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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kyznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyznetsov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crush It Down by Crooked X. Alexei Kyznetsov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Rodrigo Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Kyznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garcia controlling the action here.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Kyznetsov defends it.
Garcia lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcia works his way into side control.
Garcia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kyznetsov some visible discomfort.
Garcia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kyznetsov down.
Garcia wants to control but Kyznetsov is keeping him busy.
Garcia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Kyznetsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia controlling the position from side mount.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Kyznetsov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Kyznetsov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kyznetsov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kyznetsov down.
Kyznetsov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Garcia off and has taken his back!
Garcia wants to control his opponent's hands but Kyznetsov gets his hands free.
Garcia rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kyznetsov looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Kyznetsov is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard but Kyznetsov has passed into side control.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
Garcia tries to hold on but Kyznetsov pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to control Kyznetsov's body but Kyznetsov pushes him off. Garcia squirms to his side and now Kyznetsov has his back!
Kyznetsov not allowing Garcia to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Garcia surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
I really don't envy Garcia right now.
That's four 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 breaks Kyznetsov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Garcia works over Kyznetsov with some ground and pound from guard.
Garcia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kyznetsov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garcia!
Kyznetsov tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Kyznetsov has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Garcia 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.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Garcia turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kyznetsov is looking for a sweep.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Garcia in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Garcia working the ground and pound.
Garcia wants to take a breather but Kyznetsov manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Garcia.
Garcia passes Kyznetsov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kyznetsov is breathing heavily.
Garcia working over Kyznetsov with some ground and pound. Kyznetsov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garcia is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia working Kyznetsov over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.
Garcia working Kyznetsov over with strikes.
Garcia controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Garcia.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Kyznetsov defends it.
Garcia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Garcia lands a nice short elbow.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kyznetsov is bucking up trying to escape but Garcia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garcia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kyznetsov?
Garcia landing punches.
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Kyznetsov is looking to get to half guard.
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garcia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kyznetsov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kyznetsov is in a horrible position here. Garcia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kyznetsov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garcia dominating with strikes here.
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Garcia controlling the pace for now.
Garcia lands with some strikes.
Garcia scoring with strikes but Kyznetsov is staying in there.
Kyznetsov taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kyznetsov slips under a jab.
Garcia rushes Kyznetsov and presses him up against the cage.
Kyznetsov has Garcia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garcia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kyznetsov being controlled against the cage.
Garcia wants the takedown. Kyznetsov is fighting it off but Garcia persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kyznetsov's guard against the cage.
Garcia advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Garcia scores with punches from side control.
Kyznetsov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
Garcia grinds an elbow into Kyznetsov's temple.
Garcia is putting a hurting on Kyznetsov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kyznetsov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Garcia looks up at the clock and then as Kyznetsov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Garcia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Garcia creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Garcia trying to control the action but Kyznetsov is working from the bottom.
Garcia scoring with punches from side control.
Garcia scores with a couple of short elbows.
Garcia is putting a hurting on Kyznetsov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garcia lands a nice forearm strike.
Kyznetsov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rodrigo Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garcia lands an elbow.
Garcia working the body and head with strikes.
Kyznetsov taking a bit of punishment here - Garcia scoring with strikes.
Kyznetsov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kyznetsov gets back to half guard.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Kyznetsov defends it.
Garcia working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Garcia is landing with some decent strikes but Kyznetsov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov is in a horrible position here. Garcia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garcia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Garcia with a couple of short strikes.
Garcia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garcia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Garcia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Garcia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kyznetsov's face.
Garcia content just to control the position here.
Garcia raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is landing with some decent strikes but Kyznetsov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Kyznetsov taking shots to the head.
Alexei Kyznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Kyznetsov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kyznetsov taking shots to the head.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcia cracks Kyznetsov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rodrigo Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyznetsov can do to turn this around?
Kyznetsov is looking to get to half guard.
Kyznetsov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garcia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Garcia!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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