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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rustam Bidienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ralph Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Bidienko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight gets caught flat footed, as Bidienko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knight really is a fat lump.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Bidienko from controlling successfully.
Bidienko looking to pass the guard.
Rustam Bidienko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bidienko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bidienko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bidienko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bidienko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidienko wants to stand but Knight is controlling his arm.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
Knight misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Bidienko is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
Bidienko wants to stand but Knight has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bidienko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rustam Bidienko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bidienko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bidienko tries to score with some ground and pound. Knight controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bidienko trying to control but Knight postures up.
Bidienko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko is pressing down on Knight's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bidienko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bidienko is trying to control the position but Knight postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bidienko looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Bidienko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bidienko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ralph Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidienko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knight looking to control.
Bidienko trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
Bidienko content to stall in guard here.
Bidienko chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidienko 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rustam Bidienko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bidienko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Knight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bidienko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bidienko tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to bench press Bidienko off him but Bidienko keeps the position.
Bidienko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bidienko trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Bidienko advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko looking to control but Knight is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Knight keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Knight slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Knight tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rustam Bidienko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko trying to pass the guard but Knight defending well.
Bidienko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Knight sees it coming and defends easily.
Bidienko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Knight knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Knight is looking to get back to is feet but Bidienko passes into side control.
Bidienko wants to control for a moment but Knight uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bidienko passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Bidienko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Bidienko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bidienko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidienko has Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Bidienko turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bidienko manages to end up in side control.
Knight is trying to get back to half guard.
Bidienko tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bidienko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here.
The ground and pound from Bidienko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bidienko is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Knight gets back to half guard.
Bidienko is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bidienko trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knight tries to kick Bidienko off but Bidienko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bidienko prevents Knight from improving his position.
Bidienko wants to work for an arm triangle but Knight is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bidienko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bidienko moves into full mount! Knight won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidienko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Knight really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bidienko trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight is looking to improve his position but Bidienko isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Bidienko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bidienko 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Bidienko!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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