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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valodia Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dileno Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dileno Carneiro enters the cage!
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valodia Smirnov!
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, Dileno Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro with a poor takedown
so Smirnov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smirnov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carneiro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smirnov is working Carneiro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carneiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smirnov controls the pace.
Smirnov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smirnov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov preventing the sweep.
Smirnov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carneiro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smirnov scoring with some ground and pound.
Smirnov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smirnov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carneiro for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Valodia Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carneiro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smirnov is in Carneiro's guard.
Carneiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Carneiro, not yet.
Smirnov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carneiro's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smirnov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smirnov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smirnov chips away with some ground and pound.
Smirnov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smirnov is in close to Carneiro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smirnov defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carneiro wants to stand up but Smirnov is controlling him.
Carneiro looks winded!
Carneiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smirnov controls the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carneiro controls Smirnov momentarily but Smirnov frees himself.
Carneiro has his foot on Smirnov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smirnov works his way back into a safe position though.
Smirnov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smirnov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smirnov works over Carneiro with some ground and pound from guard.
Smirnov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smirnov is aware though and is defending well.
Smirnov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smirnov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carneiro on the ground.
Carneiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smirnov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smirnov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smirnov chips away with some ground and pound.
Smirnov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smirnov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smirnov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov stops Carneiro from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carneiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Valodia Smirnov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carneiro tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Carneiro with a poor takedown
and Smirnov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smirnov lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valodia Smirnov dominated that 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.
Carneiro shoots in for a takedown but Smirnov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smirnov is looking to score with low kicks.
Carneiro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smirnov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carneiro!
BOOM! Smirnov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smirnov landing shots from mount.
Smirnov controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
Smirnov lands a nice shot to the head.
Smirnov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carneiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov landing strikes from the mount.
Smirnov controlling from mount.
Smirnov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Smirnov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smirnov controlling the position easily from mount.
Smirnov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smirnov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smirnov controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smirnov working Carneiro over with strikes here.
Smirnov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carneiro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smirnov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Smirnov working Carneiro over with strikes here.
Carneiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smirnov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carneiro is trying to escape the mount.
Smirnov dominating with strikes here.
Smirnov lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carneiro hang on?
Smirnov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carneiro hang on?
Smirnov controlling from mount.
Smirnov avoids the attempt from Carneiro to control.
Smirnov content just to control the position here.
Smirnov with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov content just to control the position here.
Smirnov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smirnov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carneiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smirnov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carneiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Smirnov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov raining down shots from the mount!
Carneiro swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valodia Smirnov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body.
Smirnov tries to work over Carneiro's front leg with a kick but Carneiro checks it.
Carneiro blocks a leg kick.
Smirnov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Smirnov is looking to chop away at Carneiro's legs.
Smirnov looks for the body kick but Carneiro saw that one coming.
Carneiro moves out of range as Smirnov throws a body kick.
Carneiro fails with the takedown
and Smirnov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smirnov.
Smirnov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carneiro can do to turn this around?
Smirnov landing with the ground and pound.
Valodia Smirnov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smirnov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Carneiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smirnov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smirnov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smirnov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carneiro is keeping the position for now.
Smirnov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smirnov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carneiro's head.
Smirnov sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Valodia Smirnov just wasn't active enough.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smirnov stops Carneiro from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smirnov lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smirnov lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov winds up and cracks Carneiro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carneiro wants to get back to full guard.
Smirnov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smirnov working over Carneiro with some ground and pound. Carneiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro taking some punishment here, with Smirnov in his half guard.
Smirnov working Carneiro over with strikes.
Smirnov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smirnov lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smirnov connects with a nice short shot to Carneiro's temple.
Smirnov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smirnov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smirnov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carneiro taking some punishment here, with Smirnov in his half guard.
Carneiro tries to kick Smirnov off but Smirnov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smirnov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valodia Smirnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smirnov slows the pace down in half guard.
Carneiro is looking for a sweep. Smirnov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carneiro looking for submissions off his back.
Dileno Carneiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carneiro has hold of Smirnov's hands but Smirnov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valodia Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smirnov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valodia Smirnov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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