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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandrovich Fyodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fyodor's choice of entrance music: The Last Emperor. Fyodor has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Alexandrovich Fyodor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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225 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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, Marco Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandrovich Fyodor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio shoots in for a double leg but Fyodor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fyodor looks gassed!
Fyodor swats away the attempt to clinch by Antonio.
Antonio dives in and grabs Fyodor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fyodor pushes down on Antonio's head and hops out.
A big right from Antonio misses.
Antonio shoots in for a double leg but Fyodor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fyodor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fyodor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Antonio.
Antonio fails with the takedown.
Antonio throws a nice looking combination but Fyodor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Fyodor.
Fyodor stuffs the takedown attempt from Antonio. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
Fyodor tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antonio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fyodor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio throws a head kick that Fyodor semi-blocks.
Fyodor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antonio looks to clinch
and Fyodor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Antonio tries to break free but Fyodor pushes him back against the cage.
Fyodor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fyodor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Antonio can't fight it off and eventually Fyodor manages to take the fight to the floor. Antonio looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fyodor takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antonio wants to stand and escape but Fyodor is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fyodor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fyodor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fyodor wants to pass the guard but Antonio is keeping the position.
Fyodor wants to stand but Antonio is controlling his posture from full guard.
Antonio trying to control the position.
Fyodor throws a strike but Antonio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fyodor keeping full guard, as Antonio tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Antonio has his takedown stuffed
and Fyodor counters with a shoot takedown. Antonio fights it but they end up in guard.
Antonio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fyodor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Antonio is looking to stand up but Fyodor isn't so interested in that idea.
Fyodor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antonio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fyodor looking to pass the guard.
Fyodor looking to sit in guard and control but Antonio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fyodor is working an open guard so Antonio takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fyodor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antonio misses with a takedown
and Fyodor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandrovich Fyodor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fyodor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Antonio sneaks back into half guard.
Antonio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fyodor is working away from the top position though.
Fyodor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fyodor is working for a kimura but Antonio is defending it quite comfortably.
Antonio trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio is refusing to be controlled, as Fyodor sits in half guard.
Antonio wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Antonio misses with a takedown attempt
and Fyodor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Antonio!
Fyodor working for a submission but Antonio is keeping him at bay.
Fyodor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antonio is looking to escape.
Fyodor content just to control the position here.
Alexandrovich Fyodor has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Antonio wants to hold on but Fyodor pushes him away.
Fyodor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Antonio looks a forlorn figure.
Fyodor get's back to his feet.
Antonio tries for a takedown but Fyodor circles away easily
and Fyodor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyodor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Antonio with a poor takedown
so Fyodor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fyodor stands up and waves to Antonio to follow him.
Fyodor gets the takedown into side control.
Antonio struggling a bit here.
Fyodor is trying to get an arm triangle but Antonio is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antonio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyodor is working for a submission of some sort.
Fyodor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fyodor stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antonio pushes Fyodor away with a front kick.
Antonio has his takedown stuffed
so Fyodor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandrovich Fyodor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Antonio clinches but Fyodor breaks the clinch
and Fyodor moves into the clinch.
Antonio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Antonio tries to pull guard but Fyodor holds him up against the cage and eventually Antonio drops back down to his feet.
Antonio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Antonio looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Antonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonio looking to slow down the pace here.
Fyodor prevents the takedown attempt.
Fyodor has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Antonio is trying to keep an underhook but Fyodor manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fyodor is working for a kimura but Antonio is defending it quite comfortably.
Fyodor stands up from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antonio throws a head kick but Fyodor moves out of range.
Antonio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fyodor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fyodor moves into the clinch.
Fyodor digs a right hand into Antonio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antonio's gas tank.
Antonio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fyodor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Antonio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fyodor walks away with a smile on his face. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marco Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fyodor clinches with his opponent.
Antonio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fyodor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fyodor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Antonio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fyodor walks away with a smile on his face. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fyodor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Antonio did well to prevent Fyodor getting side control.
Fyodor is working for a kimura but Antonio is defending it quite comfortably.
Fyodor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Antonio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fyodor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fyodor drops an elbow to the side of Antonio's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyodor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Antonio is trying to stand.
Fyodor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antonio defends it well.
Fyodor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fyodor passes to full mount!
Fyodor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Antonio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fyodor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyodor gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Antonio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fyodor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fyodor pushes down on Antonio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fyodor is trying for a kimura here. Antonio looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fyodor wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexandrovich Fyodor!
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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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