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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baroev Radik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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238 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Pid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baroev Radik!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Radik or perhaps it was just good defense by Pid which made him look bad.
Radik shoots in and drives through. Pid sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radik.
Stu Pid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baroev Radik.
Radik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Radik working the ground and pound.
Radik is trying to get an arm triangle but Pid is defending well.
Radik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Radik works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pid stops Radik from passing to mount.
Radik misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Radik misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pid wants to get back to his feet but Radik drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Radik seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Radik is looking to take a break and control but Pid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Radik lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pid takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pid taking punishment in the form of punches.
Radik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Radik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pid some visible discomfort.
Pid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Radik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Radik is controlling him well.
Radik swings around for an armbar but Pid sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Radik's guard.
Radik wants to get back to his feet but Pid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radik has a closed guard, preventing Pid from standing up.
Radik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Radik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pid is aware though and is defending well.
Radik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pid defends well.
Radik wants to stand and escape but Pid is having none of it.
Pid trying to control but Radik is working from the bottom.
Radik wants to stand up but Pid is controlling him.
Radik should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Radik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radik keeping moving, preventing Pid from controlling successfully.
Radik looking for a guillotine here but Pid defends easily.
Pid lands a couple of decent looking shots.
It looks like Baroev Radik has been cut.
Pid won't allow Radik to sweep him here.
Radik trying to keep a closed guard but Pid is proving a slippery customer.
Radik has a closed guard, preventing Pid from standing up.
Pid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Radik working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pid has passed into half guard!
Radik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That has opened up Baroev Radik's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pid's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Radik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Radik won't allow Pid to pass to mount.
Radik wants to get back to his feet.
Pid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Radik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pid.
Pid is keen to just control but Radik is a slippery customer.
Radik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baroev Radik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baroev Radik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Radik shoots in and drives through. Pid sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Radik.
Pid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Radik.
Stu Pid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baroev Radik.
Radik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Radik dives in for a single leg takedown but Pid sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Radik is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pid leaves Radik with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Radik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radik with a poor takedown
and Pid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Radik thinking.
Radik is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Pid. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been informed that Radik has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Pid. No joy for Radik on that attempt.
Baroev Radik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pid.
Radik dives in and grabs Pid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pid pushes down on Radik's head and hops out.
Radik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stu Pid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pid lands a big right hand that sends Radik crashing to the mat! Pid stays standing though and waves Radik back to his feet!
A punch combination from Pid misses.
Pid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Radik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Radik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Radik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Radik is controlling him well.
Pid parries the strikes from Radik easily there. Radik is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pid to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radik scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pid to see if he's OK.
Radik working away.
Pid manages to get back to half guard.
Pid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Radik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Radik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pid's head.
Pid wants to control but Radik is keeping busy.
Radik is trying to work for a kimura but Pid is defending well.
Pid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radik.
Radik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pid tries to kick Radik off but Radik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Radik lands a nice short elbow.
Radik is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pid is trying to stand up here but Radik is controlling him well.
Radik wants to take a breather but Pid is having none of it.
Radik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pid tries to kick Radik off but Radik keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Radik scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radik is keen to just control but Pid is a slippery customer.
Radik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baroev Radik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Radik seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pid is trying to stand up here but Radik is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Radik.
Radik wants to control but Pid is keeping him busy.
Radik working Pid over with strikes.
Radik wants to take a breather but Pid is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Pid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baroev Radik's cut.
That's time! Pid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pid slaps away a takedown attempt from Radik, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Radik is defended easily by Pid.
Pid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stu Pid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baroev Radik.
Radik fails with a takedown attempt.
Radik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radik shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pid is looking to stand up but Radik isn't so interested in that idea.
Pid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pid is working hard here to advance position.
Radik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Radik postures up and lands a big shot to Pid's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pid can't keep his opponent in guard - Radik advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Radik controlling the pace.
Radik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Radik is looking for a kimura but Pid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Radik to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radik is looking to take a break and control but Pid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Radik looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pid is trying to stand back up but Radik is controlling him
Pid trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Radik looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radik with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pid pushes Radik off and gets back to his feet.
Pid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Radik closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pid circles away.
Radik shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pid's guard.
Pid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pid is looking to stand up but Radik isn't so interested in that idea.
Radik wants to control from the top but Pid keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Radik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pid not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pid keeping full guard, as Radik tries to pass.
Radik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Radik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Radik!
Radik is working to get back to half guard.
Pid working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Radik slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radik tries to get to full guard but Pid has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baroev Radik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Radik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baroev Radik!
Baroev Radik is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Baroev Radik started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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