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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Vodka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erlan Baltabekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vodka comes to the cage accompanied by Alcohol. Vlad Vodka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erlan Baltabekov's chin.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Vodka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erlan Baltabekov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltabekov fails with the takedown.
Baltabekov misses with a takedown attempt
and Vodka counters with a single leg into guard. Baltabekov didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baltabekov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vodka controls the pace.
Baltabekov wants to stand but Vodka is controlling the position.
Vodka wants to control from the top but Baltabekov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baltabekov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vodka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baltabekov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vodka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vodka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baltabekov is keeping the position for now.
Vodka controlling from the top position.
Vodka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vodka drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baltabekov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vodka has Baltabekov in his guard.
Baltabekov is working Vodka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baltabekov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vodka scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vodka has a takedown stuffed.
Baltabekov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vodka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vlad Vodka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erlan Baltabekov.
Baltabekov looks gassed!
Baltabekov misses with a two punch combination.
Vodka shoots in and gets a takedown into Baltabekov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka works over Baltabekov with some ground and pound from guard.
Vodka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vodka trying to control the position from guard on top but Baltabekov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vodka looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vlad Vodka just wasn't active enough.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vodka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Baltabekov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vodka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vodka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baltabekov, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltabekov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Vodka connects with a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltabekov is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vodka working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Vodka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baltabekov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vodka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Baltabekov has eaten all the pies!
Vodka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baltabekov did well to prevent Vodka getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baltabekov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vodka lands strikes from half guard.
Vodka controlling the action here.
Baltabekov is staying active underneath Vodka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vodka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vodka trying to control the pace.
Vodka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baltabekov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad Vodka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vodka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baltabekov as he jumps to the side.
Vodka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vodka wants to control from the top but Baltabekov keeps moving.
Baltabekov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vodka defends well.
Baltabekov is breathing heavily.
Vodka trying to control the position from guard on top but Baltabekov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vodka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltabekov controls Vodka momentarily but Vodka frees himself.
Vodka with a nice head shot there.
Vodka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vlad Vodka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vodka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vodka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vodka stopping the sweep attempt from Baltabekov.
Vodka advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vodka working the ground and pound from side control.
Baltabekov is looking to reverse the position.
Vodka wants to control but Baltabekov is keeping him busy.
Vodka landing strikes.
Vodka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Vodka lands a nice forearm strike.
Vodka taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka scoring with punches from side control.
Vodka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baltabekov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee asks Vodka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vodka prefers to stall for the moment though.
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!
Vodka grinds an elbow into Baltabekov's temple.
Vodka trying to control the action but Baltabekov is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Vodka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Vodka dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baltabekov tries to sprawl but Vodka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vodka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Baltabekov is looking for a sweep. Vodka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vodka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vodka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baltabekov can do to turn this around?
Baltabekov is staying active underneath Vodka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad Vodka wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Baltabekov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vodka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltabekov misses with the combination.
Baltabekov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vodka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baltabekov.
Vodka dives in and grabs Baltabekov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baltabekov pushes down on Vodka's head and hops out.
Vodka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vodka shoots in and bounces Baltabekov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vodka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltabekov keeping moving, preventing Vodka from controlling successfully.
Vodka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vodka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baltabekov's head.
Vodka 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.
Vodka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vodka postures up and lands a big shot to Baltabekov's brow.
Vodka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka wants to control from the top but Baltabekov keeps moving.
Vodka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vodka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vodka chips away with some ground and pound.
Vodka drops back looking for a leg! Baltabekov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baltabekov manages to kick Vodka off! Vodka jumps back into Baltabekov's guard.
Vodka drops back looking for a leg! Baltabekov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baltabekov manages to kick Vodka off! Vodka jumps back into Baltabekov's guard.
Vodka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vodka is working Baltabekov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vodka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Erlan Baltabekov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Vodka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Vodka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vodka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Vodka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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