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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deki Stankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stankovic has chosen Kosovo-Vidovdan as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
7 - 6 - 1 |
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169 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deki Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anier rushes Stankovic and presses him up against the cage.
Anier prevents a body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Anier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anier manages to break the clinch.
Anier dives in and grabs Stankovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stankovic pushes down on Anier's head and hops out.
Stankovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anier.
Stankovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stankovic blocks a head kick by Anier.
Stankovic throws a big shot that misses.
Anier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anier tries to clinch but Stankovic moves out of range.
Petter Anier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch but Stankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anier misses with a wild combination.
Anier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stankovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier throws a head kick that Stankovic semi-blocks.
Stankovic is rocked!
Anier throws a big shot that misses.
Anier gets a clinch.
Anier breaks from the clinch.
Anier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stankovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anier moves into the clinch.
Anier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stankovic.
A punch combination from Stankovic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick and Stankovic moves out of range easily.
Stankovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stankovic tries to keep at a distance but Anier has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anier pulls guard effortlessly.
Anier keeping full guard, as Stankovic tries to pass.
Stankovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Anier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier trying to control the position.
Stankovic trying to control but Anier is working from the bottom.
Stankovic stands up from Anier's guard - Stankovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petter Anier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stankovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Anier.
Anier fails to land the takedown.
Stankovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anier just misses with a punch to the body.
Anier rushes Stankovic and presses him up against the cage.
Anier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stankovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Stankovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
Anier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stankovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Anier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anier tries to land a front kick but Stankovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anier wants to clinch up but Stankovic keeps it at a distance.
Stankovic misses with a looping left.
Anier closes the distance and clinches.
Anier prevents Stankovic from breaking the clinch.
Anier controlling the action here for a moment.
Anier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stankovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stankovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anier slips under a jab from Stankovic.
Anier is looking to clinch.
Anier throws a head kick but Stankovic moves out of range.
Anier tries to clinch there but Stankovic circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stankovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petter Anier is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anier is defended easily by Stankovic.
Stankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Anier.
Stankovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anier.
Anier staying out of range there.
Anier jabs at Stankovic's body.
Stankovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Anier.
Anier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stankovic circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier has managed to clinch.
Stankovic has picked Anier up - he's going for a ride! Stankovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Stankovic tries to pass to full mount but Anier defends it.
Anier slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stankovic stopping the sweep attempt from Anier.
Stankovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anier, up you get!
Anier looks to clinch
and Stankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anier thinking.
Anier misses with a double jab.
Stankovic avoids the body shot from Anier.
Anier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anier wants to clinch.
Anier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stankovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petter Anier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anier loads up on a big right hand but Stankovic slips the punch.
Anier throws a push kick but Stankovic slaps the foot to one side.
Stankovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anier tries to clinch but Stankovic moves away
and Stankovic counters with a three punch combo that has Anier backing up. Anier nods at Stankovic to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stankovic effectively controlling the action here.
Stankovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Anier dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stankovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stankovic misses with a looping left.
Stankovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stankovic throws a right and a left that Anier avoids nicely.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anier closes the distance and pushes Stankovic back into the cage.
Stankovic working hard to break the clinch.
Stankovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petter Anier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stankovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Anier counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stankovic!
Anier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The referee warns Stankovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anier scoring with strikes but Stankovic is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier tries to control but Stankovic wriggling away.
Stankovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stankovic is squirming around, avoiding Anier's attempts to control the action.
Anier forces the positional change into back control.
Anier has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Stankovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Stankovic defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Anier controls the position.
Anier thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier struggling to land strikes to the head as Stankovic covers up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anier is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Stankovic is defending well though. Anier let's go of the attempt for now.
Stankovic is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Anier off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Stankovic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Anier's arms.
Deki Stankovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anier looking to hold on to the position here but Stankovic rolls and ends up regaining guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petter Anier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anier has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petter Anier!
A very excited looking Petter Anier 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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pop
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