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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dzelaludin Smajlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Taktarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taktarov has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzelaludin Smajlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Taktarov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smajlovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taktarov looks gassed!
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smajlovic tries to clinch up but Taktarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Smajlovic tries to clinch up.
Smajlovic forces Taktarov back against the cage and clinches.
Smajlovic breaks from the clinch.
Smajlovic tries to clinch there but Taktarov circles away.
Smajlovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taktarov, pushing him back against the cage.
Taktarov has had enough of the clinch but Smajlovic keeps him there for the moment.
Taktarov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smajlovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Smajlovic is trying to break the clinch but Taktarov is controlling him.
Smajlovic lands an elbow inside.
Smajlovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taktarov leaves Smajlovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taktarov circles away.
Smajlovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Oleg Taktarov has been cut.
Taktarov misses the jab.
Smajlovic lands with a nice combination. Taktarov backs away looking to recover.
Smajlovic takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smajlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taktarov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smajlovic lands a knee to the body.
Smajlovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Smajlovic to work.
Smajlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taktarov's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smajlovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Taktarov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzelaludin Smajlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smajlovic breaks from the clinch.
Smajlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Smajlovic breaks the clinch.
Smajlovic clinches.
Smajlovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smajlovic throws a right hand that Taktarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Taktarov also avoids with ease.
Smajlovic looks to throw the jab but Taktarov is out of range.
Smajlovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taktarov as he avoids it easily.
Taktarov misses with a hook.
Smajlovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taktarov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Taktarov.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smajlovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smajlovic.
Taktarov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taktarov dodges the punch combination from Smajlovic.
Jab, jab by Taktarov - just one landing.
Smajlovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taktarov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taktarov moves into the clinch.
Smajlovic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taktarov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taktarov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smajlovic lands an elbow that stopped Taktarov in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smajlovic.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taktarov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic manages to pull guard.
Taktarov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smajlovic is proving hard to escape from.
Taktarov wants to stand and escape but instead Smajlovic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smajlovic 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Taktarov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taktarov stuffs the takedown.
Smajlovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smajlovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taktarov ducks under a wild hook from Smajlovic.
Smajlovic misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smajlovic.
Taktarov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smajlovic tries to clinch but Taktarov is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smajlovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Taktarov circles away.
Oleg Taktarov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taktarov takes a swing at Smajlovic's ribcage but misses.
Smajlovic tries to clinch up but Taktarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Smajlovic swinging wildly here.
Smajlovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Smajlovic jumps guard and drags Taktarov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smajlovic has his hands on Taktarov's head, controlling the position.
Smajlovic trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smajlovic has a closed guard, preventing Taktarov from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov wants to stand and escape but instead Smajlovic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smajlovic is standing up over Taktarov. Taktarov looks to escape but Smajlovic dives into side control.
Taktarov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smajlovic decides to stand back up. Smajlovic steps back and let's Taktarov get back to his feet.
Smajlovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Taktarov tries to sprawl out of it but Smajlovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taktarov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzelaludin Smajlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taktarov lands with a good body shot.
Taktarov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taktarov slips a jab and a cross from Smajlovic.
Smajlovic shoots for a takedown but Taktarov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body punch from Taktarov.
Taktarov clinches up against the cage.
Smajlovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taktarov defending well as Smajlovic loads up on a big left hand.
Smajlovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smajlovic tries to clinch there but Taktarov circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov pushes Smajlovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Smajlovic looking to throw knees to the head but Taktarov is blocking nicely.
Taktarov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taktarov blocks the elbow strike.
Taktarov pushes Smajlovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smajlovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taktarov lands with a left to the head.
Taktarov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smajlovic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smajlovic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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!
Taktarov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smajlovic's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Taktarov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smajlovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smajlovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taktarov's head.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch.
Smajlovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Smajlovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Taktarov which made him look bad.
Taktarov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smajlovic.
Taktarov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzelaludin Smajlovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Smajlovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smajlovic takes one on the button.
Taktarov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smajlovic.
Taktarov looks to land a combination but Smajlovic avoids it well.
Smajlovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smajlovic misses with a double jab.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Taktarov lands with a straight right. Smajlovic didn't see that one coming.
Taktarov swings for the body but Smajlovic moves out of range.
Smajlovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Taktarov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smajlovic is looking to clinch but Taktarov is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Taktarov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smajlovic throws a nice head kick!
Smajlovic throws a nice looking combination but Taktarov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taktarov jabs Smajlovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smajlovic rushes Taktarov and presses him up against the cage.
Taktarov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taktarov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smajlovic backwards.
Taktarov can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Taktarov.
Smajlovic lands a nice elbow.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smajlovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taktarov just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smajlovic.
Smajlovic throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taktarov.
Come on Smajlovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taktarov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smajlovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smajlovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smajlovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smajlovic tries for a takedown but Taktarov manages to get underhooks.
Taktarov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smajlovic lands a damaging elbow.
Taktarov working hard to break the clinch.
Taktarov is trying to break free.
Smajlovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smajlovic lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Smajlovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smajlovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smajlovic can't break the clinch.
Smajlovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smajlovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taktarov punishes Smajlovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Smajlovic walks into a left hand.
Smajlovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taktarov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taktarov jabs Smajlovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smajlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taktarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smajlovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dzelaludin Smajlovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smajlovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smajlovic is looking to land body kicks.
Oleg Taktarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smajlovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dzelaludin Smajlovic.
Well Smajlovic 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dzelaludin Smajlovic!
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