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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Silvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Ibragimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Ibragimov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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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, Andrey Silvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Ibragimov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvin wants to clinch.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibragimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibragimov circles away.
Nice shot by Ibragimov.
Ibragimov digs a good body shot into Silvin's ribs.
Silvin tries to clinch up.
Ibragimov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrey Silvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ibragimov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvin moves forwards but Ibragimov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Andrey Silvin has been cut.
Ibragimov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ibragimov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov moves out of range.
Ibragimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ibragimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ibragimov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ibragimov lands with a nice combination. Silvin backs away looking to recover.
Silvin drives through and clinches with Ibragimov against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ibragimov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibragimov tries to break the clinch but Silvin is controlling the position.
Silvin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibragimov avoids it.
Knees to the body from Silvin.
Ibragimov looks gassed!
Silvin prevents Ibragimov from breaking the clinch.
Ibragimov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silvin misses with a knee strike.
Silvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibragimov avoids it.
Ibragimov tries to break the clinch but Silvin is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibragimov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibragimov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silvin has him pressed against the cage.
Silvin landing knees to the head.
It looks like Artem Ibragimov has been cut.
Silvin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ibragimov can't break the clinch.
Ibragimov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ibragimov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvin looking to throw knees to the head but Ibragimov is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvin.
Ibragimov is trying to force a seperation but Silvin has the dominant position.
Ibragimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvin misses with a knee strike.
Silvin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibragimov is defending well for now.
Ibragimov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibragimov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibragimov manages to break the clinch.
Ibragimov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silvin backs up against the cage.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibragimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvin tries to clinch up but Ibragimov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibragimov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov moves out of range.
Silvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibragimov lands a really nice looking cross but Silvin seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Ibragimov pushes him off.
Silvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibragimov circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Ibragimov there.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov moves out of range.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Ibragimov circles away.
Silvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov moves out of range.
A left lands for Ibragimov.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibragimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvin is looking to clinch.
Silvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibragimov scores with a jab. Silvin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ibragimov lands with a nice combination. Silvin backs away looking to recover.
Ibragimov connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Ibragimov - just one landing.
Some wild striking there from Ibragimov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silvin wants to clinch up but Ibragimov keeps it at a distance.
Silvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Ibragimov circles away.
Ibragimov connects with a body shot that sends Silvin's belly button to the back.
Silvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibragimov circles away.
Ibragimov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silvin wants to clinch.
Ibragimov fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Ibragimov pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvin looks to clinch
and Ibragimov counters with a left and a right that stings Silvin.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov moves out of range.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibragimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibragimov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andrey Silvin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silvin tries to clinch up.
Ibragimov stalks Silvin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silvin's face. Silvin staggers backwards, shaken.
Ibragimov throws a series of punches but Silvin avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Ibragimov coming out on top.
Ibragimov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ibragimov lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvin off the cage and back into range.
Silvin is rocked!
Silvin tries to clinch up.
Oh Silvin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silvin is looking to clinch.
Silvin seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibragimov looks to land a combination but Silvin avoids it well.
Silvin is looking to clinch.
Silvin darts in trying to clinch
letting Ibragimov counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvin tries to clinch up but Ibragimov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibragimov misses with a wild combination.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Ibragimov circles away.
Silvin is looking to clinch.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Ibragimov pushes him off.
Andrey Silvin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibragimov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvin.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Ibragimov circles away.
Ibragimov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Ibragimov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibragimov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silvin darts in and clinches Ibragimov up against the cage.
Ibragimov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvin missing with knees to the body.
Ibragimov is trying to break the clinch but Silvin has him pressed against the cage.
Silvin lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibragimov won't want to take too many of those.
Silvin prevents Ibragimov from breaking the clinch.
Ibragimov tries to circle away but Silvin has him pinned against the cage.
Silvin lands a good knee to the midsection. Ibragimov won't want to take too many of those.
Silvin working Ibragimov over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibragimov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silvin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibragimov is trying to break the clinch but Silvin has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvin tries a knee to the head but Ibragimov blocks it.
Ibragimov wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvin won't allow it.
Ibragimov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ibragimov is trying to break the clinch but Silvin has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silvin obliges.
