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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasyl Plutov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Akira Tanaka!
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, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov takes a swing at Tanaka's ribcage but misses.
Plutov tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanaka darts in and clinches Plutov up against the cage.
Plutov goes for a takedown attempt but Tanaka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Plutov back into the cage.
Tanaka stops a takedown attempt from Plutov.
Plutov tries to pull guard but Tanaka won't allow it.
Akira Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wasyl Plutov.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka misses with an elbow strike.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Plutov looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanaka working Plutov over with knees to the body.
Tanaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Tanaka is stalling here.
Tanaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tanaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tanaka avoiding damage.
Tanaka slowing the pace effectively.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plutov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Wasyl Plutov has been cut.
Tanaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plutov avoids it.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plutov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
Plutov managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plutov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Plutov's ribcage.
Tanaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Plutov managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plutov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka has Plutov pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Plutov won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Plutov tries to pull guard but Tanaka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Plutov blocks the elbow strike.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plutov.
Plutov tries to pull guard but Tanaka won't allow it.
Tanaka stops a takedown attempt from Plutov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Tanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wasyl Plutov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Tanaka backs off Plutov throws a huge counter combo but Tanaka manages to avoid it all.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plutov gets tackled into the cage by Tanaka. Tanaka maintains the clinch.
Tanaka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Plutov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanaka smiles and moves away.
Tanaka darts in and clinches Plutov up against the cage.
Tanaka lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a nice elbow.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plutov wants to take the fight to the mat but Tanaka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tanaka lands a knee to the body.
Plutov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka lands a damaging elbow.
Tanaka lands a nice elbow.
Plutov avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tanaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tanaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tanaka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plutov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Plutov won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka is struggling to control the position.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanaka taking a breather.
Tanaka lands a damaging elbow.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plutov can do to turn this around?
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov is trying to break free.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plutov jumps into guard, dragging Tanaka to the mat.
Plutov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tanaka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tanaka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Plutov's guard.
Tanaka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Plutov pushes Tanaka off and gets back to his feet.
Plutov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka drives through and clinches with Plutov against the cage.
Tanaka landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plutov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanaka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plutov avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanaka obliges.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Akira Tanaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Tanaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wasyl Plutov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Plutov sprawls well. He's pushed Tanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tanaka darts in and clinches Plutov up against the cage.
Tanaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plutov is trying to stall.
Tanaka lands a good knee to the midsection. Plutov won't want to take too many of those.
Tanaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Plutov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plutov managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Tanaka controlling the action here for a moment.
Plutov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tanaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plutov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tanaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Plutov being controlled against the cage.
Tanaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plutov is defending well for now.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Tanaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tanaka throws an elbow but misses.
Plutov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanaka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plutov can't get the takedown.
Akira Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wasyl Plutov.
Plutov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tanaka gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tanaka crunches a lovely knee into Plutov's ribcage.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plutov is trying to trip Tanaka. He has hold of a leg but Tanaka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Plutov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tanaka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plutov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plutov won't allow Tanaka to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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.
Plutov chips away with some ground and pound.
Plutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tanaka wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tanaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Plutov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tanaka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tanaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanaka gets underhooks to prevent Plutov's takedown attempt.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wasyl Plutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akira Tanaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tanaka lands an elbow inside that Plutov shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanaka, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Akira Tanaka!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Akira Tanaka!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Akira Tanaka!
Akira Tanaka wins by unanimous decision!
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