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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Huxly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Podranoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Podranoski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kreator - Hordes Of Chaos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Don Huxly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Podranoski's chin.
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275 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Huxly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Podranoski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podranoski has managed to clinch.
Podranoski has had enough of the clinch but Huxly keeps him there for the moment.
Huxly breaks the clinch.
Huxly tries to clinch but Podranoski moves away
and Podranoski counters with a single leg into guard. Huxly didn't expect that.
Podranoski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Huxly, up you get!
Huxly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Podranoski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Podranoski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Podranoski throwing strikes from guard but Huxly blocks nicely.
Huxly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Podranoski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Huxly keeps the fight on the outside.
Huxly with a poor takedown
and Podranoski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Huxly's guard now.
Huxly pushes Podranoski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Huxly wants to clinch but Podranoski slips to the side
and Podranoski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Huxly won't be happy with that.
Podranoski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Podranoski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huxly keeps working.
Huxly defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podranoski decides to stand back up.
Podranoski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Podranoski moves into range and clinches up with Huxly.
Huxly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxly tries to clinch up
and Podranoski counters with a leg kick.
Podranoski fails to land the takedown.
Huxly closes the distance but Podranoski moves to the side
and Podranoski counters with a shoot takedown. Huxly fights it but they end up in guard.
Huxly is working an open guard so Podranoski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Huxly closes the distance looking to clinch
and Podranoski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxly pushes Podranoski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huxly clinches but Podranoski breaks the clinch
and Podranoski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Huxly is breathing heavily.
Podranoski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Podranoski trying to mount his opponent but Huxly defends it.
Podranoski throwing shots but Huxly is blocking nicely.
Huxly is trying to stand.
Huxly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Podranoski.
Podranoski wants to stand up but Huxly is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxly taking some punishment here, with Podranoski in his half guard.
Podranoski is trying to control the action in half guard but Huxly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Podranoski working Huxly over with strikes.
Podranoski is trying to control. Huxly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Podranoski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Huxly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Podranoski is working away from the top position though.
Podranoski decides to return to a standing position.
Huxly wants to clinch but Podranoski slips to the side
and Podranoski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Podranoski.
Podranoski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podranoski tries to free his leg and advance position but Huxly is retaining full guard.
Podranoski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Huxly keeping full guard, as Podranoski tries to pass.
Huxly 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Podranoski advances to half guard.
Huxly wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Podranoski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Podranoski fails to land with a series of punches.
Podranoski shoots in but no luck this time.
Huxly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Podranoski as he jumps to the side.
Podranoski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Podranoski is looking to stall here but Huxly recovers full guard.
Podranoski is looking to work some ground and pound but Huxly has wrist control.
Podranoski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huxly is proving hard to escape from.
Podranoski prevents Huxly from getting back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Podranoski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Podranoski advances position into side control!
Huxly is looking for a sweep.
Huxly prevents Podranoski from improving position.
Huxly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Podranoski.
Podranoski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Podranoski!
Podranoski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Podranoski counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxly moves into the clinch successfully.
Huxly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Podranoski's defenses.
Huxly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huxly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Podranoski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huxly circles away.
Huxly misses with a head kick.
Huxly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Don Huxly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Podranoski.
Podranoski misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Huxly. No joy for Podranoski on that attempt.
Huxly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Podranoski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Podranoski trying to control from half guard but Huxly is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podranoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huxly's head.
Podranoski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Huxly is controlling Podranoski's trapped leg to prevent Podranoski from advancing to side control.
Podranoski is thwarting Huxly's attempts to control the position.
Podranoski prevents Huxly from standing back up.
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.
Podranoski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Huxly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Podranoski has Huxly up against the cage in a clinch.
Podranoski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huxly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huxly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Podranoski wants to break free but Huxly has control.
Huxly lands a damaging elbow.
Podranoski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huxly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Huxly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Podranoski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Podranoski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Huxly stuffs the takedown attempt from Podranoski. Podranoski gets slowly back to his feet.
Huxly tries to clinch but Podranoski moves away
and Podranoski counters with a shoot takedown. Huxly fights it but they end up in guard.
Podranoski prevents Huxly from getting back to his feet.
Huxly keeping moving, preventing Podranoski from controlling successfully.
Podranoski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huxly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Podranoski trying to control but Huxly is working from the bottom.
Huxly wants to stand but Podranoski is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huxly wants to stand up but Podranoski is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Podranoski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Podranoski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Podranoski scores with a jab to the body.
Podranoski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Podranoski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Podranoski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Huxly tries to clinch up
and Podranoski moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podranoski wants to get back to striking at distance but Huxly won't allow it.
Huxly prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Huxly as the two fighters clinch.
Huxly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huxly closes the distance and clinches.
Huxly stalling in the clinch.
Huxly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Podranoski manages to break the clinch.
Podranoski lands with a straight right. Huxly didn't see that one coming.
Huxly tries to close the distance and clinch but Podranoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Podranoski shoots in for a takedown but Huxly shows good takedown defense.
Don Huxly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Podranoski.
Huxly tries to clinch
and Podranoski counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Podranoski breaks from the clinch.
Huxly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Podranoski counters with a straight right hand.
Huxly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Podranoski circles away quickly and effectively.
Don Huxly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Podranoski counters by moving into the clinch.
Huxly trying to stall but Podranoski improves his position.
Podranoski lands an elbow inside that Huxly shrugs off.
Podranoski jumps guard.
Huxly tries to stand but Podranoski is controlling from the bottom.
Huxly preventing the sweep.
Huxly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Podranoski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huxly's guard.
Podranoski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Podranoski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huxly is keeping the position for now.
Podranoski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Huxly is looking to stand up but Podranoski isn't so interested in that idea.
Podranoski throws a big right hand that misses.
Don Huxly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Podranoski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huxly looking for a sweep. Not yet Huxly, not yet.
Ivan Podranoski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Podranoski stays in close to Huxly's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Podranoski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Podranoski 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Podranoski!
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