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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Rusty Orr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viacheslav Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smirnov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Orr's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smirnov wants to control from the top but Orr keeps moving.
Smirnov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smirnov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Viacheslav Smirnov.
Smirnov clinches up with Orr and pushes him back against the cage.
Orr goes for a takedown attempt but Smirnov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to land body kicks.
Smirnov is looking to land body kicks.
Orr circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Smirnov with that takedown attempt.
Smirnov wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smirnov doesn't manage to clinch there - Orr circles away.
Smirnov throws a lazy head kick
so Orr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smirnov is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smirnov is on top in guard.
Smirnov is working Orr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smirnov.
Smirnov postures up in Orr's guard and throws a big left but Orr blocks it.
Smirnov throws a big elbow that misses.
Smirnov trying to control but Orr is working from the bottom.
Smirnov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smirnov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov controlling from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smirnov throwing strikes from guard but Orr blocks nicely.
Smirnov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orr is breathing heavily.
Smirnov scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smirnov passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Smirnov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orr swats away the attempt to clinch by Smirnov.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smirnov winds up and cracks Orr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smirnov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Orr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smirnov stops Orr from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Viacheslav Smirnov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smirnov trying to pass the guard but Orr defending well.
Smirnov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Smirnov.
Smirnov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smirnov works his way into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smirnov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Orr some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr dodges the ground and pound from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smirnov is looking to take a break and control but Orr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smirnov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov tries to clinch
and Orr counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov sneaks back into half guard.
Smirnov is concentrating on defense, preventing Orr from advancing position.
Smirnov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smirnov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smirnov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orr stopping the sweep attempt from Smirnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is trying to control the position but Orr postures up.
Smirnov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rusty Orr just wasn't active enough.
Smirnov shoots in and gets a takedown into Orr's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smirnov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smirnov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Orr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smirnov.
Smirnov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Orr is rocked!
Smirnov raining down shots from the mount!
Oh Orr is still in real trouble! 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!
Smirnov lands a big shot to the head and Orr winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viacheslav Smirnov!
A very excited looking Viacheslav Smirnov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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