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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volka Brasehrava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Dino Cazares! 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, Volka Brasehrava! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cazares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brasehrava closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Brasehrava missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Cazares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brasehrava on the ground.
Brasehrava decides to stand and escape the position. Brasehrava fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Brasehrava looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Cazares connects with a solid leg kick.
Cazares clinches. Cazares taking a breather. Brasehrava drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cazares pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dino Cazares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volka Brasehrava. Cazares wants to clinch. Cazares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cazares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cazares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cazares tries to clinch but Brasehrava is having none of it.
Brasehrava fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cazares sprawls well initially but Brasehrava persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brasehrava is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cazares doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brasehrava. Brasehrava looks gassed!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cazares looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brasehrava tries to stand but his arm is trapped. Cazares wants to get back to his feet. Brasehrava is tying to control. Cazares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Well, if Brasehrava is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Brasehrava missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brasehrava is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Cazares scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Brasehrava tries to land a front kick but Cazares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Cazares lands a head kick!
Brasehrava tries to clinch there but Cazares circles away.
Cazares lands with a slapping head kick. Cazares is looking to clinch. Cazares scores with a nice body kick.
Cazares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Brasehrava shoots in looking for a takedown. Cazares tries to sprawl out of it but Brasehrava keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cazares manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Cazares looks to clinch
so Brasehrava counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cazares is working an open guard so Brasehrava takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Brasehrava fails with a takedown attempt. Brasehrava takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cazares.
Cazares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brasehrava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brasehrava tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cazares just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cazares breaks from the clinch.
Cazares wants to clinch. Brasehrava takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cazares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brasehrava looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Cazares wants to get back to his feet but Brasehrava is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brasehrava stands up and waves to Cazares to follow him.
Brasehrava scores with a takedown into Cazares's guard. Brasehrava prevents Cazares from getting back to his feet. Brasehrava trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Brasehrava trying to control the position from guard on top but Cazares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Brasehrava with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brasehrava gets to his feet - Cazares follows without any prompting.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasehrava looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cazares! Cazares is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brasehrava stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cazares throws a sloppy head kick and Brasehrava moves out of range easily.
Brasehrava closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Brasehrava prevents Cazares from escaping the position.
Brasehrava stands up and beckons Cazares to his feet. Cazares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasehrava throws a sloppy head kick and Cazares moves out of range easily.
Cazares rushes Brasehrava and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Cazares throws an elbow that misses.
Brasehrava jumps guard.
Brasehrava working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cazares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cazares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cazares stopping the sweep attempt from Brasehrava. Cazares is looking to stand up but Brasehrava won't let him. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Volka Brasehrava 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.
Nice takedown defense from Cazares. No joy for Brasehrava on that attempt.
Brasehrava scores with a takedown into Cazares's guard. Brasehrava trying to control the position from guard on top but Cazares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cazares can't keep his opponent in guard - Brasehrava advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brasehrava is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Cazares tries to kick Brasehrava off in order to stand up. Brasehrava Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. Brasehrava wants to control but Cazares is keeping him busy. Cazares is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brasehrava decides to stand back up. Brasehrava steps back and let's Cazares get back to his feet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cazares tries to clinch but Brasehrava is having none of it. Brasehrava looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Cazares tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brasehrava paws at him with a jab and circles away. Nice sprawl there from Cazares as Brasehrava shoots in. Dino Cazares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volka Brasehrava.
Brasehrava takes the fight into the clinch. Brasehrava is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cazares pulls him back up using the underhooks. Brasehrava tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cazares just stands there and leans against the cage. Brasehrava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cazares is looking to control Brasehrava's arms but Brasehrava gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cazares has his back to the cage. Brasehrava tries for a takedown but Cazares manages to get underhooks.
Cazares lands a nice shot to the body. Cazares tries to land knees in the clinch but Brasehrava avoids the damage to the body. Cazares is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cazares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brasehrava shoots in but no luck this time. Cazares closes the distance but Brasehrava moves to the side
and Brasehrava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Cazares is trying to break free.
Cazares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cazares clinches but Brasehrava breaks the clinch
and Brasehrava counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brasehrava gets to his feet - Cazares follows without any prompting. Cazares tries to clinch up
and Brasehrava counters with a nice double leg into guard. 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! Brasehrava wants to control from the top but Cazares keeps moving. Brasehrava might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cazares kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Cazares wants to stand up but Brasehrava is controlling him. Brasehrava sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cazares's guard. Brasehrava stops Cazares from getting back to his feet.
Brasehrava sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cazares defending well though. Brasehrava seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Brasehrava not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Cazares is trying to stand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Brasehrava takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Cazares wants to get back to his feet.
Brasehrava lands with a punch from half guard.
Brasehrava is trying for a kimura here. Cazares looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brasehrava wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Volka Brasehrava!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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