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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irgo Bulghakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Samuilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuilov has chosen Flipsyde - Someday as his entrance music. The key to victory for Irgo Bulghakov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irgo Bulghakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Samuilov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulghakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuilov circles away quickly and effectively.
Bulghakov throws a series of punches but Samuilov moves out of range.
Bulghakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bulghakov tries to bum rush Samuilov with a series of wild strikes but Samuilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice jab there from Bulghakov.
Samuilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulghakov.
Bulghakov looks for the body kick but Samuilov saw that one coming.
Bulghakov staying out of range there.
Bulghakov gets caught napping as Samuilov dives in and scores a takedown. Bulghakov manages to retain guard.
Bulghakov wants to stand but Samuilov is controlling the position.
Samuilov looking to pass the guard.
Samuilov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulghakov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Samuilov is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuilov scoring with punches from side control.
Bulghakov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Samuilov lands a nice forearm strike.
Bulghakov is pushing Samuilov's head away, looking to escape. Samuilov manages to hold on to the position though.
Samuilov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bulghakov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bulghakov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Samuilov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Samuilov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bulghakov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bulghakov some visible discomfort.
Bulghakov is trying to escape the position but Samuilov is controlling the position.
Samuilov working the ground and pound.
Samuilov trying to control the position but Bulghakov is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulghakov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov controlling from side mount.
Samuilov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bulghakov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Samuilov's guard! Nice work there by Bulghakov!
Samuilov wants to sweep but no luck.
Bulghakov wants to stand and escape but instead Samuilov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Samuilov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuilov stops Bulghakov from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuilov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Samuilov advances to half guard.
Samuilov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bulghakov keeps working.
Samuilov prevents Bulghakov from standing back up.
Bulghakov is breathing heavily.
Samuilov is looking to take a break and control but Bulghakov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samuilov lands strikes from half guard.
Samuilov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuilov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bulghakov defending well though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuilov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bulghakov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samuilov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Samuilov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bulghakov tries to bum rush Samuilov with a series of wild strikes but Samuilov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bulghakov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samuilov misses with a takedown attempt - Bulghakov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bulghakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samuilov dodges the punch combination from Bulghakov.
Bulghakov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bulghakov gets tackled into the cage by Samuilov. Samuilov maintains the clinch.
Bulghakov lands with a light punch inside.
Samuilov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bulghakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Samuilov won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Bulghakov fails to land.
Bulghakov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Irgo Bulghakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Samuilov.
Bulghakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bulghakov gets underhooks to prevent Samuilov's takedown attempt.
Samuilov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bulghakov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Samuilov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuilov stalling.
Samuilov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bulghakov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bulghakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samuilov circles away quickly and effectively.
Samuilov keeps the fight on the outside.
Irgo Bulghakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samuilov can't get the takedown.
Samuilov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bulghakov prevents it.
Samuilov goes for a takedown attempt but Bulghakov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bulghakov lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Samuilov goes down and covers up as Bulghakov starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irgo Bulghakov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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