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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgos Polatidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun Acosta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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178 lbs
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169 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaun Acosta!
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, Giorgos Polatidis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polatidis rushes Acosta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Acosta is trying to push Polatidis away but Polatidis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Acosta is trying to break the clinch but Polatidis has him pressed against the cage.
Acosta lands a knee to the body.
Polatidis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Polatidis wants to sweep but no luck.
Polatidis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Polatidis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Polatidis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polatidis is trying to control. Acosta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Acosta keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polatidis seems to be working for a kimura but Acosta defends the submission attempt.
Acosta preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Polatidis is controlling the pace.
Polatidis thows a huge punch but Acosta dodges it nicely.
Polatidis thows a huge punch but Acosta dodges it nicely.
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.
Acosta is trying to maintain the position but Polatidis is very close to passing his half guard.
Acosta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Polatidis.
Acosta is looking to improve his position.
Acosta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Acosta.
Polatidis wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Acosta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Polatidis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Acosta trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Acosta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polatidis jumps guard.
Polatidis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Polatidis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Polatidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Acosta can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polatidis is striking off his back. Acosta thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Polatidis is trying to control but can't.
Polatidis taking some punishment here, with Acosta in his half guard.
Polatidis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Polatidis is looking to get back to full guard here but Acosta has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Polatidis struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgos Polatidis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Polatidis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Polatidis tries to break free but Acosta pushes him back against the cage.
Acosta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Polatidis just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Polatidis.
Acosta is trying to get back to his feet.
Giorgos Polatidis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acosta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Polatidis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Acosta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta is not content to let Polatidis control the position.
Acosta won't allow Polatidis to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polatidis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Acosta defends it well.
Acosta wants to control but Polatidis is keeping busy.
Polatidis wants to control but Acosta is keeping him busy.
Acosta gets back to full guard.
Polatidis won't allow Acosta to sweep him here.
Polatidis wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Acosta is pulling down on Polatidis's head. It's preventing any offense from Polatidis, at least for the moment.
That's two 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.
Polatidis looking to pass the guard.
Polatidis wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Acosta shoots in for a takedown but Polatidis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Polatidis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Acosta tries to keep at a distance but Polatidis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Acosta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polatidis wants the takedown. Acosta is fighting it off but Polatidis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Acosta's guard against the cage.
Acosta is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Polatidis presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Acosta jumps guard but Polatidis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Polatidis missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta tries to break the clinch but Polatidis is controlling the position.
Acosta breaks the clinch.
Polatidis slaps away a takedown attempt from Acosta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Acosta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polatidis clinches up against the cage.
Polatidis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Polatidis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Acosta is looking to improve his position.
Acosta is trying to control but can't.
Polatidis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Acosta defends it well.
Polatidis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polatidis content to control rather than advance.
Acosta is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Polatidis seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acosta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgos Polatidis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Acosta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Polatidis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Polatidis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Polatidis leaves Acosta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Polatidis tries to counter with a clinch but Acosta shakes him off and moves away.
Polatidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Polatidis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polatidis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Acosta blocks the body kick.
Polatidis clinches up against the cage.
Acosta lands a left hand.
Acosta is looking to break free of the clinch but Polatidis has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta breaks from the clinch.
Giorgos Polatidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polatidis has Acosta up against the cage in a clinch.
Acosta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polatidis lands a takedown into guard.
Polatidis wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Acosta trying to control the position.
Polatidis throwing strikes from guard but Acosta blocks nicely.
Polatidis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Acosta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polatidis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polatidis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Polatidis wants to control from the top but Acosta keeps moving.
Acosta wants to sweep here but Polatidis controlling him for the moment.
Polatidis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Polatidis throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polatidis passes into half guard.
Acosta is looking to improve his position.
Polatidis thows a huge punch but Acosta dodges it nicely.
Polatidis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Polatidis tries to control but Acosta wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polatidis looking to secure an arm triangle but Acosta defends it well.
Polatidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Acosta tries to hold on but Polatidis pushes him away.
Polatidis content just to control the position here.
Polatidis unloads with some shots from mount but Acosta bucks and avoids them well.
Polatidis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polatidis tries to control but Acosta wriggling away.
Shaun Acosta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giorgos Polatidis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Polatidis is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgos Polatidis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Polatidis 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgos Polatidis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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