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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Zhuravlevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rar Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rar Dead will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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225 cm
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298 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Zhuravlevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rar Dead!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhuravlevich clinches up against the cage.
Zhuravlevich breaks from the clinch.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dead gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dead not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zhuravlevich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuravlevich throwing strikes from guard but Dead blocks nicely.
Zhuravlevich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dead looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zhuravlevich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zhuravlevich lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich throws a strike but Dead rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zhuravlevich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zhuravlevich keeping moving, preventing Dead from controlling successfully.
Dead wanted to stand there but Zhuravlevich had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rar Dead.
Oooooh!!! Dead has knocked Zhuravlevich down with a huge combo! Dead steps away and waves a wobbly Zhuravlevich back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Sergey Zhuravlevich has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dead shoots in for a takedown but Zhuravlevich shows good takedown defense.
Zhuravlevich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dead shoots in and drives through. Zhuravlevich sprawls well.
Zhuravlevich clinches up against the cage.
Zhuravlevich jumps guard and drags Dead to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zhuravlevich is breathing heavily.
Zhuravlevich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead stops Zhuravlevich from standing up.
Dead slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rar Dead.
Dead shoots for a takedown but Zhuravlevich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sergey Zhuravlevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rar Dead.
Zhuravlevich shoots in looking for a takedown but Dead manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuravlevich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dead dives in and grabs Zhuravlevich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zhuravlevich pushes down on Dead's head and hops out.
Zhuravlevich tries to clinch but Dead moves away
and Dead moves into the clinch.
Zhuravlevich dodges an elbow strike from Dead.
Zhuravlevich tries to pull guard but Dead won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dead stalling in the clinch but Zhuravlevich improves position.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhuravlevich has him pressed against the cage.
Dead is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dead is trying to force a seperation but Zhuravlevich has the dominant position.
Zhuravlevich goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dead prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dead has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zhuravlevich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rar Dead dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Zhuravlevich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dead lands a jab-cross combination.
Dead throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zhuravlevich's waist but Zhuravlevich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dead off to one side.
Dead leaves Zhuravlevich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zhuravlevich moves out of range of the leg kick from Dead.
Zhuravlevich misses with a takedown
and Dead counters with a nice body shot.
Dead throws a body kick that misses.
Dead fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sergey Zhuravlevich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhuravlevich misses with a right hand
and Dead counters with a straight right hand.
Dead tries to land a leg kick but Zhuravlevich saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zhuravlevich as he jumps to the side.
Sergey Zhuravlevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rar Dead.
Dead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhuravlevich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dead manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dead closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zhuravlevich circles away.
Rar Dead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zhuravlevich leaves Dead with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Zhuravlevich does no damage.
Dead misses with a takedown attempt - Zhuravlevich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zhuravlevich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead moves in looking to clinch but Zhuravlevich pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dead is defended easily by Zhuravlevich.
Zhuravlevich scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dead tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zhuravlevich presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zhuravlevich lands with some strikes.
Zhuravlevich throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead is desperately trying to improve his position but Zhuravlevich has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dead wants to hold on but Zhuravlevich pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dead manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zhuravlevich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zhuravlevich trying to control the action but Dead is working from the bottom.
Zhuravlevich throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dead to regain full guard.
Sergey Zhuravlevich overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zhuravlevich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zhuravlevich sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich looking to sit in guard and control but Dead gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Sergey Zhuravlevich wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dead throws a leg kick but Zhuravlevich sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Zhuravlevich as Dead shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rar Dead will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Zhuravlevich's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dead throws a leg kick but Zhuravlevich checks it.
Dead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhuravlevich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dead shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhuravlevich pinned against the cage. Zhuravlevich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zhuravlevich.
Dead lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Zhuravlevich. No joy for Dead on that attempt.
Dead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dead slaps away a takedown attempt from Zhuravlevich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zhuravlevich shoots for a takedown but Dead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dead fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zhuravlevich, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuravlevich avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Zhuravlevich prevents the takedown attempt.
Sergey Zhuravlevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rar Dead.
Dead fails to pull guard.
Dead is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zhuravlevich to keep the fight standing.
Dead prevents the takedown attempt.
Dead goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zhuravlevich prevents it.
Dead prevents the takedown attempt.
Dead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhuravlevich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zhuravlevich is defending well.
Zhuravlevich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dead pulls guard effortlessly.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Zhuravlevich from controlling successfully.
Zhuravlevich preventing the sweep.
Dead has control of Zhuravlevich's left arm, preventing Zhuravlevich from doing any damage.
Zhuravlevich looking to sit in guard and control but Dead gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead wants to control from the top but Zhuravlevich keeps moving.
Zhuravlevich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dead on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sergey Zhuravlevich just wasn't active enough.
Dead throws a body kick that misses.
Dead avoids the head kick by Zhuravlevich.
Zhuravlevich tries to clinch up.
Dead tries to clinch up.
That's four 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.
Zhuravlevich keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Zhuravlevich as Dead shoots in.
Zhuravlevich stuffs the takedown.
Dead gets tackled into the cage by Zhuravlevich. Zhuravlevich maintains the clinch.
Zhuravlevich is looking for a takedown.
Dead wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zhuravlevich wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zhuravlevich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dead is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhuravlevich has him pressed against the cage.
Zhuravlevich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rar Dead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dead winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rar Dead!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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