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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hedrig Pokousha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight For Your Right To Party. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hedrig Pokousha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokousha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pokousha taking a breather here.
Pokousha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yauch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pokousha tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Yauch is trying to buck Pokousha off.
Pokousha 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.
Pokousha trying to control the action but Yauch is working from the bottom.
Pokousha controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch is not content to let Pokousha control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yauch is trying to escape the position but Pokousha is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hedrig Pokousha.
Pokousha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Pokousha moves out of range of the leg kick from Yauch.
Yauch tries to score with a low kick but Pokousha moves his leg out of the way.
Yauch scores with a sloppy right hand. Pokousha should have avoided that one.
Yauch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pokousha shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha shoots in looking for a takedown but Yauch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pokousha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pokousha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yauch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adam Yauch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yauch lands a left and a right that send Pokousha crashing to the mat, dazed. Yauch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pokousha is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yauch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Pokousha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pokousha wants to clinch.
Pokousha seems to have got his legs back now.
Yauch tries to close the distance and clinch but Pokousha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Yauch moves out of range as Pokousha strikes.
Pokousha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yauch drives through and clinches with Pokousha against the cage.
Pokousha gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yauch regains guard.
Pokousha stops Yauch from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha controlling from the top position.
Yauch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pokousha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yauch is keeping the position for now.
Pokousha won't allow Yauch to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pokousha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Pokousha.
Pokousha manages to break the clinch.
Pokousha is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Yauch. That snapped Pokousha's head back.
Yauch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pokousha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yauch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pokousha is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha moves in looking to clinch but Yauch pushes him off.
Pokousha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yauch circles away quickly and effectively.
Yauch misses with a low kick.
Pokousha checks a low kick from Yauch.
Pokousha doesn't manage to clinch there - Yauch circles away.
Yauch walks into a stiff left hand from Pokousha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yauch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yauch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pokousha.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pokousha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yauch moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yauch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yauch swings wildly with an uppercut but Pokousha uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yauch throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pokousha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Yauch will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pokousha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yauch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pokousha moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.
Pokousha stalls.
Yauch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pokousha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yauch throws a leg kick but Pokousha moved away.
Adam Yauch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yauch cracks Pokousha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Yauch misses its intended target.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokousha.
Yauch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pokousha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pokousha keeps the fight on the outside.
Yauch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pokousha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pokousha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yauch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yauch misses with an uppercut
and Pokousha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pokousha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokousha avoids it.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
Pokousha wants to take the fight to the mat but Yauch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yauch has a couple of punches blocked by Pokousha.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
Yauch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pokousha lands a nice uppercut.
Yauch misses with an elbow over the top.
Pokousha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yauch prevents a body shot from Pokousha.
Pokousha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yauch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pokousha blocks an uppercut.
Pokousha lands a right hand.
Pokousha is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yauch is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hedrig Pokousha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokousha decides to pull guard.
Pokousha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Yauch wants to stand but Pokousha has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch advances to half guard.
Yauch is trying to control the action in half guard but Pokousha is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pokousha tries to get to full guard but Yauch has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yauch is trying to control. Pokousha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yauch is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Pokousha is refusing to be controlled, as Yauch sits in half guard.
Adam Yauch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yauch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Yauch lands but Pokousha takes it in his stride.
A cross from Yauch lands.
Yauch swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokousha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha is looking to clinch but Yauch is avoiding it.
Yauch misses with a hook
and Pokousha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pokousha.
Pokousha stops Yauch from standing up.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Pokousha from controlling successfully.
Pokousha is really struggling to control Yauch but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pokousha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pokousha wants to control from the top but Yauch keeps moving.
Yauch wants to stand but Pokousha is controlling the position.
Yauch keeping full guard, as Pokousha tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yauch wants to stand but Pokousha is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pokousha moves into the clinch.
Yauch misses with some punches.
Yauch throws a punch but it's blocked by Pokousha.
Yauch misses with an elbow strike.
Yauch misses with an elbow strike.
Yauch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yauch throws a hook but Pokousha avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokousha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yauch tries to clinch up.
Pokousha rushes Yauch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pokousha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Yauch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Pokousha stuns Yauch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yauch throws a leg kick but Pokousha checks it.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Yauch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yauch swings for the body but Pokousha moves out of range.
Yauch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pokousha.
Yauch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yauch misses with a body shot.
Yauch misses with a low kick as Pokousha jumps back.
Yauch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pokousha moves away.
Yauch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pokousha tries to clinch but Yauch moves out of range.
Pokousha moves into the clinch.
Pokousha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pokousha moves into the clinch successfully.
Yauch misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokousha scores with a shoulder strike.
Yauch throws a punch but it's blocked by Pokousha.
Yauch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pokousha.
Pokousha jumps guard and drags Yauch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pokousha holds on and takes a little breather.
Pokousha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yauch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pokousha is keeping the position for now.
Yauch wants to control from the top but Pokousha keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pokousha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Adam Yauch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Yauch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pokousha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yauch swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pokousha moves into range and clinches up with Yauch.
Yauch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Pokousha.
Pokousha turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokousha working the body and head with strikes.
Pokousha looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yauch is avoiding damage well.
Pokousha wants to control but Yauch is keeping him busy.
Pokousha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Yauch wants to get back to his feet but Pokousha drags him back down.
Yauch is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Yauch is not content to let Pokousha control the position.
Pokousha working the ground and pound from side control.
Hedrig Pokousha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yauch takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pokousha prevents Yauch from escaping the position.
Pokousha working the ground and pound but Yauch is defending the strikes.
Pokousha tries to score with some ground and pound. Yauch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pokousha is putting a hurting on Yauch here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pokousha landing strikes.
Yauch sneaks out the side door and pushes Pokousha away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Pokousha shoots for a double leg takedown but Yauch sprawls well. He's pushed Pokousha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pokousha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yauch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pokousha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hedrig Pokousha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokousha misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokousha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yauch throws a combination. Pokousha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Yauch enables Pokousha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Yauch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pokousha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yauch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pokousha trying to control the position from guard on top but Yauch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pokousha postures up and lands a big shot to Yauch's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokousha tries to free his leg and advance position but Yauch is retaining full guard.
Yauch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pokousha is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hedrig Pokousha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yauch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Yauch!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Yauch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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