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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Swiridow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 cm
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170 lbs
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190 cm
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Stein! 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, Bogdan Swiridow! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Swiridow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swiridow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Stein is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stein is working hard here to advance position. Stein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swiridow on the ground. Swiridow unloading with bombs! Stein wants to control but Swiridow is having none of it. Swiridow tries to control but Stein wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stein has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Swiridow is hanging on to Stein's back as he tries to escape.
Stein rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Swiridow trying to control the action but Stein is working from the bottom. Stein pushes Swiridow off looking to stand but Swiridow dives back in and keeps control.
That's two 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. Stein trying to control here.
Swiridow trying to control from half guard but Stein is working away. Stein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stein is defended easily by Swiridow. Swiridow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swiridow keeps control of Stein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Stein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Swiridow smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Swiridow. Swiridow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swiridow swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein. Swiridow tries to clinch there but Stein circles away.
Stein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Stein shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stein was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Swiridow is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stein thowing shots but they're missing. Swiridow is trying to escape the mount.
Stein looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Stein prevents Swiridow from getting the reversal. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Swiridow dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Stein scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Stein throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Stein just content to control the position. Stein working away. Stein lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Swiridow is trying to control Stein's posture but Stein avoids it. Stein taking a break here but Swiridow is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swiridow tries to get to full guard but Stein has control of the leg. Swiridow is pressing down on Stein's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Stein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Stein wants to pass the guard but Swiridow is keeping the position. Stein is looking to advance position but Swiridow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Swiridow with the ground and pound from mount. Swiridow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stein is looking to escape. Stein is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Swiridow punishing his opponent with strikes. Swiridow avoids the attempt from Stein to control. Stein is squirming around, avoiding Swiridow's attempts to control the action. Stein tries to lock up and control but Swiridow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Stein holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Swiridow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stein could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Stein is desperately trying to improve his position but Swiridow has a good base and remains in mount.
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. Swiridow looking for a guillotine from mount but Stein is having none of it. Stein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stein tries to get out of the position. Swiridow wants to control the pace but Stein is squirming around nicely. Swiridow is breathing heavily. Stein is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Stein tries to lock up and control but Swiridow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bogdan Swiridow will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stein shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swiridow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Swiridow wants to get back to his feet but Stein is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Stein sitting in guard, not really doing much. Swiridow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stein is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Swiridow looking to ground and pound but Stein is blocking nicely. Swiridow misses with some ground and pound and Stein recovers position to half guard. Stein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Swiridow is thwarting Stein's attempts to control the position. Stein tries to get to full guard but Swiridow has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Swiridow wants to control but Stein is keeping him busy. Stein is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Swiridow pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Swiridow shoots and misses and Stein counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Swiridow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Swiridow trying to control here.
Stein trying to control the action but Swiridow is working from the bottom. Swiridow is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stein stalling. Stein is working for a submission of some sort.
Kirill Stein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Swiridow is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Swiridow is looking to control Stein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swiridow avoid being mounted? Stein wants to pass the guard but Swiridow is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Stein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stein showed some decent athleticism there. Stein works his way into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight! Kirill Stein showed his dominance in that final round. I think Swiridow 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Swiridow!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
23% |
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