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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fiodor Izar De La Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Ciganov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiodor Izar De La Fuente has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 cm
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240 lbs
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190 cm
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fiodor Izar De La Fuente! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Ciganov! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ciganov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Izar De La Fuente pinned against the cage. Izar De La Fuente gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ciganov fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The fight stays on the outside here - Ciganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Junior Ciganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight stays on the outside here - Ciganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ciganov tries to clinch but Izar De La Fuente moves out of range. Ciganov fails to land the takedown. Fiodor Izar De La Fuente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Ciganov. Izar De La Fuente throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ciganov was covering up waiting for the punch and Izar De La Fuente finishes the takedown easily into guard. Izar De La Fuente gets to his feet. Ciganov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Ciganov lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ciganov misses with a double jab
and Izar De La Fuente counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Izar De La Fuente gets to his feet. Ciganov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! No luck for Ciganov with that takedown attempt. Ciganov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ciganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izar De La Fuente paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ciganov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciganov wants it to stay on the feet. Ciganov fails in his attempt to clinch. Ciganov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Izar De La Fuente. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ciganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Izar De La Fuente paws at him with a jab and circles away. Izar De La Fuente avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ciganov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ciganov is defended easily by Izar De La Fuente. Ciganov looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Izar De La Fuente looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Izar De La Fuente closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Izar De La Fuente seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Izar De La Fuente's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Izar De La Fuente stands up and beckons Ciganov to join him on the feet. Izar De La Fuente drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Izar De La Fuente controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Ciganov wants to get back to his feet but Izar De La Fuente is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Izar De La Fuente is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fiodor Izar De La Fuente wasn't doing enough on the ground. Izar De La Fuente throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ciganov throws a right and a left that both miss. Izar De La Fuente avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Izar De La Fuente throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ciganov's head. Izar De La Fuente keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ciganov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ciganov wants to clinch. Ciganov tries to clinch but Izar De La Fuente is having none of it. Ciganov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ciganov throws a series of punches but Izar De La Fuente avoids them all with ease. Ciganov shoots for a takedown but Izar De La Fuente saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Izar De La Fuente closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiodor Izar De La Fuente dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Izar De La Fuente closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Izar De La Fuente moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Izar De La Fuente has knee on belly and moves into mount. Ciganov wants to get back to his feet.
Ciganov is in a horrible position here. Izar De La Fuente smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Izar De La Fuente tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Izar De La Fuente raining down hammerfists from mount. Ciganov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Izar De La Fuente putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Ciganov is breathing heavily. Ciganov is trying to stand. Izar De La Fuente controlling his opponent. Fiodor Izar De La Fuente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Izar De La Fuente working Ciganov over with strikes here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Izar De La Fuente works his way to his opponent's back.
Ciganov holding both Izar De La Fuente 's hands and preventing any damage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Izar De La Fuente scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Izar De La Fuente cracks Ciganov with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ciganov from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Izar De La Fuente just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Izar De La Fuente is cranking Ciganov's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ciganov! He's tightened the choke and Ciganov is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fiodor Izar De La Fuente!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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