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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Graziella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Graziella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graziella lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mannerheim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mannerheim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Graziella fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Graziella wants to clinch up but Mannerheim keeps it at a distance.
Mannerheim wants to clinch
and Mannerheim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mannerheim throws a right and a left that Graziella avoids nicely.
Graziella throws a leg kick but Mannerheim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Graziella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graziella shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mannerheim pinned against the cage. Mannerheim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mannerheim scores with a takedown into Graziella's guard.
Graziella is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mannerheim stands and throws Graziella's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mannerheim tries to score with some ground and pound. Graziella controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graziella tries to buck Mannerheim off but Mannerheim is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Graziella's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mannerheim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mannerheim stands up.
Graziella shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mannerheim as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Graziella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim has closed the distance and engaged Graziella in a clinch.
Graziella fails to pull guard.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Graziella is looking to control Mannerheim's arms but Mannerheim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graziella has his back to the cage.
Mannerheim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the body.
Graziella is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mannerheim scores with a shot to the side of Graziella's head.
Graziella wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mannerheim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Graziella fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Graziella takes the fight into the clinch.
Mannerheim breaks from the clinch.
Graziella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mannerheim counters with a body kick that stops Graziella in his tracks momentarily.
Mannerheim has managed to clinch.
Mannerheim pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannerheim 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.
Mannerheim trying to keep a closed guard but Graziella is proving a slippery customer.
Mannerheim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graziella trying to control the position from guard on top but Mannerheim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graziella has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mannerheim scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Mannerheim looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mannerheim is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mannerheim landing with the ground and pound.
Mannerheim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mannerheim content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graziella 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.
Graziella is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graziella seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mannerheim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Graziella blocks the strikes from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim is trying to maintain the position but Graziella is very close to passing his half guard.
Graziella trying to control from half guard but Mannerheim is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannerheim is looking for a sweep. Graziella is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim dominated that round.
That's time! Graziella's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graziella shoots in for a double leg but Mannerheim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graziella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannerheim throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graziella's head.
Graziella shoots and misses
and Mannerheim counters by moving into the clinch.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mannerheim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graziella lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mannerheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graziella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mannerheim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graziella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mannerheim moves into range and clinches up with Graziella.
Mannerheim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mannerheim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graziella throws a leg kick but Mannerheim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mannerheim closes the distance and clinches.
Mannerheim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mannerheim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Graziella misses with a knee strike.
Graziella is trying to break the clinch but Mannerheim has him pressed against the cage.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graziella is trying to stall.
Mannerheim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graziella smiles and moves away.
Mannerheim tries to clinch up but Graziella circles away and keeps his distance.
Graziella shoots in looking for a takedown. Mannerheim tries to sprawl out of it but Graziella keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mannerheim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Graziella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Graziella decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mannerheim's guard.
Graziella wants to control from the top but Mannerheim keeps moving.
Mannerheim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Graziella loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graziella keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mannerheim's head.
Graziella pushing down on Mannerheim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mannerheim wants to improve his position but Graziella is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mannerheim has hold of Graziella's hands but Graziella slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mannerheim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mannerheim wriggles free and stands up.
Mannerheim instigates a clinch.
Graziella tries to break the clinch but Mannerheim is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mannerheim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graziella drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mannerheim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mannerheim lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graziella letting Mannerheim take a breather here.
Mannerheim prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim connects with a knee to the head.
Mannerheim controlling the action here for a moment.
Mannerheim pulls guard successfully.
Mannerheim throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mannerheim looking for a sweep. Not yet Mannerheim, not yet.
Mannerheim seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mannerheim throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Graziella trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graziella is looking to stand up but Mannerheim won't let him.
Mannerheim keeping moving, preventing Graziella from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Graziella with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mannerheim counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Graziella's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mannerheim is looking to take a break and control but Graziella is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mannerheim goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Graziella has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mannerheim but great work by Graziella.
Graziella trying to control the action but Mannerheim is working from the bottom.
Graziella working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graziella tries to stand but Mannerheim is controlling his head.
Mannerheim is not content to let Graziella control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Graziella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graziella is looking to clinch but Mannerheim is avoiding it.
Graziella closes the distance and clinches up with Mannerheim, looking for a takedown. Graziella pushes Mannerheim against the cage but Mannerheim circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mannerheim avoids a kick to the body.
Mannerheim has Graziella up against the cage in a clinch.
Mannerheim is looking to control Graziella's arms but Graziella gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mannerheim has his back to the cage.
Mannerheim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim has Graziella pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graziella manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mannerheim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graziella.
Graziella is working for takedown but Mannerheim is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mannerheim has picked Graziella up - he's going for a ride! Mannerheim dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Graziella pushes Mannerheim off looking to stand but Mannerheim dives back in and keeps control.
Mannerheim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mannerheim slips a nice elbow through Graziella's hands, connecting with Graziella's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graziella preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mannerheim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim not doing much here.
Mannerheim trying to control the action but Graziella is working from the bottom.
Graziella looking for submissions off his back.
Mannerheim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graziella tries to get to full guard but Mannerheim has control of the leg.
Mannerheim is trying to work for a kimura but Graziella is defending well.
Mannerheim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mannerheim is looking to clinch but Graziella is avoiding it.
Mannerheim stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Graziella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mannerheim throws a head kick but Graziella moves out of range.
Graziella tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Graziella.
Mannerheim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graziella moves into the clinch.
Mannerheim misses with a knee strike.
Mannerheim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Graziella is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mannerheim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graziella tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graziella tries to pull guard but Mannerheim won't allow it.
Mannerheim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mannerheim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mannerheim blocks Graziella's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mannerheim looking to finish Graziella with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graziella!
A nice elbow there by Mannerheim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graziella tries to hold on but Mannerheim postures up.
Mannerheim won't let Graziella get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mannerheim lands with some strikes.
Graziella is trying to stand up.
Mannerheim with a couple of short strikes.
Graziella is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mannerheim controlling his opponent.
Mannerheim working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim lands with some strikes.
Mannerheim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mannerheim lands a nice shot to the head.
Graziella is desperately trying to improve his position but Mannerheim has a good base and remains in mount.
Mannerheim scoring with strikes but Graziella is staying in there.
Graziella is squirming around, avoiding Mannerheim's attempts to control the action.
Graziella is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mannerheim with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannerheim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Graziella tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diego Graziella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graziella flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mannerheim has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim!
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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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