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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Malyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Malyanov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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242 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geraldo Sweeney!
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, Alexander Malyanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malyanov looks to land a combination but Sweeney avoids it well.
Malyanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Malyanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sweeney drops down looking for a counter takedown but Malyanov sprawls and moves away.
Malyanov shoots in and drives through. Sweeney sprawls well.
Malyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Sweeney tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander Malyanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malyanov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Malyanov thinking.
Geraldo Sweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Malyanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malyanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sweeney counters with a stiff right hand.
Malyanov tries for a takedown but Sweeney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney gets the takedown into side control.
Malyanov is looking for a sweep.
Sweeney wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malyanov, who protects the arm well.
Sweeney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malyanov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Malyanov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Malyanov is trying to control Sweeney's posture but Sweeney avoids it.
Malyanov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sweeney.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malyanov tries to improve position but can't.
Sweeney working the strikes but Malyanov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Malyanov is trying to maintain the position but Sweeney is very close to passing his half guard.
Sweeney performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Malyanov is looking for a sweep. Sweeney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sweeney is trying to control. Malyanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sweeney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sweeney is trying to control the action in half guard but Malyanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malyanov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malyanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Malyanov is looking to escape.
Sweeney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sweeney is looking for a kimura but Malyanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sweeney to get the leverage.
Malyanov is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sweeney connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sweeney is defended easily by Malyanov.
Malyanov forces Sweeney back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malyanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Malyanov tries to pull guard but Sweeney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sweeney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sweeney gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malyanov wants to control but Sweeney is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sweeney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malyanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Sweeney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malyanov swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sweeney to counter with a crisp jab.
Sweeney misses with a kick to the body.
Sweeney tries to keep at a distance but Malyanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Malyanov gets underhooks to prevent Sweeney's takedown attempt.
Malyanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malyanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney feints and then cracks Malyanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malyanov down.
Malyanov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sweeney's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malyanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweeney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malyanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Sweeney has his hands on Malyanov's head, controlling the position.
Malyanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sweeney's guard.
Sweeney keeping moving, preventing Malyanov from controlling successfully.
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.
Malyanov stands and steps away. Sweeney gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Malyanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malyanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sweeney breaks from the clinch.
Malyanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sweeney counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sweeney.
Sweeney distracts Malyanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Malyanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sweeney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sweeney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malyanov is breathing heavily.
Sweeney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malyanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Geraldo Sweeney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweeney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sweeney lands a couple of elbows.
Malyanov has an active guard here but Sweeney has managed to pass into half guard.
Sweeney is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sweeney trying to control the pace.
Sweeney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malyanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Malyanov is trying to control but Sweeney manages to pass to mount!
Malyanov tries to lock up and control but Sweeney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sweeney has hold of Malyanov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malyanov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sweeney goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Malyanov turns into him and now he's in Sweeney's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Sweeney dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Malyanov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweeney, pushing him back against the cage.
Sweeney tries to break free but Malyanov pushes him back against the cage.
Malyanov stalling against the cage.
Sweeney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malyanov drags the fight down to the ground.
Malyanov working for a triangle but Sweeney defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malyanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sweeney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malyanov working for a triangle but Sweeney defends it easily.
Sweeney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Malyanov controls Sweeney momentarily but Sweeney frees himself.
Sweeney distracts Malyanov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sweeney works over Malyanov with some ground and pound from guard.
Malyanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malyanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweeney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malyanov working a defensive guard here.
Sweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malyanov can do to turn this around?
Sweeney with a nice head shot there.
Sweeney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malyanov working a defensive guard but Sweeney passes into half guard.
Sweeney is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Malyanov has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malyanov sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malyanov wants to get back to full guard.
Malyanov is looking to control Sweeney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malyanov avoid being mounted?
Sweeney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sweeney winds up and cracks Malyanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Malyanov is refusing to be controlled, as Sweeney sits in half guard.
Sweeney slips a nice elbow through Malyanov's hands, connecting with Malyanov's forehead.
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.
Sweeney winds up and cracks Malyanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Malyanov tries to get to full guard but Sweeney has control of the leg.
Sweeney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sweeney controlling the action here.
Malyanov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Malyanov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sweeney pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Sweeney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweeney, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geraldo Sweeney!
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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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