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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zydrunas Ilgauskas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Dunn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zydrunas Ilgauskas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn shoots in and drives through. Ilgauskas sprawls well.
Ilgauskas darts in and clinches Dunn up against the cage.
Ilgauskas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dunn's face.
Ilgauskas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ilgauskas lands a nice elbow.
Ilgauskas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilgauskas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ilgauskas misses with a double jab
and Dunn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Dunn is looking for a kimura here.
Dunn seems to be working for a kimura but Ilgauskas defends the submission attempt.
Ilgauskas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dunn on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilgauskas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ilgauskas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch up but Dunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch but Dunn is having none of it.
Ilgauskas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ilgauskas duly obliges.
Ilgauskas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ilgauskas looks to land a body kick but Dunn moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilgauskas stuffs the takedown.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dunn.
Ilgauskas tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ilgauskas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch but Dunn moves out of range.
Ilgauskas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilgauskas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dunn looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilgauskas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch up but Dunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Ilgauskas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ilgauskas clinches with his opponent.
Ilgauskas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ilgauskas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunn's defenses.
Ilgauskas gets underhooks to prevent Dunn's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilgauskas is pressed up against the cage. Dunn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ilgauskas down to the mat. Ilgauskas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ilgauskas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ilgauskas closes the distance and pushes Dunn back into the cage.
Dunn is pressed up against the cage. Ilgauskas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dunn down to the mat. Dunn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilgauskas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilgauskas!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ilgauskas connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 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.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Ilgauskas misses.
Ilgauskas wants to clinch up but Dunn keeps it at a distance.
Ilgauskas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ilgauskas lands a nice looking body kick.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ilgauskas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ilgauskas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn avoids the head kick by Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Ilgauskas moves into the clinch.
Ilgauskas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dunn is looking for a takedown.
Dunn is breathing heavily.
Dunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ilgauskas gets underhooks to prevent Dunn's takedown attempt.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dunn.
Ilgauskas lands an elbow inside that Dunn shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas just leaning against Dunn, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilgauskas wants a takedown.
Ilgauskas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunn's defenses.
Ilgauskas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ilgauskas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ilgauskas.
Dunn being controlled against the cage.
Dunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ilgauskas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilgauskas is trying to drag Dunn to the mat but Dunn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilgauskas drags the fight down to the ground.
Dunn cracks Ilgauskas with a solid left hand.
Ilgauskas is looking to stand back up but Dunn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ilgauskas.
Dunn stands up out of the half guard.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ilgauskas scores with a head kick. Dunn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ilgauskas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn avoids the head kick by Ilgauskas.
Dunn gets a double leg takedown into Ilgauskas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilgauskas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ilgauskas wants to get back to his feet but Dunn passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ilgauskas wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ilgauskas tries a head kick but it misses.
Ilgauskas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch but Dunn is having none of it.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilgauskas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ilgauskas.
A punch combination from Ilgauskas misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ilgauskas throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilgauskas tries to clinch up.
Dunn shoots for a takedown but Ilgauskas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ilgauskas throws a leg kick that misses.
Dunn avoids the head kick by Ilgauskas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dunn.
Ilgauskas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunn circles away quickly and effectively.
Ilgauskas misses with the combination.
Dunn blocks a head kick by Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilgauskas throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily.
Dunn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ilgauskas is trying to defend but Dunn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dunn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ilgauskas sees it coming and defends easily.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ilgauskas defending well though.
Ilgauskas is trying to stand back up but Dunn is controlling him
Dunn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ilgauskas tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dunn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Dunn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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