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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilman Vagabov (ranked 4348 p4p, 4345 weight class) and Paul Dirac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Ilman Vagabov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Dirac!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vagabov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vagabov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vagabov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dirac trying to control but Vagabov postures up.
Vagabov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vagabov connects with a nice short shot to Dirac's temple.
Vagabov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vagabov controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vagabov connects with a nice short shot to Dirac's temple.
Vagabov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vagabov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagabov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vagabov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dirac can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dirac trying to control but Vagabov postures up.
Vagabov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vagabov stalling.
Vagabov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dirac for as long as he can get away with.
Vagabov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vagabov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vagabov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dirac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vagabov.
Dirac tries to roll over but Vagabov keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vagabov in particular looking to stall.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Vagabov.
Vagabov continues to hold on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vagabov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dirac misses the shot to the body.
Vagabov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vagabov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov lands a nice looking body shot.
Vagabov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dirac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vagabov tries to counter with a takedown but Dirac is quick to defend against it.
Dirac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vagabov was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirac.
Vagabov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dirac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vagabov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vagabov really is a fat lump.
Vagabov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dirac's guard.
Vagabov stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dirac defending well though.
Vagabov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dirac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vagabov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilman Vagabov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vagabov tries to clinch there but Dirac circles away.
Vagabov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dirac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vagabov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Vagabov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dirac can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirac takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dirac is letting Vagabov control him for a moment.
Dirac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vagabov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagabov continues to stall.
Vagabov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ilman Vagabov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Dirac's face as Vagabov controls the position.
Vagabov works to advance to full mount. Dirac defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dirac takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vagabov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vagabov scoring with strikes but Dirac is staying in there.
Vagabov looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vagabov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vagabov controlling from mount.
Vagabov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dirac taking shots to the head.
Vagabov lands a heavy elbow.
Vagabov controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov working Dirac over with strikes here.
Vagabov controlling from mount.
Vagabov landing shots from mount.
Vagabov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vagabov is landing with some decent strikes but Dirac is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vagabov controlling his opponent.
Vagabov lands a couple of good shots and Dirac has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vagabov biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov'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.
Vagabov scores with strikes from the back.
Vagabov slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ilman Vagabov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dirac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vagabov connects with a body shot that sends Dirac's belly button to the back.
Dirac loads up on a big right hand but Vagabov slips the punch.
Dirac slaps away a takedown attempt from Vagabov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Dirac was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dirac looks to throw the jab but Vagabov is out of range.
Vagabov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dirac manages to circle out of the way.
Vagabov gets a clinch.
Vagabov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vagabov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dirac gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dirac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dirac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vagabov scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagabov lands a jab to the nose.
Vagabov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirac throws out the jab.
Vagabov shoots in and gets a takedown into Dirac's guard.
Vagabov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dirac is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dirac being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagabov passes into half guard.
Vagabov trying to control the pace.
Vagabov lands with a punch from half guard.
Vagabov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dirac with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vagabov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilman Vagabov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Vagabov has Dirac up against the cage in a clinch.
Dirac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dirac throws a punch but it's blocked by Vagabov.
Dirac lands a hook that snaps the head of Vagabov backwards.
Vagabov tries to score a body lock takedown but Dirac shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilman Vagabov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vagabov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dirac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dirac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vagabov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paul Dirac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirac looks to land a left hand but Vagabov moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilman Vagabov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vagabov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilman Vagabov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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