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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 3876 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasha Pedikov (ranked 7003 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasha Pedikov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel moves into the clinch.
Pedikov with a knee to the head.
Liddel is trying to break free.
Pedikov stalling against the cage.
Liddel prevents the takedown attempt.
Pedikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Pedikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedikov lands with a slapping head kick.
Liddel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pedikov's waist but Pedikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddel off to one side.
Liddel moves out of range as Pedikov throws a body kick.
Liddel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddel sprawls well. Liddel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pedikov gets slowly back to his feet.
Pedikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liddel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pedikov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Liddel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedikov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddel pinned against the cage. Liddel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liddel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pedikov pinned against the cage. Pedikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedikov raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Liddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov instigates a clinch.
Pedikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A frustrated look appears on Pedikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Liddel is trying to break the clinch but Pedikov has him pressed against the cage.
Liddel blocks a body shot from Pedikov.
Pedikov wants the takedown. Liddel is fighting it off but Pedikov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Liddel's guard against the cage.
Liddel pulls Pedikov in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pedikov wants to control from the top but Liddel keeps moving.
Liddel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pedikov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Liddel is looking for a triangle but Pedikov pushes his legs off easily.
Pedikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel wants to control but Pedikov passes easily into half guard.
Pedikov trying to control from half guard but Liddel is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedikov uses his free foot to push down on Liddel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Liddel.
Liddel holds on to Pedikov as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Liddel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov avoids the attempt from Liddel to control.
Liddel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Liddel wants to control but Pedikov is having none of it.
Pedikov trying to control but Liddel is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liddel wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedikov looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Pedikov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liddel tries to clinch but Pedikov is having none of it.
Liddel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pedikov is fending him off so far but Liddel persists. Nope, Pedikov circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pedikov! But no joy.
Pedikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liddel as he jumps to the side.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Pedikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown but Liddel shows good takedown defense.
Liddel tries to clinch but Pedikov is having none of it.
Pedikov wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedikov closes the distance and clinches.
Pedikov breaks the clinch.
Liddel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pedikov is fending him off so far but Liddel persists. Nope, Pedikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chuck Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Pedikov blocks a head kick by Liddel.
Pedikov throws a head kick but Liddel moves out of range.
Liddel tries to clinch but Pedikov is having none of it.
Pedikov shoots in but no luck this time.
Pedikov is breathing heavily.
Pedikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddel tries to sprawl out of it but Pedikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a sloppy head kick and Pedikov moves out of range easily.
Liddel tries to clinch but Pedikov moves away
and Pedikov counters with a left to the body.
Liddel darts in trying to clinch
and Pedikov counters with a two punch combo.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pedikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pedikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddel has a takedown stuffed.
Pedikov dives in and grabs Liddel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liddel pushes down on Pedikov's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov goes for a double leg but Liddel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Liddel continues to drive forward.
Chuck Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedikov is looking to clinch but Liddel is avoiding it.
Liddel shoots in for a double leg but Pedikov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pedikov or perhaps it was just good defense by Liddel, which made it look bad.
Pedikov goes for a double leg but Liddel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Liddel continues to drive forward.
Liddel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pedikov pinned against the cage. Pedikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Liddel is defended easily by Pedikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Liddel with that takedown attempt.
Liddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddel doesn't manage to clinch there - Pedikov circles away.
Liddel tries to clinch but Pedikov moves out of range.
Pedikov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pedikov tries for a takedown but Liddel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liddel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Liddel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddel duly obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pedikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Liddel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pedikov's waist but Pedikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddel off to one side.
Liddel misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pasha Pedikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Liddel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pedikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pedikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddel tries to clinch up but Pedikov circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Liddel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddel sprawls well. Liddel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pedikov gets slowly back to his feet.
Pedikov misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel tries to clinch but Pedikov is having none of it.
Pedikov lands a jab to the head.
Liddel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pedikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedikov shoots in but no luck this time.
Pedikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liddel tries to close the distance and clinch but Pedikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddel shoots in looking for a takedown. Pedikov tries to sprawl out of it but Liddel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pedikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pedikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddel closes the distance and clinches up with Pedikov, looking for a takedown. Liddel pushes Pedikov against the cage but Pedikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pedikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liddel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Pedikov with that takedown attempt.
Chuck Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pedikov sprawls well. Pedikov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Liddel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel shoots in but no luck this time.
Liddel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pedikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Pedikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Pedikov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Liddel defends well and Pedikov ends up having to push Liddel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Liddel dives in for a single leg takedown but Pedikov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Liddel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a takedown
and Pedikov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pedikov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Liddel regains guard.
Liddel wants to hit a switch here but Pedikov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Liddel there!
Liddel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddel tries to get out of the position.
Liddel wants to control but Pedikov is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel is squirming around, avoiding Pedikov's attempts to control the action.
Liddel wants to hold on but Pedikov pushes him away.
Pedikov wants to finish this one by submission but Liddel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pedikov.
Pedikov is looking to stand but Liddel has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Chuck Liddel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasha Pedikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liddel tries to reverse the position but Pedikov maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasha Pedikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pedikov 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasha Pedikov!
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RATING
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