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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Tarabrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Kalashnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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180 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kalashnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Tarabrin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarabrin throws a sloppy head kick and Kalashnikov moves out of range easily.
Tarabrin fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexander Tarabrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tarabrin misses its intended target.
Kalashnikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kalashnikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalashnikov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tarabrin defends well.
Kalashnikov controls Tarabrin momentarily but Tarabrin frees himself.
Tarabrin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kalashnikov looking to control.
Tarabrin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kalashnikov's guard.
Tarabrin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kalashnikov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kalashnikov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tarabrin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin is not content to let Kalashnikov control the position.
Tarabrin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kalashnikov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tarabrin is not content to let Kalashnikov control the position.
Kalashnikov controls the position.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is dominant here and he's now got Tarabrin's back!
Tarabrin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kalashnikov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tarabrin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tarabrin staying busy and making it hard for Kalashnikov to control.
Tarabrin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kalashnikov biding his time, controlling Tarabrin.
Tarabrin holding both Kalashnikov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tarabrin wants to escape the position.
Tarabrin trying to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov is in full control for now.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Tarabrin is keeping busy.
Kalashnikov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Will Kalashnikov go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet.
Kalashnikov looking for the choke from the back.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Tarabrin is keeping busy.
Tarabrin wants to get back to his feet.
Tarabrin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tarabrin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kalashnikov is looking to control Tarabrin but Tarabrin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tarabrin is trying to shake Kalashnikov off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Kalashnikov won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
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.
Tarabrin wants to clinch.
Kalashnikov avoids the head kick by Tarabrin.
A right-left combo lands from Tarabrin.
Some wild striking there from Tarabrin.
Kalashnikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tarabrin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tarabrin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kalashnikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tarabrin dominated that round.
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.
Tarabrin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kalashnikov wants to get back to full guard.
Kalashnikov is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarabrin drops an elbow to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Tarabrin lands with a punch from half guard.
Tarabrin lands strikes from half guard.
Tarabrin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kalashnikov.
Tarabrin drops an elbow to the side of Kalashnikov's head.
Tarabrin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tarabrin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kalashnikov shoots in but Tarabrin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kalashnikov has a closed guard, preventing Tarabrin from standing up.
Kalashnikov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kalashnikov looking to control.
Tarabrin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kalashnikov is trying to control the position but Tarabrin postures up.
Tarabrin wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kalashnikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin wants to get up but he can't break Kalashnikov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kalashnikov shoots in for a takedown but Tarabrin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tarabrin connects with a solid leg kick.
Tarabrin scores a takedown into full mount!
Kalashnikov is working to get back to half guard.
Tarabrin scoring with strikes but Kalashnikov is staying in there.
Tarabrin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tarabrin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kalashnikov looks a forlorn figure.
Kalashnikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alexander Tarabrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarabrin with a couple of short strikes.
Tarabrin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kalashnikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarabrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarabrin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalashnikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tarabrin wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling the position.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarabrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarabrin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalashnikov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin wants to stand and escape but instead Kalashnikov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tarabrin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kalashnikov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kalashnikov wants to control from the top but Tarabrin keeps moving.
Kalashnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarabrin is retaining full guard.
Tarabrin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tarabrin pushes Kalashnikov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarabrin misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Tarabrin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tarabrin throws a body kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Tarabrin as Kalashnikov shoots in.
Tarabrin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalashnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarabrin.
Tarabrin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tarabrin wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarabrin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tarabrin.
Tarabrin misses with a series of wild punches.
Tarabrin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalashnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Tarabrin. No joy for Kalashnikov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Kalashnikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarabrin throws a push kick but Kalashnikov slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalashnikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tarabrin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarabrin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tarabrin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kalashnikov's guard.
Kalashnikov trying to control the position.
Tarabrin tries to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling from the bottom.
Tarabrin working some strikes from top position.
Tarabrin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kalashnikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kalashnikov, not yet.
Tarabrin wants to stand but Kalashnikov is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kalashnikov is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tarabrin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalashnikov stands and throws Tarabrin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tarabrin is not content to let Kalashnikov control the position.
Tarabrin is trying to buck Kalashnikov off.
Tarabrin bucks up and tries to throw Kalashnikov off but instead Kalashnikov has got his back!
Kalashnikov has the hooks in. Tarabrin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarabrin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kalashnikov 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.
Kalashnikov wants to control but Tarabrin is keeping busy.
Tarabrin is trying to stand back up.
Tarabrin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kalashnikov off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kalashnikov tries to get the hooks in deep but Tarabrin pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kalashnikov is really struggling to control Tarabrin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tarabrin is trying to get back to his feet but Kalashnikov has full control of the position and if anything, Tarabrin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kalashnikov is looking to control Tarabrin but Tarabrin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Tarabrin is trying to stand back up.
Tarabrin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kalashnikov's arms.
Roman Kalashnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Tarabrin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalashnikov not allowing Tarabrin to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Tarabrin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarabrin 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Tarabrin!
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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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