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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Werdumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werdumov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: wait and bleed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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233 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Werdumov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Werdumov cracks Molotov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from Molotov is predictable there
and Werdumov counters with a good, hard body kick but Molotov shrugs it off.
Molotov misses with a few strikes there.
Molotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Werdumov.
Molotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Werdumov is out of range.
Molotov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Werdumov.
Werdumov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Molotov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Werdumov somewhat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Werdumov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Molotov is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdumov throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Andrei Molotov has been cut.
Werdumov shoots in for a double leg but Molotov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrei Molotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Werdumov.
Molotov fails to land with a series of punches.
Werdumov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Molotov stops a takedown attempt from Werdumov.
Werdumov is trying to break the clinch but Molotov is controlling him.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but Molotov is blocking nicely.
Werdumov looking to throw knees to the head but Molotov is blocking nicely.
Molotov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Werdumov has him pressed against the cage.
Molotov tries to circle away but Werdumov has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Werdumov.
Werdumov pushes off an throws an elbow but Molotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Molotov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the head but Molotov blocks with his arms.
Werdumov crunches a lovely knee into Molotov's ribcage.
Molotov avoids a wild elbow strike from Werdumov.
Molotov is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling him.
Werdumov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Werdumov lands a left hand.
Werdumov scores a nice knee to the body.
Werdumov leaning against his opponent.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molotov avoids it.
Werdumov lands a nice elbow.
Werdumov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Molotov is defending well.
Werdumov has Molotov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Molotov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Molotov is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdumov crunches a lovely knee into Molotov's ribcage.
Werdumov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Werdumov throws a series of punches but Molotov avoids them all with ease.
Werdumov misses with a leg kick.
Werdumov misses with a wild combination.
Werdumov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Werdumov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Werdumov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Werdumov doesn't manage to clinch there - Molotov circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov dodges the punch combination from Werdumov.
Werdumov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Werdumov wants to land a leg kick but Molotov is out of range.
Good work by Molotov as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Molotov blocks the low kick.
Werdumov misses with a low kick as Molotov jumps back.
Molotov lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Werdumov misses with a hook.
Werdumov shoots in but Molotov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molotov throws a sloppy head kick and Werdumov moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Werdumov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Molotov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Werdumov scores with a leg kick.
Fedor Werdumov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Werdumov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Werdumov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Molotov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Werdumov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Werdumov.
Molotov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Werdumov counter with a right hand.
Molotov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Werdumov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Werdumov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov thows a body kick. Werdumov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Molotov misses.
Molotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Werdumov is out of range.
Werdumov tries a head kick but it misses.
Werdumov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrei Molotov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Werdumov.
Werdumov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molotov scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Molotov tenderised Werdumov's leg. Werdumov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fedor Werdumov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Werdumov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Molotov is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdumov loads up on a big right hand but Molotov slips the punch.
Werdumov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Molotov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Molotov throws a head kick but Werdumov moves out of range.
Werdumov looks to throw the jab but Molotov is out of range.
Werdumov swings for the body but Molotov moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Molotov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Werdumov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Werdumov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Molotov dodges the punch combination from Werdumov.
Werdumov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Werdumov throws a sloppy head kick
and Molotov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Werdumov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Werdumov is breathing heavily.
Molotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Werdumov is out of range.
Werdumov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Werdumov tries a head kick but it misses.
Werdumov gets a clinch.
Molotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Molotov wants to break free but Werdumov has control.
Molotov dodges an elbow strike from Werdumov.
Molotov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Molotov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Werdumov lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Molotov can't break the clinch.
Werdumov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Werdumov.
Werdumov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Werdumov tries to pull guard but Molotov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Werdumov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Molotov avoids it.
Werdumov has Molotov pressed against the cage, preventing Molotov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Werdumov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Molotov is trying to break the clinch but Werdumov is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Werdumov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Werdumov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Werdumov misses with a knee to the head.
Werdumov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Werdumov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Molotov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Werdumov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Molotov stuns Werdumov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Werdumov wants to land a leg kick but Molotov is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Werdumov.
Werdumov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Molotov slaps away a takedown attempt from Werdumov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Molotov tries to work over Werdumov's front leg with a kick but Werdumov checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Werdumov blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdumov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molotov. Molotov obviously looking to wear him down.
Werdumov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molotov misses with a few strikes there.
Werdumov throws a lazy right hand but Molotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Molotov tries to keep at a distance but Werdumov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Werdumov breaks from the clinch.
Werdumov wants to clinch.
Molotov throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdumov tries to work over Molotov's front leg with a kick but Molotov checks it.
Werdumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Molotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werdumov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Molotov.
Good work by Werdumov as he checks the leg kick.
Werdumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Molotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werdumov throws a sloppy head kick and Molotov moves out of range easily.
Werdumov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Molotov as he avoids it easily.
Molotov misses with an uppercut. Werdumov saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molotov misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdumov throws a leg kick
and Molotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Werdumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Werdumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Werdumov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molotov throws a head kick that Werdumov semi-blocks.
Werdumov tries to clinch up but Molotov circles away and keeps his distance.
Werdumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Molotov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrei Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Werdumov moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
Werdumov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Molotov. That one must have hurt.
Molotov throws a head kick but Werdumov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Werdumov throws a body kick that misses.
Molotov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Werdumov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Werdumov misses with a head kick.
Fedor Werdumov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Werdumov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Molotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Molotov throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Werdumov moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
Werdumov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molotov.
Werdumov connects with a solid leg kick.
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 Andrei Molotov.
Well Werdumov 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Werdumov!
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energy
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hype
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