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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Martinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Light is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Vitaliy Martinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keith Light!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Light counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinov fails with the takedown
and Light connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinov tries for a takedown but Light circles away easily
and Martinov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaliy Martinov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Light drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Martinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Light.
Martinov wants to sweep but no luck.
Light controls from within his opponent's guard.
Light stops Martinov from standing up.
Light pushing down on Martinov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Light is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Light working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinov is looking to improve his position.
Martinov has hold of Light's hands but Light slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Light trying to control from Martinov's half guard. Martinov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Light accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Light missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Light is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Light is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Light trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Light pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinov is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Martinov, not yet.
Light lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Light passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Martinov wants to control but Light postures up.
Martinov is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Light's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Light's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Light's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Martinov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martinov is not content to let Light control the position.
Martinov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light working the ground and pound from side control.
Martinov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Martinov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Light is looking to take a break and control but Martinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Light is controlling him well.
Light working away.
Light connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martinov some visible discomfort.
Light landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light landing strikes.
Light scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martinov to see if he's OK.
Light tries to move to mount but Martinov blocks the move with his legs.
Martinov throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Light scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Martinov to see if he's OK.
Light cracks Martinov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Light lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Martinov down.
Martinov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Light is putting a hurting on Martinov here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Martinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Light lands a big shot there that rocks Martinov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Light dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Light decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Light wants to control but Martinov is keeping him busy.
Light looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Martinov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Light is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Martinov taking shots to the head.
Light with the ground and pound from mount.
Light working Martinov over with strikes here.
Martinov can't escape the position.
Light dominating with strikes here.
Martinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Light punishing his opponent with strikes.
Light working Martinov over with strikes here.
Light is landing with some decent strikes but Martinov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Light with the ground and pound from mount.
Light breaks from Martinov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Light landing strikes from the mount.
Martinov is rocked!
Martinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Martinov taking shots to the head.
Oh Martinov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Light landing strikes, looking to finish!
Martinov seems to have got his legs back now.
Light is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Light unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light with shots to the head and body - Martinov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Martinov is trying to escape the mount.
Light with a couple of short strikes.
Light with the ground and pound from mount.
Light looking to finish Martinov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinov!
Light scoring with strikes but Martinov is staying in there.
Martinov taking shots to the head.
Light with the ground and pound from mount.
Light scoring with strikes but Martinov is staying in there.
Light is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martinov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Light lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Light lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinov tries to lock up and control but Light gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Light dominating with strikes here.
Light punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Light cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Light lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinov is bucking up trying to escape but Light cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Light landing strikes from the mount.
Martinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Light cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Light landing strikes, looking to finish!
Martinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Light controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light landing strikes, looking to finish!
Light is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Martinov working to try and regain half guard.
Light controlling from mount.
Martinov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Light cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Light showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Light shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Light showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinov is refusing to be controlled, as Light sits in half guard.
Light looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Light wants to pass to mount but Martinov is defending the position.
Light throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Light lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martinov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Martinov is not content to let Light control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light lands with a punch from half guard.
Martinov is looking to escape.
Martinov has hold of Light's hands but Light slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martinov is refusing to be controlled, as Light sits in half guard.
Light tries to pass to full mount but Martinov defends it.
Light working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Keith Light has got the better of the ground game so far.
Light takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Light working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Light throws a strike but Martinov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinov keeping full guard, as Light tries to pass.
Light got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Light has managed to get both his arms back between Martinov's legs - danger averted.
Light scoring with punches to the head and body.
Light postures up.
Light wants to pass the guard but Martinov is keeping the position.
Light works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Light winds up and cracks Martinov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Light passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinov tries to hold on but Light postures up.
Light connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Light raining down shots from the mount!
Martinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Light cracks Martinov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Light.
Light cracks Martinov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Light connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light punishing his opponent with strikes.
Light fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Light is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Light lands with some strikes.
Light controlling his opponent.
Martinov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Martinov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Light lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Light raining down shots from the mount!
Light tries to control but Martinov wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Light comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Light has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Light!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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