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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Punch Elbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Zinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dima Zinin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Punch Elbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dima Zinin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elbow misses with a takedown
and Zinin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zinin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elbow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zinin.
Zinin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Elbow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zinin is controlling him.
Dima Zinin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Elbow wants to clinch up but Zinin keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elbow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Elbow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elbow is breathing heavily.
Elbow shoots and misses
so Zinin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zinin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zinin postures up in Elbow's guard and throws a big left but Elbow blocks it.
Zinin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dima Zinin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zinin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zinin showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zinin is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Zinin wants to pass to mount but Elbow is defending the position.
Zinin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dima Zinin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Elbow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elbow wants it to stay on the feet.
Elbow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elbow as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zinin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Zinin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zinin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elbow swivels and escapes.
Elbow tries to clinch up but Zinin circles away and keeps his distance.
Zinin with a poor takedown
and Zinin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Elbow with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zinin.
Punch Elbow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dima Zinin.
A punch lands to the side of Zinin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zinin misses with a takedown attempt - Elbow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zinin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Elbow avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elbow is fending him off so far but Zinin persists. Nope, Elbow circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elbow wants to clinch up but Zinin keeps it at a distance.
Elbow looks for a takedown but Zinin sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Elbow. No joy for Zinin on that attempt.
Elbow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elbow slaps away a takedown attempt from Zinin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elbow as he jumps to the side.
Elbow tries to clinch there but Zinin circles away.
Elbow doesn't manage to clinch there - Zinin circles away.
Zinin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Elbow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Elbow on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elbow wants to get back to his feet.
Elbow is letting Zinin control him for a moment.
Zinin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elbow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elbow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dima Zinin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zinin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zinin is putting a hurting on Elbow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zinin swings around for an armbar but Elbow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zinin's guard.
Zinin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Elbow off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Elbow is trying to defend but Zinin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dima Zinin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Zinin shoots in for a takedown but Elbow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zinin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zinin wants it to stay on the feet.
Elbow fails with a takedown attempt.
Elbow defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zinin.
Elbow throws a one two combo.
Elbow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Elbow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elbow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zinin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Elbow defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zinin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zinin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dima Zinin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zinin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elbow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zinin tries to avoid it but Elbow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zinin to the ground. Zinin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zinin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Elbow to the ground. Zinin is now in Elbow's guard.
Elbow wants to stand and escape but Zinin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elbow is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zinin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elbow but Elbow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elbow leaves Zinin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zinin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Zinin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zinin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Elbow is now in Zinin's guard. A big mistake from Zinin there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elbow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dima Zinin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zinin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zinin keeping moving, preventing Elbow from controlling successfully.
Zinin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zinin wants to pass to mount but Elbow is defending the position.
Punch Elbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zinin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dima Zinin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zinin 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dima Zinin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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