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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byvaisar Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shlemenko has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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230 lbs
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239 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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, Byvaisar Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko tries to sprawl but Saitiev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shlemenko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Saitiev.
Saitiev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saitiev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saitiev working Shlemenko over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saitiev lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saitiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saitiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shlemenko has hold of Saitiev's hands but Saitiev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shlemenko has hold of Saitiev's hands but Saitiev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saitiev working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Saitiev there.
Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shlemenko taking some punishment here, with Saitiev in his half guard.
Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Saitiev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Saitiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitiev lands with a punch from half guard.
Shlemenko has hold of Saitiev's hands but Saitiev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saitiev lands a nice short elbow.
Saitiev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saitiev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saitiev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saitiev working the head and body with strikes.
Saitiev working Shlemenko over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saitiev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saitiev working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saitiev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saitiev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shlemenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saitiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saitiev drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitiev 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.
Saitiev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saitiev slips a nice elbow through Shlemenko's hands, connecting with Shlemenko's forehead.
Saitiev works his way into full mount!
Saitiev landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Saitiev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shlemenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saitiev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saitiev unloading with bombs!
Saitiev with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Saitiev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saitiev unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shlemenko?
Saitiev lands a big shot there that rocks Shlemenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Saitiev working Shlemenko over with strikes here.
Saitiev unloading with bombs!
Saitiev landing strikes from the mount and Shlemenko is in trouble!
Saitiev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shlemenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shlemenko is in a horrible position here. Saitiev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saitiev unloading with bombs!
Saitiev lands with some strikes.
Saitiev lands a big shot there that rocks Shlemenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Saitiev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saitiev with shots to the head and body - Shlemenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saitiev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saitiev with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko is bucking up trying to escape but Saitiev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saitiev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shlemenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Saitiev scoring with strikes but Shlemenko is staying in there.
Saitiev with good strikes from the mount here!
Saitiev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shlemenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shlemenko is bucking up trying to escape but Saitiev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saitiev dominating with strikes here.
Saitiev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Shlemenko's face.
Saitiev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Saitiev cracks Shlemenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saitiev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saitiev with a couple of short strikes.
Saitiev with shots to the head and body - Shlemenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saitiev working the ground and pound effectively.
Saitiev lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byvaisar Saitiev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Saitiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saitiev looking to score a takedown here. Shlemenko is defending well but Saitiev drives through and ends up in Shlemenko's guard.
Saitiev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saitiev is in close to Shlemenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saitiev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shlemenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saitiev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev working some strikes from top position.
Saitiev with a nice head shot there.
Saitiev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saitiev working some strikes from top position.
Saitiev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shlemenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saitiev is pushing down on Shlemenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shlemenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Saitiev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saitiev prevents Shlemenko from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitiev winds up and cracks Shlemenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saitiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saitiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saitiev trying to mount his opponent but Shlemenko defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saitiev lands a nice short elbow.
Saitiev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saitiev is nestled in close to Shlemenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saitiev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Saitiev working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saitiev working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Saitiev there.
Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev slips a nice elbow through Shlemenko's hands, connecting with Shlemenko's forehead.
Saitiev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saitiev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saitiev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saitiev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Saitiev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saitiev 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.
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. Saitiev connects with a nice short shot to Shlemenko's temple.
Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saitiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saitiev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Saitiev.
Shlemenko taking some punishment here, with Saitiev in his half guard.
Saitiev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saitiev lands with a punch from half guard.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saitiev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Saitiev working over Shlemenko with some ground and pound. Shlemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Byvaisar Saitiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shlemenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Saitiev drops an elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev working the head and body with strikes.
Saitiev working Shlemenko over with strikes.
Shlemenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saitiev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shlemenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saitiev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shlemenko trying to control but Saitiev postures up.
Saitiev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saitiev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shlemenko trying to control here.
Saitiev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saitiev working Shlemenko over with strikes.
Saitiev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saitiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saitiev lands strikes from half guard.
Saitiev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saitiev throwing shots but Shlemenko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Byvaisar Saitiev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Saitiev dodges the punch combination from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko clinches with his opponent.
Saitiev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Shlemenko regains guard immediately.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saitiev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
Saitiev cracks Shlemenko with a solid left hand.
Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
Saitiev works over Shlemenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Saitiev is working Shlemenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saitiev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saitiev landing with the ground and pound.
Saitiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shlemenko can do to turn this around?
Saitiev cracks Shlemenko with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitiev stands up over Shlemenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
Saitiev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saitiev working some strikes from top position.
Saitiev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev connects with a couple of short punches.
Saitiev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saitiev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saitiev connects with a couple of short punches.
Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
Shlemenko looking to control.
Saitiev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saitiev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Shlemenko has wrist control.
Saitiev is looking to work some ground and pound but Shlemenko has wrist control.
Saitiev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shlemenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saitiev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saitiev connects with a couple of short punches.
Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
Saitiev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saitiev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saitiev cracks Shlemenko with a solid left hand.
Saitiev is in close to Shlemenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saitiev wants to pass the guard but Shlemenko is keeping the position.
Saitiev chips away with some ground and pound.
Saitiev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexander Shlemenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Saitiev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saitiev scoring with some ground and pound.
Saitiev throws a big right hand that misses.
Shlemenko trying to control the position.
Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Shlemenko is looking to stand up but Saitiev isn't so interested in that idea.
Saitiev landing some decent shots from guard.
Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Saitiev working some strikes from top position.
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.
Saitiev works over Shlemenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Saitiev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saitiev lands a couple of digs.
Shlemenko lands an upkick as Saitiev stands over him.
Saitiev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shlemenko's head.
Shlemenko wants to stand but Saitiev is controlling the position.
Saitiev lands a couple of elbows.
Saitiev is in close to Shlemenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shlemenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saitiev stands and throws Shlemenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saitiev scoring with punches and elbows.
Shlemenko is pushing Saitiev's head away, looking to escape. Saitiev manages to hold on to the position though.
Saitiev scoring with punches and elbows.
Byvaisar Saitiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shlemenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byvaisar Saitiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saitiev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byvaisar Saitiev!
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