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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pirozhkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov has chosen Autechre - Gantz Graf as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pirozhkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Yurinov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirozhkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirozhkov is just out of range.
Yurinov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pirozhkov. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yurinov.
Yurinov swings for the body but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Yurinov throws out a loose jab but Pirozhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pirozhkov.
Yurinov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yurinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pirozhkov is able to avoid easily.
Yurinov throws a shot from downtown. Pirozhkov moves away and avoids it.
Yurinov throws a wild body kick that Pirozhkov sees coming a mile off.
Yurinov lands a lovely overhand right.
Pirozhkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pirozhkov fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Pirozhkov blocks the low kick.
Boris Yurinov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov misses with a takedown attempt - Yurinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yurinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurinov. Pirozhkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurinov lands with a nice body kick.
Pirozhkov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yurinov is trying to defend but Pirozhkov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yurinov trying to control but Pirozhkov postures up.
Pirozhkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pirozhkov is thwarting Yurinov's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirozhkov is working for a submission of some sort.
Pirozhkov trying to pass the guard but Yurinov defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yurinov wants to improve his position but Pirozhkov is controlling well.
Pirozhkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pirozhkov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Yurinov still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Yurinov has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pirozhkov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov is trying to control Yurinov's posture but Yurinov avoids it.
Pirozhkov is looking for a sweep.
Yurinov trying to control the position but Pirozhkov is working away.
Pirozhkov is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yurinov decides to stand back up. Yurinov steps back and let's Pirozhkov get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pirozhkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Yurinov.
An inside leg kick from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov misses with a hook.
Yurinov throws a head kick that misses.
Pirozhkov avoids the head kick by Yurinov.
Pirozhkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yurinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurinov connects with a crisp jab.
Yurinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yurinov misses with a low kick as Pirozhkov jumps back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pirozhkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yurinov misses with a few strikes there.
Yurinov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pirozhkov. Pirozhkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
That's time! Pirozhkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pirozhkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pirozhkov staying out of range there.
Yurinov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yurinov misses with a looping right.
Yurinov cracks a nice hook into Pirozhkov's ribs.
Yurinov misses with a body shot.
Yurinov lands with a good body shot.
Pirozhkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pirozhkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yurinov tries to land a front kick but Pirozhkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yurinov throws out a leg kick but Pirozhkov moves out of range and Yurinov only half commits.
Yurinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirozhkov checks a low kick from Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pirozhkov is looking to advance position but Yurinov won't allow it.
Pirozhkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yurinov defends it well.
Yurinov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pirozhkov is controlling the pace.
Pirozhkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yurinov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pirozhkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov taking some punishment here, with Pirozhkov in his half guard.
Pirozhkov tries to pass to full mount but Yurinov defends it.
Pirozhkov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pirozhkov trying to pass the guard but Yurinov defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov wants to advance to full mount but Yurinov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pirozhkov trying to control but Yurinov is working from the bottom.
Pirozhkov preventing the sweep.
Pirozhkov looking to sit in guard and control but Yurinov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pirozhkov is trying to keep Yurinov in close.
Pirozhkov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yurinov passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov wants to get back to full guard.
Pirozhkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pirozhkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yurinov pulls his head out easily.
Pirozhkov is trying to maintain the position but Yurinov is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pirozhkov won't allow Yurinov to pass to mount.
Pirozhkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yurinov is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boris Yurinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pirozhkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yurinov throws out the jab.
Yurinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pirozhkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yurinov throws a low kick but Pirozhkov moves out of range easily.
Yurinov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boris Yurinov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Yurinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurinov catches Pirozhkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Yurinov.
Pirozhkov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Pirozhkov blocks the leg kick.
Yurinov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pirozhkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pirozhkov staying out of range there.
Yurinov misses with a low kick as Pirozhkov jumps back.
Yurinov throws a low kick, looking for Pirozhkov's leg but Pirozhkov calmly moves out of range.
Yurinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Pirozhkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Pirozhkov drops his hands momentarily and Yurinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yurinov jabs at Pirozhkov's body.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yurinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pirozhkov controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirozhkov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yurinov because Pirozhkov loaded up on that one.
Pirozhkov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yurinov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yurinov is squirming around, avoiding Pirozhkov's attempts to control the action.
Pirozhkov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pirozhkov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yurinov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pirozhkov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yurinov has worked his arm free - good work by Yurinov!
Pirozhkov is looking to take a break and control but Yurinov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pirozhkov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pirozhkov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov dodges the ground and pound from Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov trying to control the position but Yurinov is working away.
Pirozhkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yurinov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pirozhkov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yurinov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yurinov defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Boris Yurinov just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yurinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yurinov misses with an uppercut.
Pirozhkov blocks a low kick nicely.
Yurinov throws a front kick aimed at Pirozhkov's knee but Pirozhkov avoids it well.
No luck for Pirozhkov with that takedown attempt.
Yurinov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pirozhkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pirozhkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yurinov pinned against the cage. Yurinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pirozhkov shoots in for a double leg but Yurinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurinov looks to land a right hand but Pirozhkov moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Yurinov.
Yurinov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurinov throws an overhand right that lands on Pirozhkov's shoulder, as Pirozhkov tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov gets the takedown into side control.
Pirozhkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yurinov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pirozhkov slows the pace down.
Pirozhkov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pirozhkov happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Yurinov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pirozhkov's guard! Nice work there by Yurinov!
Pirozhkov is looking for a triangle but Yurinov pushes his legs off easily.
Yurinov controlling from the top position.
Yurinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yurinov postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pirozhkov wants to sweep here but Yurinov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yurinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirozhkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yurinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Boris Yurinov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yurinov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A leg kick checked by Pirozhkov.
Yurinov throws a chopping leg kick but Pirozhkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov blocks a jab.
Pirozhkov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Yurinov scores with a jab.
Yurinov lands a leg kick that knocks Pirozhkov off balance momentarily.
Yurinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Yurinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirozhkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yurinov.
A jab from Yurinov misses.
Yurinov works over Pirozhkov's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yurinov connects with an inside leg kick.
Yurinov tries to work over Pirozhkov's front leg with a kick but Pirozhkov checks it.
Yurinov misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
Pirozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Yurinov.
Yurinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Pirozhkov slaps the foot to one side.
Pirozhkov slips under a jab.
Yurinov throws a leg kick which misses Pirozhkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Pirozhkov tries to avoid it.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a hook to the side of Pirozhkov's head but Pirozhkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pirozhkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Pirozhkov slaps the foot to one side.
Pirozhkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Pirozhkov misses with a takedown attempt - Yurinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Pirozhkov.
Pirozhkov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yurinov.
Pirozhkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Yurinov connects with a crisp jab.
Pirozhkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yurinov's waist but Yurinov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pirozhkov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Pirozhkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yurinov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yurinov connects with a jab.
Pirozhkov checks a low kick from Yurinov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yurinov.
Pirozhkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yurinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yurinov misses with a wild body shot.
Yurinov scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirozhkov is just out of range.
Yurinov looks to land a combination. Pirozhkov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yurinov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pirozhkov checks it well.
Yurinov swings for the body but Pirozhkov moves out of range.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but Pirozhkov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yurinov misses with a looping right.
Yurinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yurinov looks to land a body kick but Pirozhkov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov shoots in and bounces Yurinov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pirozhkov passes into half guard.
Pirozhkov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yurinov is not content to let Pirozhkov control the position.
Pirozhkov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yurinov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pirozhkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Pirozhkov!
Arthur Pirozhkov retains his bantamweight title!
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