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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otar Muroev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markito Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otar Muroev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markito Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Antunes counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Muroev is trying to control Antunes's posture but Antunes avoids it.
Antunes scoring with punches and elbows.
Antunes working the ground and pound.
Antunes is chipping away with strikes.
Antunes lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antunes scores with punches from side control.
Antunes with the ground and pound but Muroev regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Antunes drops an elbow to the side of Muroev's head.
Antunes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Antunes lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Antunes prevents Muroev from improving his position.
Antunes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muroev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muroev tries to get out of the position.
Antunes working over Muroev with some ground and pound. Muroev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Antunes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muroev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antunes on the ground.
Muroev has hold of Antunes's hands but Antunes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Muroev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Muroev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Antunes working Muroev over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antunes connects with a nice short shot to Muroev's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Antunes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muroev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Muroev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Antunes pulls his head out easily.
Muroev is breathing heavily.
Muroev has hold of Antunes's hands but Antunes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Antunes lands a nice short elbow.
Antunes slips a nice elbow through Muroev's hands, connecting with Muroev's forehead.
Antunes slips a nice elbow through Muroev's hands, connecting with Muroev's forehead.
Antunes working over Muroev with some ground and pound. Muroev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Muroev has hold of Antunes's hands but Antunes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antunes drops an elbow to the side of Muroev's head.
Antunes lands strikes from half guard.
Muroev is looking to control Antunes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muroev avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Antunes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muroev wants to improve his position but Antunes is controlling well.
Muroev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Antunes prevents Muroev from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antunes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muroev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antunes is working away from the top position though.
Antunes working Muroev over with strikes.
Antunes working the head and body with strikes.
Muroev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Antunes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Antunes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muroev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Antunes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Antunes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes prevents Muroev from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Antunes there.
Muroev is looking to improve his position.
Antunes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Antunes passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antunes scoring with punches and elbows.
Antunes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muroev is looking for a sweep.
Antunes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Muroev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markito Antunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muroev dives in and grabs Antunes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antunes pushes down on Muroev's head and hops out.
Antunes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muroev defends it nicely.
Antunes shoots in looking for a takedown. Muroev tries to sprawl out of it but Antunes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muroev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muroev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muroev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otar Muroev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muroev misses with a takedown
and Antunes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Antunes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antunes postures up and lands a big shot to Muroev's brow.
Antunes lands a couple of digs.
Antunes working some strikes from top position.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Antunes lands a couple of digs.
Antunes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Antunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muroev is trying to keep Antunes in close.
Antunes works over Muroev with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes with a nice head shot there.
Antunes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Antunes scoring with some ground and pound.
Muroev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Antunes with a nice head shot there.
Antunes preventing the sweep.
Antunes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antunes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Muroev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Antunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muroev's head.
Antunes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muroev's head.
Antunes is working Muroev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Markito Antunes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Antunes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Antunes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muroev has momentary wrist control but Antunes slips an elbow through the middle.
Muroev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Antunes landing with the ground and pound.
Antunes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Antunes throwing strikes but missing.
Antunes with a nice head shot there.
Muroev looking for a guillotine here but Antunes defends easily.
Antunes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muroev has momentary wrist control but Antunes slips an elbow through the middle.
Muroev will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Antunes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muroev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antunes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Antunes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muroev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Muroev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antunes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antunes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antunes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markito Antunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Antunes gets tackled into the cage by Muroev. Muroev maintains the clinch.
Antunes goes for a takedown attempt but Muroev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Otar Muroev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muroev lands an overhand right.
No luck for Antunes with that takedown attempt.
Muroev lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muroev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muroev misses with a takedown attempt - Antunes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muroev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Antunes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Antunes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Antunes with a nice head shot there.
Antunes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Antunes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Antunes postures up and lands a big shot to Muroev's brow.
Muroev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antunes.
Antunes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Markito Antunes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muroev looking for a sweep. Not yet Muroev, not yet.
Antunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Muroev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muroev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Antunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muroev keeping moving, preventing Antunes from controlling successfully.
Antunes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Antunes trying to control the position from guard on top but Muroev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muroev is looking to stand up but Antunes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muroev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Antunes wants to control from the top but Muroev keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Markito Antunes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Antunes shoots for a takedown but Muroev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Otar Muroev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markito Antunes.
Antunes shoots in but no luck this time.
Muroev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Antunes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muroev as he avoids it easily.
Muroev fails to land the takedown.
Antunes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muroev swivels and escapes.
Antunes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muroev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muroev looks to land a combination. Antunes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Otar Muroev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antunes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muroev pinned against the cage. Muroev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Markito Antunes.
I've got Antunes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markito Antunes!
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energy
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RATING
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