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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ratimir Yenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nothing has chosen Vegan Reich - The Way It Is as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
46
75 lbs
22 - 53 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Ratimir Yenin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 53 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yenin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nothing is trying to defend but Yenin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nothing is rocked!
Yenin seems to be working for a kimura but Nothing defends the submission attempt.
Nothing is still in real trouble! Can Yenin finish him?
Nothing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yenin is working away from the top position though.
Yenin throwing shots but Nothing is blocking nicely.
Yenin is working for a kimura but Nothing is defending it quite comfortably.
Nothing is defending against the submission attempts here by Yenin.
Yenin wants to take a breather but Nothing is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nothing.
Yenin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nothing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yenin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nothing is just riding it out for now. Yenin eventually gives up the hold.
Yenin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nothing!
Poor strikes thrown by Yenin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Yenin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yenin is stalling here but it's allowed Nothing to get half guard.
Yenin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yenin.
Yenin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nothing sees it coming and defends easily.
Yenin is trying to control the action in half guard but Nothing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yenin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nothing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yenin.
Yenin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yenin is keen to just control but Nothing is a slippery customer.
Yenin wants to pass the guard but Nothing is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing is refusing to be controlled, as Yenin sits in half guard.
Yenin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nothing is just riding it out for now. Yenin eventually gives up the hold.
Yenin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yenin wants to control but Nothing is keeping him busy.
Yenin is looking to pass Nothing's guard but actually Nothing recovers to full guard.
Yenin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yenin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nothing keeping full guard, as Yenin tries to pass.
Yenin throwing strikes from guard but Nothing blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yenin throws a big elbow that misses.
Nothing trying to keep a closed guard but Yenin is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yenin tries to free his leg and advance position but Nothing is retaining full guard.
Yenin is working hard here to advance position.
Yenin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yenin gets a double leg takedown into Nothing's guard.
Nothing keeping full guard, as Yenin tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratimir Yenin dominated that round.
That's time! Yenin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yenin has closed the distance and engaged Nothing in a clinch.
Yenin jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yenin being controlled here, momentarily.
Nothing stands and throws Yenin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yenin tries to buck Nothing off but Nothing is having none of it.
Nothing working away.
Yenin is looking for a sweep.
Yenin is trying to control Nothing's posture but Nothing avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenin is trying to improve his position.
Yenin can't do much from the bottom here.
Yenin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Yenin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yenin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nothing asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yenin manages to get back to half guard.
Yenin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nothing trying to mount his opponent but Yenin defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yenin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yenin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nothing can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nothing tries to get to full guard but Yenin has control of the leg.
Yenin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yenin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nothing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yenin.
Nothing is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yenin is looking for a kimura here.
Yenin controlling the action here.
Yenin seems to be looking for submissions.
Yenin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nothing sees it coming and defends easily.
Nothing is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ratimir Yenin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yenin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yenin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yenin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yenin seems to be looking for submissions.
Yenin trying to mount his opponent but Nothing defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yenin throwing shots but Nothing is blocking nicely.
Yenin trying to mount his opponent but Nothing defends it.
Yenin is trying to control the action in half guard but Nothing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yenin trying to mount his opponent but Nothing defends it.
Yenin trying to control from Nothing's half guard. Nothing has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Yenin wants to stand and escape but instead Nothing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yenin is trying to control the position but Nothing postures up.
Nothing won't allow Yenin to sweep him here.
Yenin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nothing is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Yenin.
Yenin gets back to half guard.
Nothing trying to control the pace.
Yenin wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yenin is trying to control but can't.
Yenin is trying to escape back to his feet but Nothing uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Yenin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Yenin is looking to regain half guard here but Nothing keeps moving and retains side control.
Yenin is trying to control Nothing's posture but Nothing avoids it.
Yenin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yenin tries to escape but Nothing is in control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nothing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ratimir Yenin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yenin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yenin lands in his opponent's guard.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Yenin from controlling successfully.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yenin being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ratimir Yenin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yenin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratimir Yenin!
Ratimir Yenin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
A | B |
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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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