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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Graf had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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149 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graf misses with a takedown
and Slova counters with a nice uppercut.
Artem Graf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graf shoots and misses
and Slova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Graf gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graf tries for a takedown but Slova circles away easily
and Slova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slova counters with a stiff right hand.
Graf tries for a takedown but Slova circles away easily
and Slova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graf gets the takedown into side control.
Graf scores with a couple of short elbows.
Graf lands some shots froms side control.
Slova throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Slova stops Graf from passing to mount.
Graf scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slova takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Slova taking punishment in the form of punches.
Slova tries to buck Graf off but Graf is having none of it.
Slova looks gassed!
Graf advances to full mount.
Graf looking to control but Slova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graf lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slova is wriggling around trying to escape.
Graf working Slova over with strikes here.
Graf controlling from mount.
Graf lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Slova is squirming around, avoiding Graf's attempts to control the action.
Graf content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf lands a big elbow.
Graf working Slova over with strikes here.
Slova tries to hold on but Graf pushes him away.
Graf breaks from Slova's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slova is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slova tries to hold on but Graf postures up.
Graf landing strikes from the mount.
Slova is still in real trouble! Can Graf finish him?
Graf unloading with bombs!
Graf looking to finish Slova with some ground and pound. This is bad for Slova!
Graf putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graf is working for a guillotine from mount but Slova frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Graf looking to control but Slova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graf scoring with strikes but Slova is staying in there.
Slova seems to have recovered his senses.
Graf content just to control the position here.
Graf looking to control but Slova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Graf connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graf cracks Slova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Graf unloading with bombs!
Graf looking to control but Slova is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Graf lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Graf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graf fails with the takedown
and Slova counters with a straight right hand.
Graf closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Graf in side control lands a decent elbow.
Graf scores with punches from side control.
Slova on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Graf trying to control the action but Slova is working from the bottom.
Slova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graf works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Graf lands a nice forearm strike.
Artem Graf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slova is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf cracks Slova with a big elbow.
Graf trying to control the action but Slova is working from the bottom.
Graf scores with punches from side control.
Graf landing a few strikes.
Slova on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Slova is looking for a sweep.
Graf works to advance to full mount. Slova defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Slova tries to reverse the position but Graf maintains control.
Graf punishing his opponent with strikes.
Graf landing punches.
Graf putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Slova is in a horrible position here. Graf smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slova taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graf lands a big shot there that rocks Slova but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Graf landing shots from mount.
Graf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Graf tries to control but Slova wriggling away.
Slova is trying to escape the mount.
Graf is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Slova to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Slova shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slova takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slova is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Graf lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Graf.
Graf is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Slova has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Slova to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Slova shrugs it off.
Graf landing strikes, looking to finish!
Graf lands a heavy elbow.
Slova is in all sorts of trouble here.
Graf controlling his opponent.
Slova is looking to get to half guard.
Graf lands with some strikes.
Graf lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graf lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Graf is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slova defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Graf.
Graf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slova can do to turn this around?
Graf working for a guillotine from mount but Slova is in no mood to give up.
Graf moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Slova has worked his arm free - good work by Slova!
Slova tries to improve position but can't.
Graf gets to mount! Slova was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graf landing punches.
Graf trying to control but Slova is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Graf dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Graf looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Graf shoots and misses
and Slova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graf shoots in and drives through. Slova sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Graf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graf shoots for a takedown but Slova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graf throws a series of punches but Slova moves out of range.
Slova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graf lands a head shot.
Graf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Slova counters with a nice uppercut.
Graf fails with the takedown
enabling Slova to counter with a crisp jab.
Graf shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slova counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Slova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graf moves away.
Graf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slova circles away.
Graf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graf tries for a takedown but Slova circles away easily
and Slova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Graf's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Graf's head.
Graf working for a triangle but Slova defends it easily.
Graf looking for a guillotine here but Slova defends easily.
Slova works over Graf with some ground and pound from guard.
Graf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slova is one step ahead there.
Slova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Slova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slova stopping the sweep attempt from Graf.
Graf trying to keep a closed guard but Slova is proving a slippery customer.
Slova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graf is keeping the position for now.
Graf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Slova is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitry Slova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Graf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Graf!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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