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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Tetriakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falls kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tetriakov's choice of entrance music: Arsonist's Prayer. Boris Tetriakov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Falls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Tetriakov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls misses with a low kick.
Tetriakov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Falls shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Falls tries to control but Tetriakov wriggling away.
Falls controlling the position easily from mount.
Tetriakov tries to lock up and control but Falls gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tetriakov is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falls landing strikes, looking to finish!
Falls lands a big shot there that rocks Tetriakov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tetriakov is squirming around, avoiding Falls's attempts to control the action.
Falls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Falls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tetriakov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetriakov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Falls trying to mount his opponent but Tetriakov defends it.
Tetriakov wants to improve his position but Falls is controlling well.
Falls is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tetriakov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tetriakov.
Falls has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Falls trying to control the position from guard on top but Tetriakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tetriakov is trying to control the position but Falls postures up.
Falls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falls 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.
Tetriakov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Falls is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tetriakov, right into the meat.
Falls drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tetriakov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tetriakov lands with a nice body punch.
Tetriakov tries to bum rush Falls with a series of wild strikes but Falls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falls scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falls trying to control the action but Tetriakov is working from the bottom.
Tetriakov looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Falls is tying to control. Tetriakov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Falls tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tetriakov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tetriakov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tetriakov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Falls is working away from the top position though.
Falls moves into full mount! Tetriakov won't be happy about that!
Falls pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Falls content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls is landing with some decent strikes but Tetriakov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tetriakov working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Falls cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tetriakov is looking to get to half guard.
Falls wants to control the pace but Tetriakov is squirming around nicely.
Tetriakov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falls unloading with bombs!
Tetriakov tries to hold on but Falls pushes him away.
Falls working the ground and pound effectively.
Falls looking to control but Tetriakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tetriakov is looking to improve his position but Falls isn't that keen on the idea.
Tetriakov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tetriakov trying to hold on to Falls's head to control him but Falls postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tetriakov!
Falls postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tetriakov looks a forlorn figure.
Falls prevents Tetriakov from getting the reversal.
Falls tries to control but Tetriakov wriggling away.
Tetriakov is looking to get to half guard.
Falls cracks Tetriakov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Falls tries to control but Tetriakov wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falls with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tetriakov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Falls looking to control but Tetriakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Falls dominated that round.
That's time! Falls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tetriakov misses with a two punch combination.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tetriakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falls.
Falls listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falls bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Falls working the body and head with strikes.
Tetriakov tries to buck Falls off but Falls is having none of it.
Falls wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tetriakov keeps working.
Falls prevents Tetriakov from escaping the position.
Tetriakov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tetriakov struggling a bit here.
Tetriakov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tetriakov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falls wants to control but Tetriakov is keeping him busy.
Falls advances nicely into full mount.
Tetriakov manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Falls looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Falls trying to control but Tetriakov is having none of it.
Tetriakov is trying desperately to improve position.
Falls looking to control but Tetriakov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Falls is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tetriakov is surviving well by controlling Falls's body position as best he can.
Falls unloading with bombs!
Tetriakov tries to reverse the position but Falls maintains control.
Falls has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tetriakov's face.
Tetriakov regains half guard.
Falls is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tetriakov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tetriakov misses with a hook.
Tetriakov darts in and clinches Falls up against the cage.
Tetriakov is looking to break free of the clinch but Falls has double underhooks.
Tetriakov breaks from the clinch.
Falls shoots for a takedown but Tetriakov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tetriakov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tetriakov tries to avoid it but Falls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tetriakov to the ground. Tetriakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Falls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falls takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boris Tetriakov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falls takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falls shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Falls was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Falls tries to control but Tetriakov wriggling away.
Tetriakov is looking to get to half guard.
Falls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Falls content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetriakov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Falls working Tetriakov over with strikes here.
Tetriakov really wants to buck Falls off and get back to his feet.
Falls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tetriakov is rocked!
Falls landing strikes from the mount.
Tetriakov is still in real trouble! Can Falls finish him?
Falls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matt Falls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Falls is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tetriakov is surviving well by controlling Falls's body position as best he can.
Falls lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tetriakov hang on?
Falls with a couple of short strikes.
Falls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Falls lands a big shot there that rocks Tetriakov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tetriakov can't escape the position.
Falls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Falls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tetriakov working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Falls cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falls unloading with bombs!
Falls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tetriakov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Falls looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Falls.
Falls looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Falls scoring with strikes but Tetriakov is staying in there.
Falls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tetriakov has left one of his arms exposed and Falls doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Tetriakov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Falls!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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