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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giorgios Finlitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Allen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giorgios Finlitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Allen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlitis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allen to the mat! Allen manages to get full guard.
Finlitis postures up.
Finlitis stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
Finlitis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finlitis is stalling in the full guard.
Allen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Finlitis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Finlitis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finlitis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Allen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Finlitis working Allen over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Allen is not content to let Finlitis control the position.
Allen pushes Finlitis off looking to stand but Finlitis dives back in and keeps control.
Allen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Allen looks gassed!
Finlitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finlitis is controlling him.
Finlitis content to stall in guard here.
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.
Finlitis distracts Allen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finlitis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Allen is looking for a triangle but Finlitis pushes his legs off easily.
Finlitis controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giorgios Finlitis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Finlitis gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis lands an elbow.
Finlitis cracks Allen with a big right hand but Allen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Finlitis 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.
Finlitis advances to mount.
Finlitis trying to control but Allen is having none of it.
Finlitis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Finlitis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finlitis punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finlitis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Allen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Finlitis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Finlitis controlling his opponent.
Finlitis scoring with strikes but Allen is staying in there.
Finlitis content just to control the position here.
Allen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finlitis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Allen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Finlitis wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Finlitis advances nicely into full mount.
Finlitis working Allen over with strikes here.
Allen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Finlitis controlling from mount.
Finlitis landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Finlitis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Finlitis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Allen's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Allen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Finlitis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Allen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Finlitis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Allen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Allen is working to get back to half guard.
Finlitis working the ground and pound effectively.
Finlitis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Allen's face.
Finlitis avoids the attempt from Allen to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is looking to improve his position but Finlitis isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Finlitis lands with some strikes.
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Finlitis's attempts to control the action.
Finlitis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Finlitis landing shots from mount.
Finlitis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Giorgios Finlitis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finlitis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Finlitis won't let Allen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BOOM! Finlitis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Finlitis controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Finlitis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Finlitis scoring with strikes but Allen is staying in there.
Finlitis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Allen wants to control but Finlitis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You get the feeling that Allen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Allen working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finlitis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Allen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen really wants to buck Finlitis off and get back to his feet.
Finlitis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Finlitis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgios Finlitis dominated that second round.
That's time! Finlitis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Finlitis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Finlitis showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Finlitis.
Finlitis trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Finlitis is really struggling to control Allen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Finlitis working over Allen with some ground and pound. Allen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlitis is keen to just control but Allen is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Finlitis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finlitis working the ground and pound from side control.
Allen tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Finlitis is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Allen will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Allen is not content to let Finlitis control the position.
Allen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finlitis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Allen's guard.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Finlitis is controlling him.
Finlitis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen working a defensive guard here.
Finlitis stops Allen from standing up.
Finlitis is in close to Allen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finlitis landing with the ground and pound.
Finlitis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finlitis as he jumps to the side.
Finlitis avoids the head kick by Allen.
Finlitis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Finlitis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Allen looking to control.
Finlitis trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is looking for a triangle but Finlitis pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is working an open guard so Finlitis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Finlitis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finlitis lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyler Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen tries to clinch there but Finlitis circles away.
Finlitis shoots in and bounces Allen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Finlitis working some strikes from top position.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Finlitis from controlling successfully.
Tyler Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giorgios Finlitis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finlitis content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgios Finlitis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Finlitis 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgios Finlitis!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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