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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Slavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocko Slavich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Gun's chin.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocko Slavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slavich.
Slavich decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Slavich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gun quickly recovers to half guard.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
Slavich tries to pass to full mount but Gun defends it.
Slavich controlling the pace.
Slavich seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gun for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocko Slavich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Slavich clinches up with Gun and pushes him back against the cage.
Slavich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slavich has Gun up against the cage in a clinch.
Slavich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Gun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slavich doesn't seem phased though.
Gun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slavich doesn't seem bothered though.
Slavich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slavich slips under a jab.
Slavich moves out of range as Gun strikes.
Gun throws a right hand that misses
and Slavich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gun won't be happy with that.
Slavich has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Rocko Slavich has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slavich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gun's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slavich looking to sit in guard and control but Gun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slavich is breathing heavily.
Gun postures up in Slavich's guard and throws a big left but Slavich blocks it.
Slavich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gun defends it easily.
Slavich wants to sweep but no luck.
Gun trying to control but Slavich is working from the bottom.
Gun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Slavich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slavich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gun sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gun with a jab.
Gun looks to land a combination but Slavich avoids it well.
Tommy Gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slavich moves away.
Gun gets tackled into the cage by Slavich. Slavich maintains the clinch.
Gun has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gun is pressed up against the cage. Slavich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gun down to the mat. Gun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Slavich saw that one coming.
Gun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Slavich on the side of the head.
Slavich slips a jab from Gun.
Slavich moves out of range as Gun strikes.
Slavich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Slavich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gun misses with a looping right.
Slavich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Slavich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slavich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavich ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Slavich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gun just misses with a punch to the body.
Gun dodges the punch combination from Slavich.
Gun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slavich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gun's waist but Gun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slavich off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Slavich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gun 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.
Slavich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gun.
Slavich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gun darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slavich shoots in looking for a takedown but Gun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slavich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slavich wants to clinch up but Gun keeps it at a distance.
Slavich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gun.
Gun misses with a hook. Slavich ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Gun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocko Slavich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slavich gets a clinch.
Slavich breaks the clinch.
Slavich misses with a takedown attempt - Gun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gun as he connects with a hook.
Slavich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
Slavich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gun defends it nicely.
Slavich tries to clinch up.
Slavich tries to clinch up but Gun circles away and keeps his distance.
Slavich ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slavich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slavich jumps guard and drags Gun to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Slavich is trying to control the position but Gun postures up.
Gun wants to pass the guard but Slavich is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gun trying to control the position from guard on top but Slavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tommy Gun.
Gun throws a good cross that connects.
Gun misses with a looping right.
Gun misses with a lunging right hand
and Slavich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gun's guard.
Slavich postures up.
Gun wriggles free and stands up.
Gun misses with a left hand
and Slavich counters with a single leg into guard. Gun didn't expect that.
Gun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gun throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Slavich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slavich wants to control from the top but Gun keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slavich shoots for a takedown but Gun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Slavich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slavich fails to land the takedown.
Gun lands a really nice looking cross but Slavich seems unphased.
Rocko Slavich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Slavich.
Slavich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gun scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Gun as he connects with a hook.
Gun throws a shot from downtown. Slavich moves away and avoids it.
Gun throws a good cross that connects.
Slavich misses with a takedown attempt - Gun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gun.
Tommy Gun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gun lands a glancing blow to the side of Slavich's head.
Gun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slavich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slavich has a takedown stuffed.
Gun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gun cracks Slavich with a good jab.
A jab from Gun does it's job there.
Slavich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gun.
Gun jabs Slavich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Gun. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slavich lands in his opponent's guard.
Gun keeping moving, preventing Slavich from controlling successfully.
Slavich is really struggling to control Gun but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rocko Slavich wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slavich.
Gun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gun misses with an uppercut. Slavich saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocko Slavich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocko Slavich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gun throws a hook but Slavich blocks it.
Slavich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gun.
Sloppy strikes from Gun. Those never looked like landing.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Slavich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slavich works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Slavich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slavich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slavich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gun is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gun keeping moving, preventing Slavich from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocko Slavich.
Slavich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gun throws out the jab.
Gun misses with a straight right.
Slavich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gun misses with a hook
and Slavich moves into the clinch.
Slavich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gun has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slavich avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Slavich manages to pull guard.
Gun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gun swings for the body but Slavich moves out of range.
Slavich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gun's waist but Gun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slavich off to one side.
Gun connects with a body shot.
Slavich scores with a takedown into Gun's guard.
Gun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavich gets to his feet - Gun follows without any prompting.
Gun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gun misses the jab.
Slavich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Slavich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gun scores with a shoulder strike.
Slavich stalling in the clinch but Gun improves position.
Slavich gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slavich wants to take a breather but Gun is having none of it.
Gun missing with punches from the bottom.
Gun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slavich is working away from the top position though.
Slavich slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavich is looking to stall here but Gun recovers full guard.
Slavich wants to control from the top but Gun keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rocko Slavich just wasn't active enough.
Gun throws an overhand right that lands on Slavich's shoulder, as Slavich tries to avoid the shot.
Slavich fails with a takedown attempt.
Slavich blocks a jab.
Gun throws a jab when Slavich was well out of range.
Jab by Gun.
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.
Slavich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gun did well to prevent Slavich getting side control.
Gun wants to control but Slavich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slavich tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gun.
Gun striking from half guard on the bottom.
Gun is refusing to be controlled, as Slavich sits in half guard.
Slavich trying to pass the guard but Gun defending well.
Gun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gun wants to get back to his feet.
Slavich is looking for a kimura but Gun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slavich to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocko Slavich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slavich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Rocko Slavich!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Rocko Slavich!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Rocko Slavich!
Rocko Slavich wins by unanimous decision!
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