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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes into the arena with Raising Hell blaring out of the sound system. Lev Nikifor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean lands a nice shot that snaps Nikifor's head back.
Nikifor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bean thumps Nikifor with a low kick.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikifor.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikifor stops Bean from passing to mount.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Nikifor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nikifor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Bean.
Bean scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nikifor to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean throws an elbow but Nikifor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nikifor stops Bean from passing to mount.
Bean cracks Nikifor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nikifor tries to escape but Bean is in control.
Bean working away.
Bean misses with the ground and pound.
Bean controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bean throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nikifor works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bean moves into full mount! Nikifor won't be happy about that!
Bean looking to ground and pound but Nikifor is blocking nicely.
Bean 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.
Bean wants to control the pace but Nikifor is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nikifor's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bean lands a big shot there that rocks Nikifor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bean looking to ground and pound but Nikifor is blocking nicely.
Nikifor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nikifor looks gassed!
Bean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nikifor hang on?
Bean trying to control but Nikifor is having none of it.
Bean thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean looking to finish with strikes here!
Bean landing shots from mount.
Bean misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nikifor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bean.
Bean tries to control but Nikifor wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nikifor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lev Nikifor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikifor misses with a straight left.
Nikifor tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nikifor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikifor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bean throwing strikes but missing.
Bean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bean pushes down on Nikifor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bean wants to pass to mount but Nikifor is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bean there.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean passes to full mount!
Bean thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bean is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nikifor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nikifor is breathing heavily.
Nikifor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bean.
Bean thowing shots but they're missing.
Bean thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bean controlling from the full mount.
Bean working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nikifor because Bean loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean looking to control but Nikifor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bean with the ground and pound from mount.
Bean working for a guillotine from mount but Nikifor is in no mood to give up.
Bean trying to control but Nikifor is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that second round.
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!
Nikifor misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Bean.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bean duly obliges.
Nikifor throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bean.
Nikifor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nikifor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nikifor misses with a body shot.
Bean staying out of range there.
Bean misses with the combination.
Bean is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nikifor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean trying to control the position but Nikifor is working away.
Bean scoring with punches and elbows.
Bean passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nikifor!
Poor strikes thrown by Bean there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nikifor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bean looking to finish Nikifor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nikifor!
Bean avoids the attempt from Nikifor to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean content just to control the position here.
Bean lands with some strikes.
Bean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bean controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean with shots to the head and body - Nikifor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean lands a nice shot to the head.
Bean throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Bean there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ron Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bean is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nikifor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bean looking to control but Nikifor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bean breaks from Nikifor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lev Nikifor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Bean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Bean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bean 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Bean!
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