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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cisko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Cisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo The Artist!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Artist closes the distance but Cisko moves to the side
enabling Cisko to counter with a crisp jab.
Cisko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cisko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cisko tries to get out of the position.
Cisko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cisko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Artist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cisko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cisko.
Cisko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cisko trying to control the position but instead, The Artist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cisko into the ropes.
Cisko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Artist smiles and moves away.
The Artist tries to clinch but Cisko moves away
and Cisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cisko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisko is trying to push The Artist away but The Artist has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The Artist manages to break the clinch.
Cisko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Artist avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Artist looks to clinch
and Cisko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cisko.
The Artist has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cisko is trying to keep an underhook but The Artist manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The Artist is trying to control. Cisko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cisko is breathing heavily.
Cisko actively working from the bottom here.
The Artist throwing shots but Cisko is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, The Artist seems content to control.
The Artist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Artist throwing shots but Cisko is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Artist looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Artist seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cisko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Artist looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Artist is trying to control the action in half guard but Cisko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leo The Artist wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cisko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Artist will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cisko throws a head kick that misses
and The Artist counters with a takedown into side control.
The Artist decides to stand back up.
Cisko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cisko wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Cisko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Artist.
The Artist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Artist closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cisko quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Artist trying to control from half guard but Cisko is working away.
Cisko wants to get back to full guard.
Cisko wants to get back to full guard but The Artist has mounted him!
The Artist tries to control but Cisko wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cisko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Artist tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo The Artist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cisko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Artist leaves Cisko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cisko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Artist shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cisko's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cisko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cisko keeping moving, preventing The Artist from controlling successfully.
The Artist is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leo The Artist hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Artist tries to clinch up.
Cisko is looking to clinch.
Cisko stuffs the takedown attempt from The Artist. The Artist gets slowly back to his feet.
The Artist shoots in looking for a takedown. Cisko tries to sprawl out of it but The Artist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cisko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Artist darts in and clinches Cisko up against the ropes.
The Artist tries a knee to the head but Cisko blocks it.
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.
The Artist using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cisko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. The Artist gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cisko tries to circle away but The Artist has him pinned against the ropes.
The Artist misses with an elbow over the top.
The Artist pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Artist is on top in guard.
The Artist trying to control but Cisko is working from the bottom.
Cisko is trying to keep The Artist in close.
Cisko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Artist trying to control the position from guard on top but Cisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cisko looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Artist is one step ahead there.
The Artist trying to control but Cisko is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Leo The Artist wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Artist wants to clinch
and Cisko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cisko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cisko throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, The Artist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cisko's brow.
The Artist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cisko.
The Artist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The Artist obliges.
Cisko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Artist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Cisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Artist is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cisko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Artist scores a nice knee to the body.
Cisko tries to pull guard but The Artist holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cisko drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cisko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Artist.
Cisko has had enough of the clinch but The Artist keeps him there for the moment.
The Artist has Cisko pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Artist pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cisko tumbling to the mat - The Artist dives into Cisko's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo The Artist 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cisko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Artist swivels and escapes.
Cisko swats away the attempt to clinch by The Artist.
The Artist closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cisko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cisko fails to land the takedown.
The Artist fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Artist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cisko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Artist tries to clinch there but Cisko circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Artist clinches.
The Artist wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Artist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cisko avoids it.
Cisko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Artist drags the fight down to the ground.
The Artist has a closed guard, preventing Cisko from standing up.
The Artist is trying to keep Cisko in close.
The Artist wants to sweep but no luck.
The Artist looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The Artist manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cisko manages to get himself to full guard.
Cisko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Artist is aware though and is defending well.
The Artist wants to get up but he can't break Cisko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cisko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cisko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Artist is not content to let Cisko control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Artist gets back to full guard.
The Artist working a defensive guard here.
Cisko won't allow The Artist to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Artist is trying to hold Cisko in close to prevent damage but Cisko has managed to pass into half guard.
Cisko is keen to just control but The Artist is a slippery customer.
Cisko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cisko is looking to take a break and control but The Artist is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Artist is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo The Artist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Artist winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo The Artist!
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FIGHT
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