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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Salaas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhenya Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix Salaas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zhenya Morozov's chin.
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25
202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
27
203 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phoenix Salaas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zhenya Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salaas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salaas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morozov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salaas trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salaas.
Salaas tries to free his leg and advance position but Morozov is retaining full guard.
Salaas looking to sit in guard and control but Morozov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morozov tries to stand but Salaas is controlling from the bottom.
Morozov wants to control from the top but Salaas keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Salaas wants to get back to full guard.
Salaas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morozov tries to stand and escape but Salaas is controlling the position.
Salaas tries to kick Morozov off but Morozov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Morozov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Salaas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morozov moves away.
Salaas looks for a takedown but Morozov sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salaas throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salaas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morozov!
Morozov tries to reverse the position but Salaas maintains control.
Morozov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Morozov is squirming around, avoiding Salaas's attempts to control the action.
Morozov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Salaas prevents Morozov from standing back up.
Morozov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salaas trying to advance position but Morozov counters by regaining guard.
Salaas is working Morozov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salaas trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Salaas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salaas lands a couple of digs.
Salaas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morozov is keeping the position for now.
Morozov keeping moving, preventing Salaas from controlling successfully.
Morozov looks gassed!
Salaas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morozov's head.
Salaas stops Morozov from standing up.
Salaas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morozov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salaas landing with the ground and pound.
Salaas is in close to Morozov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salaas wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
Salaas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morozov's head.
Salaas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salaas tries to free his leg and advance position but Morozov is retaining full guard.
Salaas trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salaas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salaas wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
Salaas throws a big right hand that misses.
Salaas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morozov is keeping the position for now.
Morozov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salaas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Salaas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Salaas throws a right and a left that Morozov avoids nicely.
Salaas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salaas showed some decent athleticism there.
Morozov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salaas.
Salaas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morozov keeps working.
Salaas is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Salaas thows a big elbow that misses.
Morozov is looking to stand up but Salaas isn't so interested in that idea.
Salaas tries to free his leg and advance position but Morozov is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salaas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morozov is breathing heavily.
Salaas has gone for a leg lock! Morozov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Salaas's guard.
Morozov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Salaas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salaas tries to get out of the position.
Salaas 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.
Salaas has a closed guard, preventing Morozov from standing up.
Salaas keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
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.
Morozov won't allow Salaas to sweep him here.
Salaas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morozov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salaas is keeping the position for now.
Salaas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salaas has a closed guard, preventing Morozov from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salaas trying to keep a closed guard but Morozov is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salaas looking to score a takedown here. Morozov is defending well but Salaas drives through and ends up in Morozov's guard.
Salaas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Phoenix Salaas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salaas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Morozov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salaas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salaas trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Morozov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salaas is looking to work some ground and pound but Morozov has wrist control.
Salaas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salaas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salaas trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salaas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morozov is trying to control the position but Salaas postures up.
Salaas connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morozov wants to sweep but no luck.
Salaas looking to pass the guard.
Salaas with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phoenix Salaas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Morozov gets caught flat footed, as Salaas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Salaas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salaas postures up.
Salaas looking to sit in guard and control but Morozov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morozov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Salaas 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.
Morozov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salaas is trying to control the position but Morozov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Salaas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salaas looking for a sweep. Not yet Salaas, not yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zhenya Morozov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Salaas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morozov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salaas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salaas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salaas wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
Morozov is trying to control the position but Salaas postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salaas defends it easily.
Salaas trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morozov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salaas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morozov!
A nice elbow there by Salaas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salaas is trying to control here but Morozov has managed to regain half guard.
Salaas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morozov keeps working.
Morozov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salaas.
Morozov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salaas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morozov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morozov has hold of Salaas's hands but Salaas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salaas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morozov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Salaas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morozov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Salaas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Salaas wants to free his trapped foot but Morozov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salaas wants to take a breather but Morozov is having none of it.
Salaas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morozov is staying active underneath Salaas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zhenya Morozov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salaas winds up and cracks Morozov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salaas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salaas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morozov defending well though.
Salaas working the head and body with strikes.
Phoenix Salaas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salaas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Salaas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salaas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Salaas!
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energy
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RATING
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