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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Valnokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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273 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Valnokov!
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, Maxim Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valnokov tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Valnokov tries to clinch up but Alexandrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexandrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valnokov pinned against the cage. Valnokov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valnokov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexandrov. That did some damage!
Valnokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexandrov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Valnokov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but Valnokov keeps moving.
Alexandrov looking to sit in guard and control but Valnokov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valnokov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alexandrov is looking for a triangle but Valnokov pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valnokov wanted to stand there but Alexandrov had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valnokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Valnokov has passed into half guard!
Alexandrov looks gassed!
Valnokov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexandrov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alexandrov trying to hold on to Valnokov's head to control him but Valnokov postures up.
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.
Valnokov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valnokov decides to stand and escape the position.
Alexandrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexandrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Valnokov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valnokov looks to clinch
and Alexandrov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Valnokov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alexandrov wants to control but Valnokov is keeping him busy.
Valnokov is trying to stand back up but Alexandrov is controlling him
Alexandrov is looking to stall here but Valnokov recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov trying to control but Valnokov is working from the bottom.
Valnokov has his hands on Alexandrov's head, controlling the position.
That's four 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.
Valnokov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Valnokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valnokov trying to keep a closed guard but Alexandrov is proving a slippery customer.
Valnokov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boris Valnokov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Valnokov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valnokov as he jumps to the side.
Valnokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexandrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexandrov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexandrov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alexandrov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valnokov to see if he's OK.
Valnokov wants to get back to his feet.
Valnokov is looking for a sweep.
Alexandrov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Valnokov wants to control but Alexandrov postures up.
Alexandrov is breathing heavily.
Valnokov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alexandrov is controlling him well.
Alexandrov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Valnokov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alexandrov's guard! Nice work there by Valnokov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valnokov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alexandrov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valnokov controls the pace.
Valnokov tries to stand but Alexandrov is controlling from the bottom.
Alexandrov keeping moving, preventing Valnokov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Valnokov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valnokov throwing shots but Alexandrov is blocking nicely.
Valnokov wants to take a breather but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Valnokov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Valnokov trying to control the action but Alexandrov is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valnokov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boris Valnokov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valnokov wants to clinch but Alexandrov slips to the side
and Alexandrov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valnokov wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov is thwarting Valnokov's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov trying to control from half guard but Valnokov is working away.
Valnokov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Alexandrov blocks the strikes from Valnokov.
Valnokov wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valnokov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valnokov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valnokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexandrov darts in trying to clinch
and Valnokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Maxim Alexandrov has been cut.
Valnokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexandrov circles away.
Valnokov tries to clinch but Alexandrov moves away
so Alexandrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Valnokov kicks Alexandrov off and gets to his feet.
Valnokov tries to clinch but Alexandrov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valnokov wants to clinch up but Alexandrov keeps it at a distance.
Valnokov closes the distance and clinches.
Alexandrov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Valnokov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Boris Valnokov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Alexandrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valnokov closes the distance and clinches.
Valnokov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valnokov wants to clinch
and Alexandrov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Well, if Alexandrov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Valnokov wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
Valnokov wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov wants to control but Valnokov is keeping him busy.
Alexandrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov stops Valnokov from getting back to his feet.
Valnokov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexandrov wants to control but Valnokov is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valnokov clinches but Alexandrov breaks the clinch
and Alexandrov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alexandrov.
Valnokov landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Valnokov.
Valnokov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Maxim Alexandrov's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Valnokov.
Valnokov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valnokov lands an elbow inside that Alexandrov shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov scores a nice knee to the body.
Valnokov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valnokov is pushing Alexandrov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valnokov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Valnokov.
Alexandrov has Valnokov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valnokov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valnokov landing knees to the head.
Valnokov lands a knee to the head.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valnokov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alexandrov blocks an elbow strike from Valnokov.
Valnokov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alexandrov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Valnokov is trying to keep an underhook but Alexandrov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alexandrov is trying to control the action in half guard but Valnokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valnokov tries to kick Alexandrov off but Alexandrov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Alexandrov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alexandrov working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Valnokov's thigh. Valnokov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Valnokov working a defensive guard here.
Alexandrov works over Valnokov with some ground and pound from guard.
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.
Valnokov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Valnokov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alexandrov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alexandrov throws and elbow that misses. Valnokov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alexandrov's guard. Nice move by Valnokov!
Maxim Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandrov working a defensive guard but Valnokov passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Maxim Alexandrov.
I think Valnokov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boris Valnokov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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