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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Zarubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Scott has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pavel Zarubin's chin.
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192 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Zarubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Scott!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zarubin clinches with his opponent.
Zarubin has picked Scott up - he's going for a ride! Zarubin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Zarubin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scott is trying to stand back up but Zarubin is controlling him
Scott is staying active underneath Zarubin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scott trying to control but Zarubin postures up.
Zarubin gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Good standup being displayed there by Zarubin as he connects with a hook.
Zarubin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scott avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarubin shoots in looking for a takedown. Scott tries to sprawl out of it but Zarubin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zarubin has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubin stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
Scott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zarubin decides to pull guard.
Zarubin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
Zarubin trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.
Scott tries to stand but Zarubin is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott looks gassed!
Zarubin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Zarubin looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott tries to stand but Zarubin is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Zarubin has a closed guard, preventing Scott from standing up.
Scott throws a big elbow that misses.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Zarubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zarubin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scott wants to control from the top but Zarubin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to stand but Zarubin is controlling from the bottom.
Zarubin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hunter Scott.
Scott lands a nice shot to the body.
Zarubin tries to keep at a distance but Scott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zarubin is trying to pull guard but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Zarubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarubin keeps control of Scott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zarubin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zarubin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scott is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarubin has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zarubin breaks the clinch.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Zarubin checks a leg kick.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Zarubin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarubin moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarubin looking for a takedown.
Zarubin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zarubin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Zarubin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zarubin keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarubin has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Zarubin wants the takedown. Scott is fighting it off but Zarubin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Scott's guard against the cage.
Zarubin throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Zarubin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zarubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zarubin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scott trying to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hunter Scott hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zarubin has managed to clinch.
Zarubin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scott uses from the top position.
Zarubin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scott tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scott throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarubin can't do much from the bottom here.
Scott in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Scott decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zarubin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarubin dives in and grabs Scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes down on Zarubin's head and hops out.
Zarubin checks a low kick from Scott.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to clinch but Zarubin moves out of range.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Zarubin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zarubin tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Pavel Zarubin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zarubin tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zarubin to the ground. Zarubin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zarubin backs up against the cage.
Zarubin shoots in but no luck this time.
Scott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Zarubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott tries to clinch but Zarubin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a right hand that Zarubin ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarubin also avoids with ease.
Zarubin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zarubin manages to pull guard.
Zarubin is working an open guard so Scott takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Scott shoots in and drives through. Zarubin sprawls well.
Zarubin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott wants to clinch up but Zarubin keeps it at a distance.
Zarubin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarubin slips a straight right by Scott.
Zarubin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zarubin clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pavel Zarubin will probably get the nod.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zarubin scores with a nice right hand.
Zarubin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scott sprawls well. Scott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zarubin gets slowly back to his feet.
Zarubin closes the distance and clinches.
Scott is trying to break free.
Zarubin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Zarubin jumps guard.
Scott wants to control from the top but Zarubin keeps moving.
Zarubin lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zarubin looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarubin striking off his back but it's not causing Scott any problems.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
Zarubin wants to sweep here but Scott controlling him for the moment.
Pavel Zarubin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scott wants to control from the top but Zarubin keeps moving.
Scott stopping the sweep attempt from Zarubin.
Zarubin has momentary wrist control but Scott slips an elbow through the middle.
Scott is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott gets to his feet. Zarubin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hunter Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott lands with an uppercut that bounces Zarubin off the cage and back into range.
Zarubin gets a clinch.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Zarubin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott throws a head kick that half lands.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Zarubin moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarubin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Scott is defending well.
Zarubin is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Zarubin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zarubin dives in and grabs Scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes down on Zarubin's head and hops out.
Scott tries a low kick but Zarubin avoids it.
Zarubin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zarubin has managed to clinch.
Zarubin goes for a takedown attempt but Scott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zarubin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.
Zarubin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a left and a right that stings Zarubin.
Pavel Zarubin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Zarubin pushes him off.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarubin tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Zarubin is looking to clinch.
Scott throws a series of punches but Zarubin avoids them all with ease.
Zarubin tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Scott.
Zarubin blocks the body kick.
Scott tries for a takedown but Zarubin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zarubin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott leaves Zarubin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zarubin moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott tries to circle away but Zarubin has him pinned against the cage.
Hunter Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zarubin drags the fight down to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hunter Scott.
I think Zarubin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Zarubin!
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energy
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