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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saboh Soth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ride of the Valkyries . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evander Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saboh Soth!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dickinson with that takedown attempt.
Soth tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soth tries to clinch up but Dickinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Soth tries to clinch but Dickinson is having none of it.
Soth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soth closes the distance and clinches.
Dickinson is trying to pull guard but Soth has him pressed against the cage.
Soth landing knees to the body.
Dickinson is trying to break the clinch but Soth is controlling him.
Soth stalls.
Dickinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Soth after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soth darts in trying to clinch
and Dickinson counters with an inside leg kick.
Saboh Soth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dickinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Soth tries to sprawl out of it but Dickinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saboh Soth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soth doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickinson circles away.
Soth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dickinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dickinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dickinson throws a strike but Soth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soth stopping the sweep attempt from Dickinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soth stands up from Dickinson's guard - Soth perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Soth.
Horrible takedown by Dickinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Soth which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soth darts in trying to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a takedown into side control.
Dickinson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soth is avoiding damage well.
Dickinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dickinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Soth is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to move to mount but Soth blocks the move with his legs.
Dickinson is trying to move to mount but Soth reverses beautifully and ends up in Dickinson's guard.
Soth postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Dickinson dominated that round.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soth wants to clinch.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dickinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson shoots in but Soth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Soth.
Soth wants to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickinson is controlling him.
Dickinson looking to sit in guard and control but Soth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dickinson looking for a guillotine from mount but Soth is having none of it.
Dickinson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Soth turns into him and now he's in Dickinson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to stand and escape but Soth is having none of it.
Soth gets to his feet. Dickinson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Soth drives through and clinches with Dickinson against the cage.
Soth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Soth is defending well.
Soth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dickinson's face.
Soth scores with a knee to the head.
Soth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson managing to block the knees to the body from Soth.
Soth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soth scores with a knee to the head.
Dickinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soth with a knee to the head.
Soth pressing his opponent against the cage.
Soth crunches a lovely knee into Dickinson's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soth lands an elbow just above Dickinson 's eye.
Soth scores with a knee to the head.
Soth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soth with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soth.
Soth lands a damaging elbow.
Soth misses with a knee to the head.
Soth content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soth missing with knees to the body.
Soth effectively controlling the action here.
Soth tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickinson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saboh Soth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Soth. No joy for Dickinson on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soth sprawls well. Soth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dickinson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson gets tackled into the cage by Soth. Soth maintains the clinch.
Dickinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Soth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Soth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soth misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soth lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soth scores with a knee to the head.
Soth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Soth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Soth with a knee to the head.
Soth lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson is trying to pull guard but Soth has him pressed against the cage.
Soth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soth tries to land a knee to the head but Dickinson blocks with his arms.
Soth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soth tries a knee to the head but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Dickinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Soth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dickinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickinson.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soth wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Soth. No joy for Dickinson on that attempt.
Soth clinches with his opponent.
Come on Soth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dickinson tries to pull guard but Soth holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickinson drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soth scores with a knee to the head.
Soth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Soth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dickinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Soth tries to land a knee to the head but Dickinson blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Soth.
Soth landing knees to the head.
Dickinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dickinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dickinson goes for a takedown attempt but Soth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soth drives through and clinches with Dickinson against the cage.
Soth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dickinson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soth lands a knee to the head.
Soth tries a knee to the head but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Soth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soth tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickinson avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Soth.
Soth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soth misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saboh Soth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soth 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saboh Soth!
A determined Saboh Soth didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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