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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilja Vasuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yevgeni Ratchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilja Vasuta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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187 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilja Vasuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Ratchenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratchenko misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Vasuta with that takedown attempt.
Ilja Vasuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratchenko gets the takedown into side control.
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.
Ratchenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ratchenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ratchenko looks up at the clock and then as Vasuta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ratchenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ratchenko is staying tight to Vasuta's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ratchenko working the ground and pound.
Ratchenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ratchenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vasuta is trying to defend but Ratchenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Ratchenko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vasuta is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasuta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vasuta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ratchenko trying to mount his opponent but Vasuta defends it.
Ratchenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vasuta can't escape the position.
Ratchenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ratchenko is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Ratchenko has closed the distance and engaged Vasuta in a clinch.
Ratchenko has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vasuta regains guard immediately.
Ratchenko advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasuta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vasuta is trying to get back to half guard.
Ratchenko working the head with strikes.
Vasuta is trying to work for a sweep but Ratchenko has mounted him!
Vasuta is trying to reverse the position but instead Ratchenko has taken his back - oops!
Ratchenko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Vasuta's body.
Ratchenko working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Vasuta is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Ratchenko has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Vasuta taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yevgeni Ratchenko!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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