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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hong Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Ivanovic (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Hong Caldwell!
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, Magomed Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanovic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivanovic lands in his opponent's guard.
Caldwell kicks Ivanovic off and gets to his feet.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Ivanovic is having none of it.
Caldwell rushes Ivanovic and presses him up against the cage.
Ivanovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell seems keen to control Ivanovic's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic wants to stand but Caldwell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Caldwell keeping moving, preventing Ivanovic from controlling successfully.
Caldwell is trying to control the position but Ivanovic postures up.
Ivanovic prevents Caldwell from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ivanovic passes Caldwell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Caldwell trying to control but Ivanovic postures up.
Caldwell won't allow Ivanovic to pass to mount.
Caldwell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caldwell tries to clinch there but Ivanovic circles away.
Ivanovic pushes Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Caldwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Caldwell tries to roll over but Ivanovic keeps him under control.
Ivanovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caldwell's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throwing shots but Caldwell is blocking nicely.
Caldwell is trying to control but can't.
Ivanovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caldwell's head.
Ivanovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caldwell defending well though.
Ivanovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ivanovic is looking for a kimura here.
Caldwell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caldwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Caldwell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Caldwell is looking to stand up but Ivanovic isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caldwell has Ivanovic pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caldwell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ivanovic was covering up waiting for the punch and Caldwell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magomed Ivanovic will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caldwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caldwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovic closes the distance and clinches.
Caldwell fails to pull guard.
Caldwell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivanovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Caldwell uses from the top position.
Caldwell chips away with some ground and pound.
Ivanovic controlling Caldwell's posture.
Ivanovic wants to sweep here but Caldwell controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic wants to hit a switch here but Caldwell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ivanovic there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell avoids the attempt from Ivanovic to control.
Ivanovic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Magomed Ivanovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Caldwell is keeping the position for now.
Caldwell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Caldwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic is stalling in the full guard.
Caldwell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caldwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Caldwell dives on top into guard.
Ivanovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanovic wants to sweep here but Caldwell controlling him for the moment.
Ivanovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caldwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivanovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ivanovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ivanovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ivanovic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Caldwell's guard.
Caldwell seems keen to control Ivanovic's posture.
Caldwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Caldwell, not yet.
Ivanovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ivanovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caldwell has his hands on Ivanovic's head, controlling the position.
Ivanovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivanovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caldwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Ivanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ivanovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Caldwell's guard.
Ivanovic stopping the sweep attempt from Caldwell.
Ivanovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Caldwell, up you get!
Ivanovic closes the distance and clinches.
Caldwell jumps guard but Ivanovic turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ivanovic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ivanovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Caldwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic tries to strike from the bottom.
Ivanovic is controlling Caldwell's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic controls Caldwell momentarily but Caldwell frees himself.
Caldwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Caldwell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Caldwell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ivanovic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell throws an elbow that misses. Ivanovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caldwell's guard. Nice move by Ivanovic!
Ivanovic trying to move into half guard but instead Caldwell has managed to sweep!
Ivanovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ivanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldwell won't allow Ivanovic to sweep him here.
Ivanovic is striking but Caldwell is not phased and passes to half guard.
Ivanovic is trying to control but Caldwell passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell throws an elbow but Ivanovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ivanovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Caldwell.
Ivanovic tries to buck Caldwell off but Caldwell is having none of it.
Ivanovic tries to control but Caldwell manages to take his back.
I really don't envy Ivanovic right now.
Caldwell lands shots from the back.
Caldwell keeps control of the position as Ivanovic tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is landing with strikes. Ivanovic can't take much more of this.
Caldwell is not going to allow Ivanovic to sit and survive in this position.
Caldwell scores with strikes from the back.
Caldwell lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ivanovic hold on?!
Hong Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magomed Ivanovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hong Caldwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ivanovic 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Ivanovic!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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