Post by The Sandmen on Aug 18, 2014 13:28:40 GMT -5
Vitaly Minakov doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Shogun Rua is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Minakov and Shogun move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Minakov with a double overhooks!
Minakov looks to be in very good shape.
Shogun launches a kick
but Vitaly Minakov avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
0:37 Round 1 and Minakov is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Minakov is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Shogun is smart enough to block that one.
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Vitaly Minakov! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Shogun shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Vitaly Minakov launches a body shot
Shogun dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Shogun Rua tries a high kick!
Minakov was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Minakov's stops that one with his face! How is Minakov standing?!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Shogun launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Minakov's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
A furious flurry of punches from Shogun Rua
puts Minakov in a world of hurt!
Shogun launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Minakov!
Vitaly Minakov tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shogun
Minakov tries to jump to side mount.
Shogun Rua jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Minakov
Shogun is in closed guard... Minakov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shogun Rua!
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Minakov tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shogun struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua tries to roll to his side and trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard...
Shogun Rua gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shogun
Shogun measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shogun
Shogun is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shogun
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
deflected by Shogun.
Minakov clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun attempts a triangle from bottom! Vitaly Minakov slips out. Shogun quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Vitaly Minakov slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Vitaly Minakov. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Not a desiderable position that Minakov is in now. Shogun Rua is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shogun grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Minakov struggles... Shogun Rua is unable to take him down
Shogun Rua gets sloppy and Vitaly Minakov tries to take advantage...
Vitaly Minakov swings...
hard impact to Shogun's face!
Shogun has a small cut in his Chin
Brutal-looking high kick from Shogun Rua!
Minakov dodges!
Shogun decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun Rua takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Minakov's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Vitaly Minakov takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punch by Shogun Rua
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Minakov moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun tries to take Vitaly Minakov to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Minakov is with his back on the ground now.
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Minakov
Shogun tries to move to full mount
Shogun succeeds
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Good looking punches from Shogun Rua on the ground
They could take their toll on Minakov.
Minakov's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Minakov's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shogun
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Minakov's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Vitaly Minakov's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Shogun Rua rolls him over and takes his back!
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov
Shogun tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Minakov! Shogun has one hook in and keeps working!
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov with one hook in
Shogun tries to open up Vitaly Minakov's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Minakov in the side of the head
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov with one hook in
Minakov measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun tries to open up Vitaly Minakov's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Minakov in the side of the head
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov with one hook in
Shogun is looking to end this fight with strikes
Minakov anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun throws a few hammer fists to the face of Vitaly Minakov
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun tries to open up Vitaly Minakov's defense faking a few punches.
Vitaly Minakov wraps his arms around Shogun's arms and counters the punches.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Vitaly Minakov gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Shogun spins out, but Vitaly Minakov was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Shogun is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shogun Rua. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) are cheering for the fighters.
Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun launches a knee!
Shogun Rua hits Minakov's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun grapple with Vitaly Minakov and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Vitaly Minakov falls hard on the mat with Shogun Rua on top of him
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shogun is countered by Vitaly Minakov.
Shogun clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitaly Minakov to fight back!
Minakov switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Shogun struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Vitaly Minakov's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun Rua tries to open Minakov's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shogun Rua. Minakov is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Good looking punches from Shogun Rua on the ground
They could take their toll on Minakov.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun Rua tries to free his leg
Shogun Rua uses some of his skill by jumping out of Minakov's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua was tooling Vitaly Minakov for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Vitaly Minakov lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shogun catch Vitaly Minakov's left arm and tries a kimura
Vitaly Minakov holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Minakov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Minakov measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Shogun Rua in his guard.
Shogun Rua keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to stand up!
Shogun doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua aggressively and repeatedly punches Minakov.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov Hyper-extended his arm
Shogun is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
Shogun is locking that Armbar...
That's more than Minakov can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Vitaly Minakov
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 39/53 (74%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Rua. Soviet. Yep.
Shogun Rua is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Minakov and Shogun move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Shogun moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Minakov with a double overhooks!
Minakov looks to be in very good shape.
Shogun launches a kick
but Vitaly Minakov avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
0:37 Round 1 and Minakov is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Minakov is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Shogun is smart enough to block that one.
Shogun Rua fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Vitaly Minakov! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Shogun shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Vitaly Minakov launches a body shot
Shogun dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Shogun Rua tries a high kick!
