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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mile McBadilj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitrii Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitrii Roman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mile McBadilj! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitrii Roman! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McBadilj closes the distance and clinches. Roman blocks an uppercut.
Roman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roman stalling in the clinch but McBadilj improves position. McBadilj scores with an uppercut up the middle. McBadilj taking a breather. McBadilj scores with a nice hook to the head. McBadilj pushes Roman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. McBadilj lands a hook that snaps the head of Roman backwards. Roman trying to land knees to the body.
McBadilj holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Roman stalling in the clinch but McBadilj improves position. McBadilj has a couple of punches blocked by Roman.
Roman scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mile McBadilj has been cut. McBadilj lands with a short shot to the head. Roman has had enough of the clinch but McBadilj keeps him there for the moment. McBadilj lands with a right to the head. McBadilj decides to pull guard. McBadilj trying to strike off his back.
McBadilj wants to stand but Roman is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McBadilj is keeping the position for now. Roman stops McBadilj from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Roman fails with the takedown. McBadilj scores with a takedown into Roman's guard. Roman looks gassed! Roman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roman is on top in guard.
McBadilj is looking to stand up but Roman isn't so interested in that idea. McBadilj pushes Roman off and scrambles back to his feet.
McBadilj shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. McBadilj sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. McBadilj trying to control but he's not successful this time. McBadilj controlling from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roman tries to lock up and control but McBadilj gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Roman is squirming around, avoiding McBadilj's attempts to control the action. Roman is trying desperately to improve position. McBadilj looking to control but Roman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Roman working to try and regain half guard.
Roman regains half guard. Roman is refusing to be controlled, as McBadilj sits in half guard. Roman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Roman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McBadilj is working away from the top position though. Roman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mile McBadilj dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mile McBadilj's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBadilj closes the distance and clinches. Roman is trying to break the clinch but McBadilj has him pressed against the cage. McBadilj has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Roman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McBadilj wants to stand up but Roman has a hold of him and won't allow it. McBadilj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Roman is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roman trying to control but McBadilj postures up.
Roman is breathing heavily. McBadilj postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roman to stand up. A head kick from Roman lands but McBadilj takes it in his stride. Roman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McBadilj pinned against the cage. McBadilj gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. McBadilj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roman, pushing him back against the cage. A nice left hand lands by McBadilj.
McBadilj breaks from the clinch.
McBadilj circles away from the clinch attempt and McBadilj counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McBadilj. Roman is looking to break free of the clinch but McBadilj has double underhooks. McBadilj pushes Roman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McBadilj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBadilj. McBadilj lands a hook that snaps the head of Roman backwards. A shot in the inside from McBadilj. Roman tries to pull guard but McBadilj won't allow it.
McBadilj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roman backwards. Roman tries to pull guard but McBadilj holds him up against the cage and eventually Roman drops back down to his feet.
Mile McBadilj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitrii Roman. Roman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roman looking for a takedown. McBadilj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBadilj lands with a left to the head. McBadilj wants a takedown.
Roman tries to pull guard but McBadilj holds him up against the cage and eventually Roman drops back down to his feet.
Roman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBadilj blocks it with crossed arms. McBadilj has Roman pushed against the cage. Roman fails to pull guard.
McBadilj throws a punch but it's blocked by Roman. Roman keeps control of McBadilj as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. McBadilj misses with a short punch on the inside. Roman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McBadilj tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roman lands a nice knee to the body. McBadilj stalling against the cage.
Roman tries to land a knee to the head but McBadilj blocks with his arms.
McBadilj prevents a takedown attempt there.
Roman tries to land a knee to the head but McBadilj blocks with his arms.
Roman goes for a takedown in the clinch but McBadilj prevents it.
McBadilj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roman backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from McBadilj. Roman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBadilj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman pulls McBadilj into guard.
McBadilj trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roman's guard. McBadilj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. McBadilj controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. McBadilj gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McBadilj wants to clinch up but Roman keeps it at a distance. McBadilj fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBadilj closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roman to the mat! Roman manages to get full guard. McBadilj throwing strikes but missing. Roman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roman wants to sweep but no luck. McBadilj gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. McBadilj is looking to clinch. McBadilj tries to close the distance and clinch but Roman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. McBadilj clinches up against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Roman. Roman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roman tries to score a body lock takedown but McBadilj shows good agility there to stay on his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mile McBadilj dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mile McBadilj's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
McBadilj fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBadilj has closed the distance and engaged Roman in a clinch.
Roman looking to slow down the pace here. A short left from McBadilj. Roman wants to break the clinch but can't.
McBadilj lands a right hand. Roman tries a knee to the head but McBadilj blocks it.
McBadilj stalls. McBadilj keeps control of Roman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. McBadilj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. McBadilj is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McBadilj for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McBadilj seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mile McBadilj. McBadilj misses with a double jab.
Roman shoots for a takedown but McBadilj saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown enabling McBadilj to counter with a crisp jab. The fight stays on the outside here - McBadilj looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Roman drives through and clinches with McBadilj against the cage.
Roman has McBadilj pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McBadilj manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Mile McBadilj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitrii Roman. Roman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McBadilj blocks it with crossed arms. Roman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roman misses with a knee to the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. McBadilj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Roman is trying to stall.
Roman lands a nice knee to the body. Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBadilj.
McBadilj is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Roman trying to land knees to the body.
McBadilj misses with the head strike.
Roman tries to land a knee to the head but McBadilj blocks with his arms.
Roman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Roman manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McBadilj fails in his attempt to clinch. Roman is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Roman tries to keep at a distance but McBadilj has taken the fight into the clinch. McBadilj changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roman tries for a takedown but McBadilj circles away easily and McBadilj counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McBadilj. McBadilj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roman backwards. McBadilj lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roman backwards. McBadilj stalling against the cage.
McBadilj lands a right hand. McBadilj scores with a nice hook to the head. Roman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! McBadilj lands with a left to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from McBadilj. Roman takes a shot to the head. McBadilj lands a hook that snaps the head of Roman backwards. McBadilj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McBadilj tries to clinch but Roman is having none of it. McBadilj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McBadilj doesn't manage to clinch there - Roman circles away.
Roman fails to land the takedown. McBadilj tries to clinch up and Roman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roman. McBadilj wants to get back to his feet but Roman is in a dominant position and won't allow it. McBadilj keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully. McBadilj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. McBadilj is looking to stand up but Roman isn't so interested in that idea. Roman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McBadilj is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roman, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McBadilj wants to pass the guard but Roman is keeping the position. McBadilj stopping the sweep attempt from Roman. Roman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Roman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McBadilj won't allow Roman to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dmitrii Roman. Well McBadilj 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mile McBadilj!
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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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