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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Ninkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Dank has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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234 lbs
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275 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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, Trevor Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darko Ninkovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninkovich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dank tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ninkovich is in Dank's guard.
Ninkovich should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ninkovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Dank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninkovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ninkovich is looking to stand up but Dank won't let him.
Dank has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ninkovich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ninkovich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dank is breathing heavily.
Ninkovich stands up from half guard.
Dank tries to sprawl but Ninkovich drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ninkovich decides to return to a standing position.
Ninkovich lands a jab to the head.
Trevor Dank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninkovich dives in and scores a takedown into Dank's guard.
Ninkovich tries to stand but Dank is controlling from the bottom.
Ninkovich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ninkovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dank is proving hard to escape from.
Dank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ninkovich stands up from Dank's guard - Ninkovich perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ninkovich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dank walks away with a smile on his face. Ninkovich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ninkovich looking to score a takedown here. Dank is defending well but Ninkovich drives through and ends up in Dank's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninkovich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ninkovich wants to get up but he can't break Dank's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dank tries to get out of the position.
Ninkovich thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich wants to stand but Dank has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ninkovich won't allow Dank to get back to his feet.
Ninkovich wants to get up but he can't break Dank's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ninkovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ninkovich tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ninkovich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ninkovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ninkovich.
Ninkovich trying to control the action but Dank is working from the bottom.
Ninkovich tries to stand and escape but Dank is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ninkovich controlling the action here.
Ninkovich wants to stand up but Dank has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Ninkovich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ninkovich moves into the clinch.
Dank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dank throws a head punch that misses.
Ninkovich working hard to break the clinch.
Dank is pressed up against the cage. Ninkovich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dank down to the mat. Dank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dank closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ninkovich decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dank's guard.
Ninkovich is looking to stand up but Dank won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninkovich looking to sit in guard and control but Dank gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ninkovich wants to get back to his feet but Dank passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninkovich trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dank trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two 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.
Dank stands up from mount. Strange move.
Ninkovich tries to score with a low kick but Dank moves his leg out of the way.
Horrible takedown by Ninkovich or perhaps it was just good defense by Dank which made him look bad.
Trevor Dank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Ninkovich.
Ninkovich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ninkovich thows a huge punch but Dank dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dank controls his leg.
Dank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ninkovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dank is staying active underneath Ninkovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Darko Ninkovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ninkovich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dank has hold of Ninkovich's hands but Ninkovich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ninkovich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ninkovich wants to stand up but Dank is controlling the position.
Ninkovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dank keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ninkovich prevents Dank from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ninkovich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ninkovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dank's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko Ninkovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ninkovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Dank as Ninkovich shoots in.
Ninkovich shoots in for a takedown but Dank shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ninkovich closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dank's guard.
Ninkovich drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dank dives on top into guard.
Dank has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ninkovich is proving hard to escape from.
Dank stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninkovich throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dank tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ninkovich is in Dank's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ninkovich trying to control but Dank is working from the bottom.
Ninkovich controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ninkovich with a nice head shot there.
Ninkovich throws and elbow that misses. Dank uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ninkovich's guard. Nice move by Dank!
Dank preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darko Ninkovich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ninkovich moves into the clinch.
Ninkovich tries to pull guard but Dank holds him up against the cage and eventually Ninkovich drops back down to his feet.
Trevor Dank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Ninkovich.
Ninkovich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dank prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Ninkovich.
Dank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich is trying to break the clinch but Dank is controlling him.
Dank stops a takedown attempt from Ninkovich.
Dank is trying to maintain a safe position but Ninkovich gets an underhook and turns Dank into the cage.
Ninkovich is looking to break free of the clinch but Dank has double underhooks.
Ninkovich goes for a takedown attempt but Dank pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dank is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dank tries to clinch but Ninkovich moves out of range.
Dank avoids the head kick by Ninkovich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninkovich throws a leg kick but Dank sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trevor Dank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ninkovich has closed the distance and engaged Dank in a clinch.
Dank keeps control of Ninkovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Darko Ninkovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ninkovich drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ninkovich is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dank stalling in the clinch but Ninkovich improves position.
Dank blocks an elbow strike from Ninkovich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darko Ninkovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ninkovich 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darko Ninkovich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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