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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollinarij Bogdanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogdanov's entrance music is Cowboys from Hell. A fine choice. Paul is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Some Bodies Gonna Get It. Apollinarij Bogdanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Apollinarij Bogdanov!
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, Jackson Paul!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Paul pushes Bogdanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bogdanov's efforts to push away.
Paul is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bogdanov is defending well.
Paul has Bogdanov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bogdanov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paul lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogdanov backwards.
Bogdanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Paul decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paul is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bogdanov wants to stand but Paul has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bogdanov wants to control from the top but Paul keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is trying to control the position but Bogdanov postures up.
Paul is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bogdanov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paul is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Apollinarij Bogdanov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bogdanov throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Paul forces Bogdanov back against the cage and clinches.
Paul looking for a takedown.
Apollinarij Bogdanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Paul.
Paul tightens his grip and picks Bogdanov up, before dumping him to the ground. Bogdanov manages to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov wants to stand up but Paul is controlling him.
Bogdanov pushes Paul off and gets back to his feet.
Bogdanov fails with the takedown
and Paul counters with a left and a right that stings Bogdanov.
Bogdanov is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bogdanov misses with a straight right.
Paul shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bogdanov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paul throws a big right hand that misses.
Paul pushes down on Bogdanov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paul is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is pressing down on Bogdanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bogdanov is holding on for now.
Paul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bogdanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Paul winds up and cracks Bogdanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bogdanov has hold of Paul's hands but Paul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paul trying to control from half guard but Bogdanov is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paul lands a nice short elbow.
Paul winds up and cracks Bogdanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bogdanov has hold of Paul's hands but Paul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Paul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paul slips a nice elbow through Bogdanov's hands, connecting with Bogdanov's forehead.
Paul wants to take a breather but Bogdanov is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paul seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Paul working Bogdanov over with strikes.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paul looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bogdanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paul winds up and cracks Bogdanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paul trying to control the action but Bogdanov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Paul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paul throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bogdanov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Paul is in Bogdanov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bogdanov keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Paul tries to free his leg and advance position but Bogdanov is retaining full guard.
Paul wants to control from the top but Bogdanov keeps moving.
Jackson Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bogdanov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bogdanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogdanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogdanov has momentary wrist control but Paul slips an elbow through the middle.
Paul looking to pass the guard.
Paul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bogdanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bogdanov keeping full guard, as Paul tries to pass.
Paul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paul is pushing down on Bogdanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bogdanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Paul has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paul tries to pass to full mount but Bogdanov defends it.
Paul is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bogdanov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul with shots to the head and body - Bogdanov looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bogdanov is trying desperately to improve position.
Paul punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bogdanov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Apollinarij Bogdanov has been cut.
Paul lands with some strikes.
Paul is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Paul unloading with bombs!
Paul unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul controlling from mount.
Paul lands with some strikes.
Paul looking to finish Bogdanov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bogdanov!
Paul has control of Bogdanov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bogdanov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Paul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bogdanov?
Bogdanov taking shots to the head.
Bogdanov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bogdanov tries to buck Paul off but he can't manage it.
Paul trying to control but Bogdanov is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Bogdanov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Paul with a couple of short strikes.
Bogdanov is squirming around, avoiding Paul's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paul might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bogdanov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Paul landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apollinarij Bogdanov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bogdanov has had enough of the clinch but Paul keeps him there for the moment.
Paul leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bogdanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bogdanov is staying active underneath Paul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bogdanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogdanov is refusing to be controlled, as Paul sits in half guard.
Bogdanov trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Paul trying to control from Bogdanov's half guard. Bogdanov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paul lands a couple of digs.
Bogdanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paul is controlling him.
Paul is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Paul is in close to Bogdanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul landing with the ground and pound.
Paul is looking to work some ground and pound but Bogdanov has wrist control.
Bogdanov keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Paul is looking to work some ground and pound but Bogdanov has wrist control.
Paul is working Bogdanov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bogdanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paul is controlling him.
Paul throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul advances position into side control!
Bogdanov is not content to let Paul control the position.
Paul working the ground and pound from side control.
Paul working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jackson Paul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee asks Paul politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Paul prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bogdanov wants to control but Paul postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a few punches from side control.
Paul moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Paul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paul has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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!
Paul controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Paul has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Apollinarij Bogdanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Paul!
After winning the bout, Jackson Paul thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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