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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Spartak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serg Popoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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297 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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200 cm
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268 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Spartak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serg Popoyan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popoyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartak.
Popoyan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Popoyan gets caught flat footed, as Spartak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Popoyan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spartak controls the pace.
Spartak won't allow Popoyan to get back to his feet.
Spartak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Leonid Spartak just wasn't active enough.
Spartak darts in and clinches Popoyan up against the cage.
Spartak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spartak misses the jab.
Popoyan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Popoyan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spartak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Serg Popoyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartak forces Popoyan back against the cage and clinches.
Spartak decides to pull guard.
Popoyan tries to stand but Spartak is controlling from the bottom.
Spartak manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Spartak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Spartak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spartak stands up from half guard.
Spartak looking to score a takedown here. Popoyan is defending well but Spartak drives through and ends up in Popoyan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartak stands and steps away. Popoyan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Spartak throws a sloppy head kick and Popoyan moves out of range easily.
Popoyan moves out of range of the body kick.
Spartak misses with a body kick.
Spartak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Popoyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartak moves away.
Popoyan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Popoyan wants it to stay on the feet.
Spartak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spartak throws a low kick, looking for Popoyan's leg but Popoyan calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Popoyan.
Spartak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spartak showed some decent athleticism there.
Spartak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoyan is defending against the submission attempts here by Spartak.
Popoyan pushes Spartak off looking to stand but Spartak dives back in and keeps control.
Spartak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Popoyan tries to kick Spartak off but Spartak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartak slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Spartak is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartak decides to stand and escape the position.
Spartak drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Spartak dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spartak rushes Popoyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spartak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popoyan is trying to break free.
Spartak is trying to trip Popoyan. He has hold of a leg but Popoyan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Spartak persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Spartak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Spartak looking to pass the guard.
Popoyan wants to stand and escape but Spartak is having none of it.
Spartak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Popoyan is breathing heavily.
Spartak works over Popoyan with some ground and pound from guard.
Popoyan is looking to stand up but Spartak isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Popoyan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spartak slips nicely into half guard.
Spartak controlling the pace.
Spartak seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Popoyan for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Spartak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Spartak content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Spartak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartak drops an elbow to the side of Popoyan's head.
Spartak trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Spartak content just to control the position here.
Popoyan has given up his back. Will we see Spartak going for some submissions?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartak controls the action.
Spartak has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Popoyan is trying to stand back up.
Popoyan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Popoyan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Spartak's arms.
Spartak is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Spartak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popoyan can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartak looking for the RNC.
Spartak is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Popoyan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Popoyan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spartak is punishing Popoyan with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartak controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Spartak dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spartak gets the takedown into side control.
Spartak taking a breather here.
Spartak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Popoyan is trying to get back to his feet.
Popoyan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Spartak is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Popoyan prevents Spartak from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartak working the ground and pound from side control.
Popoyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spartak passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Popoyan!
Spartak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spartak landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartak controlling from the full mount.
Spartak lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Spartak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popoyan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Spartak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Spartak content just to control the position here.
Spartak lands a nice shot to the head.
Spartak content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Spartak is landing with some decent strikes but Popoyan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Spartak content just to control the position here.
Spartak working Popoyan over with strikes here.
Spartak is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Popoyan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Popoyan shrugs it off.
Popoyan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popoyan stops Spartak from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Spartak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Spartak raining down shots from the mount!
Popoyan tries to buck Spartak off but he can't manage it.
Spartak controlling the position easily from mount.
Spartak working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popoyan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Spartak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spartak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Spartak!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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