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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Polar Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irek Ismagilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polar Bear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Polar Bear!
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, Irek Ismagilov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismagilov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bear manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ismagilov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bear is looking to stand up but Ismagilov isn't so interested in that idea.
Ismagilov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ismagilov looking to pass the guard.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ismagilov.
Ismagilov throws an elbow that misses. Bear uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ismagilov's guard. Nice move by Bear!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear wants to get up but he can't break Ismagilov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Ismagilov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bear wants to stand but Ismagilov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ismagilov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ismagilov wants to sweep but no luck.
Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ismagilov pulls Bear in close to his closed guard and prevents Bear from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Ismagilov.
Bear has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ismagilov is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ismagilov leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ismagilov feints and as Bear raises his hands in defense, Ismagilov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bear tries to get out of the position.
Ismagilov postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.
Ismagilov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ismagilov distracts Bear with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ismagilov landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ismagilov is in close to Bear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ismagilov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ismagilov landing some decent shots from guard.
Ismagilov working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov stops Bear from standing up.
Ismagilov chips away with some ground and pound.
Ismagilov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ismagilov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ismagilov cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Ismagilov wants to pass the guard but Bear is keeping the position.
Ismagilov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bear's head.
Ismagilov landing some decent shots from guard.
Ismagilov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ismagilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov postures up and lands a big shot to Bear's brow.
Ismagilov lands a couple of digs.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Ismagilov from controlling successfully.
Ismagilov scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been informed that Ismagilov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ismagilov is working Bear over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Ismagilov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ismagilov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bear napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bear is not content to let Ismagilov control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irek Ismagilov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Ismagilov misses the target.
Bear shoots for a double leg takedown but Ismagilov sprawls well. He's pushed Bear's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ismagilov rushes Bear and presses him up against the cage.
Ismagilov misses with some punches.
Ismagilov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bear fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bear closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ismagilov to the mat! Ismagilov manages to get full guard.
Ismagilov trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ismagilov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bear haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismagilov has Bear pulled in close to control his posture.
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bear postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear preventing the sweep.
Bear drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ismagilov dives on top into guard.
Ismagilov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ismagilov lands a couple of digs.
Ismagilov with a nice head shot there.
Ismagilov works over Bear with some ground and pound from guard.
Ismagilov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ismagilov wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Ismagilov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Irek Ismagilov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ismagilov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov scoring with some ground and pound.
Ismagilov advances to half guard.
Ismagilov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bear taking some punishment here, with Ismagilov in his half guard.
Ismagilov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bear won't allow Ismagilov to pass to mount.
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. Ismagilov connects with a nice short shot to Bear's temple.
Ismagilov lands with a punch from half guard.
Ismagilov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ismagilov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bear with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bear is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Bear is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ismagilov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ismagilov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ismagilov not doing much here.
Ismagilov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ismagilov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ismagilov drops an elbow to the side of Bear's head.
Bear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ismagilov lands a big elbow - Bear is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ismagilov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irek Ismagilov!
Irek Ismagilov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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