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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Anisimov (ranked 1580 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Albert Sojka (ranked 207 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitaly Anisimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Sojka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anisimov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sojka scores with a body shot.
Anisimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anisimov fails to land the takedown.
Sojka blocks a head kick by Anisimov.
Anisimov shoots for a double leg takedown but Sojka sprawls well. He's pushed Anisimov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Anisimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Sojka.
Sojka throws a right and a left that Anisimov avoids nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Sojka there.
It looks like Vitaly Anisimov has been cut.
A punch combination from Sojka misses.
Anisimov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Anisimov has closed the distance and engaged Sojka in a clinch.
Anisimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anisimov has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sojka is looking to break free of the clinch but Anisimov has double underhooks.
Anisimov has a couple of punches blocked by Sojka.
Anisimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sojka lands a nice looking body shot.
Sojka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anisimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka digs a good hook to Anisimov's body.
Sojka misses with a body shot.
Anisimov thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anisimov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sojka as he jumps to the side.
Sojka throws out a counter right but Anisimov avoids it with no problem.
Sojka misses with a looping right.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sojka lands a nice looking body shot.
Anisimov moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anisimov is defended easily by Sojka.
Sojka misses with a two punch combination.
Sojka swings widly with a right hand
and Anisimov counters with a one-two to the body.
Anisimov has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Anisimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sojka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anisimov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anisimov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albert Sojka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sojka sends Anisimov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sojka is motioning to the referee to let Anisimov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sojka tries to keep at a distance but Anisimov has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sojka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sojka manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Sojka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sojka throws a jab but it's blocked by Anisimov.
Sojka lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Sojka as Anisimov shoots in.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sojka lands a big uppercut and Anisimov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anisimov looks OK. Sojka waves Anisimov back to his feet!
Anisimov is rocked!
Anisimov has managed to clinch.
Oh Anisimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sojka manages to break the clinch.
Sojka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anisimov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sojka just misses with a punch to the body.
Anisimov avoids the body shot from Sojka.
Sojka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sojka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anisimov in his tracks.
Sojka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sojka digs a good body shot into Anisimov's ribs.
Anisimov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anisimov is breathing heavily.
Anisimov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anisimov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sojka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sojka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anisimov.
Anisimov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Anisimov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anisimov tries to score with some ground and pound. Sojka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sojka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anisimov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anisimov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sojka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anisimov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The strikes coming from Anisimov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anisimov throws a strike aimed at the side of Sojka's head but Sojka avoids it well.
Sojka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Anisimov.
Anisimov is putting a hurting on Sojka here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anisimov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anisimov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sojka defending against the ground and pound.
Sojka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Anisimov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Anisimov coming out on top.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anisimov moves away.
Anisimov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anisimov takes one to the side of the head.
Sojka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sojka misses the shot to the body.
Anisimov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sojka manages to circle out of the way.
Vitaly Anisimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anisimov rushes Sojka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sojka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anisimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anisimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anisimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sojka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anisimov.
Sojka is trying to force a seperation but Anisimov has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sojka breaks the clinch.
Sojka misses with a few strikes there.
Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anisimov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sojka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sojka stuffs the takedown attempt from Anisimov. Anisimov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka takes a swing at Anisimov's ribcage but misses.
Sojka throws a shot from downtown. Anisimov moves away and avoids it.
Anisimov is looking to counter the offense by Sojka and move into the clinch.
Anisimov wants to clinch.
Sojka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anisimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sojka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anisimov looks for a takedown but Sojka sprawls well.
Anisimov slips a jab and a cross from Sojka.
Sojka throws a right hand that misses
and Anisimov counters by moving into the clinch.
Anisimov lands a nice uppercut.
Anisimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sojka.
Sojka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sojka defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Anisimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Sojka as Anisimov shoots in.
Sojka throws a looping overhand right but Anisimov ducks down to avoid it.
Sojka connects with a nice looking jab.
Albert Sojka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anisimov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sojka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anisimov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sojka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sojka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anisimov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anisimov slips a jab from Sojka.
Anisimov tries to clinch up but Sojka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sojka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anisimov.
Anisimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sojka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sojka throws a hook to the side of Anisimov's head but Anisimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sojka scores with a nice right hand.
Anisimov shoots in for a takedown but Sojka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anisimov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sojka is out of range.
Anisimov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sojka lands a big right hand that sends Anisimov crashing to the mat! Sojka stays standing though and waves Anisimov back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka tries to bum rush Anisimov with a series of wild strikes but Anisimov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sojka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anisimov moves into the clinch successfully.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Anisimov has Sojka pressed against the cage, preventing Sojka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sojka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anisimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov has Sojka pressed against the cage, preventing Sojka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anisimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Anisimov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sojka.
Sojka working hard to break the clinch.
Anisimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vitaly Anisimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sojka is trying to break the clinch but Anisimov has him pressed against the cage.
Anisimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anisimov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sojka wants to get back to striking at distance but Anisimov won't allow it.
Sojka manages to break the clinch.
Sojka misses with a few strikes there.
Anisimov clinches up with Sojka and pushes him back against the cage.
Anisimov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Anisimov fails to land.
Anisimov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sojka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sojka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Sojka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitaly Anisimov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Anisimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sojka.
Sojka throws out a powerful jab.
Anisimov closes the distance and clinches.
Anisimov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sojka backwards.
Sojka wants to break free but Anisimov has control.
Sojka tries to circle away but Anisimov has him pinned against the cage.
Anisimov working aggressively here.
Sojka is trying to break free.
Sojka blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anisimov.
Anisimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anisimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Anisimov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sojka.
Sojka has had enough of the clinch but Anisimov keeps him there for the moment.
Sojka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Anisimov fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sojka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sojka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anisimov moves in looking to clinch but Sojka pushes him off.
Anisimov slips a jab from Sojka.
Sojka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anisimov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sojka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anisimov.
Anisimov tries to clinch but Sojka is having none of it.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sojka throws a big shot that misses.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anisimov moves away.
Sojka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sojka tests Anisimov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anisimov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sojka misses with a lunging right hand
and Anisimov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sojka misses with a double jab
and Anisimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anisimov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sojka is fending him off so far but Anisimov persists. Nope, Sojka circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sojka lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Sojka misses its intended target.
Anisimov doesn't manage to clinch there - Sojka circles away.
Sojka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sojka stuffs the takedown.
Anisimov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaly Anisimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sojka lands a big right hand that sends Anisimov crashing to the mat! Sojka stays standing though and waves Anisimov back to his feet!
Anisimov shoots in but Sojka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sojka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anisimov with a body shot.
Sojka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anisimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sojka.
Anisimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov slips under a jab.
Sojka misses with the combination.
Anisimov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sojka on the side of the head.
Anisimov moves away from the strike by Sojka.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anisimov.
Sojka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anisimov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sojka lands a big uppercut and Anisimov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anisimov looks OK. Sojka waves Anisimov back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anisimov tries to clinch up but Sojka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sojka fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Anisimov to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Anisimov looks to clinch but Sojka throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Anisimov taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Albert Sojka!
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