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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Sammael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammael's entrance music is Antichrist Superstar. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Dante Sammael!
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, Rulon Oboev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sammael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oboev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammael is working an open guard so Oboev takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oboev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Oboev lands in his opponent's guard.
Oboev tries to stand but Sammael is controlling from the bottom.
Oboev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
I looks like Oboev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sammael looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oboev preventing the sweep.
Sammael trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sammael wants to stand and escape but Oboev is having none of it.
Sammael will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oboev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sammael lands a jab to Oboev's midsection.
Oboev gets the takedown into side control.
Sammael struggling a bit here.
Sammael is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sammael tries to improve position but can't.
Oboev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sammael some visible discomfort.
Sammael is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oboev decides to stand back up. Oboev steps back and let's Sammael get back to his feet.
Sammael tries to close the distance and clinch but Oboev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sammael lands a head kick!
Sammael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sammael pushes Oboev up against the cage in a clinch.
Oboev is trying to break free.
Oboev is trying to break the clinch but Sammael has him pressed against the cage.
Sammael jumps guard but Oboev stands there with Sammael around his waist. Sammael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sammael landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oboev wants to break free but Sammael has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oboev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sammael goes for a takedown attempt but Oboev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sammael is breathing heavily.
Sammael scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sammael shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oboev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sammael's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Sammael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oboev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sammael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oboev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oboev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oboev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oboev controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Oboev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Oboev dominated that round.
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.
Oboev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sammael!
Sammael is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oboev controlling the pace for now.
Sammael is squirming around, avoiding Oboev's attempts to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rulon Oboev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sammael shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oboev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oboev is tying to control. Sammael wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oboev tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sammael controls his leg.
Oboev trying to control from half guard but Sammael is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammael is trying to control but can't.
Oboev is looking for a kimura but Sammael is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oboev to get the leverage.
Sammael is looking to escape.
Sammael is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oboev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sammael is being controlled here.
Sammael sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Oboev is looking to take a break and control but Sammael is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oboev looks to land a strike but Sammael avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oboev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sammael wants to stand up but Oboev is controlling him.
Oboev wants to control from the top but Sammael keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sammael is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oboev holds on and takes a little breather.
Oboev wants to get back to his feet but Sammael is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oboev pulls Sammael in close to his closed guard and prevents Sammael from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev controls Sammael momentarily but Sammael frees himself.
Oboev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sammael is controlling him.
Oboev keeping moving, preventing Sammael from controlling successfully.
Sammael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oboev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Oboev seems content to control.
Sammael manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sammael holds on and takes a little breather.
Oboev pushing down on Sammael's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oboev wants to take a breather but Sammael is having none of it.
Sammael wants to control but Oboev is keeping busy.
Oboev trying to control from half guard but Sammael is working away.
Oboev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammael defending well though.
Sammael wants to improve his position but Oboev is controlling well.
Oboev trying to control from Sammael's half guard. Sammael has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Oboev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oboev misses the body punch
and Sammael counters with a low kick, right behind Oboev 's knee.
Dante Sammael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammael has his takedown stuffed
and Oboev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sammael's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oboev wants to control from the top but Sammael keeps moving.
Oboev postures up.
Sammael keeping moving, preventing Oboev from controlling successfully.
Oboev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rulon Oboev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oboev keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oboev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sammael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oboev is one step ahead there.
Oboev controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oboev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oboev trying to control the position from guard on top but Sammael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sammael looking to control but Oboev passes into half guard.
Sammael is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Oboev controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oboev stands up and beckons Sammael to join him on the feet.
Oboev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sammael counters by moving into the clinch.
Sammael gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oboev.
Sammael wants to get back to striking at distance but Oboev won't allow it.
Sammael gets underhooks to prevent Oboev's takedown attempt.
Oboev has had enough of the clinch but Sammael keeps him there for the moment.
Sammael fails to pull guard.
Oboev looking to slow down the pace here.
Sammael decides to pull guard.
Sammael being controlled here, momentarily.
Sammael pushes Oboev off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammael tries for a takedown but Oboev circles away easily
and Oboev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sammael's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Sammael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oboev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sammael trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sammael wants to stand but Oboev is controlling the position.
Sammael is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oboev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oboev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sammael is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is not content to let Sammael control the position.
Oboev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oboev wants to sweep but no luck.
Oboev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Oboev lands some strikes from the bottom.
Sammael trying to control the position from guard on top but Oboev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oboev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sammael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dante Sammael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sammael landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rulon Oboev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oboev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rulon Oboev!
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