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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devlin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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197 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior!
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, Devlin Black!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razdvigaylo Junior walks into a left hand.
It looks like Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior has been cut.
Razdvigaylo Junior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Razdvigaylo Junior tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Razdvigaylo Junior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Razdvigaylo Junior with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Razdvigaylo Junior thinking.
Razdvigaylo Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Razdvigaylo Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Razdvigaylo Junior is breathing heavily.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black forces Razdvigaylo Junior back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is stalling here.
Nice elbow from Black.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Razdvigaylo Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Razdvigaylo Junior takes a shot to the head.
Razdvigaylo Junior goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Razdvigaylo Junior tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Black breaks the clinch.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Razdvigaylo Junior, pushing him back against the cage.
Black is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Razdvigaylo Junior goes for a takedown in the clinch but Black prevents it.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black closes the distance and pushes Razdvigaylo Junior back into the cage.
Black lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Razdvigaylo Junior is not content to let Black control the position.
Razdvigaylo Junior avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Razdvigaylo Junior has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Black drops an elbow to the side of Razdvigaylo Junior's head.
Black seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Razdvigaylo Junior defending well though.
Black tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Black tries to pass the half guard into mount. Razdvigaylo Junior knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razdvigaylo Junior wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Razdvigaylo Junior is controlling Black's trapped leg to prevent Black from advancing to side control.
Black wants to stand but Razdvigaylo Junior has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Razdvigaylo Junior misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Razdvigaylo Junior fails with the takedown.
Black lands the left hand.
Black has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands an uppercut.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Razdvigaylo Junior closes this distance looking for a takedown but Black circles away.
Razdvigaylo Junior takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Razdvigaylo Junior, pushing him back against the cage.
Razdvigaylo Junior tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Black has Razdvigaylo Junior pushed against the cage.
Razdvigaylo Junior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devlin Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Razdvigaylo Junior shoots in but no luck this time.
Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black has clasped his hands together around Razdvigaylo Junior's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Black in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Razdvigaylo Junior's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Black throws an elbow but Razdvigaylo Junior slips to the side and avoids it well.
Black scoring with punches from side control.
Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razdvigaylo Junior parries the strikes from Black easily there. Black is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Razdvigaylo Junior to escape.
An elbow from Black crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Razdvigaylo Junior is working to avoid the ground and pound but Black connects with a decent elbow.
Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Afanasiy Timofeyevich Razdvigaylo Junior's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Devlin Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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