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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Indio Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xi Jinping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jinping is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jiang Zemin Does 'Gangnam Style'. The key to victory for Indio Andreas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Indio Andreas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xi Jinping!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andreas darts in trying to clinch
and Jinping decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andreas's guard.
Andreas striking off his back but it's not causing Jinping any problems.
Jinping stopping the sweep attempt from Andreas.
Jinping postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andreas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jinping is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jinping in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andreas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jinping gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andreas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jinping is aware though and is defending well.
Andreas lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinping trying to control but Andreas is working from the bottom.
Jinping wants to pass the guard but Andreas is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jinping accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andreas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jinping lands a couple of elbows.
Jinping trying to control but Andreas is working from the bottom.
Andreas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andreas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jinping can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jinping pushing down on Andreas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Andreas actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jinping lands with a punch from half guard.
Jinping is nestled in close to Andreas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andreas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jinping slips a nice elbow through Andreas's hands, connecting with Andreas's forehead.
Andreas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jinping pulls his head out easily.
Andreas is breathing heavily.
Jinping wants to control but Andreas is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas wants to control but Jinping is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jinping trying to pass the guard but Andreas defending well.
Jinping content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jinping is trying to control the action in half guard but Andreas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Andreas is looking for a sweep. Jinping is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andreas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andreas trying to control from the bottom.
Andreas is looking for a sweep. Jinping is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jinping wants to take a breather but Andreas is having none of it.
Jinping lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreas tries to get to full guard but Jinping has control of the leg.
Jinping wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andreas keeps working.
Andreas has hold of Jinping's hands but Jinping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jinping is nestled in close to Andreas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andreas actively working from the bottom here.
Jinping takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jinping drops an elbow to the side of Andreas's head.
Andreas is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Indio Andreas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jinping gets tackled into the ropes by Andreas. Andreas maintains the clinch.
Andreas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Andreas manages to end up in side control.
Andreas tries for a kimura but Jinping is defending well.
Jinping struggling a bit here.
Andreas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jinping is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jinping tries to bench press Andreas off him but Andreas keeps the position.
Andreas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jinping, who protects the arm well.
Andreas is trying to get an arm triangle but Jinping is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jinping knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Andreas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jinping can't do much from the bottom here.
Andreas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jinping can't do much from the bottom here.
Andreas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinping is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jinping is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jinping regains half guard.
Jinping is looking for a sweep. Andreas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andreas is trying to control the action in half guard but Jinping is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jinping wants to control but Andreas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Andreas is pressing down on Jinping's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jinping is holding on for now.
Jinping is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andreas is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas tries to pass to full mount but Jinping defends it.
Andreas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jinping is just riding it out for now. Andreas eventually gives up the hold.
Jinping is looking to improve his position.
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.
Andreas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andreas stops Jinping from getting back to his feet.
Indio Andreas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andreas is keen to just control but Jinping is a slippery customer.
Andreas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andreas wants to pass to mount but Jinping is defending the position.
Jinping is looking to control Andreas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jinping avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jinping keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Indio Andreas dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Andreas moves out of range of the strikes.
Andreas doesn't manage to clinch there - Jinping circles away.
Andreas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andreas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andreas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andreas is trying to break free.
Andreas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Andreas tries to pull guard but Jinping holds him up against the ropes and eventually Andreas drops back down to his feet.
Andreas decides to pull guard.
Jinping distracts Andreas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jinping is looking to pass into half guard but Andreas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Andreas is in guard.
Andreas trying to control but Jinping is working from the bottom.
Andreas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinping managing to control the position.
Andreas wants to control from the top but Jinping keeps moving.
Andreas stops Jinping from standing up.
Andreas preventing the sweep.
Jinping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Indio Andreas just wasn't active enough.
Jinping circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andreas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jinping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jinping.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Indio Andreas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jinping trying to control the position from guard on top but Andreas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreas has his foot on Jinping's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jinping works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jinping postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jinping lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andreas wants to sweep but no luck.
Andreas keeping full guard, as Jinping tries to pass.
Andreas working for a triangle but Jinping defends it easily.
Andreas keeping moving, preventing Jinping from controlling successfully.
Jinping landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andreas keeping moving, preventing Jinping from controlling successfully.
Andreas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jinping has picked Andreas up and slammed him! Andreas can't keep hold of the triangle and Jinping manages to pass to side control!
Jinping scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jinping cracks Andreas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Andreas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Andreas is not content to let Jinping control the position.
Xi Jinping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreas is trying to maintain the position but Jinping is very close to passing his half guard.
Jinping wants to control but Andreas is keeping him busy.
Andreas is looking to control Jinping's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andreas avoid being mounted?
Andreas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreas is trying to get back to full guard.
Indio Andreas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jinping is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Indio Andreas.
Well Andreas 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Indio Andreas!
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energy
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