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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smirnov clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Smirnov has Stevenson pressed against the cage.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Smirnov moves away and avoids it.
Smirnov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smirnov lands in his opponent's guard.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Smirnov controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smirnov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smirnov's head.
Stevenson trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.
Smirnov looks winded!
Stevenson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson content to stall in guard here.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smirnov is looking for a triangle but Stevenson pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stevenson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stevenson postures up and lands a big shot to Smirnov's brow.
Stevenson is working Smirnov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smirnov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stevenson throws a big elbow that misses.
Stevenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stevenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smirnov's head.
Stevenson is working Smirnov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a couple of elbows.
Stevenson landing with the ground and pound.
Stevenson is working Smirnov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stevenson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smirnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson throwing strikes from guard but Smirnov blocks nicely.
Stevenson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stevenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a couple of digs.
Stevenson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stevenson landing with the ground and pound.
Stevenson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smirnov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Stevenson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smirnov misses with the combination.
Stevenson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smirnov.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smirnov.
Smirnov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stevenson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stevenson clinches up with Smirnov and pushes him back against the cage.
Smirnov is breathing heavily.
Stevenson slows down the pace here.
Smirnov jumps into guard, dragging Stevenson to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smirnov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smirnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Smirnov keeps moving.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stevenson content to stall in guard here.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smirnov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stevenson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smirnov looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Stevenson tries to counter by clinching up but Smirnov breaks away and moves out of range.
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.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevenson, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Smirnov slips the punch.
Smirnov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stevenson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stevenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smirnov can do to turn this around?
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov gets a clinch.
Smirnov avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevenson.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Smirnov avoids it well.
Smirnov shoots in and bounces Stevenson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stevenson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Smirnov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Petr Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson swings for the body but Smirnov moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stevenson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov has hold of Stevenson's hands but Stevenson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smirnov trying to hold on to Stevenson's head to control him but Stevenson postures up.
Stevenson working Smirnov over with strikes.
Stevenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stevenson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stevenson working Smirnov over with strikes.
Stevenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevenson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stevenson thows a huge punch but Smirnov dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Stevenson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smirnov defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smirnov! But no joy.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stevenson kicks off Smirnov and gets to his feet.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Smirnov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smirnov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stevenson quickly recovers to half guard.
Stevenson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson pushes Smirnov up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a takedown into guard.
Stevenson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smirnov moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Smirnov avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Stevenson.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson. Those never looked like landing.
Smirnov dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Smirnov moved out of range.
Smirnov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Smirnov is proving a slippery customer.
Smirnov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smirnov looking to pass the guard.
Stevenson trying to control the position here.
Stevenson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
Smirnov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Smirnov preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stevenson lands an overhand right.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Andre Stevenson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Smirnov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stevenson sneaks out the side door and pushes Smirnov away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Stevenson darts in and clinches Smirnov up against the cage.
Smirnov blocking some punches.
Smirnov has had enough of the clinch but Stevenson keeps him there for the moment.
Stevenson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stevenson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smirnov blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevenson 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Stevenson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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