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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lionja Bertulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitnik has chosen Metallica - Leper Messiah as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Lionja Bertulis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lionja Bertulis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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233 lbs
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191 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionja Bertulis!
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, Igor Zhitnik!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhitnik throws a hook to the side of Bertulis's head but Bertulis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bertulis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zhitnik shoots in and bounces Bertulis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bertulis keeping full guard, as Zhitnik tries to pass.
Zhitnik connects with a couple of short punches.
Zhitnik throwing strikes from guard but Bertulis blocks nicely.
Zhitnik wants to pass the guard but Bertulis is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zhitnik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zhitnik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zhitnik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zhitnik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bertulis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zhitnik controls the pace.
Zhitnik lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zhitnik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zhitnik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bertulis is keeping the position for now.
Zhitnik won't allow Bertulis to sweep him here.
Zhitnik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zhitnik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zhitnik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bertulis is keeping the position for now.
Zhitnik 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.
Zhitnik stays in close to Bertulis's body and controls the position.
Bertulis pulls Zhitnik in close to his closed guard and prevents Zhitnik from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhitnik is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhitnik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zhitnik trying to control but Bertulis is working from the bottom.
Zhitnik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zhitnik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bertulis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik cracks Bertulis with a big right hand but Bertulis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Zhitnik landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhitnik is chipping away with strikes.
Zhitnik moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bertulis is looking for a sweep.
Zhitnik decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bertulis to his feet.
Bertulis slips a jab and a cross from Zhitnik.
Zhitnik misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bertulis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhitnik throws out the jab.
Zhitnik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zhitnik lands in his opponent's guard.
Zhitnik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zhitnik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zhitnik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zhitnik stopping the sweep attempt from Bertulis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Zhitnik dominated that 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.
Bertulis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zhitnik counters with a shoot takedown. Bertulis fights it but they end up in guard.
Zhitnik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Igor Zhitnik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhitnik stays in close to Bertulis's body and controls the position.
Zhitnik works over Bertulis with some ground and pound from guard.
Zhitnik looking to pass the guard.
Zhitnik wants to control from the top but Bertulis keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhitnik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zhitnik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhitnik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Zhitnik cracks Bertulis with a solid left hand.
Zhitnik slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bertulis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zhitnik tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bertulis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zhitnik passes to side control.
Zhitnik lands a nice forearm strike.
Zhitnik working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik cracks Bertulis with a big elbow.
Zhitnik scoring with punches and elbows.
Bertulis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Zhitnik's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zhitnik working the ground and pound.
Bertulis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bertulis is pressing down on Zhitnik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zhitnik is holding on for now.
Bertulis is thwarting Zhitnik's attempts to control the position.
Bertulis wants to take a breather but Zhitnik is having none of it.
Bertulis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zhitnik fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Zhitnik scores with a four punch combination!
Bertulis misses with a takedown
and Zhitnik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Zhitnik there.
Bertulis tries to get to full guard but Zhitnik has control of the leg.
Zhitnik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bertulis is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik is controlling the pace.
Zhitnik is pressing down on Bertulis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bertulis is holding on for now.
Bertulis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bertulis.
Bertulis controls Zhitnik momentarily but Zhitnik frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Zhitnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bertulis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhitnik.
Zhitnik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bertulis is trying to control Zhitnik's posture but Zhitnik avoids it.
Zhitnik has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zhitnik feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bertulis controls Zhitnik momentarily but Zhitnik frees himself.
Zhitnik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertulis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bertulis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zhitnik is controlling him.
Zhitnik is stalling in the full guard.
Zhitnik lands a couple of digs.
Zhitnik is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zhitnik is working Bertulis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zhitnik shoots for a takedown but Bertulis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bertulis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhitnik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zhitnik moves nicely into side control.
Zhitnik decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bertulis to his feet.
Bertulis blocks a jab.
Bertulis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhitnik counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bertulis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zhitnik is controlling him.
Zhitnik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zhitnik postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bertulis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertulis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bertulis has his foot on Zhitnik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zhitnik works his way back into a safe position though.
Zhitnik landing with the ground and pound.
Zhitnik controlling from the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Zhitnik avoids the head kick by Bertulis.
Bertulis throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bertulis gets caught flat footed, as Zhitnik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhitnik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertulis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zhitnik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lionja Bertulis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bertulis is trying to control the position but Zhitnik postures up.
Bertulis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zhitnik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zhitnik keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bertulis's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhitnik is looking to stand up but Bertulis won't let him.
Bertulis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zhitnik with a nice head shot there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bertulis shoots and misses
and Zhitnik counters with a single leg into guard. Bertulis didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Zhitnik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhitnik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Zhitnik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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