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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Caldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruki Pushki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Caldwin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruki Pushki's chin.
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221 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Caldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruki Pushki!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pushki swats away the attempt to clinch by Caldwin.
Pushki fails to land the takedown.
Caldwin wants to clinch.
Pushki checks a low kick from Caldwin.
Caldwin tries to clinch up but Pushki circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwin tries to clinch up.
Caldwin wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
Caldwin tries to clinch up but Pushki circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pushki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caldwin throws a right and a left that Pushki avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Caldwin. No joy for Pushki on that attempt.
Shane Caldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruki Pushki.
Caldwin tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caldwin misses with a body shot.
Pushki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Caldwin lands but Pushki takes it in his stride.
Shane Caldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwin stuffs the takedown.
Pushki moves out of range as Caldwin throws a body kick.
Caldwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pushki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin clinches up with Pushki and pushes him back against the cage.
Caldwin tries to land a knee to the head but Pushki blocks with his arms.
Caldwin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pushki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caldwin landing knees to the head.
Pushki wants a takedown but no success here.
Pushki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwin misses with a knee to the head.
Caldwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pushki's elbow.
Caldwin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pushki avoids the elbow strike from Caldwin, against the cage.
Caldwin pushes off an throws an elbow but Pushki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caldwin misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwin crunches a lovely knee into Pushki's ribcage.
Caldwin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caldwin blocking some punches.
Caldwin trying to land knees to the body.
Caldwin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pushki blocks it with crossed arms.
Pushki tries to score a body lock takedown but Caldwin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki blocks the elbow strike.
Pushki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caldwin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pushki's face.
Caldwin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pushki gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pushki advances to half guard.
Pushki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pushki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pushki is looking to take a break and control but Caldwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pushki slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pushki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pushki with that takedown attempt.
Caldwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pushki shoots in for a double leg but Caldwin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caldwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pushki. Pushki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caldwin wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pushki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pushki scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Caldwin dominated that 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.
Caldwin misses with a few strikes there.
Pushki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Caldwin!
Pushki with good strikes from the mount here!
Pushki with good strikes from the mount here!
Pushki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pushki lands a heavy elbow.
Pushki with good strikes from the mount here!
Pushki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pushki is landing with some decent strikes but Caldwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pushki tries to control but Caldwin wriggling away.
Pushki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki with shots to the head and body - Caldwin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pushki looking to control but Caldwin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pushki lands a nice shot to the head.
Pushki swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Caldwin is now in Pushki's guard. A big mistake from Pushki there, giving up the dominant position!
Caldwin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pushki is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin wants to control from the top but Pushki keeps moving.
Pushki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Caldwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caldwin manages to pull guard.
Pushki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Caldwin dives on top into guard.
Caldwin gets to his feet. Pushki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pushki looks for a takedown but Caldwin sprawls well.
Pushki shoots for a takedown but Caldwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shane Caldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruki Pushki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwin lands a head kick!
Shane Caldwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pushki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caldwin swinging wildly here.
Pushki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caldwin but Caldwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caldwin wants to clinch up but Pushki keeps it at a distance.
Pushki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caldwin sprawls well initially but Pushki persists and gets the takedown into half 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.
Caldwin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pushki trying to control from Caldwin's half guard. Caldwin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruki Pushki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Caldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caldwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Pushki circles away.
Caldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pushki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pushki avoids a kick to the body.
Caldwin throws a series of punches but Pushki avoids them all with ease.
Pushki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Pushki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pushki is looking to take a break and control but Caldwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Pushki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki trying to control the position but Caldwin is working away.
Caldwin prevents Pushki from improving position.
Pushki is looking to take a break and control but Caldwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Caldwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Caldwin is looking to clinch.
Caldwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caldwin throws a head kick but Pushki moves out of range.
Caldwin throws a nice looking combination but Pushki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caldwin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pushki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caldwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caldwin wants to stand but Pushki is controlling the position.
Pushki stays in close to Caldwin's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki pushing down on Caldwin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Caldwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caldwin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pushki.
Caldwin is not content to let Pushki control the position.
Caldwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pushki.
Pushki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caldwin keeps working.
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.
Pushki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caldwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pushki.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pushki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caldwin.
No joy there for Caldwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pushki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pushki trying to pass the guard but Caldwin defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pushki is trying to control. Caldwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruki Pushki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pushki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruki Pushki!
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energy
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