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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adnan Vulicevic (ranked 25388 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Lukyanov (ranked 5076 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adnan Vulicevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boris Lukyanov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vulicevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lukyanov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lukyanov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vulicevic prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vulicevic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lukyanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vulicevic is trying to drag Lukyanov to the mat but Lukyanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lukyanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vulicevic's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lukyanov slows down the pace here.
Lukyanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vulicevic pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukyanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukyanov closes the distance and clinches up with Vulicevic, looking for a takedown. Lukyanov pushes Vulicevic against the cage but Vulicevic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vulicevic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lukyanov sprawls and moves away.
Adnan Vulicevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Lukyanov.
Lukyanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vulicevic.
A countering left hand to the body from Lukyanov misses.
Vulicevic stuffs the takedown attempt from Lukyanov. Lukyanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Vulicevic tries to clinch but Lukyanov is having none of it.
Lukyanov looks for the body kick but Vulicevic saw that one coming.
Vulicevic tries for a takedown but Lukyanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lukyanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lukyanov rushes Vulicevic and presses him up against the cage.
Vulicevic is trying to push Lukyanov away but Lukyanov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lukyanov pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vulicevic wants to get up but he can't break Lukyanov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lukyanov is striking from the bottom but Vulicevic uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Vulicevic looks to land a strike but Lukyanov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Vulicevic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lukyanov keeping moving, preventing Vulicevic from controlling successfully.
Vulicevic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vulicevic wanted to stand there but Lukyanov had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lukyanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lukyanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lukyanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vulicevic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lukyanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vulicevic as he jumps to the side.
Vulicevic closes the distance and clinches up with Lukyanov, looking for a takedown. Vulicevic pushes Lukyanov against the cage but Lukyanov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lukyanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Vulicevic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lukyanov looks winded!
Lukyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Vulicevic goes for a takedown attempt but Lukyanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lukyanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vulicevic sprawls well. Vulicevic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lukyanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Vulicevic tries to counter with a takedown but Lukyanov is quick to defend against it.
Vulicevic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vulicevic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lukyanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vulicevic somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vulicevic shoots in for a takedown but Lukyanov shows good takedown defense.
Lukyanov stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Lukyanov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lukyanov has managed to clinch.
Vulicevic stops a takedown attempt from Lukyanov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vulicevic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lukyanov's brow.
Lukyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vulicevic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lukyanov.
Vulicevic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lukyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Lukyanov tries to score a body lock takedown but Vulicevic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adnan Vulicevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Lukyanov.
Lukyanov is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vulicevic goes for a takedown attempt but Lukyanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vulicevic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vulicevic tries to clinch there but Lukyanov circles away.
Lukyanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lukyanov is breathing heavily.
Vulicevic connects with a body shot.
Vulicevic shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Lukyanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Vulicevic. No joy for Lukyanov on that attempt.
Vulicevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vulicevic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Despite the aggression on Lukyanov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vulicevic wants to clinch but Lukyanov slips to the side
and Lukyanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adnan Vulicevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vulicevic fails to land with a series of punches.
Lukyanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vulicevic moves in looking to clinch but Lukyanov pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vulicevic.
Vulicevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vulicevic misses with a takedown attempt - Lukyanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vulicevic wants to clinch but Lukyanov slips to the side
and Lukyanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lukyanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vulicevic is fending him off so far but Lukyanov persists. Nope, Vulicevic circles away and we're back to standing.
Vulicevic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lukyanov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vulicevic counters with a three punch combo that has Lukyanov backing up. Lukyanov nods at Vulicevic to acknowledge the strikes.
Vulicevic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lukyanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vulicevic avoids it really well and circles away.
Vulicevic shoots in for a takedown but Lukyanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vulicevic wants to clinch up but Lukyanov keeps it at a distance.
Lukyanov gets a clinch.
Vulicevic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lukyanov has him pressed against the cage.
Lukyanov tries to pull guard but Vulicevic holds him up against the cage and eventually Lukyanov drops back down to his feet.
Lukyanov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov jumps into guard, dragging Vulicevic to the mat.
Vulicevic is pushing down on Lukyanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lukyanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Vulicevic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lukyanov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vulicevic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vulicevic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vulicevic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lukyanov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vulicevic prevents Lukyanov from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adnan Vulicevic dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vulicevic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lukyanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vulicevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vulicevic misses with a takedown attempt
and Lukyanov counters by clinching up.
Lukyanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vulicevic misses with a looping right.
Lukyanov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vulicevic defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Lukyanov with that takedown attempt.
Vulicevic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukyanov dodges the punch combination from Vulicevic.
Vulicevic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lukyanov circles away.
Vulicevic tries for a takedown but Lukyanov circles away easily
and Lukyanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lukyanov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adnan Vulicevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lukyanov pulls guard.
Lukyanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vulicevic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vulicevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lukyanov keeping moving, preventing Vulicevic from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lukyanov trying to control the position.
Vulicevic wants to control from the top but Lukyanov keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vulicevic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lukyanov tries to avoid it but Vulicevic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lukyanov to the ground. Lukyanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vulicevic shoots in for a takedown but Lukyanov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lukyanov closes the distance and clinches.
Vulicevic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lukyanov has him pressed against the cage.
Vulicevic wants to break free but Lukyanov has control.
Lukyanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vulicevic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vulicevic is trying to break free.
Vulicevic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lukyanov jumps guard and drags Vulicevic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukyanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vulicevic.
Vulicevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Lukyanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lukyanov pulls Vulicevic in close to prevent any damage.
Lukyanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vulicevic trying to control but Lukyanov is working from the bottom.
Vulicevic tries to stand but Lukyanov is controlling from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Lukyanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lukyanov 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Lukyanov!
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hype
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