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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kardanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kardanov comes to the cage accompanied by Riders on the storm. Eric Draven is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kardanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardanov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draven.
Draven tries to work over Kardanov's front leg with a kick but Kardanov checks it.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kardanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Kardanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Kardanov misses.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Kardanov slips the punch.
Draven wants to clinch up but Kardanov keeps it at a distance.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
Kardanov throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Kardanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kardanov checks it well.
Draven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kardanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kardanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kardanov.
It looks like Anton Kardanov has been cut.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Kardanov misses with a two punch combination.
Kardanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Kardanov.
Kardanov misses with a straight left.
Kardanov swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Draven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draven misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kardanov misses with a double jab.
Kardanov slips under a jab.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven throws a head kick but Kardanov moves out of range.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven looks gassed!
Kardanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kardanov looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Kardanov avoids it.
Kardanov throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Kardanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Kardanov connects with a body shot.
Kardanov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Kardanov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kardanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Kardanov.
Kardanov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Draven misses.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kardanov.
Kardanov cracks Draven with an open hand slap.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Kardanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kardanov tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Kardanov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kardanov lands a nice hook to Draven's body. Draven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Kardanov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kardanov misses with a few strikes there.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kardanov is looking to wear down Draven with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kardanov misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kardanov moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Kardanov swinging wildly here.
Kardanov checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardanov cracks a nice hook into Draven's ribs.
A big left from Draven misses.
Kardanov blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Kardanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kardanov takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Draven looks for the body kick but Kardanov saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kardanov. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven tries to clinch there but Kardanov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kardanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven throws a head kick but Kardanov moves out of range.
Draven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kardanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kardanov swinging wildly here.
Kardanov throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Kardanov throws a right hand that Draven ducks under and follows up with a left that Draven also avoids with ease.
Kardanov feints a jab promting Draven to slip. Kardanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Draven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kardanov scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Draven - that will leave a mark!
Kardanov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kardanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kardanov connects with a single shot there.
Kardanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Kardanov as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Draven throws a head kick but Kardanov moves out of range.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draven looks for the body kick but Kardanov saw that one coming.
Kardanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Draven counters with a body kick that stops Kardanov in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kardanov misses with a few strikes there.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Kardanov's belly button to the back.
Kardanov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven throws a series of punches but Kardanov avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Kardanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
Draven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kardanov checks it well.
Kardanov lands a jab to the nose.
Kardanov misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven drives through and clinches with Kardanov against the cage.
Kardanov taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Kardanov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kardanov misses with a few strikes there.
Kardanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kardanov slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Draven misses with a double jab
and Kardanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kardanov.
Kardanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kardanov misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kardanov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Draven - the referee stops the clock and Kardanov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Draven. Kardanov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Draven is looking to slow Kardanov down with leg kicks.
Draven lands with a kick to the temple. Kardanov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Draven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardanov misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Kardanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kardanov. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kardanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draven moves out of range as Kardanov strikes.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Kardanov coming out on top.
Kardanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kardanov connects with a body shot.
Draven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kardanov!
Kardanov throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven slips a jab from Kardanov.
Kardanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
No joy there for Kardanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kardanov looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a solid leg kick but Kardanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draven.
Draven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kardanov takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Kardanov sees coming a mile off.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kardanov.
Kardanov throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kardanov.
Nice body kick from Draven.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardanov.
Anton Kardanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kardanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven pushes Kardanov away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Kardanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Kardanov.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Kardanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kardanov.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Kardanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven dodges the punch combination from Kardanov.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Draven.
Well Draven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
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energy
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hype
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