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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rickie Langley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Karlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Karlov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rickie Langley's chin.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rickie Langley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Karlov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Langley lands a couple of elbows.
Langley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Karlov has momentary wrist control but Langley slips an elbow through the middle.
Langley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karlov trying to strike off his back.
Karlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Langley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karlov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Langley is working Karlov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Langley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Langley works over Karlov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlov wants to get back to his feet but Langley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Langley landing with the ground and pound.
Langley throwing strikes from guard but Karlov blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Langley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Langley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karlov wants to stand but Langley is controlling the position.
Langley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karlov trying to keep a closed guard but Langley is proving a slippery customer.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Langley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Langley stands up over Karlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Langley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlov working a defensive guard here.
Karlov looks winded!
Langley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Langley scoring with some ground and pound.
Langley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Langley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Langley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karlov's head.
Karlov looking to control.
Langley stands up over Karlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Langley landing with the ground and pound.
Langley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Langley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Langley chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Karlov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Langley chips away with some ground and pound.
Langley connects with a couple of short punches.
Langley lands a couple of digs.
Langley is in close to Karlov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Langley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langley works over Karlov with some ground and pound from guard.
Our spies down at at Iron Fist Training inform us that Karlov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Langley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langley landing some decent shots from guard.
Langley postures up and lands a big shot to Karlov's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Langley is controlling him.
Langley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Langley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langley cracks Karlov with a solid left hand.
Karlov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Langley.
Langley postures up.
Langley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karlov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Langley with a nice head shot there.
Langley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karlov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Langley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Langley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Langley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Langley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Langley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karlov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Karlov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Langley connects with a couple of short punches.
Karlov is breathing heavily.
Langley won't allow Karlov to sweep him here.
Langley lands a couple of elbows.
Langley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Langley distracts Karlov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rickie Langley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Langley distracts Karlov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Langley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Langley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karlov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Langley is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Langley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Langley is in close to Karlov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Langley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Langley scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Langley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Karlov's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlov trying to keep a closed guard but Langley is proving a slippery customer.
Karlov striking off his back but it's not causing Langley any problems.
Langley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Langley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Langley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Langley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlov can do to turn this around?
Langley works over Karlov with some ground and pound from guard.
Langley is in close to Karlov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Langley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karlov's head.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langley working some strikes from top position.
Langley stands up over Karlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karlov has momentary wrist control but Langley slips an elbow through the middle.
Langley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Karlov's head.
Karlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Langley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Langley with a nice head shot there.
Langley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karlov is looking to stand up but Langley isn't so interested in that idea.
Karlov has momentary wrist control but Langley slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley landing with the ground and pound.
Langley chips away with some ground and pound.
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Karlov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Langley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Langley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Langley stands up over Karlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Langley distracts Karlov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Langley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickie Langley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Langley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Karlov blocks a head kick by Langley.
Langley cracks the inside of Karlov's front leg.
Rickie Langley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karlov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Langley.
Karlov drives through and clinches with Langley against the cage.
Langley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karlov is pushing Langley up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Langley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karlov has Langley pressed against the cage.
Karlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Langley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Langley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Karlov is trying to maintain a safe position but Langley gets an underhook and turns Karlov into the cage.
Karlov working hard to break the clinch.
Langley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Langley's efforts to push away.
Langley breaks the clinch.
Langley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Karlov to the ground. Langley is now in Karlov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlov looking for a sweep. Not yet Karlov, not yet.
Langley throws an elbow that misses. Karlov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Langley's guard. Nice move by Karlov!
Langley looking for a sweep. Not yet Langley, not yet.
Karlov trying to control but Langley is working from the bottom.
Karlov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Langley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Karlov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Langley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Langley is trying to control the position but Karlov postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlov wants to control from the top but Langley keeps moving.
Langley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karlov is aware though and is defending well.
Karlov is looking to stand up but Langley won't let him.
Karlov won't allow Langley to get back to his feet.
Karlov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Langley's guard.
Langley has his hands on Karlov's head, controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Langley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langley moves into the clinch.
Langley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Langley has had enough of the clinch but Karlov keeps him there for the moment.
Langley taking a breather.
Karlov is trying to break the clinch but Langley has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karlov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Karlov has Langley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Langley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ivan Karlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickie Langley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Langley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickie Langley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Langley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickie Langley!
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