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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Plyako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Sonne (Clawfinger K.O remix). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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176 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Plyako!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox rushes Plyako and presses him up against the cage.
Plyako drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Plyako drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fox pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Plyako.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Plyako.
Plyako tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fox counters with a straight right hand.
Fox rushes Plyako and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plyako is trying to stall.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
It looks like Andrey Plyako has been cut.
Plyako has Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Plyakos head.
Plyako is rocked!
Fox digs a right hand into Plyako's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Plyako's gas tank.
Plyako is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him?
Plyako is trying to break the clinch but Fox is controlling him.
Plyako seems to have recovered his senses.
Fox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Plyako looks gassed!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fox effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fox as Plyako tries to tie him up.
Come on Fox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Plyako wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plyako backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plyako backwards.
Plyako tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
Fox pushes Plyako back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox is leaning against Plyako and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plyako has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox lands a left hand.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox throws a series of punches but Plyako avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Plyako there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox misses with a few strikes there.
Fox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fox lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Fox.
Fox instigates a clinch.
Fox is stalling here.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of Plyako's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrey Plyako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
Fox is looking to break free of the clinch but Plyako has double underhooks.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Plyako's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fox lands a body punch.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fox lands an uppercut.
Fox stalling the fight.
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Fox pushes Plyako back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox throws a one two combo.
Fox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fox stalling in the clinch.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Plyako tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the cage.
Fox tries to circle away but Plyako has him pinned against the cage.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox drives through and clinches with Plyako against the cage.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plyako backwards.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
Fox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox avoiding damage.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Plyako's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Plyako tries to clinch up
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plyako.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Plyako wants to stall.
Fox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Plyako drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fox pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plyako takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Plyako is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox instigates a clinch.
Plyako wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plyako prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
Plyako wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fox has Plyako pressed against the cage.
Fox pushes Plyako back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Plyako tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Fox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Fox.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Plyako backwards.
Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox pushes Plyako back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Fox unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Plyako! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fox is unloading with more strikes now! Plyako drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Fox!
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FIGHT
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