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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iljits Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dropkick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Molotov's entrance music is russian folk songs. A fine choice. Iljits Molotov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dropkick Murphy's chin.
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iljits Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dropkick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murphy swivels and escapes.
A left lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Molotov on the side of the head.
Molotov takes one to the side of the head.
Molotov shoots in but no luck this time.
Murphy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Molotov.
Molotov shoots in and bounces Murphy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murphy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murphy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Molotov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Molotov lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Molotov keeps working.
Murphy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molotov missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Molotov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Molotov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Molotov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iljits Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Murphy.
Molotov has a takedown stuffed.
Molotov is breathing heavily.
Molotov shoots for a takedown but Murphy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Molotov.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molotov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Murphy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Molotov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Molotov.
Molotov won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Molotov manages to get himself to full guard.
Molotov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Molotov tries to get out of the position.
Molotov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Molotov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Murphy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Molotov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molotov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Molotov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Molotov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Murphy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Murphy 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 fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Molotov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Molotov wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Molotov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Molotov takes one to the chin there.
Molotov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Molotov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Molotov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Molotov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Molotov's front leg but catches the back leg as Molotov tries to avoid it.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dropkick Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murphy.
Molotov blocks the body kick.
Molotov with a poor takedown
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murphy sizes up Molotov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Molotov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy throws a combination. Molotov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molotov shoots and misses
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Molotov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Molotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Molotov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iljits Molotov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murphy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Molotov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Murphy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Molotov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Molotov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molotov misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice body shot.
Molotov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molotov slips under a jab.
Molotov tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Molotov backing up. Molotov nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Molotov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a body kick.
Molotov has his takedown stuffed
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Molotov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murphy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Molotov shoots and misses
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molotov fails with the takedown
and Murphy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Murphy throws a body punch but Molotov moves out of range.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Molotov slips the punch.
Murphy tries a low kick but Molotov avoids it.
Molotov has a takedown stuffed.
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.
Murphy lands an overhand right.
Iljits Molotov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molotov misses with a takedown
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Molotov thinking.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Molotov checks a leg kick.
Dropkick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Molotov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Molotov fails with the takedown
and Molotov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dropkick Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Molotov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dropkick Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molotov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murphy is looking to control Molotov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
Iljits Molotov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Molotov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Molotov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murphy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Murphy wants to control but Molotov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Molotov stops Murphy from getting back to his feet.
Molotov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Molotov working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
Molotov drops an elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
Molotov working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murphy. That's going to slow Molotov down.
A clash of legs there as Molotov blocks the low kick.
Molotov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murphy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Murphy gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Murphy pulls Molotov in to control the position.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Murphy trying to keep a closed guard but Molotov is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Molotov controlling him for the moment.
Murphy seems keen to control Molotov's posture.
Molotov with a nice head shot there.
Molotov postures up in Murphy's guard and throws a big left but Murphy blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Molotov walks into a jab.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Molotov shoots in but Murphy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Decent striking displayed by Murphy there.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molotov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murphy!
Molotov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Murphy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Murphy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Molotov working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy moves into full guard.
Murphy wants to stand but Molotov is controlling the position.
Molotov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Molotov landing with the ground and pound.
Iljits Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy has his hands on Molotov's head, controlling the position.
Molotov with a nice head shot there.
Molotov stops Murphy from standing up.
Molotov stands up over Murphy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Molotov throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
Dropkick Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molotov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Molotov avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iljits Molotov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murphy 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dropkick Murphy!
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hype
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