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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Skostkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Bergh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergh has chosen Vision of disorder, living to die as his entrance music. Vladimir Skostkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anders Bergh's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Skostkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anders Bergh!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skostkov is looking to clinch but Bergh is avoiding it.
Bergh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skostkov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bergh. That did some damage!
Bergh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skostkov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bergh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Skostkov tries a knee to the head but Bergh blocks it.
Bergh working hard to break the clinch.
Skostkov wants to stall.
Bergh tries to pull guard but Skostkov won't allow it.
Bergh just leaning against Skostkov, taking a breather.
Bergh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bergh should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bergh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skostkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vladimir Skostkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anders Bergh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergh has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bergh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bergh throws a body punch but Skostkov moves out of range.
Bergh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skostkov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skostkov.
Bergh tries to land knees in the clinch but Skostkov avoids the damage to the body.
Bergh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skostkov after a bit of a struggle.
Skostkov landing knees to the body.
Skostkov pulls guard.
Bergh wants to stand but Skostkov is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bergh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bergh looks gassed!
Skostkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skostkov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bergh closes the distance and clinches up with Skostkov, looking for a takedown. Bergh pushes Skostkov against the cage but Skostkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bergh tries to clinch up but Skostkov circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skostkov wants to clinch but Bergh slips to the side
and Bergh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bergh fails to pull guard.
Skostkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bergh trying to control the position but instead, Skostkov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bergh into the cage.
Skostkov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bergh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bergh.
Bergh instigates a clinch.
Bergh can't get the takedown.
Bergh wants to stall.
Skostkov keeps control of Bergh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skostkov slows down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vladimir Skostkov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skostkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bergh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skostkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skostkov closes the distance and clinches.
Skostkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergh misses with a series of wild punches.
Skostkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bergh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skostkov pinned against the cage. Skostkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bergh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skostkov is refusing to be controlled, as Bergh sits in half guard.
Bergh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bergh seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bergh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skostkov is refusing to be controlled, as Bergh sits in half guard.
Skostkov controlling the position well.
Bergh is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skostkov is trying to maintain the position but Bergh is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anders Bergh wasn't active enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Bergh.
Skostkov throws a leg kick
and Bergh counters by clinching up.
Come on Skostkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergh jumps guard but Skostkov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bergh has Skostkov pressed against the cage.
Skostkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bergh tries to circle away but Skostkov has him pinned against the cage.
Bergh misses with the head strike.
Bergh is looking to control Skostkov's arms but Skostkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bergh has his back to the cage.
Bergh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bergh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vladimir Skostkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skostkov misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skostkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bergh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bergh is trying to pull guard but Skostkov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vladimir Skostkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anders Bergh.
Come on Skostkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skostkov prevents a body shot from Bergh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bergh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Bergh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bergh tries to keep at a distance but Skostkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skostkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bergh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Skostkov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skostkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bergh advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergh controlling from mount.
Bergh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skostkov hang on?
Skostkov tries to lock up and control but Bergh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bergh controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergh wants to control the pace but Skostkov is squirming around nicely.
Bergh has hold of Skostkov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Skostkov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Skostkov wants to control but Bergh is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bergh scoring with strikes but Skostkov is staying in there.
Bergh content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergh tries to control but Skostkov wriggling away.
Bergh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skostkov wants to hold on but Bergh pushes him away.
Anders Bergh has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skostkov is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Bergh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bergh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Bergh!
After winning the bout, Anders Bergh thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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