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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alyosha Popovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Darkenosn (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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130 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
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145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alyosha Popovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Darkenosn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovich punishes Darkenosn's body with a nice straight punch.
Popovich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darkenosn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Popovich pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alyosha Popovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Darkenosn on the side of the head.
Popovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Popovich misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popovich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darkenosn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Popovich to the ground. Darkenosn is now in Popovich's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Darkenosn prevents Popovich from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darkenosn stands up over Popovich, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Popovich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darkenosn.
Darkenosn lands a couple of digs.
Darkenosn prevents Popovich from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkenosn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Popovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darkenosn trying to control but Popovich is working from the bottom.
Darkenosn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Darkenosn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Popovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darkenosn is working Popovich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Darkenosn is in close to Popovich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darkenosn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Popovich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Popovich takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Darkenosn is putting a hurting on Popovich here, landing some big shots from side control.
Popovich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Popovich gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darkenosn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Darkenosn.
Darkenosn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkenosn slips a nice elbow through Popovich's hands, connecting with Popovich's forehead.
Darkenosn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Popovich has hold of Darkenosn's hands but Darkenosn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Popovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Darkenosn.
Darkenosn is keen to just control but Popovich is a slippery customer.
Popovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Darkenosn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Popovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Popovich tries to get out of the position.
Darkenosn lands strikes from half guard.
Darkenosn wants to control but Popovich is keeping him busy.
Darkenosn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Popovich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Darkenosn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Popovich is just riding it out for now. Darkenosn eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darkenosn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popovich taking some punishment here, with Darkenosn in his half guard.
Darkenosn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Darkenosn.
Popovich has hold of Darkenosn's hands but Darkenosn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Darkenosn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Popovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Darkenosn.
Darkenosn lands strikes from half guard.
Darkenosn winds up and cracks Popovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Darkenosn lands a nice short elbow.
Popovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Popovich tries to roll over but Darkenosn keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Darkenosn there.
Ground and pound from Darkenosn.
Popovich is staying active underneath Darkenosn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darkenosn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darkenosn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Darkenosn there.
Darkenosn is nestled in close to Popovich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Darkenosn lands with a punch from half guard.
Darkenosn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Darkenosn lands strikes from half guard.
Darkenosn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darkenosn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Popovich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Darkenosn lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Darkenosn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Popovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darkenosn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darkenosn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Popovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darkenosn circles away quickly and effectively.
Popovich throws a nice looking combination but Darkenosn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popovich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Popovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darkenosn.
Popovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alyosha Popovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darkenosn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Darkenosn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkenosn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Darkenosn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Darkenosn lands some shots froms side control.
Darkenosn lands some shots froms side control.
Darkenosn working the body and head with strikes.
Popovich takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Popovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darkenosn on the ground.
Darkenosn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Darkenosn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Popovich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Darkenosn is working Popovich over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popovich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Darkenosn tries for a kimura but Popovich is defending well.
Darkenosn lands some shots froms side control.
Popovich is looking to reverse the position.
Popovich is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Darkenosn trying to control the action but Popovich is working from the bottom.
Darkenosn is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Popovich looks calm but he's in trouble here. Darkenosn gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Popovich is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Darkenosn lets go of the hold and Popovich can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Darkenosn!
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RATING
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