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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Spyridon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Mezin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey Mezin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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187 lbs
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194 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Spyridon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Mezin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mezin clinches.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leon Spyridon has been cut.
Spyridon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mezin to keep the fight standing.
Mezin throws an elbow that misses.
Mezin scores a nice knee to the body.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin landing knees to the head.
Mezin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mezin lands a knee to the body.
Spyridon managing to block the knees to the body from Mezin.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spyridon is breathing heavily.
Mezin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mezin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Spyridon's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spyridon avoiding damage as Mezin throws knees to the body.
Mezin scores with a knee to the head.
Mezin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spyridon's face.
Mezin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mezin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mezin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spyridon's face.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
Mezin crunches a lovely knee into Spyridon's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Mezin.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mezin lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Mezin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Mezin lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spyridon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spyridon being controlled against the cage.
Mezin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spyridon.
Spyridon is working for takedown but Mezin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mezin with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mezin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mezin.
Spyridon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mezin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spyridon is defending well for now.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
Spyridon avoiding damage as Mezin throws knees to the body.
Mezin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spyridon is defending well for now.
Spyridon wants to take the fight to the mat but Mezin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Spyridon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezin lands a good knee to the midsection. Spyridon won't want to take too many of those.
Mezin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
Mezin looking to throw knees to the head but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mezin.
Mezin landing knees to the head.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Mezin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mezin looking to throw knees to the head but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
Spyridon wants a takedown but no success here.
Mezin tries a knee to the head but Spyridon blocks it.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spyridon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mezin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Spyridon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Mezin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Spyridon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mezin clinches up against the cage.
Mezin looking to throw knees to the head but Spyridon is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Mezin.
Mezin breaks the clinch.
Mezin clinches.
Mezin scores with a knee to the head.
Mezin scores a nice knee to the body.
Spyridon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spyridon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mezin walks away with a smile on his face. Spyridon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leon Spyridon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spyridon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mezin tries to avoid it but Spyridon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mezin to the ground. Mezin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mezin closes the distance and clinches.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spyridon tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Spyridon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mezin obliges.
Mezin landing knees to the head.
Mezin is stalling here.
Mezin breaks the clinch.
Mezin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mezin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spyridon is trying to pull guard but Mezin has him pressed against the cage.
Mezin lands a nice knee to the body.
Mezin with a knee to the head.
Mezin landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mezin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spyridon's face.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but Spyridon blocks with his arms.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Spyridon decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Spyridon has a closed guard, preventing Mezin from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mezin wants to pass the guard but Spyridon is keeping the position.
Mezin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mezin wants to stand and escape but instead Spyridon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mezin wants to get back to his feet but Spyridon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spyridon forces his way into half guard.
Spyridon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mezin wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mezin wants to improve his position but Spyridon is controlling well.
Mezin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Spyridon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mezin tries to reverse the position but Spyridon maintains control.
Mezin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spyridon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spyridon content just to control the position here.
Spyridon working for a submission but Mezin is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spyridon won't let Mezin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Mezin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Spyridon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mezin clinches up against the cage.
Spyridon jumps guard but Mezin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mezin crunches a lovely knee into Spyridon's ribcage.
Spyridon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mezin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spyridon up against the cage.
Mezin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mezin moves into the clinch successfully.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mezin lands a knee to the body.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mezin obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spyridon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Spyridon jumps guard but Mezin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mezin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Spyridon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mezin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spyridon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mezin misses with a knee to the head.
Spyridon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mezin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Spyridon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Mezin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon looking for a takedown.
Mezin slowing the pace effectively.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Andrey Mezin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mezin missing with knees to the body.
Andrey Mezin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mezin lands a knee to the head.
Mezin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mezin clinches.
Spyridon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mezin after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spyridon misses with a punch to the body.
Mezin controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon can't get the takedown.
Spyridon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mezin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spyridon tries to keep at a distance but Mezin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mezin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mezin misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spyridon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leon Spyridon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mezin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mezin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mezin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mezin has closed the distance and engaged Spyridon in a clinch.
Spyridon tries to pull guard but Mezin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mezin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mezin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mezin tries to land knees in the clinch but Spyridon avoids the damage to the body.
Mezin trying to land knees to the body.
Mezin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Mezin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mezin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Mezin!
A very excited looking Andrey Mezin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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FIGHT
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