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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kourdakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jett Jaggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kourdakov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kourdakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jett Jaggers!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Kourdakov misses the target.
Kourdakov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jaggers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kourdakov throws a nice looking combination but Jaggers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sergei Kourdakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaggers shoots for a double leg takedown but Kourdakov sprawls well. He's pushed Jaggers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaggers throws a nice looking combination but Kourdakov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kourdakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaggers moves out of range as Kourdakov strikes.
Kourdakov misses with a hook to the body
and Jaggers counters with a takedown into side control.
Kourdakov tries to escape but Jaggers is in control.
Jaggers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kourdakov defending against the ground and pound.
Kourdakov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaggers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kourdakov being controlled for a moment.
Jaggers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jaggers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kourdakov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jaggers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kourdakov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jaggers is controlling him well.
Jaggers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kourdakov parries the strikes from Jaggers easily there. Jaggers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kourdakov to escape.
Jaggers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kourdakov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kourdakov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaggers should have avoided that one.
Jaggers shoots for a double leg takedown but Kourdakov sprawls well. He's pushed Jaggers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kourdakov misses with a leg kick
and Jaggers counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers has a takedown stuffed.
Sergei Kourdakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Jaggers.
Kourdakov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kourdakov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaggers sprawls well. He's pushed Kourdakov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kourdakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaggers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kourdakov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kourdakov misses the shot to the body.
Kourdakov misses with an uppercut. Jaggers saw that one coming.
Jaggers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourdakov is just out of range.
Kourdakov clinches.
Jaggers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kourdakov tries to circle away but Jaggers has him pinned against the cage.
Kourdakov pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaggers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaggers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov cracks Jaggers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Jaggers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaggers scores with a punch to the head.
Kourdakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kourdakov lands with a hook. Jaggers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaggers throws a shot from downtown. Kourdakov moves away and avoids it.
Kourdakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaggers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kourdakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaggers lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kourdakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaggers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jaggers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kourdakov.
Jaggers throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jett Jaggers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kourdakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaggers lands a really nice looking cross but Kourdakov seems unphased.
Kourdakov throws out a loose jab but Jaggers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kourdakov throws a head kick that misses.
Jaggers jabs Kourdakov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jaggers gets a takedown into half guard.
Kourdakov pushes Jaggers off looking to stand but Jaggers dives back in and keeps control.
Jaggers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jaggers prevents Kourdakov from standing back up.
Jaggers trying to pass the guard but Kourdakov defending well.
Kourdakov is defending against the submission attempts here by Jaggers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kourdakov pushes Jaggers off and gets back to his feet.
Jaggers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Kourdakov misses its intended target.
Kourdakov throws the left hand but Jaggers avoids the punch easily.
Kourdakov looks for the body kick but Jaggers saw that one coming.
Jaggers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kourdakov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaggers at a distance.
Jaggers moves away from the strike by Kourdakov.
Kourdakov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers moves away from the strike by Kourdakov.
Jaggers takes a swing at Kourdakov's ribcage but misses.
Jaggers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kourdakov.
Jaggers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kourdakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kourdakov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaggers lands a nice shot to the body.
Kourdakov connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kourdakov. Jaggers does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Kourdakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaggers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jaggers drives through with a takedown into Kourdakov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kourdakov is looking to stand up but Jaggers isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kourdakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kourdakov wants to stand and escape but Jaggers is having none of it.
Kourdakov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaggers throws a strike but Kourdakov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kourdakov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kourdakov scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaggers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jaggers keeping moving, preventing Kourdakov from controlling successfully.
Jaggers trying to keep a closed guard but Kourdakov is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaggers wants to stand up but Kourdakov is controlling him.
Kourdakov trying to control but Jaggers is working from the bottom.
Jaggers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kourdakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaggers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kourdakov postures up in Jaggers's guard and throws a big left but Jaggers blocks it.
Kourdakov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kourdakov throwing strikes from guard but Jaggers blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaggers keeping moving, preventing Kourdakov from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kourdakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaggers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergei Kourdakov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaggers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jaggers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jaggers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kourdakov darts in and clinches Jaggers up against the cage.
Jaggers working aggressively here.
Kourdakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaggers slips under a jab from Kourdakov.
Jaggers misses with a double jab.
Kourdakov throws a head kick that misses.
Jaggers throws a combination. Kourdakov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kourdakov leaves Jaggers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kourdakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kourdakov throws a wild body kick that Jaggers sees coming a mile off.
Kourdakov throws the kick towards the body but Jaggers avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaggers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kourdakov.
Nice defenses there by Jaggers.
Kourdakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaggers is just out of range.
Jaggers moves out of range as Kourdakov strikes.
Sergei Kourdakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaggers blocks a head kick by Kourdakov.
Kourdakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaggers was well out of range. Poor timing from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaggers throws a series of punches but Kourdakov avoids them all with ease.
Jaggers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kourdakov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kourdakov lands with a shot to the body.
Kourdakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaggers moves away.
Jaggers looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourdakov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kourdakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaggers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaggers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaggers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kourdakov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kourdakov throws a low kick, looking for Jaggers's leg but Jaggers calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kourdakov.
Kourdakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jaggers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kourdakov thinking.
Jaggers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kourdakov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Jaggers moves out of range of the body kick from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kourdakov misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov misses with a wild body shot.
Kourdakov looks to land a right hand but Jaggers moved out of range.
Kourdakov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kourdakov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kourdakov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jaggers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jaggers is trying to work for a kimura but Kourdakov is defending well.
Jaggers trying to control from half guard but Kourdakov is working away.
Jaggers prevents Kourdakov from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kourdakov is defending against the submission attempts here by Jaggers.
Jaggers trying to control the action but Kourdakov is working from the bottom.
Kourdakov wants to get back to his feet.
Jett Jaggers has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaggers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kourdakov's head.
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 Sergei Kourdakov.
I think Kourdakov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Kourdakov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sergei Kourdakov waved his t-shirt featuring ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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