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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demitri Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasov has chosen Oskolki by Amatory as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Demitri Tarasov enters the ring!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jermaine Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demitri Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slaughter doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarasov circles away.
Tarasov feints and as Slaughter raises his hands in defense, Tarasov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tarasov controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Slaughter trying to control the position.
Tarasov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaughter is keeping the position for now.
Slaughter pushes Tarasov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and Tarasov counters by clinching up.
Slaughter is breathing heavily.
Slaughter avoiding damage as Tarasov throws knees to the body.
Tarasov tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
Tarasov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slaughter blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Slaughter gets an underhook and turns Tarasov into the ropes.
Tarasov misses with an elbow over the top.
Slaughter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tarasov smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter throws a sloppy head kick
and Tarasov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaughter won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarasov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tarasov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Slaughter stops Tarasov from passing to mount.
Tarasov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slaughter can't do much from the bottom here.
Slaughter tries to escape but Tarasov is in control.
Sloppy strikes there by Tarasov.
Slaughter is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tarasov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Slaughter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slaughter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Slaughter is not content to let Tarasov control the position.
Slaughter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slaughter swings for the body but Tarasov moves out of range.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Tarasov circles away easily
and Tarasov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov forces his way into half guard.
Tarasov is pressing down on Slaughter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slaughter is holding on for now.
Slaughter wants to get back to his feet.
Tarasov is looking to take a break and control but Slaughter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Slaughter is looking to escape.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slaughter kicks Tarasov off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tarasov tries to clinch but Slaughter is having none of it.
Tarasov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slaughter scores a takedown into full mount!
Slaughter stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Tarasov is looking to clinch but Slaughter is avoiding it.
Tarasov tries to clinch up but Slaughter circles away and keeps his distance.
Slaughter misses with a series of wild punches.
Slaughter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarasov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tarasov moves in looking to clinch but Slaughter pushes him off.
Slaughter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarasov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tarasov throws out a loose jab but Slaughter uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Tarasov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tarasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but Tarasov circles away easily
and Tarasov counters with a takedown into side control.
Slaughter stops Tarasov from passing to mount.
Slaughter is not content to let Tarasov control the position.
Slaughter holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Slaughter tries to escape but Tarasov is in control.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Slaughter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarasov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Slaughter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tarasov.
Slaughter blocking the ground and pound.
Tarasov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Slaughter is surviving well by controlling Tarasov's body position as best he can.
Tarasov looking to control but Slaughter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slaughter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Slaughter regains half guard.
Demitri Tarasov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarasov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Slaughter pushes Tarasov off and gets back to his feet.
Slaughter misses with a takedown attempt
and Tarasov counters with a big head kick but Slaughter shrugs it off.
Jab by Slaughter.
Slaughter shoots and misses
and Tarasov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarasov pulls guard.
Slaughter wants to stand but Tarasov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Slaughter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tarasov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Tarasov keeps moving.
Tarasov looking for a guillotine here but Slaughter defends easily.
Tarasov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tarasov, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Slaughter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tarasov is proving hard to escape from.
Slaughter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Tarasov won't let him.
Tarasov is looking for a triangle but Slaughter pushes his legs off easily.
Tarasov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slaughter's guard.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Tarasov isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarasov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slaughter is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitri Tarasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Slaughter has his takedown stuffed
and Tarasov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Slaughter!
Tarasov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Slaughter can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Slaughter tries to hold on but Tarasov pushes him away.
Tarasov is trying to take his opponent's back.
Tarasov wants to finish this one by submission but Slaughter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tarasov.
Tarasov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Slaughter manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slaughter wants to get back to his feet but Tarasov drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to control but Tarasov postures up.
Slaughter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tarasov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slaughter throws a sloppy head kick and Tarasov moves out of range easily.
Slaughter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Slaughter shoots in but no luck this time.
Tarasov clinches with his opponent.
Slaughter blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tarasov throws an elbow but misses.
Tarasov tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
Slaughter manages to pull guard.
Slaughter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarasov is controlling him.
Tarasov preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slaughter uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Slaughter stuffs the takedown attempt from Tarasov. Tarasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Demitri Tarasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slaughter misses with a takedown
and Tarasov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slaughter won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slaughter tries to bench press Tarasov off him but Tarasov keeps the position.
Slaughter can't do much from the bottom here.
Tarasov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Slaughter!
Tarasov is working for a guillotine from mount but Slaughter frees his head quite easily.
Jermaine Slaughter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slaughter tries to reverse the position but Tarasov maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slaughter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slaughter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tarasov.
Tarasov wants to control the pace but Slaughter is squirming around nicely.
Tarasov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Slaughter tries to hold on but Tarasov pushes him away.
Tarasov has control of Slaughter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slaughter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slaughter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Slaughter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Slaughter tries to reverse the position but Tarasov maintains control.
Tarasov trying to control but Slaughter is having none of it.
Slaughter tries to reverse the position but Tarasov maintains control.
Tarasov has control of Slaughter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Slaughter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slaughter wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demitri Tarasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarasov 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitri Tarasov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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