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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Etan Seeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Etan Seeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seeman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Seeman's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Seeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk misses with a takedown attempt - Seeman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Seeman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has been cut.
Seeman misses with a leg kick
and Vakarchuk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk throws an elbow that misses. Seeman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vakarchuk's guard. Nice move by Seeman!
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vakarchuk is looking for a triangle but Seeman pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vakarchuk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seeman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vakarchuk trying to control the position.
Vakarchuk is looking for a triangle here but Seeman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vakarchuk is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Seeman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Seeman prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
I wouldn't like to be where Vakarchuk is right now.
Seeman is looking to take a break and control but Vakarchuk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vakarchuk regains half guard.
Vakarchuk tries to roll over but Seeman keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakarchuk moves into full guard.
Vakarchuk wants to improve his position but instead Seeman has moved into half guard.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk is trying to control but can't.
Vakarchuk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Seeman passes into side control.
Vakarchuk wants to control but Seeman postures up.
Vakarchuk gets back to half guard.
Vakarchuk is looking for a sweep. Seeman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vakarchuk gets back to full guard.
Vakarchuk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Seeman stacks Vakarchuk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Seeman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seeman trying to control the position but Vakarchuk is working away.
Vakarchuk tries to improve position but can't.
Vakarchuk seems a little lost for a moment, as Seeman dominates the positioning.
Vakarchuk tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vakarchuk sneaks back into half guard.
Vakarchuk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions off his back.
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 Etan Seeman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seeman scores with a jab to the body.
Seeman lands a nice looking body shot.
Seeman misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman throws the left hand but Vakarchuk avoids the punch easily.
Vakarchuk feints the counter takedown.
Vakarchuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Seeman pinned against the cage. Seeman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Seeman throws a right hand that misses
and Vakarchuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seeman throws a low kick, looking for Vakarchuk's leg but Vakarchuk calmly moves out of range.
Seeman throws a body punch but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
Vakarchuk fails with the takedown
and Seeman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Etan Seeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Seeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seeman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seeman throws a leg kick
and Vakarchuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seeman.
Vakarchuk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seeman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vakarchuk somewhat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seeman's waist but Seeman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vakarchuk off to one side.
It looked like Seeman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vakarchuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vakarchuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Seeman circles away.
Vakarchuk ducks right into an uppercut from Seeman.
Seeman tries to score with a low kick but Vakarchuk moves his leg out of the way.
Seeman misses with a looping left.
Vakarchuk tries to keep at a distance but Seeman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vakarchuk pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk trying to keep a closed guard but Seeman is proving a slippery customer.
Seeman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vakarchuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vakarchuk pulls Seeman in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vakarchuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seeman has managed to get both his arms back between Vakarchuk's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Etan Seeman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Seeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vakarchuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vakarchuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vakarchuk with a poor takedown
and Seeman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seeman connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seeman misses with a double jab
and Vakarchuk counters with a single leg into guard. Seeman didn't expect that.
Vakarchuk trying to control but Seeman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seeman has momentary wrist control but Vakarchuk slips an elbow through the middle.
Vakarchuk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vakarchuk throws a strike but Seeman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vakarchuk looking for a guillotine here but Seeman defends easily.
Vakarchuk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Seeman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vakarchuk trying to keep a closed guard but Seeman is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk has his foot on Seeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Vakarchuk working for submissions but it's allowed Seeman to get to half guard.
Vakarchuk is concentrating on defense, preventing Seeman from advancing position.
Vakarchuk wants to improve his position but Seeman is controlling well.
Seeman stalling.
Vakarchuk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seeman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seeman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vakarchuk can do to turn this around?
Vakarchuk looking for subs off his back but Seeman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vakarchuk regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Vakarchuk working a defensive guard here.
Vakarchuk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vakarchuk is looking for a triangle but Seeman pushes his legs off easily.
Seeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vakarchuk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seeman has managed to get both his arms back between Vakarchuk's legs - danger averted.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vakarchuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Seeman passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Etan Seeman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seeman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Etan Seeman!
Etan Seeman made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Whos your DADDY?'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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