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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dropkick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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168 cm
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155 lbs
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170 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Vladislav! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dropkick Murphy! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Vladislav seems unphased.
Murphy lands a with a good body shot. Vladislav shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Vladislav keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. A punch combination from Murphy misses. Murphy misses with a straight right. Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vladislav in his tracks. Vladislav closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladislav shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Vladislav. That's going to take a lot out of him. Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Vladislav shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Vladislav's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Vladislav shoots in but no luck this time. Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vladislav's sensitive parts. Vladislav slips under a jab. Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vladislav's head. A left lands for Murphy. No luck for Vladislav with that takedown attempt. Murphy misses with a takedown so Vladislav counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy keeping full guard, as Vladislav tries to pass. Vladislav postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet. Murphy wants to stand up but Vladislav is controlling him. Vladislav wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position. Vladislav passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Murphy is pressing down on Vladislav's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vladislav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Murphy looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vladislav is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Murphy can't keep his opponent in guard - Vladislav advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy. Murphy looks gassed! Vladislav looking to pass the guard. Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vladislav gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Vladislav scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Vladislav looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murphy! Murphy tries to hold on but Vladislav postures up. Vladislav looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Vladislav lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
Vladislav fails to take his opponent's back. Vladislav wants to finish this one by submission but Murphy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vladislav. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vladislav dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vladislav with a poor takedown letting Murphy counter with a right hand. Vladislav has his takedown stuffed and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Vladislav has his takedown stuffed and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Vladislav. That's going to take a lot out of him. Vladislav drives through with a takedown into guard. Vladislav postures up.
Vladislav sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murphy's guard. Murphy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Vladislav tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vladislav wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vladislav is one step ahead there. Vladislav slips nicely into half guard. Vladislav is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Murphy wants to control but Vladislav is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Vladislav wants to work for an arm triangle but Murphy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murphy keeping hold of Vladislav's head, controlling as best he can. Vladislav looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vladislav. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Vladislav is looking for a kimura here.
Vladislav works his way into side control. Vladislav wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vladislav tries to advance to mount but Murphy denies him. Vladislav thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Vladislav connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Murphy some visible discomfort.
Vladislav tries to advance to mount but Murphy instead regains half guard. Murphy wants to get back to full guard. Vladislav is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Vladislav tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Vladislav is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Vladislav shoots and misses and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Murphy lands with a nice body kick. Vladislav misses with a takedown and Murphy counters with a straight right hand. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vladislav dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vladislav shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vladislav showed some decent athleticism there. Vladislav takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Murphy tries to get to full guard but Vladislav has control of the leg. Vladislav seems to be working for a kimura but Murphy defends the submission attempt. Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Vladislav.
Vladislav is working for a submission of some sort.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vladislav is working away from the top position though. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy is trying to get back to full guard. Murphy is looking to control Vladislav's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Vladislav tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Vladislav fights it but they end up in guard. Murphy showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vladislav's guard. Vladislav is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vladislav isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Murphy stacks Vladislav on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Murphy! Vladislav can't do much from the bottom here. Vladislav sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Vladislav tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control. Murphy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Vladislav moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vladislav has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Murphy prevents Vladislav from getting back to his feet. Murphy wants to control from the top but Vladislav keeps moving. Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Murphy won't allow Vladislav to sweep him here. Vladislav has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Vladislav is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladislav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vladislav working a defensive guard here.
Vladislav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Murphy is sitting in close to Vladislav's body. Vladislav has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Murphy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Murphy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vladislav.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Igor Vladislav!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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