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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Foka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zero Udala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udala has chosen The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zero Udala will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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242 lbs
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220 cm
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255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Foka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zero Udala!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Udala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foka misses with a takedown attempt - Udala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Udala tries to clinch there but Foka circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Udala. No joy for Foka on that attempt.
Udala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Udala gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Udala trying to keep a closed guard but Foka is proving a slippery customer.
Udala wants to sweep but no luck.
Foka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Udala wants to get back to his feet but Foka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Foka throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udala wants to stand up but Foka is controlling him.
Foka sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Foka with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslav Foka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Udala wants to clinch.
Foka shoots in and drives through. Udala sprawls well.
Udala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Udala tries to clinch there but Foka circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Udala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foka swats away the attempt to clinch by Udala.
Udala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foka shoots in and drives through. Udala sprawls well.
Zero Udala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Udala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Udala to the mat! Udala manages to get full guard.
Foka is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foka trying to control the position from guard on top but Udala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foka won't allow Udala to get back to his feet.
Udala is trying to control the position but Foka postures up.
Udala wants to get back to his feet but Foka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Udala pulls Foka in close to prevent any damage.
Foka wants to control from the top but Udala keeps moving.
Udala wants to stand but Foka is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foka lands in his opponent's guard.
Udala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Udala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foka is controlling him.
Foka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Udala is looking to stand up but Foka isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foka controls the pace.
Udala has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Foka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foka keeps the fight on the outside.
Foka looks for a takedown but Udala sprawls well.
Foka shoots in but Udala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Udala tries to close the distance and clinch but Foka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Udala is looking to clinch but Foka is avoiding it.
Udala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Udala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Udala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Udala's guard.
Udala kicks Foka off and gets to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Udala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Udala tries to clinch up but Foka circles away and keeps his distance.
Udala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Foka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Udala really wants to buck Foka off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Foka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foka lands in his opponent's guard.
Foka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Udala wants to get back to his feet but Foka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Udala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foka is one step ahead there.
Udala wants to stand and escape but Foka is having none of it.
Udala can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foka controls the pace.
Foka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udala will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Foka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Udala wants to stand but Foka is controlling the position.
Udala is breathing heavily.
Foka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Foka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Udala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foka is controlling him.
Foka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two 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.
Foka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Udala keeping moving, preventing Foka from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Foka gets a takedown into half guard.
Udala tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Udala tries to roll over but Foka keeps him under control.
Udala is looking to escape.
Foka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Udala's head.
Udala wants to control but Foka is keeping busy.
Foka stops Udala from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Udala tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Udala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Udala is looking to clinch.
Foka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Udala is trying to stand.
Foka perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Udala is trying to stand.
Miroslav Foka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Udala is trying to maintain the position but Foka is very close to passing his half guard.
Foka stops Udala from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foka blocks the strikes from Udala.
Udala is trying to stand up here but Foka is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Udala tries to clinch up.
Udala tries to clinch up but Foka circles away and keeps his distance.
Udala tries to clinch there but Foka circles away.
Udala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Udala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Udala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Udala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Udala digs a good hook to Foka's body.
Foka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Udala tries to clinch up.
Foka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Foka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Udala is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Foka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Udala throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foka swats away the attempt to clinch by Udala.
Foka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Foka or perhaps it was just good defense by Udala which made him look bad.
Udala tries to clinch up.
Udala clinches with his opponent.
Foka breaks from the clinch.
Udala tries to clinch up.
Foka tries to bum rush Udala with a series of wild strikes but Udala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Foka.
Udala is trying to stand up.
Foka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Udala tries to hold on but Foka postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udala is trying desperately to improve position.
Foka controlling the pace for now.
Udala somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Foka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here as Foka stalls from top position.
Udala is trying to buck Foka off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Udala tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Udala is trying to stand back up.
Foka just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Udala trying to get back to his feet but Foka is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foka looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Udala is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Udala looking very determined here, making life difficult for Foka.
Foka throws a series of strikes and Udala wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
BOOM! Foka connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Foka controlling his opponent.
Zero Udala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Udala is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Udala's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Foka lands a heavy elbow.
Foka with the ground and pound from mount.
Foka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Foka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foka, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Foka!
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hype
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