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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maynor Fidjerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Diasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynor Fidjerald could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikita Diasov's chin.
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182 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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176 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maynor Fidjerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Diasov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fidjerald shoots for a takedown but Diasov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fidjerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Diasov.
Fidjerald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diasov as he jumps to the side.
Diasov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fidjerald pinned against the cage. Fidjerald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diasov is defended easily by Fidjerald.
Fidjerald dives in and grabs Diasov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diasov pushes down on Fidjerald's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynor Fidjerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Diasov with that takedown attempt.
Diasov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diasov stalks Fidjerald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fidjerald's face. Fidjerald staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Maynor Fidjerald has been cut.
Fidjerald fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diasov lands with an uppercut that bounces Fidjerald off the cage and back into range.
Diasov drops Fidjerald with a beautiful combination! Fidjerald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diasov is looking for the KO!
Fidjerald is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fidjerald.
Oh Fidjerald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fidjerald wants to control but Diasov is keeping him busy.
Diasov is looking for a sweep.
Fidjerald seems to have got his legs back now.
Diasov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fidjerald has knee on belly momentarily but Diasov bucks him off and regains half guard.
Fidjerald trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fidjerald trying to control from half guard but Diasov is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Fidjerald there.
Fidjerald looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diasov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fidjerald controlling the action here.
Diasov trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diasov is looking for a sweep. Fidjerald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diasov is looking to control Fidjerald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diasov avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikita Diasov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Diasov tries to clinch but Fidjerald moves away
and Fidjerald counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fidjerald looking to sit in guard and control but Diasov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fidjerald managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fidjerald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diasov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fidjerald is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fidjerald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diasov manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikita Diasov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maynor Fidjerald's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diasov stuffs the takedown attempt from Fidjerald. Fidjerald gets slowly back to his feet.
Diasov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fidjerald.
Diasov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fidjerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diasov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diasov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fidjerald shoots in for a double leg but Diasov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maynor Fidjerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fidjerald shoots in for a double leg but Diasov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diasov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diasov looks for a takedown but Fidjerald sprawls well.
Diasov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fidjerald counters with a takedown into side control.
Fidjerald working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidjerald scores with punches from side control.
Fidjerald tries to move into full mount but can't pass Diasov's legs.
Fidjerald thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fidjerald controls the position from side control.
Fidjerald lands some shots froms side control.
Fidjerald is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diasov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diasov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fidjerald lands a few punches from side control.
Diasov is not content to let Fidjerald control the position.
Fidjerald scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diasov to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Fidjerald's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fidjerald trying to control the action but Diasov is working from the bottom.
Maynor Fidjerald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fidjerald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diasov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fidjerald wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diasov keeps working.
Diasov taking a bit of punishment here - Fidjerald scoring with strikes.
Fidjerald has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diasov is trying to escape the mount.
Fidjerald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diasov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fidjerald landing punches.
Fidjerald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diasov's face.
Fidjerald prevents Diasov from getting the reversal.
Fidjerald with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fidjerald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fidjerald lands a nice shot to the head.
Fidjerald with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fidjerald looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diasov is in a horrible position here. Fidjerald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fidjerald is trying to control here but Diasov has managed to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maynor Fidjerald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maynor Fidjerald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Fidjerald scores with a takedown into Diasov's guard.
Fidjerald trying to control the position from guard on top but Diasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fidjerald working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diasov's head.
Diasov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fidjerald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fidjerald wants to pass the guard but Diasov is keeping the position.
Diasov being controlled here, momentarily.
Fidjerald drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diasov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fidjerald has Diasov in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fidjerald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diasov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Fidjerald is tightening it up a little... Diasov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Diasov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Diasov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Fidjerald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Maynor Fidjerald!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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