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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guram Gugenishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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249 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Jan Sobieski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guram Gugenishvili!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gugenishvili counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gugenishvili performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gugenishvili wants to work for an arm triangle but Sobieski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gugenishvili is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobieski defends it well.
Gugenishvili winds up and cracks Sobieski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski wants to sweep but Gugenishvili has passed to side control!
Gugenishvili tries for a kimura but Sobieski is defending well.
Sobieski is trying to escape the position but Gugenishvili is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugenishvili grinds an elbow into Sobieski's temple.
Gugenishvili is trying to get an arm triangle but Sobieski is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Gugenishvili stalls from top position.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gugenishvili tries to advance to mount but Sobieski denies him.
Gugenishvili controls the position from side control.
Gugenishvili scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sobieski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gugenishvili has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobieski is trying to improve his position.
Gugenishvili is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobieski manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili prevents Sobieski from standing back up.
Gugenishvili not doing much here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Guram Gugenishvili hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gugenishvili rushes Sobieski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sobieski is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gugenishvili is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sobieski to the mat. Sobieski regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili scoring with some ground and pound.
Sobieski trying to control the position.
Gugenishvili won't allow Sobieski to get back to his feet.
Gugenishvili thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gugenishvili postures up.
Gugenishvili is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gugenishvili connects with a couple of short punches.
Gugenishvili scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gugenishvili works over Sobieski with some ground and pound from guard.
Gugenishvili is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guram Gugenishvili dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sobieski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gugenishvili counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gugenishvili connects with a nice short shot to Sobieski's temple.
Sobieski trying to control here.
Gugenishvili looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sobieski has hold of Gugenishvili's hands but Gugenishvili slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gugenishvili sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sobieski is looking to improve his position.
Gugenishvili lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugenishvili is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sobieski defends it well.
Sobieski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gugenishvili is working away from the top position though.
Sobieski is trying to get back to full guard.
Gugenishvili keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gugenishvili working over Sobieski with some ground and pound. Sobieski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sobieski trying to hold on to Gugenishvili's head to control him but Gugenishvili postures up.
Guram Gugenishvili has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gugenishvili is taking a breather. Sobieski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gugenishvili is working for a submission of some sort.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gugenishvili. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili is thwarting Sobieski's attempts to control the position.
Sobieski wants to get back to his feet.
Sobieski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gugenishvili is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gugenishvili tries to pass to full mount but Sobieski defends it.
Sobieski is trying to control but can't.
Gugenishvili looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to stand.
Gugenishvili is looking for a kimura here.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but Gugenishvili is controlling well.
Gugenishvili looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sobieski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gugenishvili passes into side control, despite Sobieski's attempt to control the position.
Gugenishvili controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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.
Gugenishvili connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sobieski some visible discomfort.
Gugenishvili scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gugenishvili remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gugenishvili is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sobieski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sobieski is trying to improve his position.
Sobieski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gugenishvili lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gugenishvili is staying tight to Sobieski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guram Gugenishvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sobieski tries to sprawl but Gugenishvili drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gugenishvili lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gugenishvili works his way into full mount!
Sobieski tries to lock up and control but Gugenishvili gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gugenishvili has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gugenishvili controlling from the full mount.
Gugenishvili lands a big shot there that rocks Sobieski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugenishvili controlling from the full mount.
Gugenishvili postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sobieski looks a forlorn figure.
Gugenishvili takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gugenishvili with the ground and pound from mount.
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gugenishvili sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sobieski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jan Sobieski's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gugenishvili landing shots from mount.
Gugenishvili content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Gugenishvili has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sobieski can't escape the position.
Gugenishvili looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gugenishvili working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gugenishvili takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gugenishvili content just to control the position here.
Sobieski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gugenishvili with a couple of short strikes.
Sobieski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gugenishvili controlling from mount.
Sobieski is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gugenishvili takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobieski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gugenishvili.
Gugenishvili content just to control the position here.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gugenishvili landing strikes from the mount and Sobieski is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobieski really wants to buck Gugenishvili off and get back to his feet.
Gugenishvili fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jeez, Jan Sobieski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jan Sobieski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Guram Gugenishvili!
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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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