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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Navin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navin Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Dmitriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Navin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson rushes Dmitriev and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson is working Dmitriev over against the cage.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dmitriev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Dmitriev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Dmitriev is looking for a takedown.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dmitriev tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Dmitriev is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson gets through Dmitriev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Dmitriev is rocked!
Dmitriev wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson is leaning against Dmitriev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a right hand.
Oh Dmitriev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson gets control of Dmitriev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Johnson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson seems keen to control Dmitriev's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been hearing good reports from Dmitriev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dmitriev preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dmitriev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dmitriev is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson gets through Dmitriev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Dmitriev's ribcage. Dmitriev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Navin Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson rushes Dmitriev and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dmitrievs head.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Navin Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dmitriev to his knees! Johnson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Navin Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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