Silvin tries a knee to the head but Ibragimov blocks it.
Ibragimov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ibragimov is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvin has double underhooks.
Ibragimov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silvin prevents Ibragimov from breaking the clinch.
Ibragimov avoiding damage as Silvin throws knees to the body.
Silvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibragimov avoids the damage to the body.
Ibragimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvin prevents Ibragimov from breaking the clinch.
Ibragimov avoiding damage as Silvin throws knees to the body.
Ibragimov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibragimov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silvin has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov managing to block the knees to the body from Silvin.
Ibragimov is trying to force a seperation but Silvin has the dominant position.
Ibragimov is trying to break the clinch but Silvin is controlling him.
Silvin trying to land knees to the body.
Ibragimov is trying to break free.
Ibragimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvin tries to land a knee to the head but Ibragimov blocks with his arms.
Ibragimov is trying to force a seperation but Silvin has the dominant position.
Ibragimov can't break the clinch.
Silvin has Ibragimov pressed against the cage, preventing Ibragimov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silvin missing with knees to the body.
Ibragimov breaks from the clinch.
Ibragimov scores with a nice head shot.
Silvin darts in and clinches Ibragimov up against the cage.
Ibragimov tries to circle away but Silvin has him pinned against the cage.
Ibragimov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silvin keeps control of Ibragimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvin.
Ibragimov is trying to push Silvin away but Silvin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silvin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibragimov has had enough of the clinch but Silvin keeps him there for the moment.
Silvin has Ibragimov pressed against the cage, preventing Ibragimov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ibragimov tries to circle away but Silvin has him pinned against the cage.
Silvin looking to throw knees to the head but Ibragimov is blocking nicely.
Ibragimov has had enough of the clinch but Silvin keeps him there for the moment.
Silvin landing knees to the head.
Silvin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibragimov avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibragimov manages to break the clinch.
Ibragimov jabs at Silvin's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibragimov lands a right hook to the body.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov moves out of range.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibragimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibragimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Ibragimov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ibragimov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibragimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibragimov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ibragimov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibragimov circles away.
Ibragimov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvin tries to clinch but Ibragimov is having none of it.
Silvin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibragimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibragimov lands a jab-cross combination.
Ibragimov scores with a jab to the head.
Silvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvin is looking to clinch.
Ibragimov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ibragimov scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ibragimov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvin tries to clinch up but Ibragimov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibragimov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibragimov lands with a nice combination. Silvin backs away looking to recover.
Ibragimov lands a jab.
Silvin blocks a jab.
Ibragimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvin clinches up against the cage.
Ibragimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibragimov is trying to force a seperation but Silvin has the dominant position.
Silvin looking to throw knees to the head but Ibragimov is blocking nicely.
Silvin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silvin landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Silvin.
A frustrated look appears on Ibragimov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ibragimov tries to circle away but Silvin has him pinned against the cage.
Silvin keeps control of Ibragimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvin scores with a knee to the head.
Ibragimov managing to block the knees to the body from Silvin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvin keeps control of Ibragimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvin keeps control of Ibragimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silvin connects with a knee to the head.
Ibragimov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibragimov working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Silvin.
A frustrated look appears on Ibragimov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvin crunches a lovely knee into Ibragimov's ribcage.
Ibragimov has had enough of the clinch but Silvin keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ibragimov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ibragimov breaks the clinch.
Silvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibragimov misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silvin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silvin tries to clinch up but Ibragimov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ibragimov misses with a two punch combination.
Ibragimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibragimov throws a lazy right hand but Silvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvin wants to clinch.
Ibragimov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silvin. Silvin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silvin wants to clinch.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibragimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibragimov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvin dodges the punch combination from Ibragimov.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Ibragimov pushes him off.
Ibragimov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibragimov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silvin under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Silvin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ibragimov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ibragimov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silvin eats them both and turns towards Ibragimov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silvin tries to clinch there but Ibragimov circles away.
Ibragimov keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvin moves in looking to clinch but Ibragimov pushes him off.
Silvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvin wants to clinch up but Ibragimov keeps it at a distance.
Ibragimov swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Ibragimov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ibragimov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Ibragimov!
Our winner, Artem Ibragimov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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