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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saitiev comes to the cage accompanied by Dan Severn Theme. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tucker's choice of entrance music: The Platters - Only You. Todd Tucker looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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312 lbs
2 - 50 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 50 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Todd Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saitiev avoids it really well and circles away.
Tucker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Saitiev.
Saitiev is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitiev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tucker!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitiev controlling his opponent.
Tucker wants to try and get back to his feet.
Saitiev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saitiev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet.
Saitiev controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tucker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tucker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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.
Saitiev controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Saitiev 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.
Tucker throws a leg kick but Saitiev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tucker shoots in looking for a takedown. Saitiev tries to sprawl out of it but Tucker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saitiev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tucker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saitiev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saitiev is in Tucker's guard.
Saitiev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Saitiev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tucker for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitiev passes into half guard.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitiev stalling.
Saitiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tucker can do to turn this around?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saitiev works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev prevents Tucker from escaping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tucker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saitiev.
Despite the aggression on Tucker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Saitiev fails with the takedown
and Tucker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saitiev is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Saitiev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saitiev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Saitiev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tucker is trying to stall.
Tucker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Saitiev.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Saitiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Saitiev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tucker takes a swing at Saitiev's ribcage but misses.
Saitiev darts in looking for a takedown but Tucker gets double underhooks and turns Saitiev into the cage.
Tucker stuffs the takedown.
Tucker dives in for a single leg takedown but Saitiev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Saitiev 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.
Saitiev sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saitiev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitiev not doing much here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Saitiev.
Tucker wants to stand back up but Saitiev manages to pass into side control.
Saitiev taking a breather here.
Aleksandr Saitiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saitiev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Aleksandr Saitiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saitiev continues to hold on tight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tucker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tucker is trying to buck Saitiev off.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Todd Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tucker tries to sprawl but Saitiev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitiev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Further stalling from Saitiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saitiev prevents Tucker from standing back up.
Tucker is trying to escape back to his feet but Saitiev uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Saitiev controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saitiev continues to stall.
Todd Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Saitiev is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Saitiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saitiev, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Saitiev!
During a confident post fight interview, Aleksandr Saitiev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Todd Tucker was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you for this opportunity to fight. There's a really nice bridge near my house, I'm going to jump off it.'.
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hype
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