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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock On. Leeroy Jenkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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184 cm
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135 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Volkov.
Jenkins manages to break the clinch.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Volkov misses with a head kick.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Volkov lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Volkov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jenkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Volkov checks the leg kick.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkins thumps Volkov with a low kick.
Volkov gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Volkov in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Volkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Volkov content to control rather than advance.
Volkov wants to pass to mount but Jenkins is defending the position.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Volkov decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jenkins lands a head kick. Volkov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jenkins lands a head kick!
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Volkov's head.
Jenkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkov checks it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Volkov misses the target.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Jenkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Volkov defends well and Jenkins ends up having to push Volkov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenkins moves away.
Jenkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Volkov counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ruslan Mstislav Volkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Volkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Volkov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Volkov's knee but Volkov avoids it well.
Leeroy Jenkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Jenkins back into the cage.
Volkov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jenkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Volkov is riding his opponent, not letting Jenkins buck him off.
Jenkins defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Volkov's arms.
Jenkins covering up well and avoiding damage.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Volkov gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Volkov gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Volkov apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov moves into the clinch.
Volkov jumps guard but Jenkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
Volkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jenkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Volkov.
Volkov avoiding damage.
Volkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Mstislav Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Volkov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Volkov wants to sweep here but Jenkins controlling him for the moment.
Volkov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jenkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Volkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Volkov working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Volkov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volkov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jenkins's guard.
Volkov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Volkov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Volkov lands with a slapping head kick.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Volkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Volkov fails to pull guard.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Volkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jenkins manages to circle out of the way.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Volkov checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov tries to clinch but Jenkins is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Volkov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Volkov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
Volkov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for Volkov's leg but Volkov calmly moves out of range.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Jenkins misses.
Volkov blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volkov.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Volkov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Volkov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jenkins for as long as he can get away with.
Volkov wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Volkov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
Volkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Volkov winds up and cracks Jenkins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins trying to control here.
Volkov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Volkov is nestled in close to Jenkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Volkov stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to improve his position but Volkov is controlling well.
Volkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Volkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Volkov is working for a kimura but Jenkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Volkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Mstislav Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Volkov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
A determined Ruslan Mstislav Volkov didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Leeroy Jenkins was interviewed post fight and said 'Juast luck mate...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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