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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Grossman (ranked 695 p4p, 69 weight class) and Sildosoves Bagueirau (ranked 3912 p4p, 308 weight class). Bagueirau has chosen The Way as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasily Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sildosoves Bagueirau!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagueirau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bagueirau shoots in and gets a takedown into Grossman's guard.
Grossman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Bagueirau misses with a left hand
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.
Bagueirau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grossman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bagueirau throws an off balance right hand
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch but Bagueirau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bagueirau changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grossman jabs at Bagueirau's body.
Bagueirau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bagueirau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grossman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grossman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman passes to side control.
Bagueirau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grossman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grossman controls the position.
Bagueirau tries to buck Grossman off but Grossman is having none of it.
Bagueirau has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Grossman works to advance to full mount. Bagueirau defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bagueirau wants to hold on but Grossman pushes him away.
Grossman looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grossman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bagueirau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grossman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bagueirau is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bagueirau is still trying to improve position.
Grossman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grossman avoids the attempt from Bagueirau to control.
Grossman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagueirau is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman content just to control the position here.
Bagueirau is desperately trying to improve his position but Grossman has a good base and remains in mount.
Grossman avoids the attempt from Bagueirau to control.
Grossman controlling his opponent.
Grossman continues to stall.
Bagueirau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grossman avoids the attempt from Bagueirau to control.
Grossman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagueirau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grossman looking to control but Bagueirau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grossman prevents Bagueirau from getting the reversal.
Grossman controlling from mount.
Grossman tries to control but Bagueirau wriggling away.
Bagueirau tries to lock up and control but Grossman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grossman controlling the pace for now.
Grossman looking to control but Bagueirau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Grossman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bagueirau.
Bagueirau throws a series of punches but Grossman avoids them all with ease.
Grossman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bagueirau.
Grossman throws a lazy right hand but Bagueirau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bagueirau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grossman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bagueirau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grossman defends it nicely.
It looked like Grossman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bagueirau.
Grossman staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bagueirau misses.
Bagueirau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bagueirau shoots and misses
and Grossman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bagueirau throws out a loose jab but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagueirau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grossman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grossman is looking for a sweep.
Grossman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Grossman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Grossman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grossman is holding on to half guard well.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
Grossman is refusing to be controlled, as Bagueirau sits in half guard.
Bagueirau not doing much here.
Grossman wants to get back to full guard.
Vasily Grossman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bagueirau's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bagueirau's back!
Grossman controlling the position well here. Bagueirau rolled but Grossman kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Grossman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bagueirau can do to turn this around?
This is a sustained period of stalling by Grossman.
Grossman continues to hold on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagueirau looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Grossman controlling well, preventing Bagueirau from escaping the position.
Bagueirau is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Grossman.
Bagueirau manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grossman's guard. Nice work there by Bagueirau.
Bagueirau is fighting to break Grossman's control of his arms but Grossman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Grossman.
Bagueirau stopping the sweep attempt from Grossman.
Grossman has his hands on Bagueirau's head, controlling the position.
Bagueirau forces his way into half guard.
Grossman trying to control but Bagueirau postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagueirau trying to control the action but Grossman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Grossman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Bagueirau misses.
The fighters circling - Bagueirau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman slips under a jab from Bagueirau.
Grossman moves forwards but Bagueirau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bagueirau throws a poor cross that misses
and Grossman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grossman lands a jab to Bagueirau's midsection.
Vasily Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagueirau fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bagueirau.
Bagueirau gets the takedown into side control.
Grossman can't do much from the bottom here.
Grossman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagueirau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grossman keeping control of the position.
Grossman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grossman controlling the position.
Grossman controls Bagueirau momentarily but Bagueirau frees himself.
Bagueirau looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bagueirau wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
That's two 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.
Bagueirau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bagueirau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grossman is keeping the position for now.
Bagueirau trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grossman is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bagueirau trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bagueirau loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Grossman.
Grossman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bagueirau.
Bagueirau shoots in and gets a takedown into Grossman's guard.
Grossman wants to get back to his feet but Bagueirau passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagueirau is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grossman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grossman is trying is best to control the position here.
Grossman wants to get back to full guard.
Grossman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bagueirau's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bagueirau's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Grossman controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagueirau is trying to break free.
Grossman is riding his opponent, not letting Bagueirau buck him off.
Bagueirau can't escape the position.
Grossman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Bagueirau tries to roll but Grossman sticks to his back.
Grossman not allowing Bagueirau to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grossman biding his time, controlling Bagueirau.
Sildosoves Bagueirau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bagueirau tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vasily Grossman.
Well Grossman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Grossman!
Vasily Grossman very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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