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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzamoff comes to the cage accompanied by Sweep The Leg. Man has chosen Bon Bon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Karzamoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Man trying to control the position but Karzamoff is working away.
Karzamoff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Man is controlling him well.
Karzamoff is being controlled here.
Karzamoff prevents Man from moving into mount.
Karzamoff is not content to let Man control the position.
Man tries to score with some ground and pound. Karzamoff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Karzamoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karzamoff was covering up waiting for the punch and Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Karzamoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karzamoff is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man postures up in Karzamoff's guard and throws a big left but Karzamoff blocks it.
Karzamoff wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Man tries to stand but Karzamoff is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Karzamoff does no damage.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Karzamoff, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Karzamoff against the cage but Karzamoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karzamoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man tries to clinch but Karzamoff moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man thumps Karzamoff with a low kick.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Karzamoff is looking to chop away at Man's legs.
Man throws a series of strikes that have Karzamoff backpedaling.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man checks a leg kick.
Karzamoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karzamoff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Karzamoff is breathing heavily.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man tries to break the clinch but Karzamoff is controlling the position.
Karzamoff is trying to break free.
Karzamoff has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
Karzamoff is trying to break free.
Karzamoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Man throws a combination. Karzamoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Karzamoff pushes him off.
Man throws a combination. Karzamoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karzamoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Man stands up and beckons Karzamoff to his feet.
Man jabs at Karzamoff's body.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man scores a takedown into full mount!
Man is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karzamoff gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Man to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Man stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karzamoff backs up against the cage.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man forces Karzamoff back against the cage and clinches.
Karzamoff wants to get back to striking at distance but Man won't allow it.
Karzamoff looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karzamoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Karzamoff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Karzamoff wants to break free but Man has control.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Man counters with a takedown into side control.
Man decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Karzamoff avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karzamoff looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karzamoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man drives through with a takedown into guard.
Man stands up and waves to Karzamoff to follow him.
Karzamoff slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Karzamoff.
Sergei Karzamoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Karzamoff!
It looks like Ice Man has been cut.
Man scores with a hook.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karzamoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karzamoff misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sergei Karzamoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karzamoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man thumps Karzamoff with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Karzamoff down.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karzamoff misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a shoot takedown. Karzamoff fights it but they end up in guard.
Man decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Karzamoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man clinches up with Karzamoff and pushes him back against the cage.
Karzamoff can't break the clinch.
Karzamoff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man gets a takedown into half guard.
Man is looking to stall here but Karzamoff recovers full guard.
Karzamoff is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him.
Man wants to pass the guard but Karzamoff is keeping the position.
Man trying to control but Karzamoff is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff wants to stand up but Man is controlling him.
Man wants to control from the top but Karzamoff keeps moving.
Man passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karzamoff won't allow Man to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Man moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Karzamoff's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Karzamoff is trying to break the clinch but Man is controlling him.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Karzamoff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Man keeps control of Karzamoff as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karzamoff is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Karzamoff down to the mat. Karzamoff avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Man throws a head kick but Karzamoff moves out of range.
Ice Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karzamoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Karzamoff!
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karzamoff is looking to escape.
Man looking to ground and pound but Karzamoff is blocking nicely.
Man wants to control the pace but Karzamoff is squirming around nicely.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Man get's back to his feet.
No joy there for Karzamoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karzamoff slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Karzamoff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man throws a right hand that Karzamoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Karzamoff also avoids with ease.
Man throws a head kick that Karzamoff semi-blocks.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind Karzamoff 's knee.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Karzamoff was covering up waiting for the punch and Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Karzamoff keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man gets to his feet - Karzamoff follows without any prompting.
Karzamoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Karzamoff does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Karzamoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karzamoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man throws a head kick that Karzamoff semi-blocks.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Karzamoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karzamoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karzamoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karzamoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man throws a series of punches but Karzamoff moves out of range.
Karzamoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karzamoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karzamoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karzamoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Man.
Sergei Karzamoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karzamoff keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man is looking to stand up but Karzamoff won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Karzamoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Karzamoff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ice Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man controls Karzamoff momentarily but Karzamoff frees himself.
Karzamoff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Man!
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hype
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