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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodge Elusive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dodge Elusive was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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207 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodge Elusive!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shishkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shishkin drives through and clinches with Elusive against the cage.
Shishkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Elusive leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shishkin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elusive tries a knee to the head but Shishkin blocks it.
Shishkin tries a knee to the head but Elusive blocks it.
Shishkin trying to land knees to the body.
Shishkin trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Elusive's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shishkin jumps guard but Elusive stands there with Shishkin around his waist. Shishkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shishkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elusive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shishkin controlling the action here for a moment.
Shishkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elusive has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elusive misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shishkin lands a damaging elbow.
Shishkin is trying to stall.
Elusive blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elusive being controlled against the cage.
Shishkin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Elusive is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shishkin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shishkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elusive trying to control but Shishkin is working from the bottom.
Shishkin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shishkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Shishkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shishkin seems keen to control Elusive's posture.
Elusive working some strikes from top position.
Shishkin pulls Elusive in close to his closed guard and prevents Elusive from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shishkin trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elusive throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shishkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elusive sitting in guard here, content to control.
Elusive postures up.
Elusive wants to get up but he can't break Shishkin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Elusive looks gassed!
Shishkin 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Elusive scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Elusive keeps the fight on the outside.
Elusive throws a right and a left that Shishkin avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shishkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elusive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shishkin takes one on the button.
Shishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elusive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elusive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elusive throws a right hand that Shishkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Shishkin also avoids with ease.
Shishkin is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shishkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Elusive circles away.
Elusive throws a jab but it's blocked by Shishkin.
Some wild striking there from Elusive.
Shishkin moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shishkin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shishkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elusive has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shishkin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Elusive's defenses.
Shishkin tries to land a knee to the head but Elusive blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Shishkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Elusive throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shishkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shishkin clinches.
Shishkin scores a nice knee to the body.
Shishkin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shishkin has hold of one of Elusive's legs. Elusive is fighting the takedown attempt but Shishkin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Elusive wants to control the position but Shishkin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Shishkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Elusive is staying active underneath Shishkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elusive is breathing heavily.
Shishkin is stalling here. Elusive is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shishkin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Elusive has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Shishkin looking for a sweep but Elusive has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive controlling his opponent.
Shishkin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Elusive landing shots from mount.
Shishkin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shishkin wants to hold on but Elusive pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Elusive is landing with some decent strikes but Shishkin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shishkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Elusive has a good base and remains in mount.
Elusive looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elusive content just to control the position here.
Shishkin is looking to improve his position but Elusive isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shishkin tries to lock up and control but Elusive gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shishkin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shishkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shishkin tries to get out of the position.
Elusive controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Shishkin is desperately trying to improve his position but Elusive has a good base and remains in mount.
Elusive with the ground and pound from mount.
Shishkin is looking to improve his position but Elusive isn't that keen on the idea.
Elusive looking to control and managing it successfully.
Elusive looking to finish Shishkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shishkin!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dodge Elusive will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Shishkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shishkin tries to clinch up but Elusive circles away and keeps his distance.
Shishkin rushes Elusive and presses him up against the cage.
Elusive is looking to control Shishkin's arms but Shishkin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Elusive has his back to the cage.
Shishkin pulls guard effortlessly.
Elusive wants to stand and escape but instead Shishkin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shishkin wants to pass the guard but Elusive is keeping the position.
Elusive bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shishkin's guard.
Shishkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elusive throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shishkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elusive takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shishkin trying to keep a closed guard but Elusive is proving a slippery customer.
Shishkin trying to control the position here.
Elusive wants to control from the top but Shishkin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shishkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elusive throws a series of punches but Shishkin moves out of range.
Elusive thows a body shot but no joy.
Elusive avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dodge Elusive is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shishkin is looking to clinch but Elusive is avoiding it.
Shishkin slips a straight right by Elusive.
Shishkin misses with a takedown attempt - Elusive sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dodge Elusive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Elusive.
Shishkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive blocks the elbow strike.
Shishkin taking a breather.
Shishkin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elusive is trying to stall.
Elusive misses with an elbow over the top.
Shishkin lands an elbow that stopped Elusive in his tracks for a moment.
Elusive prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Elusive's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elusive throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Shishkin.
A knee to the head by Shishkin.
Elusive on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elusive with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elusive is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shishkin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elusive throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shishkin scores with a knee to the head.
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.
Shishkin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shishkin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shishkin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shishkin obliges.
Elusive tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shishkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shishkin lands a nice elbow.
Shishkin lands an elbow inside.
Shishkin missing with knees to the body.
Shishkin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Elusive regains guard.
Elusive pulls Shishkin in to control the position.
Elusive wants to sweep here but Shishkin controlling him for the moment.
Shishkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Elusive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elusive is adopting a defensive guard.
Shishkin stays in close to Elusive's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Shishkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shishkin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Shishkin!
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energy
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hype
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