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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vin Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Anatoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vin Seppala looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vin Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Anatoly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anatoly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Seppala is letting Anatoly control him for a moment.
Seppala is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anatoly is controlling him well.
Anatoly just content to control the position.
Seppala is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seppala tries to escape but Anatoly is in control.
You can see the frustration on Seppala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anatoly wants to control but Seppala is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anatoly.
Anatoly fails to land the takedown.
Anatoly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anatoly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seppala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seppala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anatoly is trying desperately to improve position.
Anatoly regains half guard.
Anatoly tries to roll over but Seppala keeps him under control.
Anatoly looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anatoly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Anatoly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anatoly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seppala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anatoly trying to control the position.
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.
Anatoly is looking for a triangle here but Seppala uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Seppala working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anatoly is looking to regain half guard here but Seppala keeps moving and retains side control.
Seppala working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anatoly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Anatoly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anatoly managing to control the position.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatoly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Anatoly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Seppala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anatoly fails with the takedown
and Seppala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anatoly's guard now.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatoly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anatoly working a defensive guard here.
Seppala trying to control the position from guard on top but Anatoly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anatoly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Seppala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anatoly controls Seppala momentarily but Seppala frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatoly wants to sweep but no luck.
Seppala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seppala trying to control but Anatoly is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seppala misses with a takedown attempt - Anatoly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seppala is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anatoly.
Seppala gets the takedown into side control.
Seppala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anatoly keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anatoly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Seppala off and has taken his back!
Anatoly is trying to control but Seppala is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Anatoly tries to control but Seppala wriggling away.
Anatoly controlling the pace for now.
Seppala is looking to get to half guard.
Anatoly punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala is squirming around, avoiding Anatoly's attempts to control the action.
Seppala is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seppala is squirming around, avoiding Anatoly's attempts to control the action.
Seppala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anatoly looking to finish Seppala with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seppala!
That's four 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.
Seppala wants to hold on but Anatoly pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anatoly looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Seppala is squirming around, avoiding Anatoly's attempts to control the action.
Seppala is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anatoly controlling the pace for now.
Seppala is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vin Seppala 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Seppala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anatoly decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Seppala's guard.
Anatoly wants to pass the guard but Seppala is keeping the position.
Anatoly passes Seppala's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anatoly trying to control from half guard but Seppala is working away.
Still in half guard, Anatoly seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anatoly is working for a kimura but Seppala is defending it quite comfortably.
Seppala wants to get back to his feet.
Andrei Anatoly has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatoly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Seppala is pressing down on Anatoly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seppala trying to control the position.
Anatoly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anatoly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Seppala is trying to control the position but Anatoly postures up.
Anatoly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seppala keeping moving, preventing Anatoly from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Andrei Anatoly just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anatoly checks a low kick from Seppala.
Seppala has a takedown stuffed.
Anatoly checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anatoly avoids a kick to the body.
Anatoly shoots in and bounces Seppala off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Seppala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anatoly wants to control from the top but Seppala keeps moving.
Seppala striking off his back but it's not causing Anatoly any problems.
Anatoly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Seppala's guard.
Anatoly is thwarting Seppala's attempts to control the position.
Anatoly wants to pass to mount but Seppala is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Anatoly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Seppala is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Seppala tries to hold on but Anatoly pushes him away.
Seppala wants to get back to his feet.
Anatoly controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Anatoly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anatoly 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Anatoly!
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FIGHT
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