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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanko comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades. Ivan Vanko looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Vanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maciej Jewtuszko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vanko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jewtuszko wants to sweep but no luck.
Jewtuszko trying to control the position.
Jewtuszko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vanko's guard.
Jewtuszko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jewtuszko tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanko is retaining full guard.
Jewtuszko trying to control but Vanko is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jewtuszko wants to stand but Vanko is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jewtuszko throws a strike but Vanko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jewtuszko looking to control.
Jewtuszko keeping moving, preventing Vanko from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vanko.
You can see the frustration on Jewtuszko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jewtuszko is looking to reverse the position.
Vanko gets to mount! Jewtuszko was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jewtuszko wants to hold on but Vanko pushes him away.
Jewtuszko is squirming around, avoiding Vanko's attempts to control the action.
Jewtuszko somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko moves in looking to clinch but Vanko pushes him off.
Jewtuszko doesn't manage to clinch there - Vanko circles away.
Vanko tries to clinch but Jewtuszko moves out of range.
Ivan Vanko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jewtuszko darts in trying to clinch
and Vanko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jewtuszko!
Jewtuszko is trying desperately to improve position.
Jewtuszko tries to hold on but Vanko pushes him away.
Jewtuszko is squirming around, avoiding Vanko's attempts to control the action.
Jewtuszko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanko avoids the attempt from Jewtuszko to control.
Vanko controlling from the full mount.
Jewtuszko is looking to improve his position but Vanko isn't that keen on the idea.
Jewtuszko wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jewtuszko regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vanko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jewtuszko misses with a takedown attempt
and Vanko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jewtuszko won't be happy with that.
Vanko stands up.
Vanko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jewtuszko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jewtuszko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vanko is trying to defend but Jewtuszko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vanko wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jewtuszko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jewtuszko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vanko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jewtuszko tries to pass to full mount but Vanko defends it.
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.
Jewtuszko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jewtuszko wants to pass the guard but Vanko is defending well.
Jewtuszko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jewtuszko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vanko is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Jewtuszko misses
and Vanko counters with a shoot takedown. Jewtuszko fights it but they end up in guard.
Jewtuszko has his foot on Vanko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vanko works his way back into a safe position though.
Vanko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanko trying to control but Jewtuszko is working from the bottom.
Vanko wants to pass the guard but Jewtuszko is keeping the position.
Vanko has gone for a leg lock! Jewtuszko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vanko's guard.
Vanko can't keep his opponent in guard - Jewtuszko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vanko 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!
Jewtuszko is looking to clinch but Vanko is avoiding it.
Vanko walks into a left hand.
Jewtuszko misses with a takedown
and Vanko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vanko wants to control from the top but Jewtuszko keeps moving.
Jewtuszko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanko looking to sit in guard and control but Jewtuszko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanko wants to stand but Jewtuszko is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jewtuszko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vanko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jewtuszko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vanko to the mat! Vanko manages to get full guard.
Jewtuszko stays in close to Vanko's body and controls the position.
Jewtuszko throws a big right hand that misses.
Vanko keeping moving, preventing Jewtuszko from controlling successfully.
Jewtuszko is pushing down on Vanko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vanko is fighting to maintain full guard but Jewtuszko has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko is pressing down on Vanko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vanko is holding on for now.
Jewtuszko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanko keeps working.
Ivan Vanko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jewtuszko with the ground and pound but Vanko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jewtuszko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jewtuszko wants to control from the top but Vanko keeps moving.
Jewtuszko wants to stand but Vanko is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivan Vanko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vanko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Vanko!
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