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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg Ivanov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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148 lbs
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162 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durrant was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Iain Durrant has been cut.
Durrant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Durrant fails with a takedown attempt.
Durrant tries for a takedown but Ivanov circles away easily
and Ivanov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ivanov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durrant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durrant throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ivanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a strike but Durrant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov is pulling down on Durrant's head to control his posture.
Durrant throws a strike but Ivanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Durrant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ivanov is aware though and is defending well.
Durrant looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durrant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Durrant's head.
Ivanov throwing strikes from guard but Durrant blocks nicely.
Ivanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov working some strikes from top position.
Durrant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iain Durrant's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ivanov throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durrant.
Durrant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a takedown into side control.
Ivanov cracks Durrant with a big elbow.
Ivanov with the ground and pound but Durrant regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ivanov throwing shots but Durrant is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Durrant is rocked!
Durrant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oh Durrant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Durrant seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivanov looks to land a strike but Durrant avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ivanov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ivanov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivanov distracts Durrant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
Ivanov stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Durrant has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ivanov manages to get his head free but now Durrant has transitioned to an armbar! Ivanov grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Durrant! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iain Durrant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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