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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Bass (ranked 6377 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kavinski (ranked 6074 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Kavinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Calvin Bass!
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, Igor Kavinski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavinski closes the distance and clinches.
Kavinski just leaning against Bass, taking a breather.
Kavinski breaks from the clinch.
Kavinski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bass wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kavinski is now in half guard.
Kavinski wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bass wants to control but Kavinski is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavinski blocks the strikes from Bass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass trying to hold on to Kavinski's head to control him but Kavinski postures up.
Kavinski not doing much here.
Bass really is a fat lump.
Bass missing with punches from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Kavinski seems content to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kavinski darts in and clinches Bass up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kavinski breaks from the clinch.
Bass avoids the head kick by Kavinski.
Kavinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bass.
Kavinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kavinski gets the takedown into side control.
Kavinski wants to stand but Bass has his arm trapped.
Kavinski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kavinski taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kavinski connects with a decent elbow.
Kavinski controls the position from side control.
Kavinski wants to stand but Bass has his arm trapped.
Bass wants to get back to his feet but Kavinski drags him back down.
That's four 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.
Kavinski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bass will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Kavinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kavinski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bass to the ground. Kavinski is now in Bass's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kavinski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kavinski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kavinski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Kavinski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bass trying to hold on to Kavinski's head to control him but Kavinski postures up.
Bass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kavinski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kavinski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kavinski works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavinski with good strikes from the mount here!
Kavinski controlling his opponent.
Kavinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bass tries to hold on but Kavinski pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavinski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bass has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bass!
Bass controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kavinski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kavinski has his hands on Bass's head, controlling the position.
Kavinski wants to sweep here but Bass controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass prevents Kavinski from getting back to his feet.
Kavinski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bass's guard.
Bass doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kavinski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kavinski content to stall in guard here.
Igor Kavinski has got the better of the ground game so far.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Kavinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kavinski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kavinski landing with the ground and pound.
Kavinski 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.
Bass wants to control the position but Kavinski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kavinski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kavinski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Kavinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kavinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kavinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kavinski just content to control the position.
Bass struggling a bit here.
Kavinski is putting a hurting on Bass here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass is being controlled here.
Bass struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bass's face as Kavinski controls the position.
Kavinski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kavinski working the ground and pound from side control.
Kavinski tries to stand but Bass is controlling his head.
Bass seems a little lost for a moment, as Kavinski dominates the positioning.
Kavinski wants to stand but Bass is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kavinski controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kavinski wants to stand but Bass is controlling his arm.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kavinski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kavinski controls the position from side control.
Kavinski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kavinski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass struggling a bit here.
Kavinski wants to stand but Bass is controlling his arm.
Kavinski cracks Bass with a big elbow.
Bass gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kavinski controlling the position easily from mount.
Kavinski raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bass wants to control but Kavinski is having none of it.
Kavinski controlling the position easily from mount.
Calvin Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igor Kavinski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Kavinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kavinski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Kavinski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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