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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhael Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Ruddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Ruddock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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, Mikhael Medvedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Ruddock!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Medvedev.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruddock manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medvedev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ruddock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruddock is looking for a triangle but Medvedev pushes his legs off easily.
Medvedev tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruddock is retaining full guard.
Medvedev looking to sit in guard and control but Ruddock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Medvedev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruddock on the ground.
Ruddock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruddock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruddock wants to stand but Medvedev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruddock has gone for a leg lock! Medvedev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ruddock's guard.
Ruddock working for a triangle but Medvedev defends it easily.
Ruddock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Medvedev throws a strike but Ruddock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruddock trying to control but Medvedev is working from the bottom.
Ruddock wants to stand but Medvedev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Medvedev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock wants to stand but Medvedev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruddock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Medvedev with a poor takedown
and Medvedev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Medvedev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruddock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Medvedev.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhael Medvedev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Medvedev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Medvedev throws a big elbow that misses.
Medvedev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medvedev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruddock has his foot on Medvedev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Medvedev works his way back into a safe position though.
Medvedev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Medvedev trying to move into half guard but instead Ruddock has managed to sweep!
Ruddock pushing down on Medvedev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruddock tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Medvedev is trying to control but Ruddock manages to pass to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Ruddock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ruddock tries to clinch up but Medvedev circles away and keeps his distance.
Medvedev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruddock but Ruddock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Medvedev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruddock lands with a nice combination. Medvedev backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Medvedev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruddock working for a triangle but Medvedev defends it easily.
Medvedev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruddock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Medvedev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medvedev throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev working some strikes from top position.
Ruddock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Medvedev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruddock working for a triangle but Medvedev defends it easily.
Medvedev passes Ruddock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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.
Ruddock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Medvedev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ruddock looking for submissions off his back.
Medvedev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Medvedev with the ground and pound but Ruddock uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Medvedev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ruddock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruddock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Medvedev defends well.
Ruddock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mikhael Medvedev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Medvedev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Medvedev throwing strikes from guard but Ruddock blocks nicely.
Medvedev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Medvedev works over Ruddock with some ground and pound from guard.
Medvedev throws an elbow that misses. Ruddock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Medvedev's guard. Nice move by Ruddock!
Medvedev managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock wants to stand but Medvedev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Medvedev has control of Ruddock's left arm, preventing Ruddock from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruddock trying to control the position from guard on top but Medvedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhael Medvedev dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruddock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruddock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Medvedev backs up against the cage.
Ruddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruddock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Medvedev.
Nice sprawl there from Ruddock as Medvedev shoots in.
Medvedev has his takedown stuffed
and Ruddock counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhael Medvedev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medvedev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruddock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruddock pulls guard.
Medvedev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Medvedev throws an elbow that misses. Ruddock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Medvedev's guard. Nice move by Ruddock!
Ruddock stopping the sweep attempt from Medvedev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruddock tries to stand but Medvedev is controlling from the bottom.
Medvedev keeping moving, preventing Ruddock from controlling successfully.
Ruddock tries to stand but Medvedev is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ruddock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Medvedev working a defensive guard here.
Medvedev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruddock is one step ahead there.
Ruddock wants to stand but Medvedev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev working a defensive guard but Ruddock passes into half guard.
Medvedev is looking to improve his position.
Medvedev is defending against the submission attempts here by Ruddock.
Ruddock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruddock trying to pass the guard but Medvedev defending well.
Ruddock tries to stand and escape but Medvedev is controlling the position.
Ruddock wants to work for an arm triangle but Medvedev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Medvedev is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Ruddock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruddock 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikhael Medvedev!
A relieved looking Mikhael Medvedev thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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