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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasyliy Zaitsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaitsev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Invisible Kid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Vasyliy Zaitsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schlemenko.
Schlemenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Vasyliy Zaitsev has been cut.
Zaitsev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schlemenko.
Zaitsev is rocked!
Schlemenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Zaitsev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schlemenko closes the distance and clinches.
Schlemenko is trying to push Zaitsev away but Zaitsev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zaitsev seems to have got his legs back now.
Zaitsev tries to score a body lock takedown but Schlemenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zaitsev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Schlemenko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Zaitsev wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasyliy Zaitsev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schlemenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaitsev has double underhooks.
Schlemenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaitsev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schlemenko.
Zaitsev gets a clinch.
Zaitsev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Schlemenko misses.
Schlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaitsev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schlemenko has Zaitsev up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schlemenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schlemenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schlemenko has had enough of the clinch but Zaitsev keeps him there for the moment.
Zaitsev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schlemenko's efforts to push away.
Zaitsev breaks the clinch.
Schlemenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Zaitsev with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Schlemenko. No joy for Zaitsev on that attempt.
Zaitsev is breathing heavily.
Zaitsev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schlemenko instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlemenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaitsev lands a jab-cross combination.
Schlemenko tries to clinch there but Zaitsev circles away.
Good exchange - Schlemenko coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Schlemenko.
Horrible takedown by Zaitsev or perhaps it was just good defense by Schlemenko which made him look bad.
Zaitsev rushes Schlemenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schlemenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schlemenko tries to clinch but Zaitsev is having none of it.
Schlemenko keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Schlemenko misses.
Zaitsev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zaitsev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schlemenko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schlemenko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlemenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaitsev.
Schlemenko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schlemenko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schlemenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schlemenko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Schlemenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zaitsev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zaitsev walks into a straight right hand from Schlemenko.
Vasyliy Zaitsev's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Schlemenko.
Schlemenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Schlemenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zaitsev's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schlemenko fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Zaitsev to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Zaitsev looks to clinch but Schlemenko throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Zaitsev taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Schlemenko!
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hype
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