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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Antipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osobo Opasen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Antipov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osobo Opasen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antipov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Antipov stands up and beckons Opasen to join him on the feet.
Antipov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Antipov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Opasen avoids it really well and circles away.
Antipov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Opasen as he jumps to the side.
Opasen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Opasen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Opasen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antipov is trying to control Opasen's posture but Opasen avoids it.
Opasen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antipov is trying to get back to half guard.
Opasen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Opasen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Antipov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Antipov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Opasen is looking to take a break and control but Antipov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Antipov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Opasen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Antipov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Antipov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Opasen trying to control but Antipov is working from the bottom.
Opasen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Opasen wants to control from the top but Antipov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Antipov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Opasen, into his guard.
Antipov chips away with some ground and pound.
Antipov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Opasen working for submissions but it's allowed Antipov to get to half guard.
Opasen is trying to get back to full guard.
Antipov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antipov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antipov lands with a punch from half guard.
Opasen is looking to control Antipov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Opasen avoid being mounted?
Antipov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antipov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Opasen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Antipov winds up and cracks Opasen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antipov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Antipov prevents Opasen from improving his position.
Opasen looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Antipov 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.
Opasen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Antipov slips under a jab from Opasen.
Jab from Antipov.
Antipov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Opasen.
Opasen shoots for a double leg takedown but Antipov sprawls well. He's pushed Opasen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Antipov moves into the clinch successfully.
Antipov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Osobo Opasen has been cut.
Opasen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Antipov smiles and moves away.
Viktor Antipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osobo Opasen.
Antipov fails to land the takedown.
Opasen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Antipov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Opasen doesn't seem bothered though.
Antipov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Opasen, pushing him back against the cage.
Opasen tries to pull guard but Antipov won't allow it.
Antipov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Opasen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Antipov cracks Opasen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Opasen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Antipov lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opasen is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opasen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opasen working to try and regain half guard.
Antipov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Opasen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Viktor Antipov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antipov scoring with strikes but Opasen is staying in there.
Opasen is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Opasen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Opasen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Antipov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Opasen is one step ahead there.
Opasen drops back looking for a leg! Antipov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Antipov manages to kick Opasen off! Opasen jumps back into Antipov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opasen trying to control but Antipov is working from the bottom.
Antipov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Opasen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antipov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Opasen preventing the sweep.
Opasen is pushing down on Antipov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antipov is fighting to maintain full guard but Opasen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Opasen is working for a kimura but Antipov is defending it quite comfortably.
Opasen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasen prevents Antipov from improving his position.
Opasen is looking for a kimura here.
Antipov is looking to improve his position.
Opasen works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Opasen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Antipov regains half guard.
Opasen prevents Antipov from improving his position.
Antipov is working hard here to advance position.
Opasen wants to work for an arm triangle but Antipov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antipov works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Antipov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Osobo Opasen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Opasen shoots for a takedown but Antipov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antipov scores with a hook to the body. Opasen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antipov works Opasen's body with a nice hook.
Opasen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Opasen shoots in but Antipov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antipov scores with the left hand. Opasen knows he should have avoided that one.
Antipov shoots for a double leg takedown but Opasen sprawls well. He's pushed Antipov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Opasen shoots in for a takedown but Antipov shows good takedown defense.
Viktor Antipov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osobo Opasen.
Antipov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opasen was well out of range. Poor timing from Antipov.
Opasen gets the takedown into side control.
Opasen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Antipov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Antipov gets back to half guard.
Antipov is holding on to half guard well.
Opasen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antipov is pressing down on Opasen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Opasen has gone for a leg lock! Antipov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Opasen's guard.
Opasen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Antipov stacks Opasen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Antipov!
Antipov lands a nice forearm strike.
Antipov working the head with strikes.
Opasen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Opasen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Opasen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antipov defends it well.
Opasen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opasen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Antipov defends it well.
Antipov trying to control from the bottom.
Opasen prevents Antipov from improving his position.
Opasen is working for a kimura but Antipov is defending it quite comfortably.
Antipov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antipov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Opasen is trying to work for a kimura but Antipov is defending well.
Antipov wants to improve his position but Opasen is controlling well.
Opasen seems to be looking for submissions.
Opasen seems to be working for a kimura but Antipov defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Antipov gets full guard.
Antipov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Opasen's guard.
Opasen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Antipov is aware though and is defending well.
Antipov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Antipov lands a couple of elbows.
Antipov wants to control from the top but Opasen keeps moving.
Opasen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Antipov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Antipov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Osobo Opasen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Antipov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Opasen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Antipov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Antipov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Antipov!
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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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