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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Rusev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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346 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Roger Cannon!
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, Aleksandr Rusev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Rusev shoots for a takedown but Cannon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cannon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rusev to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cannon is wriggling around but Rusev manages to pass to half guard.
Rusev tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rusev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rusev stops Cannon from getting back to his feet.
Rusev wants to stand up but Cannon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rusev trying to mount his opponent but Cannon defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev is controlling the pace.
Cannon tries to kick Rusev off but Rusev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rusev seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cannon is trying to control but Rusev passes into side control!
Cannon struggling a bit here.
Rusev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two 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.
Rusev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cannon's legs.
Rusev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rusev is trying to get an arm triangle but Cannon is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusev is trying to get an arm triangle but Cannon is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev lands some shots froms side control.
Rusev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cannon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rusev working away.
Cannon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rusev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rusev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rusev wants to stand but Cannon is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cannon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rusev wants to stand but Cannon is controlling his arm.
Cannon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rusev tries to move to mount but Cannon blocks the move with his legs.
Rusev controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rusev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Rusev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rusev or perhaps it was just good defense by Cannon, which made it look bad.
Cannon thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rusev shoots in for a takedown but Cannon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aleksandr Rusev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rusev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cannon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rusev somewhat.
Roger Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Rusev.
Cannon dives in for a single leg takedown but Rusev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cannon moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRusev.
Cannon really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Rusev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rusev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cannon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon tries to work over Rusev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rusev breaks from the clinch.
Rusev tries to work over Cannon's front leg with a kick but Cannon checks it.
Cannon thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rusev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rusev has hold of one of Cannon's legs. Cannon is fighting the takedown attempt but Rusev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rusev passes into half guard.
Rusev is thwarting Cannon's attempts to control the position.
Rusev slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rusev is thwarting Cannon's attempts to control the position.
Rusev tries to pass to full mount but Cannon defends it.
Rusev controlling the action here.
Rusev moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cannon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusev cracks Cannon with a big elbow.
Rusev takes a little break here. Cannon wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Rusev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cannon wants to control but Rusev postures up.
Cannon bucks up and tries to throw Rusev off but instead Rusev has got his back!
Cannon rolls, trying to escape but Rusev keeps control of the position.
Aleksandr Rusev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rusev controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rusev is looking for the choke from the back position but Cannon is controlling his hands well.
Rusev is not going to allow Cannon to sit and survive in this position.
Cannon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rusev gets his way!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rusev has the hooks in. Cannon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Rusev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Rusev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rusev.
Cannon tries to pull guard but Rusev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rusev jumps guard and drags Cannon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rusev is on top in guard.
Rusev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rusev chips away with some ground and pound.
Rusev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cannon is proving hard to escape from.
Rusev lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusev lands a couple of elbows.
Cannon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rusev escapes and throws Cannon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rusev controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusev decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Rusev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rusev goes for a double leg but Cannon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cannon continues to drive forward.
Cannon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cannon slaps away a takedown attempt from Rusev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roger Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Rusev.
Rusev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cannon is fending him off so far but Rusev persists. Nope, Cannon circles away and we're back to standing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cannon enables Rusev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cannon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cannon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cannon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rusev defends it easily.
Rusev is stalling in the full guard.
Rusev is continuing to stall.
Cannon is looking for a triangle here but Rusev uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Rusev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cannon!
Rusev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cannon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rusev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rusev controlling his opponent.
The adventures of Rusev the control monster continue. Boring.
Rusev working the ground and pound effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rusev landing strikes from the mount and Cannon is in trouble!
Cannon is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Rusev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rusev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Rusev!
Aleksandr Rusev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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