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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muy Thai Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Zakhaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Zakhaiev looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muy Thai Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Zakhaiev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bot tries to clinch up but Zakhaiev circles away and keeps his distance.
Zakhaiev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zakhaiev thows a big elbow that misses.
Zakhaiev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zakhaiev throws a right and a left that Bot avoids nicely.
Zakhaiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bot.
That's two 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.
Zakhaiev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bot but Bot pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zakhaiev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bot circles away.
Zakhaiev looks gassed!
Zakhaiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bot's waist but Bot gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zakhaiev off to one side.
Muy Thai Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Zakhaiev.
Bot tries to clinch up.
Zakhaiev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakhaiev tries to clinch but Bot is having none of it.
Bot tries to clinch up
and Zakhaiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Muy Thai Bot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bot darts in trying to clinch
and Zakhaiev moves into the clinch.
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.
Bot looking to throw knees to the head but Zakhaiev is blocking nicely.
Bot misses with a knee to the head.
Zakhaiev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zakhaiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zakhaiev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zakhaiev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zakhaiev tries to pull guard but Bot holds him up against the cage and eventually Zakhaiev drops back down to his feet.
Bot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Zakhaiev 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.
Zakhaiev fails to land the takedown.
Bot wants to clinch
and Zakhaiev moves into the clinch.
Bot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bot misses with a knee to the head.
Bot misses with a knee to the head.
Zakhaiev is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zakhaiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Bot looking to throw knees to the head but Zakhaiev is blocking nicely.
Zakhaiev tries to pull guard but Bot won't allow it.
Bot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakhaiev has Bot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Muy Thai Bot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Zakhaiev.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bot.
Bot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bot tries a knee to the head but Zakhaiev blocks it.
Bot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bot tries to land a knee to the head but Zakhaiev blocks with his arms.
Bot misses with a knee strike.
Bot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zakhaiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zakhaiev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zakhaiev tries to score a body lock takedown but Bot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zakhaiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bot misses with a knee to the head.
Bot looking to throw knees to the head but Zakhaiev is blocking nicely.
Bot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bot lands a knee to the body.
Bot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bot crunches a lovely knee into Zakhaiev's ribcage.
Zakhaiev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bot walks away with a smile on his face. Zakhaiev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bot fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bot shoots in and drives through. Zakhaiev sprawls well.
Bot tries to clinch but Zakhaiev is having none of it.
Zakhaiev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikhail Zakhaiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zakhaiev tries to clinch but Bot moves out of range.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zakhaiev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zakhaiev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bot sprawls well. Bot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zakhaiev gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bot closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zakhaiev counters with a shoot takedown. Bot fights it but they end up in guard.
Zakhaiev thows a big elbow that misses.
Bot keeping moving, preventing Zakhaiev from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Zakhaiev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zakhaiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Zakhaiev with that takedown attempt.
Zakhaiev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zakhaiev counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zakhaiev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bot tries to close the distance and clinch but Zakhaiev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bot moves in looking to clinch but Zakhaiev pushes him off.
Zakhaiev darts in trying to clinch
and Bot holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bot tries to land a knee to the head but Zakhaiev blocks with his arms.
Bot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bot looking to throw knees to the head but Zakhaiev is blocking nicely.
Bot throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bot missing with knees to the body.
Bot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakhaiev looking for a takedown.
Bot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zakhaiev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zakhaiev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bot wants to stand but Zakhaiev is controlling the position.
Zakhaiev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bot wants to get back to his feet but Zakhaiev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zakhaiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Bot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bot is looking to stand up but Zakhaiev isn't so interested in that idea.
Bot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bot wants to stand up but Zakhaiev is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bot wants to clinch but Zakhaiev slips to the side
and Zakhaiev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mikhail Zakhaiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakhaiev controlling the pace.
Muy Thai Bot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Zakhaiev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zakhaiev 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Zakhaiev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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