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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mussardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magzhan Magzhanbai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mussardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magzhan Magzhanbai!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussardo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Magzhanbai is trying to defend but Mussardo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mussardo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Magzhanbai looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mussardo wants to pass the guard but Magzhanbai is defending well.
Mussardo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mussardo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Mussardo there.
Mussardo passes to side control.
The strikes coming from Mussardo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mussardo trying to control the action but Magzhanbai is working from the bottom.
Mussardo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Mussardo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Magzhanbai managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mussardo.
Mussardo scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussardo takes a little break here. Magzhanbai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mussardo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magzhanbai keeps working.
Magzhanbai taking a bit of punishment here - Mussardo scoring with strikes.
Mussardo cracks Magzhanbai with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Magzhanbai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Magzhanbai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mussardo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A lull in the action here as Mussardo stalls from top position.
Mussardo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here as Mussardo stalls from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mussardo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magzhanbai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magzhanbai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mussardo scoring with punches from side control.
Magzhanbai is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mussardo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mussardo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mussardo advances nicely into full mount.
Mussardo with a couple of short strikes.
Magzhanbai is squirming around, avoiding Mussardo's attempts to control the action.
Mussardo working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussardo lands a big elbow.
Mussardo drops a big elbow. That's hurt Magzhanbai! More shots from Mussardo and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Mussardo!
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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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