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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirco Cro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Pulemetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pulemetov's choice of entrance music: Iron Fist. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirco Cro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Pulemetov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro clinches up against the cage.
Cro breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov lands with a right hand.
Pulemetov takes the fight into the clinch.
Cro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulemetov uses from the top position.
Cro trying to control the position here.
Pulemetov wants to control from the top but Cro keeps moving.
Cro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pulemetov is one step ahead there.
Cro is pulling down on Pulemetov's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pulemetov tries to circle away but Cro has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Cro.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulemetov.
Cro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pulemetov.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pulemetov forces Cro back against the cage and clinches.
Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov holds him up against the cage and eventually Cro drops back down to his feet.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cro closes the distance and clinches.
Pulemetov trying to control the position but instead, Cro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pulemetov into the cage.
Pulemetov breaks from the clinch.
Cro looks for a takedown but Pulemetov sprawls well.
Pulemetov rushes Cro and presses him up against the cage.
Pulemetov is looking to break free of the clinch but Cro has double underhooks.
Cro prevents Pulemetov from breaking the clinch.
Cro has Pulemetov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pulemetov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirco Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cro manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Pulemetov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov with a nice cross.
Pulemetov is looking to clinch.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Cro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pulemetov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cro is breathing heavily.
Pulemetov scores with a jab. Cro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pulemetov rushes Cro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov just leaning against Cro, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Pulemetov as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov won't allow it.
Pulemetov is stalling here.
Pulemetov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pulemetov is trying to break the clinch but Cro has him pressed against the cage.
Cro has Pulemetov pressed against the cage, preventing Pulemetov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pulemetov clinches.
Pulemetov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Pulemetov catches Cro right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Pulemetov scores with a four punch combination!
Pulemetov clinches with his opponent.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulemetov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cro letting Pulemetov take a breather here.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov moves in looking to clinch but Cro pushes him off.
Cro tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Pulemetov.
Pulemetov pushes Cro away with a front kick.
Pulemetov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulemetov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cro avoids the head kick by Pulemetov.
Maksim Pulemetov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulemetov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pulemetov is looking to slow Cro down with leg kicks.
Pulemetov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cro's sensitive parts.
Pulemetov moves in looking to clinch but Cro pushes him off.
Pulemetov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cro eats them both and turns towards Pulemetov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pulemetov works over Cro's head and body with a nice combination.
Pulemetov has closed the distance and engaged Cro in a clinch.
Pulemetov lands a hook that snaps the head of Cro backwards.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov has closed the distance and engaged Cro in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulemetov has Cro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov lands an elbow just above Cro 's eye.
Pulemetov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pulemetov prevents Cro from breaking the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulemetov. That snapped Cro's head back.
Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro moves out of range.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cro closes the distance and clinches up with Pulemetov, looking for a takedown. Cro pushes Pulemetov against the cage but Pulemetov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pulemetov rushes Cro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Pulemetov.
Cro swats away the attempt to clinch by Pulemetov.
Pulemetov clinches up with Cro and pushes him back against the cage.
Pulemetov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Pulemetov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pulemetov is looking to clinch.
Cro throws a sloppy head kick and Pulemetov moves out of range easily.
Pulemetov tries to clinch
and Cro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pulemetov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cro delivers a nice body kick.
Pulemetov stalks Cro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cro's face. Cro staggers backwards, shaken.
Cro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
Pulemetov effectively controlling the action here.
Cro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulemetov clinches with his opponent.
Cro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pulemetov uses from the top position.
Pulemetov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cro trying to control the position.
Cro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pulemetov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cro misses with a takedown attempt - Pulemetov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulemetov with a hook.
Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pulemetov throws a one two combo.
Pulemetov has managed to clinch.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov blocks a head kick by Cro.
Maksim Pulemetov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pulemetov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pulemetov duly obliges.
Pulemetov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulemetov wants to stall.
Cro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pulemetov scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulemetov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pulemetov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cro circles away.
