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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Coy Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chernobyk Citybus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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185 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Coy Rodriquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chernobyk Citybus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Citybus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Citybus rushes Rodriquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Citybus is trying to trip Rodriquez. He has hold of a leg but Rodriquez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Citybus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Citybus is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rodriquez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rodriquez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Citybus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriquez is trying to keep Citybus in close.
Rodriquez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Citybus on the ground.
Citybus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rodriquez wants to stand and escape but Citybus is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citybus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Citybus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rodriquez's waist but Rodriquez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Citybus off to one side.
Citybus has closed the distance and engaged Rodriquez in a clinch.
Citybus jumps guard and drags Rodriquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Citybus throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rodriquez escapes and throws Citybus's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Citybus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Citybus felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Citybus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citybus is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriquez keeps moving and retains side control.
Citybus wants to control but Rodriquez postures up.
Citybus is looking to regain half guard here but Rodriquez keeps moving and retains side control.
Rodriquez tries to score with some ground and pound. Citybus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Citybus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriquez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriquez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodriquez throwing shots but Citybus is blocking nicely.
Rodriquez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Citybus tries to roll over but Rodriquez keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Citybus looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rodriquez connects with a nice short shot to Citybus's temple.
Rodriquez slips a nice elbow through Citybus's hands, connecting with Citybus's forehead.
Rodriquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Citybus is looking to escape.
Citybus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodriquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Citybus defending well though.
Rodriquez is looking to take a break and control but Citybus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Citybus manages to get to full guard.
Rodriquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Citybus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Citybus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriquez is working Citybus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chernobyk Citybus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Citybus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriquez avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriquez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Citybus sprawls and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Citybus or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriquez, which made it look bad.
Rodriquez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Citybus moves into the clinch successfully.
Citybus goes for a takedown attempt but Rodriquez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Coy Rodriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chernobyk Citybus.
Citybus has his takedown stuffed
and Rodriquez counters with a three punch combo that has Citybus backing up. Citybus nods at Rodriquez to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Citybus has managed to clinch.
Citybus missing with knees to the body.
Rodriquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriquez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Citybus enables Rodriquez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Citybus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Citybus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Citybus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodriquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodriquez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rodriquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Citybus's head.
Citybus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodriquez passes into side control.
Rodriquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Citybus is looking to reverse the position.
Citybus dodges the ground and pound from Rodriquez.
Rodriquez scores with punches from side control.
Citybus is pushing Rodriquez's head away, looking to escape. Rodriquez manages to hold on to the position though.
Rodriquez throws a strike aimed at the side of Citybus's head but Citybus avoids it well.
Check out the look on Rodriquez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from Rodriquez crashes against the mat.
Citybus tries to buck Rodriquez off but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Rodriquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Citybus is pushing Rodriquez's head away, looking to escape. Rodriquez manages to hold on to the position though.
Rodriquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Citybus can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Citybus is looking to reverse the position.
Rodriquez trying to control the position but Citybus is working away.
Citybus is trying to control Rodriquez's posture but Rodriquez avoids it.
Citybus manages to get back to half guard.
Rodriquez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Citybus is trying to control but Rodriquez manages to pass to mount!
Rodriquez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Citybus is looking to escape.
Rodriquez landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez scoring with strikes but Citybus is staying in there.
Citybus wants to control but Rodriquez is having none of it.
Rodriquez landing punches.
Rodriquez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Citybus hang on?
Citybus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodriquez looking to control but Citybus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Citybus is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coy Rodriquez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Citybus has managed to clinch.
Citybus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriquez.
Citybus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rodriquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Citybus has him pressed against the cage.
Citybus is trying to drag Rodriquez to the mat but Rodriquez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Citybus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coy Rodriquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chernobyk Citybus.
Rodriquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Citybus uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Citybus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rodriquez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Citybus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Citybus clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Citybus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Citybus manages to end up in side control.
Rodriquez throws Citybus to one side and escapes!
Coy Rodriquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Citybus 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriquez controls Citybus momentarily but Citybus frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Citybus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Citybus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriquez tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodriquez controls Citybus momentarily but Citybus frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodriquez is trying to keep Citybus in close.
Citybus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Citybus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rodriquez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Citybus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rodriquez to the mat. Rodriquez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rodriquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodriquez has momentary wrist control but Citybus slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodriquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Citybus wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citybus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriquez striking off his back but it's not causing Citybus any problems.
Citybus prevents Rodriquez from getting back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rodriquez has momentary wrist control but Citybus slips an elbow through the middle.
Citybus scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodriquez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Citybus trying to move into half guard but instead Rodriquez has managed to sweep!
Rodriquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodriquez distracts Citybus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodriquez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Citybus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriquez has managed to get both his arms back between Citybus's legs - danger averted.
Citybus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodriquez works over Citybus with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodriquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rodriquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodriquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Citybus's head.
Citybus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Citybus's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chernobyk Citybus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Citybus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chernobyk Citybus!
Chernobyk Citybus was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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mgr
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