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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Bakarda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanko has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Raul Bakarda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Bakarda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vanko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakarda wants to land a leg kick but Vanko is out of range.
Vanko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bakarda throws a right hand that Vanko ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanko also avoids with ease.
Vanko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vanko showed some decent athleticism there.
Vanko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bakarda sees it coming and defends easily.
Bakarda tries to kick Vanko off but Vanko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bakarda trying to hold on to Vanko's head to control him but Vanko postures up.
Bakarda is trying to stand.
Bakarda trying to control here.
Vanko stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanko moves nicely into side control.
Vanko stands up and beckons Bakarda to his feet.
Vanko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bakarda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raul Bakarda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakarda tries to clinch but Vanko moves out of range.
Bakarda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vanko is out of range and Bakarda settles back down.
Bakarda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vanko throws a head kick but Bakarda moves out of range.
Bakarda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bakarda is looking to clinch but Vanko is avoiding it.
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.
Bakarda stuns Vanko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakarda tries to clinch but Vanko moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bakarda.
Bakarda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vanko blocks a head kick by Bakarda.
Bakarda throws a wild body kick that Vanko sees coming a mile off.
Bakarda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bakarda throws a sloppy head kick and Vanko moves out of range easily.
Bakarda throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanko counters with a single leg into guard. Bakarda didn't expect that.
Bakarda wants to stand up but Vanko is controlling him.
Vanko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanko wants to pass the guard but Bakarda is keeping the position.
Bakarda 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.
Vanko wants to control from the top but Bakarda keeps moving.
Bakarda wants to stand and escape but Vanko is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bakarda looks to clinch
and Vanko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bakarda's guard.
Bakarda keeping moving, preventing Vanko from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vanko looking to sit in guard and control but Bakarda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bakarda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vanko's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakarda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Bakarda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bakarda.
It looks like Ivan Vanko has been cut.
Bakarda darts in trying to clinch
and Vanko counters by moving into the clinch.
Bakarda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bakarda working aggressively here.
Vanko wants a takedown.
Vanko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bakarda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bakarda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vanko's brow.
Bakarda lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bakarda.
Bakarda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bakarda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bakarda missing with knees to the body.
Bakarda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanko is trying to drag Bakarda to the mat but Bakarda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bakarda is working Vanko over against the ropes.
Vanko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bakarda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vanko is defending well for now.
Vanko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bakarda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raul Bakarda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Vanko.
Bakarda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vanko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vanko or not.
Bakarda working Vanko over with knees to the body.
Vanko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bakarda uses from the top position.
Bakarda wants to get up but he can't break Vanko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bakarda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bakarda wanted to stand there but Vanko had control of the position.
Vanko keeping full guard, as Bakarda tries to pass.
Bakardais looking to pass into half guard but Vanko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vanko is in guard.
Vanko postures up.
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.
Vanko won't allow Bakarda to sweep him here.
Bakarda keeping moving, preventing Vanko from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bakarda is looking to clinch but Vanko is avoiding it.
Vanko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bakarda clinches with his opponent.
Bakarda prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bakarda lands a shot to the body.
Bakarda lands a knee to the head.
Bakarda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vanko.
Bakarda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vanko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bakarda.
Vanko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bakarda just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Vanko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bakarda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bakarda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vankos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakarda scores with a hook to the body.
Bakarda gets through Vanko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bakarda lands a good knee to the midsection. Vanko won't want to take too many of those.
Bakarda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bakarda.
Vanko can't get the takedown.
Bakarda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vanko or not.
Vanko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vanko controlling the pace.
Vanko is pressing down on Bakarda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bakarda is holding on for now.
Vanko stalling.
Vanko is looking to take a break and control but Bakarda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanko prevents Bakarda from improving his position.
Vanko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bakarda is trying to stand up here but Vanko is controlling him well.
Bakarda is looking to improve his position.
Vanko stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Bakarda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Vanko's cut.
That's time! Bakarda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bakarda wants to clinch up but Vanko keeps it at a distance.
Raul Bakarda is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Vanko misses its intended target.
Bakarda throws a head kick but Vanko moves out of range.
Bakarda wants to clinch up but Vanko keeps it at a distance.
Bakarda looks to clinch
and Vanko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vanko.
Vanko wants to control from the top but Bakarda keeps moving.
Vanko stops Bakarda from standing up.
Vanko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bakarda is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakarda keeping moving, preventing Vanko from controlling successfully.
Vanko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ivan Vanko.
Bakarda darts in trying to clinch
and Vanko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bakarda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bakarda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bakarda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bakarda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vanko backwards.
Vanko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Bakarda.
Vanko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bakarda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bakarda.
Nice body punch from Bakarda - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bakarda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Bakarda.
Vanko has Bakarda pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bakarda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bakarda can't find room to land a body shot as Vanko controls the action.
Bakarda struggles to land a body shot inside as Vanko controls his hands.
Bakarda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vanko's face.
Vanko tries to pull guard but Bakarda won't allow it.
Raul Bakarda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Vanko.
Vanko can't get the takedown.
Bakarda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vanko backwards.
Vanko wants a takedown but no success here.
Bakarda lands a hook that snaps the head of Vanko backwards.
Vanko has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bakarda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bakarda tries to escape but Vanko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Vanko keeps control of the position easily here as Bakarda tries to buck him off.
Bakarda is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Bakarda looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vanko.
Bakarda fending off the submission attempt from Vanko.
Vanko biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ivan Vanko 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.
Vanko punches the canvas rather than the man.
Vanko gets his hands free as Bakarda looks to control.
Vanko wants to control the position but Bakarda frees himself and scrambles - Vanko manages to regain control in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vanko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vanko looks for the body kick but Bakarda saw that one coming.
Bakarda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bakarda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Raul Bakarda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakarda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bakarda.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Vanko.
I think Bakarda 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Bakarda!
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RATING
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