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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Filipovich Petruhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malenkai Vario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vario is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last Night of the Kings. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Malenkai Vario enters the cage!
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169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malenkai Vario!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petruhin slips under a jab.
Vario misses with a body shot.
Petruhin gets caught flat footed, as Vario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vario trying to control but Petruhin is working from the bottom.
Petruhin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vario is one step ahead there.
Vario drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Petruhin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vario has Petruhin in his guard.
Vario working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petruhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruhin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vario works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petruhin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petruhin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Petruhin throwing strikes but missing.
Vario not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Petruhin wants to pass the guard but Vario is keeping the position.
Petruhin advances to half guard.
Petruhin wants to control but Vario is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vario looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petruhin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vario has managed to free his arm - good work.
Petruhin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petruhin trying to control from Vario's half guard. Vario has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petruhin trying to control but Vario is working from the bottom.
Petruhin looking to pass the guard.
Petruhin is working hard here to advance position.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Filipovich Petruhin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vario doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Petruhin counters with a single leg into guard. Vario didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin slips nicely into half guard.
Vario wants to control but Petruhin is keeping busy.
Petruhin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petruhin controlling the action here.
Vario manages to get to full guard.
Petruhin stopping the sweep attempt from Vario.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vario looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vario scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petruhin trying to control from the bottom.
Vario is just content to waste time from the top position. Petruhin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vario looking to sit in guard and control but Petruhin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Petruhin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Petruhin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vario can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petruhin controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petruhin wants to control from the top but Vario keeps moving.
Petruhin looking to pass the guard.
Petruhin trying to control but Vario is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Filipovich Petruhin.
Vario misses the body punch
and Petruhin counters with a takedown into side control.
Vario defending against the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vario has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Petruhin but great work by Vario.
Petruhin regains half guard, as Vario was trying to land strikes.
Petruhin won't allow Vario to pass to mount.
Vario is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Petruhin as he works his way to full guard.
Petruhin wants to sweep but no luck.
Vario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vario with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vario sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petruhin's guard.
Petruhin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vario sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petruhin defending well though.
Vario wants to advance to full mount but Petruhin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Vario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vario trying to control the position from guard on top but Petruhin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vario stays in close to Petruhin's body and controls the position.
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.
Vario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vario trying to control but Petruhin is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Malenkai Vario hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vario tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petruhin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Petruhin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petruhin wants to pass the guard but Vario is keeping the position.
Vario wants to sweep here but Petruhin controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Filipovich Petruhin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Vario as Petruhin shoots in.
Vario looks to clinch
and Petruhin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Petruhin.
Vario is fighting off a takedown attempt but Petruhin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vario to the mat. Vario regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Petruhin tries to free his leg and advance position but Vario is retaining full guard.
Vario avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vario working a defensive guard here.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
Petruhin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vario wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Malenkai Vario wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vario scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vario scores with a jab to the body.
Vario keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petruhin gets caught flat footed, as Vario shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vario won't allow Petruhin to sweep him here.
Vario landing with the ground and pound.
Vario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vario throwing strikes but missing.
Petruhin keeping full guard, as Vario tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vario throws and elbow that misses. Petruhin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vario's guard. Nice move by Petruhin!
Vario had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Petruhin defends it easily.
Petruhin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petruhin wants to control from the top but Vario keeps moving.
Petruhin content to stall in guard here.
Vario is trying to keep Petruhin in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Filipovich Petruhin just wasn't active enough.
Vario throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petruhin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vario's guard.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
Petruhin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vario is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Petruhin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vario keeping moving, preventing Petruhin from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Filipovich Petruhin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vario with a lazy takedown attempt
and Petruhin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Petruhin is trying to control. Vario wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petruhin wants to pass to mount but Vario is defending the position.
Petruhin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petruhin trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Filipovich Petruhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petruhin, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Filipovich Petruhin!
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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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