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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volkhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Forgeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuri Volkhov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuri Volkhov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Volkhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Forgeira!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkhov instigates a clinch.
Forgeira looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Forgeira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Volkhov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Forgeira letting Volkhov take a breather here.
Volkhov lands a knee to the body.
Volkhov stalls.
Volkhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Volkhov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Volkhov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkhov lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Volkhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkhov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Forgeira regains guard.
Volkhov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Volkhov lands a high kick to the side of Forgeira's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Volkhov dives into guard, looking to finish.
Forgeira is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Forgeira has been cut.
Volkhov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Forgeira is still in real trouble! Can Volkhov finish him?
Forgeira working a defensive guard here.
Forgeira seems to have recovered his senses.
Volkhov wants to pass the guard but Forgeira is keeping the position.
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.
Volkhov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Volkhov gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkhov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Volkhov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Forgeira knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like Volkhov is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov stalling.
Forgeira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Volkhov is thwarting Forgeira's attempts to control the position.
Forgeira is looking to improve his position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Volkhov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Volkhov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Volkhov decides to stand up.
Forgeira tries for a takedown but Volkhov circles away easily
and Volkhov moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Forgeira on the inside.
Volkhov lands an elbow just above Forgeira 's eye.
Volkhov lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Volkhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Forgeira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Volkhov shoots in and bounces Forgeira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Volkhov stands and throws Forgeira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Forgeira being controlled for a moment.
Forgeira is trying to get back to half guard.
Forgeira is breathing heavily.
Forgeira trying his best to control but Volkhov has mounted him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkhov controlling the pace for now.
Volkhov'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.
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.
Forgeira bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Forgeira preventing the sweep.
Forgeira stands up and waves to Volkhov to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov moves into the clinch.
Forgeira takes an elbow to the temple.
Volkhov pulls guard.
Volkhov pushes Forgeira off and gets back to his feet.
Volkhov wants to clinch.
Forgeira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkhov is looking to clinch but Forgeira is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Volkhov lands an elbow inside that Forgeira shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Volkhov lands a nice knee to the body.
Forgeira tries to stall but Volkhov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Volkhov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Volkhov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkhov lands a damaging elbow.
Volkhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Volkhov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Forgeira's face.
Forgeira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Volkhov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Forgeira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Volkhov tries to land knees in the clinch but Forgeira avoids the damage to the body.
Volkhov lands an elbow that stopped Forgeira in his tracks for a moment.
Forgeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Volkhov has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Volkhov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Volkhov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Forgeira's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Volkhov moves in looking to clinch but Forgeira pushes him off.
Forgeira misses with a takedown attempt
and Volkhov counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Volkhov.
Forgeira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Volkhov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Volkhov lands an elbow that stopped Forgeira in his tracks for a moment.
Volkhov lands a body punch.
Volkhov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volkhov lands an elbow inside.
Volkhov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Forgeira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkhov.
Volkhov connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkhov lands an elbow inside that Forgeira shrugs off.
Forgeira stalling in the clinch but Volkhov improves position.
Volkhov lands an elbow inside.
Forgeira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Volkhov.
Forgeira managing to block the knees to the body from Volkhov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkhov crunches a lovely knee into Forgeira's ribcage.
Volkhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Volkhov lands a takedown into guard.
Volkhov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Volkhov gets to his feet - Forgeira follows without any prompting.
Volkhov has managed to clinch.
Volkhov has hold of one of Forgeira's legs. Forgeira is fighting the takedown attempt but Volkhov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Volkhov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Volkhov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov stands and steps away. Forgeira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Volkhov has Forgeira up against the cage in a clinch.
Forgeira stalling in the clinch but Volkhov improves position.
Forgeira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Volkhov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuri Volkhov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Forgeira.
Volkhov lands an elbow inside.
Forgeira is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Volkhov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Forgeira looking to slow down the pace here.
Volkhov lands a nice knee to the body.
Volkhov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Volkhov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Volkhov lands an elbow inside that Forgeira shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov lands with a short shot to the head.
Volkhov lands a nice knee to the body.
Volkhov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Volkhov tries to land a knee to the head but Forgeira blocks with his arms.
Volkhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Volkhov lands a nice uppercut.
Volkhov taking a breather.
Volkhov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forgeira can do to turn this around?
Forgeira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Forgeira tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Volkhov smiles and moves away.
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.
Forgeira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Volkhov controlling the position for now.
Volkhov is staying active underneath Forgeira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Volkhov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Forgeira's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Forgeira's back!
I really don't envy Forgeira right now.
Volkhov controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Volkhov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Volkhov 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Volkhov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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