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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedikt Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedikt Pushkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pushkar scores with the left hand. Barbos knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbos closes the distance and clinches.
Pushkar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Barbos regains guard immediately.
Pushkar is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbos has wrist control.
Pushkar trying to control but Barbos is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushkar stopping the sweep attempt from Barbos.
Pushkar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbos is keeping the position for now.
Benedikt Pushkar has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pushkar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pushkar throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Barbos to counter with a crisp jab.
Barbos tries to clinch but Pushkar moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pushkar.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Pushkar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pushkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbos swinging wildly here.
Barbos misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Barbos. No joy for Pushkar on that attempt.
Benedikt Pushkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pushkar fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Barbos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pushkar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pushkar throws a strike but Barbos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos passes into half guard.
Barbos seems to be looking for submissions.
Barbos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pushkar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pushkar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Barbos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbos on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbos's guard now, I'm sure.
Pushkar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pushkar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pushkar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pushkar wants to control from the top but Barbos keeps moving.
Barbos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushkar is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbos has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barbos is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedikt Pushkar dominated that round.
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.
Pushkar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barbos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pushkar scrambles back to his feet.
Barbos misses with a combination
and Pushkar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Barbos as Pushkar shoots in.
Pushkar moves forwards but Barbos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Benedikt Pushkar has been cut.
Barbos misses with a double jab.
Barbos takes a swing at Pushkar's ribcage but misses.
Pushkar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbos defends it nicely.
Barbos moves in looking to clinch but Pushkar pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Barbos. No joy for Pushkar on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbos tries to bum rush Pushkar with a series of wild strikes but Pushkar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pushkar throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbos rushes Pushkar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barbos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pushkar regains guard.
Pushkar keeping moving, preventing Barbos from controlling successfully.
Barbos pushes down on Pushkar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barbos is working for a submission of some sort.
Barbos works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar is squirming around, avoiding Barbos's attempts to control the action.
Pushkar is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Barbos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar tries to buck Barbos off but he can't manage it.
Barbos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pushkar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Barbos gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pushkars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pushkar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbos blocks a head kick by Pushkar.
Pushkar throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbos tries to clinch there but Pushkar circles away.
Barbos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Barbos blocks the low kick.
Barbos scores with a hook.
Pushkar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbos pinned against the cage. Barbos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pushkar lands a jab to Barbos's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos tries to clinch up but Pushkar circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pes Barbos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benedikt Pushkar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pushkar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pushkar misses with a takedown
and Barbos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barbos blocks a low kick nicely.
Horrible takedown by Pushkar or perhaps it was just good defense by Barbos which made him look bad.
Pushkar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barbos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbos looks to land a combination but Pushkar avoids it well.
Barbos blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbos throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
Barbos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbos decides to pull guard.
Pushkar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pushkar is controlling him.
Pushkar throws an elbow that misses. Barbos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pushkar's guard. Nice move by Barbos!
Barbos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pushkar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushkar keeping full guard, as Barbos tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos looking to sit in guard and control but Pushkar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barbos wants to stand but Pushkar is controlling the position.
Barbos trying to keep a closed guard but Pushkar is proving a slippery customer.
Barbos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos pulls Pushkar in close to prevent any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barbos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pushkar looking to sit in guard and control but Barbos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barbos stands and steps away. Pushkar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Donk. Barbos catches Pushkar right on the button with a cross.
Barbos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pushkar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar scores with a decent looking hook.
Pushkar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Pushkar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barbos misses with a hook.
Barbos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbos tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushkar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pes Barbos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbos throws a series of punches but Pushkar moves out of range.
Barbos digs a good body shot into Pushkar's ribs.
Pushkar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barbos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pushkar tries to score with some ground and pound. Barbos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushkar trying to control the action but Barbos is working from the bottom.
Pushkar looking to control but instead Barbos has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pes Barbos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pes Barbos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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