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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ignat Berkutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yordan Andonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Powerful takedowns
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ignat Berkutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andonov darts in looking for a takedown but Berkutov gets double underhooks and turns Andonov into the cage.
Andonov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berkutov.
Berkutov shoots in but no luck this time.
Berkutov pushes Andonov up against the cage in a clinch.
Andonov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignat Berkutov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berkutov looking for a takedown.
Andonov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Berkutov is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berkutov wants to take the fight to the mat but Andonov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Berkutov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Andonov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Berkutov to the mat. Berkutov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Andonov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berkutov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andonov's guard.
Berkutov looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkutov postures up in Andonov's guard and throws a big left but Andonov blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andonov wants to hit a switch here but Berkutov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Andonov there!
Berkutov with a couple of short strikes.
Andonov tries to reverse the position but Berkutov maintains control.
Berkutov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Berkutov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andonov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Berkutov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Andonov can't escape the position.
Berkutov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Berkutov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andonov looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Berkutov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Berkutov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Andonov is in a horrible position here. Berkutov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Berkutov landing punches.
Berkutov landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Berkutov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andonov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berkutov cracks Andonov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andonov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov is in a horrible position here. Berkutov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Andonov tries to reverse the position but Berkutov maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Berkutov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Berkutov tries to control but Andonov wriggling away.
Berkutov landing strikes from the mount and Andonov is in trouble!
Berkutov lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Andonov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berkutov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andonov looks a forlorn figure.
Berkutov raining down shots from the mount!
Andonov is looking to improve his position but Berkutov isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Andonov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Andonov is in a horrible position here. Berkutov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Berkutov controlling the pace for now.
Berkutov with a couple of short strikes.
Berkutov is landing with some decent strikes but Andonov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Andonov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berkutov landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignat Berkutov 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.
Berkutov closes the distance and clinches up with Andonov, looking for a takedown. Berkutov pushes Andonov against the cage but Andonov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Andonov tries to counter it with a takedown but Berkutov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andonov wants it to stay on the feet.
Berkutov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Andonov to the ground. Berkutov is now in Andonov's guard.
Berkutov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andonov keeping moving, preventing Berkutov from controlling successfully.
Berkutov lands a couple of digs.
Berkutov trying to control but Andonov is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berkutov.
Berkutov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berkutov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andonov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berkutov.
Berkutov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berkutov preventing the sweep.
Berkutov stands up over Andonov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andonov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Berkutov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andonov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ignat Berkutov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berkutov trying to control the position from guard on top but Andonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkutov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andonov can do to turn this around?
Andonov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkutov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Andonov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Berkutov gets full guard.
Andonov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Berkutov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berkutov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berkutov trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkutov trying to strike off his back.
Berkutov working a defensive guard here.
Berkutov wants to sweep here but Andonov controlling him for the moment.
Berkutov controls Andonov momentarily but Andonov frees himself.
Andonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Berkutov tries to strike from the bottom.
Berkutov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Andonov has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Andonov misses with a head shot. Berkutov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Berkutov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andonov won't allow Berkutov to get back to his feet.
Andonov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Andonov wants to pass the guard but Berkutov is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Berkutov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andonov sprawls well. Andonov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Berkutov gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ignat Berkutov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Andonov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andonov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andonov wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Berkutov. No joy for Andonov on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Berkutov. No joy for Andonov on that attempt.
Ignat Berkutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yordan Andonov.
Andonov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berkutov defends it nicely.
Andonov fails with the takedown
and Berkutov counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonov wants a takedown but no success here.
Berkutov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andonov is pressed up against the cage. Berkutov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andonov down to the mat. Andonov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkutov shoots for a double leg takedown but Andonov sprawls well. He's pushed Berkutov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Berkutov throws a lazy head kick
and Andonov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Berkutov won't be happy with that.
Andonov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Andonov prevents Berkutov from escaping the position.
Andonov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Berkutov to see if he's OK.
Berkutov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Andonov tries to move to mount but Berkutov blocks the move with his legs.
Berkutov is trying to get back to half guard.
Andonov is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berkutov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berkutov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andonov cracks Berkutov with a big elbow.
Berkutov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berkutov looks to move to half guard but instead Andonov has passed into mount! Damn!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Andonov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Berkutov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berkutov tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkutov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andonov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andonov with shots to the head and body - Berkutov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Berkutov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andonov uses his free foot to push down on Berkutov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Berkutov.
Berkutov tries to buck Andonov off but he can't manage it.
Andonov lands with some strikes.
Berkutov is in a horrible position here. Andonov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Berkutov wants to hold on but Andonov pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonov working Berkutov over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkutov tries to hold on but Andonov postures up.
Andonov lands a big elbow - Berkutov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Berkutov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
An out of breath Yordan Andonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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