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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 cm
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kimo Lima! 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, Pyotr Alexandrovna! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Lima avoids the body shot from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexandrovna looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Alexandrovna misses the shot to the body. Lima tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrovna has taken the fight into the clinch. Alexandrovna pulls Lima into guard.
Lima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Alexandrovna keeping full guard, as Lima tries to pass. Alexandrovna looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Lima passes Alexandrovna's left leg - he's now in half guard. Alexandrovna regains full guard. Nicely done. Alexandrovna keeping full guard, as Lima tries to pass. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lima pushing down on Alexandrovna's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Lima throwing shots but Alexandrovna is blocking nicely. Lima with the ground and pound but Alexandrovna uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alexandrovna throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alexandrovna controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself. Lima has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Alexandrovna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lima won't allow Alexandrovna to sweep him here. Lima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Lima wants to control from the top but Alexandrovna keeps moving. Lima throwing strikes but missing. Alexandrovna controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself. Lima wants to pass the guard but Alexandrovna is keeping the position. Lima advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alexandrovna is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lima's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Lima is breathing heavily. Alexandrovna trying to control but Lima postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Lima is trying to work for a kimura but Alexandrovna is defending well.
Alexandrovna landing a few short strikes. Alexandrovna is looking to control Lima's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alexandrovna avoid being mounted? Lima wants to take a breather but Alexandrovna is having none of it. Alexandrovna moves into full guard.
Alexandrovna looking for a guillotine here but Lima defends easily.
Lima trying to control but Alexandrovna is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lima landing some decent shots from guard. Lima throws a big right hand that misses. Lima with a nice head shot there. Alexandrovna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lima manages to get himself to full guard.
Alexandrovna tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard. Lima looking for a sweep. Not yet Lima, not yet. Alexandrovna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Alexandrovna preventing the sweep. Alexandrovna with a nice head shot there. Alexandrovna won't allow Lima to sweep him here. Alexandrovna postures up.
Lima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lima is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexandrovna's guard. Lima is working Alexandrovna over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Alexandrovna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Lima is working hard here to advance position. Alexandrovna is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Lima tries to get to full guard but Alexandrovna has control of the leg. Alexandrovna not landing any meaningful shots this time. Lima tries to get to full guard but Alexandrovna has control of the leg. Lima missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimo Lima will probably get the nod. That's time! Lima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alexandrovna is looking to slow Lima down with leg kicks. Lima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Alexandrovna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Jab by Alexandrovna.
It looks like Kimo Lima has been cut. Lima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Lima shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alexandrovna's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Lima scoring with punches to the head and body. Alexandrovna trying to keep a closed guard but Lima is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrovna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Alexandrovna lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Lima is pushing down on Alexandrovna's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alexandrovna is fighting to maintain full guard but Lima has managed to sneak the leg through. Alexandrovna is breathing heavily. Lima is trying to work for a kimura but Alexandrovna is defending well.
Lima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexandrovna keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lima works his foot free and advances to mount. Lima could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Alexandrovna throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Alexandrovna throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Lima lands a big shot there that rocks Alexandrovna but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Lima. Lima lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alexandrovna is looking to get to half guard. Lima landing strikes, looking to finish! Alexandrovna throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lima. What's that going to do exactly? Lima has control of Alexandrovna's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alexandrovna regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alexandrovna regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lima lands with a punch from half guard. Lima is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Lima is landing with some decent strikes but Alexandrovna is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Lima dominating with strikes here. Lima unloading with bombs! This has been an exciting period of action! Lima jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alexandrovna manages to avoid the submission attempt. Lima moves into full mount! Lima in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alexandrovna tries to reverse the position but Lima maintains control. Lima wants to finish this one by submission but Alexandrovna is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lima. Alexandrovna tries to hold on but Lima postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alexandrovna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alexandrovna gets back to half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Alexandrovna manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Alexandrovna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Alexandrovna is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Alexandrovna prevents Lima from improving his position. Alexandrovna wants to take a breather but Lima is having none of it. Lima is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexandrovna scores with a couple of nice shots. Lima wants to improve his position but Alexandrovna is controlling well.
Alexandrovna is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Alexandrovna lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lima hang on? Lima is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alexandrovna is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lima is surviving well by controlling Alexandrovna's body position as best he can. Alexandrovna prevents Lima from getting the reversal. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lima defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alexandrovna. Lima tries to reverse the position but Alexandrovna maintains control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kimo Lima will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Kimo Lima's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexandrovna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lima checks it well. Pyotr Alexandrovna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Alexandrovna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexandrovna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lima swivels and escapes. Lima connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Pyotr Alexandrovna has been cut. Alexandrovna is looking to slow Lima down with leg kicks. Alexandrovna wants to slow Lima down by chopping away at his legs. Lima drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Lima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Alexandrovna looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexandrovna, not yet. Alexandrovna trying to control the position.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Alexandrovna. Lima with a flurry of punches that miss. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Alexandrovna is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Alexandrovna throws a head kick that misses. Alexandrovna tries to land a front kick but Lima steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Lima fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexandrovna. Lima lands a nice shot to the body.
Lima has his takedown stuffed and Alexandrovna counters with a head kick. That will keep Lima thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Alexandrovna throws a head kick that misses. Lima has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimo Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him. Alexandrovna misses with a low kick as Lima jumps back. Alexandrovna shoots in looking for a takedown. Lima tries to sprawl out of it but Alexandrovna keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Nice sprawl there from Alexandrovna as Lima shoots in. Alexandrovna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alexandrovna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lima swats him away and circles back towards the center. Alexandrovna has closed the distance and engaged Lima in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Alexandrovna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna lands a nice knee to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alexandrovna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Alexandrovna turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Alexandrovna tries to score with some ground and pound. Lima controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Alexandrovna misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Alexandrovna trying to control from the bottom.
Lima prevents Alexandrovna from improving his position. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lima lands a nice short elbow. Alexandrovna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Alexandrovna on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Kimo Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lima tries to pass to full mount but Alexandrovna defends it. Alexandrovna works his way to full guard. Good work. Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrovna is keeping the position for now. Alexandrovna trying to keep a closed guard but Lima is proving a slippery customer.
Alexandrovna has momentary wrist control but Lima slips an elbow through the middle. Alexandrovna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Lima stands up over Alexandrovna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Lima throwing strikes from guard but Alexandrovna blocks nicely. Alexandrovna doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alexandrovna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexandrovna is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lima preventing the sweep. Lima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Lima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Alexandrovna had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lima is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alexandrovna Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lima's back instead. Alexandrovna cracks Lima with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lima from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Alexandrovna lands a shot to the body. Pyotr Alexandrovna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lima rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Alexandrovna thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Lima landing rabbit punches to the side of Alexandrovna's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points. Lima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lima is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Alexandrovna pulls his head out easily. Lima gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Pyotr Alexandrovna. I think Lima has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimo Lima!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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