Pulemetov lands a two punch combo.
A nice combination there by Pulemetov.
Pulemetov instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov stalling against the cage.
A short left from Pulemetov.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov takes the fight into the clinch.
Cro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov clinches.
Cro breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov lands with a nice combination. Cro backs away looking to recover.
Maksim Pulemetov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulemetov can pounce on him.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov tries to clinch there but Cro circles away.
Pulemetov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pulemetov clinches with his opponent.
Pulemetov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pulemetov lands a shot to the body.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pulemetov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cro somewhat.
Pulemetov darts in and clinches Cro up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro can't break the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch.
Cro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulemetov pushes Cro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cro backwards.
Cro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pulemetov has him pressed against the cage.
Cro is working for takedown but Pulemetov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirco Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulemetov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pulemetov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulemetov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cro's face.
Cro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov throws a head kick that misses.
Pulemetov stuffs the takedown attempt from Cro. Cro gets slowly back to his feet.
Pulemetov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cro on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pulemetov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pulemetov misses with a few strikes there.
Pulemetov lands with a nice combination. Cro backs away looking to recover.
Pulemetov gets a clinch.
Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov won't allow it.
Cro breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Cro misses.
Cro moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulemetov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pulemetov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cro.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Pulemetov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pulemetov has Cro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pulemetov just leaning against Cro, taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulemetov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cro has him pressed against the cage.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov misses with a two punch combination.
Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksim Pulemetov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cro duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pulemetov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pulemetov darts in and clinches Cro up against the cage.
Pulemetov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cro can't get the takedown.
Pulemetov is trying to push Cro away but Cro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cro has had enough of the clinch but Pulemetov keeps him there for the moment.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pulemetov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch successfully.
Cro misses with an elbow strike.
Pulemetov breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov scores with a one two! Cro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pulemetov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pulemetov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sloppy strikes from Pulemetov. Those never looked like landing.
Cro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pulemetov clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulemetov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cro jumps guard but Pulemetov stands there with Cro around his waist. Cro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pulemetov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Pulemetov.
Pulemetov closes the distance and clinches.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cro, pushing him back against the cage.
Cro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cro has Pulemetov pressed against the cage, preventing Pulemetov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov misses with a body kick.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up.
Cro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro closes the distance and clinches.
Pulemetov scores with a hook to the body.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cro shoots in looking for a takedown but Pulemetov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirco Cro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro moves out of range.
Pulemetov tries to clinch but Cro is having none of it.
Pulemetov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cro shoots for a double leg takedown but Pulemetov sprawls well. He's pushed Cro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pulemetov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cro circles away quickly and effectively.
Pulemetov stuffs the takedown.
Pulemetov darts in and clinches Cro up against the cage.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Pulemetov clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pulemetov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulemetov thows a body kick. Cro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pulemetov clinches up with Cro and pushes him back against the cage.
Cro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pulemetov just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cro tries to pull guard but Pulemetov won't allow it.
Pulemetov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulemetov leaning against his opponent.
Cro drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pulemetov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pulemetov scores with a one two! Cro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cro closes the distance and pushes Pulemetov back into the cage.
Pulemetov manages to break the clinch.
Mirco Cro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pulemetov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pulemetov has managed to clinch.
Maksim Pulemetov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pulemetov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulemetov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Cro.
Cro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up.
Pulemetov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pulemetov moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pulemetov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pulemetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Pulemetov scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pulemetov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cro's brow.
Pulemetov breaks from the clinch.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pulemetov tries to clinch up but Cro circles away and keeps his distance.
Pulemetov doesn't manage to clinch there - Cro circles away.
Cro throws a sloppy head kick and Pulemetov moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Pulemetov.
Pulemetov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Pulemetov scores with a four punch combination!
Cro avoids the head kick by Pulemetov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pulemetov scores with a one two! Cro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mirco Cro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulemetov has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maksim Pulemetov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pulemetov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksim Pulemetov!
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