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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Zaets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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181 cm
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Johnny Kingman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Zaets!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaets shoots in for a takedown but Kingman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kingman has his takedown stuffed
and Zaets counters with a single leg into guard. Kingman didn't expect that.
Zaets scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kingman is controlling Zaets's posture.
Kingman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kingman has his foot on Zaets's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaets works his way back into a safe position though.
Zaets throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kingman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaets prevents Kingman from getting back to his feet.
Zaets missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kingman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zaets on the ground.
Kingman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaets connects with a couple of short punches.
Zaets with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaets missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaets in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaets landing with the ground and pound.
Kingman wants to sweep here but Zaets controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaets wants to stand but Kingman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zaets preventing the sweep.
Kingman is trying to control the position but Zaets postures up.
Kingman wants to get back to his feet but Zaets is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kingman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kingman is breathing heavily.
Zaets postures up and lands a big shot to Kingman's brow.
Zaets throwing strikes from guard but Kingman blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaets shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kingman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zaets throws a body punch but Kingman moves out of range.
Kingman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zaets sprawls well initially but Kingman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kingman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kingman controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaets is staying active underneath Kingman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kingman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kingman wants to control but Zaets is keeping him busy.
Kingman is looking for a kimura here.
Kingman is looking to take a break and control but Zaets is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kingman slows the pace down in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zaets can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kingman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kingman misses with a head shot.
Kingman controlling from mount.
Zaets throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kingman blocks Zaets's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kingman landing strikes from the mount and Zaets is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Zaets dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kingman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zaets pushes Kingman off and gets back to his feet.
Kingman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zaets is staying active underneath Kingman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zaets lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Zaets is breathing heavily.
Kingman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zaets throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaets is staying active underneath Kingman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kingman throwing shots but Zaets is blocking nicely.
Zaets is not content to let Kingman control the position.
Kingman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kingman clinches but Zaets breaks the clinch
and Zaets decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kingman's guard.
Zaets postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kingman seems keen to control Zaets's posture.
Kingman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kingman seems keen to control Zaets's posture.
Kingman wants to sweep here but Zaets controlling him for the moment.
Kingman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zaets is in close to Kingman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes 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.
Kingman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zaets shoots and misses
and Kingman counters with a three punch combo that has Zaets backing up. Zaets nods at Kingman to acknowledge the strikes.
Zaets 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.
Zaets throwing strikes but missing.
Zaets distracts Kingman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zaets thows a big elbow that misses.
Zaets has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kingman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zaets postures up in Kingman's guard and throws a big left but Kingman blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zaets accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kingman shoots in and bounces Zaets off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zaets preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaets trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kingman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kingman passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vasily Zaets will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zaets's half guard.
Kingman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zaets wants to control but Kingman is keeping busy.
Kingman wants to take a breather but Zaets is having none of it.
Zaets is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kingman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kingman's back!
Kingman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaets gets his hands free as Kingman looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaets scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Zaets somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Kingman turns into Zaets and is now in his guard.
Kingman pushes down on Zaets's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kingman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kingman wants to take a breather but Zaets is having none of it.
Zaets throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vasily Zaets has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kingman wants to take a breather but Zaets is having none of it.
Zaets misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Kingman is keen to just control but Zaets is a slippery customer.
Kingman passes to full mount!
Kingman blocks Zaets's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Zaets can't escape the position.
Kingman blocks Zaets's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kingman looking to ground and pound but Zaets is blocking nicely.
Zaets looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Zaets defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaets turns into Kingman and is now in his guard.
Kingman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaets.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kingman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaets gets caught flat footed, as Kingman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zaets punching to the body, from the bottom.
Kingman slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Zaets.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaets tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kingman thows a huge punch but Zaets dodges it nicely.
Kingman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kingman wants to take a breather but Zaets is having none of it.
Zaets manages to get to full guard.
Zaets trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kingman passes Zaets's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnny Kingman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasily Zaets is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zaets trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Kingman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zaets 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vasily Zaets!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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