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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Mihailovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and N Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihailovich's entrance music is roy jones jr - can't be touched. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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198 cm
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200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fjodor Mihailovich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, N Sagat! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sagat throws a head kick that Mihailovich semi-blocks.
Mihailovich avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Mihailovich shoots in but Sagat avoids the takedown attempt easily. Sagat closes the distance and clinches. Sagat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mihailovich is trying to break free. Mihailovich looking for a takedown. Sagat tries to break the clinch but Mihailovich is controlling the position. Mihailovich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Mihailovich is trying to keep Sagat in close.
Mihailovich pushes Sagat off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Mihailovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat fails in his attempt to clinch. Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Mihailovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Sagat tries to bum rush Mihailovich with a series of wild strikes but Mihailovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mihailovich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sagat as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjodor Mihailovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mihailovich looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Sagat wants to get back to his feet but Mihailovich is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Sagat can't keep his opponent in guard - Mihailovich advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Sagat pushes Mihailovich off looking to stand but Mihailovich dives back in and keeps control.
Mihailovich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Mihailovich stands up out of the half guard. Mihailovich is breathing heavily. Sagat tries to clinch but Mihailovich moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sagat lands a body shot.
Sagat tries to bum rush Mihailovich with a series of wild strikes but Mihailovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sagat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sagat wants to clinch. Decent striking displayed by Sagat there. Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Mihailovich moves out of range. Sagat tries to clinch up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mihailovich. Sagat lands a head kick. Mihailovich smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Sagat closes the distance and lands a one-two. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sagat tries to clinch but Mihailovich moves out of range. Mihailovich pushes Sagat up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sagat wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sagat dodges an elbow strike from Mihailovich.
Mihailovich manages to break the clinch.
Mihailovich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Mihailovich remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Sagat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mihailovich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Mihailovich works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. A lull in the action here as Mihailovich stalls from top position. Mihailovich advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mihailovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mihailovich unloading with bombs! Mihailovich unloading with bombs! Sagat is trying to stand up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mihailovich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Mihailovich punishing his opponent with strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Mihailovich dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sagat darts in trying to clinch and Mihailovich counters by clinching up. Sagat looks to throw an elbow but misses. Sagat wants to get back to striking at distance but Mihailovich won't allow it.
Mihailovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sagat tries to clinch up and Mihailovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Mihailovich leaning against his opponent.
Sagat wants to get back to striking at distance but Mihailovich won't allow it.
Sagat prevents the takedown attempt.
Mihailovich drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sagat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sagat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat clinches up with Mihailovich and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sagat wants to break free but Mihailovich has control.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Sagat is breathing heavily. Mihailovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body. Mihailovich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sagat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fjodor Mihailovich. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sagat tries to clinch but Mihailovich moves away and Mihailovich counters with a flying knee. Nice. Sagat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Sagat throws a head kick that Mihailovich semi-blocks.
Mihailovich is rocked! N Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Some wild striking there from Sagat.
Oh Mihailovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mihailovich swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mihailovich seems to have got his legs back now. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mihailovich. Sagat closes the distance and clinches. Sagat tries to stall but Mihailovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Mihailovich throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mihailovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sagat, pushing him back against the cage. Mihailovich wants a takedown but no success here.
Mihailovich tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
Sagat is pressed up against the cage. Mihailovich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sagat down to the mat. Sagat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sagat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sagat blocks a low kick nicely. Mihailovich looks for the body kick but Sagat saw that one coming. Mihailovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mihailovich misses with a wild combination.
Mihailovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mihailovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sagat, pushing him back against the cage. Mihailovich has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sagat uses from the top position. Mihailovich seems keen to control Sagat's posture. Sagat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mihailovich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sagat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mihailovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sagat can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four 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. A nice elbow there by Mihailovich. Mihailovich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Mihailovich dominating with strikes here. Mihailovich is landing with some decent strikes but Sagat is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Mihailovich trying to control but he's not successful this time. Sagat is trying to stand. Mihailovich controlling from the full mount. Mihailovich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but N Sagat will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sagat wants to clinch but Mihailovich slips to the side and Mihailovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Sagat thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from Mihailovich. Mihailovich gets slowly back to his feet. Mihailovich shoots in but no luck this time. Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Mihailovich circles away.
Sagat knocks Mihailovich to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!? Sagat tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. Sagat tries to stand but Mihailovich controls the position and pulls Sagat into his guard. Mihailovich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mihailovich content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sagat has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever. Mihailovich slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Sagat controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. Mihailovich softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mihailovich punishes Sagat with strikes from the back mount.
Sagat is rocked! Sagat has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Mihailovich is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Sagat up.
Sagat is still in real trouble! Can Mihailovich finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mihailovich lands punches and elbows. Mihailovich scores with strikes from the back.
Mihailovich is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Sagat taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mihailovich.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fjodor Mihailovich!
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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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