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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Zarabiacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Onward to Victory. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Zarabiacz!
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, Dana Black!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zarabiacz as he jumps to the side.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Jakub Zarabiacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Black.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up.
Black throws a hook but Zarabiacz blocks it.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Zarabiacz's head back.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zarabiacz is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Zarabiacz circles away and we're back to standing.
Black has managed to clinch.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zarabiacz prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zarabiacz throws an elbow but misses.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Zarabiacz is controlling him.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Zarabiacz has him pressed against the ropes.
Zarabiacz pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zarabiacz throws an elbow but misses.
Black tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz has Black pressed against the ropes, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zarabiacz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zarabiacz moves out of range as Black strikes.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Zarabiacz darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Zarabiacz which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zarabiacz misses.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarabiacz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zarabiacz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
A big right from Zarabiacz misses.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zarabiacz as he jumps to the side.
Zarabiacz scores with a spinning back kick!
Black looks gassed!
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarabiacz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Black.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zarabiacz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zarabiacz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zarabiacz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dana Black will probably get the nod.
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.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Zarabiacz.
Black throws a jab when Zarabiacz was well out of range.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zarabiacz sprawls well. Zarabiacz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zarabiacz walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Zarabiacz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zarabiacz wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Black misses.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Black misses.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zarabiacz on the side of the head.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarabiacz manages to avoid it.
Black has Zarabiacz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zarabiacz throws an elbow but misses.
Black tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Jakub Zarabiacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Black.
Zarabiacz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black has Zarabiacz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Zarabiacz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black jumps into guard, dragging Zarabiacz to the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zarabiacz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Black's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Black seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jakub Zarabiacz.
Black throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zarabiacz counters with a straight right hand.
Dana Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a body punch but Zarabiacz moves out of range.
Black tries for a takedown but Zarabiacz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black is breathing heavily.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zarabiacz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zarabiacz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch.
Zarabiacz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Zarabiacz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Dana Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zarabiacz avoids it really well and circles away.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zarabiacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black swings widly with a right hand
enabling Zarabiacz to counter with a crisp jab.
Zarabiacz gets tackled into the ropes by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dana Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zarabiacz smiles and moves away.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarabiacz.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zarabiacz's waist but Zarabiacz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow that misses.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zarabiacz smiles and moves away.
Jakub Zarabiacz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana Black.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zarabiacz sprawls well. Zarabiacz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black drives through and clinches with Zarabiacz against the ropes.
Zarabiacz misses with an elbow over the top.
Black is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Zarabiacz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zarabiacz just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Zarabiacz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black wants a takedown.
Black tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz won't allow it.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow that misses.
Black tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz won't allow it.
Zarabiacz misses with an elbow strike.
Black drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zarabiacz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jakub Zarabiacz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Zarabiacz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zarabiacz wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black clinches up with Zarabiacz and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zarabiacz pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz misses with an elbow strike.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zarabiacz smiles and moves away.
Black shoots in and drives through. Zarabiacz sprawls well.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black shoots in but Zarabiacz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dana Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zarabiacz wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black clinches with his opponent.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz has Black pressed against the ropes, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black looking for a takedown.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but Zarabiacz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zarabiacz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with a body punch.
Jakub Zarabiacz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jakub Zarabiacz.
Well Black 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dana Black!
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