's body position as best he can.
Zhirinovsky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Zhirinovsky is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Zhirinovsky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paskaks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paskaks landing shots from mount.
Paskaks tries to control but Zhirinovsky wriggling away.
Zhirinovsky squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Paskaks looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zhirinovsky is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Paskaks looking to control but Zhirinovsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paskaks looking to finish Zhirinovsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zhirinovsky!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks has control of Zhirinovsky's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zhirinovsky regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Paskaks tries to control but Zhirinovsky wriggling away.
Paskaks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zhirinovsky holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Paskaks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zhirinovsky is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Paskaks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zhirinovsky'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.
That's four 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.
Paskaks working for a guillotine from mount but Zhirinovsky is in no mood to give up.
Zhirinovsky is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Paskaks looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Paskaks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky 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. This is the final round!
No luck for Paskaks with that takedown attempt.
Paskaks throws a right hand that Zhirinovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhirinovsky also avoids with ease.
Zhirinovsky gets a clinch.
Paskaks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zhirinovsky.
Paskaks can't get the takedown.
Zhirinovsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhirinovsky throws a front kick aimed at Paskaks's knee but Paskaks avoids it well.
Paskaks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhirinovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paskaks circles away quickly and effectively.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhirinovsky lands in his opponent's guard.
Zhirinovsky won't allow Paskaks to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zhirinovsky gets to his feet - Paskaks follows without any prompting.
Zhirinovsky lands a really nice looking cross but Paskaks seems unphased.
Paskaks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhirinovsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhirinovsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zhirinovsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paskaks is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paskaks is working hard here to advance position.
Zhirinovsky trying to control but Paskaks is having none of it.
Zhirinovsky controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky tries to control but Paskaks wriggling away.
Paskaks is looking to improve his position but Zhirinovsky isn't that keen on the idea.
Zhirinovsky controlling from mount.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paskaks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lumpiot Paskaks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zhirinovsky controlling the position easily from mount.
Zhirinovsky looking to control but Paskaks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zhirinovsky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vladimir Zhirinovsky just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paskaks tries for a takedown but Zhirinovsky circles away easily
and Zhirinovsky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lumpiot Paskaks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhirinovsky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zhirinovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Zhirinovsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhirinovsky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
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energy
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