Minakov was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Shogun Rua that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Minakov's stops that one with his face! How is Minakov standing?!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Shogun launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Minakov's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
A furious flurry of punches from Shogun Rua
puts Minakov in a world of hurt!
Shogun launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Minakov!
Vitaly Minakov tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shogun goes down.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shogun
Minakov tries to jump to side mount.
Shogun Rua jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shogun Rua is in closed guard over Minakov
Shogun is in closed guard... Minakov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shogun Rua!
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Minakov tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shogun struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Shogun Rua
Shogun Rua tries to roll to his side and trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard...
Shogun Rua gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shogun
Shogun measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shogun
Shogun is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shogun Rua launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shogun
Good looking punches from Vitaly Minakov on the ground
deflected by Shogun.
Minakov clumsily fails here and it's time for Shogun Rua to fight back!
Shogun attempts a triangle from bottom! Vitaly Minakov slips out. Shogun quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Vitaly Minakov slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Vitaly Minakov. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Not a desiderable position that Minakov is in now. Shogun Rua is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shogun grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Minakov struggles... Shogun Rua is unable to take him down
Shogun Rua gets sloppy and Vitaly Minakov tries to take advantage...
Vitaly Minakov swings...
hard impact to Shogun's face!
Shogun has a small cut in his Chin
Brutal-looking high kick from Shogun Rua!
Minakov dodges!
Shogun decides to launch some tentative punches
Shogun Rua takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Minakov's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Vitaly Minakov takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punch by Shogun Rua
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Minakov moves backwards and Shogun Rua is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Shogun tries to take Vitaly Minakov to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Minakov is with his back on the ground now.
Shogun Rua is in open guard over Minakov
Shogun tries to move to full mount
Shogun succeeds
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Good looking punches from Shogun Rua on the ground
They could take their toll on Minakov.
Minakov's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Minakov's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shogun
Shogun fires a barrage of punches at Minakov's head!
This is bad! Shogun is just pounding on Vitaly Minakov's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Shogun Rua in his guard...
Shogun Rua rolls him over and takes his back!
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov
Shogun tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Minakov! Shogun has one hook in and keeps working!
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov with one hook in
Shogun tries to open up Vitaly Minakov's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Minakov in the side of the head
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov with one hook in
Minakov measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shogun Rua looks to counter!
Shogun tries to open up Vitaly Minakov's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Minakov in the side of the head
Shogun is in rear mount over Minakov with one hook in
Shogun is looking to end this fight with strikes
Minakov anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun throws a few hammer fists to the face of Vitaly Minakov
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun tries to open up Vitaly Minakov's defense faking a few punches.
Vitaly Minakov wraps his arms around Shogun's arms and counters the punches.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Vitaly Minakov gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Shogun spins out, but Vitaly Minakov was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Shogun is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Shogun Rua. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) are cheering for the fighters.
Shogun Rua tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Shogun Rua who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun launches a knee!
Shogun Rua hits Minakov's hard just below the ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shogun grapple with Vitaly Minakov and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Vitaly Minakov falls hard on the mat with Shogun Rua on top of him
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Shogun is countered by Vitaly Minakov.
Shogun clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitaly Minakov to fight back!
Minakov switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Shogun struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun leans back...
He clobbers Vitaly Minakov's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun Rua tries to open Minakov's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Shogun Rua. Minakov is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Good looking punches from Shogun Rua on the ground
They could take their toll on Minakov.
Shogun Rua is in half guard over Minakov
Shogun Rua tries to free his leg
Shogun Rua uses some of his skill by jumping out of Minakov's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua was tooling Vitaly Minakov for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Vitaly Minakov lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Shogun catch Vitaly Minakov's left arm and tries a kimura
Vitaly Minakov holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Minakov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Minakov measures the resilience of Shogun's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shogun blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Shogun Rua in his guard.
Shogun Rua keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to stand up!
Shogun doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua aggressively and repeatedly punches Minakov.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Minakov tries to escape from the full mount...
Shogun Rua is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shogun Rua is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Shogun Rua slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Shogun Rua is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shogun Rua throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov Hyper-extended his arm
Shogun is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
Shogun is locking that Armbar...
That's more than Minakov can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Shogun Rua by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 2
Statistics: Vitaly Minakov
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Statistics: Shogun Rua
Punches 11/13 (85%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 39/53 (74%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 337 s
Rua. Soviet. Yep.