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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erlan Baltabekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Golyshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golyshev has chosen Die Antwoord - Rich Bich as his entrance music. Anton Golyshev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erlan Baltabekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Golyshev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltabekov moves into range and clinches up with Golyshev.
Golyshev scores with a knee to the head.
Golyshev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Golyshev misses with a knee strike.
Golyshev scores a nice knee to the body.
Baltabekov is breathing heavily.
Baltabekov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baltabekov has had enough of the clinch but Golyshev keeps him there for the moment.
Golyshev lands a good knee to the midsection. Baltabekov won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Golyshev.
Golyshev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golyshev lands a knee to the head.
Golyshev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golyshev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Golyshev.
Golyshev landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golyshev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Golyshev landing knees to the body.
Golyshev tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltabekov avoids the damage to the body.
Golyshev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baltabekov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Golyshev connects with a knee to the head.
Baltabekov avoiding damage as Golyshev throws knees to the body.
Golyshev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltabekov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baltabekov tries to pull guard but Golyshev won't allow it.
Golyshev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golyshev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baltabekov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Golyshev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golyshev lands a knee to the body.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Golyshev crunches a lovely knee into Baltabekov's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev misses with a knee to the head.
Golyshev tries a knee to the head but Baltabekov blocks it.
Golyshev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baltabekov is defending well for now.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Golyshev crunches a lovely knee into Baltabekov's ribcage.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Golyshev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baltabekov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golyshev walks away with a smile on his face. Baltabekov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erlan Baltabekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golyshev takes the fight into the clinch.
Golyshev connects with a knee to the head.
Golyshev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Golyshev lands a knee to the body.
Golyshev missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Golyshev connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Golyshev.
Golyshev tries to land a knee to the head but Baltabekov blocks with his arms.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golyshev lands a knee to the body.
Golyshev tries to stall but Baltabekov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baltabekov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Golyshev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baltabekov's face.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baltabekov is trying to pull guard but Golyshev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baltabekov can't break the clinch.
Baltabekov is trying to drag Golyshev to the mat but Golyshev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Golyshev lands an elbow just above Baltabekov 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltabekov takes an elbow to the temple.
Golyshev lands with a left to the head.
Golyshev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Golyshev looking to throw knees to the head but Baltabekov is blocking nicely.
Golyshev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Golyshev scores with a knee to the head.
Baltabekov is rocked!
Golyshev lands an elbow that stopped Baltabekov in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Baltabekov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golyshev with a knee to the head.
Golyshev lands an elbow just above Baltabekov 's eye.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baltabekov jumps guard but Golyshev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Golyshev lands a knee to the body.
Golyshev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltabekov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baltabekov breaks the clinch.
Golyshev instigates a clinch.
Golyshev misses with a knee strike.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Golyshev lands a knee to the body.
Golyshev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golyshev landing knees to the head.
Baltabekov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Golyshev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baltabekov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baltabekov seems to have got his legs back now.
Golyshev scores with a jab to the head.
Golyshev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baltabekov will feel that in the morning.
Golyshev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Golyshev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golyshev moves into the clinch successfully.
Golyshev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baltabekov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Golyshev stalls.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Golyshev obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golyshev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Golyshev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baltabekov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Golyshev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golyshev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baltabekov's defenses.
Golyshev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Golyshev missing with knees to the body.
Golyshev is trying to stall.
Golyshev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baltabekov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head.
Golyshev connects with a knee to the head.
Golyshev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golyshev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baltabekov wants to take the fight to the mat but Golyshev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Golyshev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baltabekov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev with a knee to the head.
Golyshev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baltabekov is looking to control Golyshev's arms but Golyshev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baltabekov has his back to the cage.
Golyshev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltabekov blocks it with crossed arms.
Golyshev keeps control of Baltabekov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baltabekov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Golyshev lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golyshev scores with a knee to the head.
Golyshev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baltabekov pulls guard successfully.
Golyshev tries to stand but Baltabekov is controlling from the bottom.
Baltabekov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev wants to get up but he can't break Baltabekov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Golyshev postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Erlan Baltabekov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Baltabekov swats away the attempt to clinch by Golyshev.
Golyshev has closed the distance and engaged Baltabekov in a clinch.
Golyshev scores a nice knee to the body.
Golyshev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baltabekov manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltabekov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golyshev as he jumps to the side.
Golyshev is looking to clinch but Baltabekov is avoiding it.
Golyshev moves in looking to clinch but Baltabekov pushes him off.
Anton Golyshev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golyshev moves in looking to clinch but Baltabekov pushes him off.
Baltabekov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Golyshev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baltabekov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Golyshev.
Golyshev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Golyshev is looking to clinch but Baltabekov is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baltabekov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baltabekov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Golyshev is looking to clinch.
Golyshev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Golyshev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baltabekov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golyshev tries to clinch up.
Golyshev tries to close the distance and clinch but Baltabekov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golyshev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baltabekov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golyshev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golyshev clinches.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Golyshev lands an elbow just above Baltabekov 's eye.
Baltabekov avoiding damage as Golyshev throws knees to the body.
Golyshev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baltabekov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baltabekov jumps into guard, dragging Golyshev to the mat.
Baltabekov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Golyshev is looking to stand up but Baltabekov won't let him.
Golyshev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golyshev is looking to clinch.
That kick from Golyshev tenderised Baltabekov's leg. Baltabekov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baltabekov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golyshev tries to clinch there but Baltabekov circles away.
Baltabekov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golyshev but Golyshev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Golyshev has managed to clinch.
Golyshev lands a damaging elbow.
Golyshev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Baltabekov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Golyshev.
Golyshev crunches a lovely knee into Baltabekov's ribcage.
Golyshev lands a knee to the head.
Baltabekov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev tries to clinch there but Baltabekov circles away.
Golyshev wants to clinch but Baltabekov slips to the side
and Baltabekov moves into the clinch.
Anton Golyshev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Golyshev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baltabekov lands a nice uppercut.
Baltabekov looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golyshev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golyshev leaning against his opponent.
Golyshev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golyshev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baltabekov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erlan Baltabekov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baltabekov wants to get back to striking at distance but Golyshev won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev lands a nice knee to the body.
Baltabekov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golyshev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baltabekov's face.
Knees to the body from Golyshev.
Golyshev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baltabekov up against the cage.
Golyshev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baltabekov managing to block the knees to the body from Golyshev.
Baltabekov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Golyshev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baltabekov.
Baltabekov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Golyshev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golyshev trying to land knees to the body.
Baltabekov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Baltabekov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Golyshev is keeping the position for now.
Golyshev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baltabekov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golyshev wants to get up but he can't break Baltabekov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anton Golyshev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golyshev won't allow Baltabekov to sweep him here.
Erlan Baltabekov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Golyshev wants to get up but he can't break Baltabekov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Golyshev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Golyshev 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Golyshev!
Anton Golyshev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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