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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Vostarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyrus Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vostarov comes to the cage accompanied by Legalize. The key to victory for Maxim Vostarov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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258 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Vostarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyrus Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vostarov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Vostarov pushes him off.
Vostarov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vostarov clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vostarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Vostarov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vostarov.
Vostarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maxim Vostarov has been cut.
Vostarov is breathing heavily.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vostarov blocks an elbow strike.
Vostarov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Vostarov takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vostarov.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vostarov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vostarov is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vostarov is defending well for now.
Garcia lands a damaging elbow.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Vostarov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Vostarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vostarov takes an elbow to the temple.
Maxim Vostarov's cut is getting worse.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Vostarov scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vostarov is defending well for now.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vostarov avoids it.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Vostarov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vostarov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Vostarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vostarov tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Vostarov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garcia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyrus Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vostarov avoids it.
Vostarov gets control of Garcia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vostarov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vostarov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vostarov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vostarov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vostarov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vostarov is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia missing with punches from the bottom.
Vostarov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garcia sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with punches from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vostarov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vostarov wants to stand up but Garcia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Garcia is pressing down on Vostarov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vostarov won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vostarov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vostarov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Vostarov tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Vostarov looking for a takedown.
Vostarov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vostarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Vostarov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Vostarov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrus Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Vostarov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vostarov shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vostarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maxim Vostarov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vostarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vostarov darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Vostarov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vostarov avoids the damage to the body.
Vostarov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia misses with an elbow strike.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vostarov avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Vostarov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vostarov is trying to break free.
Vostarov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vostarov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vostarov is trying to break the clinch but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vostarov's efforts to push away.
Vostarov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garcia prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Vostarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vostarov breaks the clinch.
Vostarov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Vostarov persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia wants to clinch up but Vostarov keeps it at a distance.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Vostarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vostarov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garcia wants to clinch but Vostarov slips to the side
and Vostarov counters with an inside leg kick.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Garcia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vostarov.
Vostarov managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Vostarov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Vostarov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vostarov clinches but Garcia breaks the clinch
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Vostarov crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Vostarov pulls guard successfully.
Garcia won't allow Vostarov to sweep him here.
Garcia chips away with some ground and pound.
Garcia wants to get up but he can't break Vostarov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garcia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Garcia closes the distance but Vostarov moves to the side
and Vostarov counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Vostarov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vostarov is looking to clinch.
Vostarov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vostarov shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia has Vostarov up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vostarov avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vostarov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garcia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vostarov wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Vostarov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vostarov avoids the damage to the body.
Vostarov jumps guard but Garcia stands there with Vostarov around his waist. Vostarov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vostarov avoids the damage to the body.
Vostarov pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vostarov's guard.
Vostarov controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vostarov wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyrus Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxim Vostarov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vostarov thows a body shot but no joy.
Vostarov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Vostarov.
Vostarov wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch.
Vostarov missing with knees to the body.
Vostarov tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vostarov avoids it.
Vostarov pulls guard successfully.
Garcia with a nice head shot there.
Vostarov controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Vostarov is really struggling to control Garcia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vostarov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia drives through and clinches with Vostarov against the cage.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vostarov avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia tries to land knees in the clinch but Vostarov avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Vostarov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Vostarov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Vostarov.
Vostarov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garcia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Garcia prevents Vostarov from breaking the clinch.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Vostarov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Vostarov swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Vostarov.
Vostarov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vostarov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxim Vostarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vostarov tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Vostarov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Vostarov pushes him off.
Garcia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Garcia wants it to stay on the feet.
Garcia closes the distance and pushes Vostarov back into the cage.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Vostarov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vostarov avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Vostarov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vostarov tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Vostarov drops back down to his feet.
Kyrus Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vostarov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Vostarov or perhaps it was just good defense by Garcia which made him look bad.
Kyrus Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vostarov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Garcia defends it nicely.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Vostarov fails to pull guard.
Vostarov tries to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Vostarov fails to land.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Vostarov trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vostarov into the cage.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
Maxim Vostarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vostarov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia stuffs the takedown attempt from Vostarov. Vostarov gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxim Vostarov.
I think Garcia 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyrus Garcia!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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