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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Venger (ranked 1164 p4p, 173 weight class) and Buzz Bixby (ranked 1311 p4p, 189 weight class). Venger's entrance music is Live and Let Die. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Venger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bixby looks to land a left hand but Venger moved out of range nicely.
Venger is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Bixby.
Bixby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Venger counters with a left to the body.
Bixby misses with a looping right.
Bixby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venger.
Bixby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Venger.
Venger misses with a right hand
and Bixby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Venger.
Venger just misses with a punch to the body.
Venger misses with a double jab.
Venger throws a body punch but Bixby moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Venger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venger throws a head kick but Bixby moves out of range.
Bixby looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby misses with an uppercut. Venger saw that one coming.
Vladimir Venger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venger misses with a double jab.
Venger clobbers Bixby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Venger throws a body kick that misses
and Bixby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Venger 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.
Nice straight punches there by Venger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Venger.
Venger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Bixby both land. Nice combination.
Bixby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Venger cracks Bixby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bixby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bixby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Venger lands a leg kick that knocks Bixby off balance momentarily.
A big right from Venger misses.
Venger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bixby throws out a counter right but Venger avoids it with no problem.
Bixby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby throws a shot from downtown. Venger moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Venger misses its target.
Bixby closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Venger's guard.
Venger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bixby puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bixby is trying to control the action in half guard but Venger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Venger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bixby.
Bixby seems to be looking for submissions.
Venger is trying to stand back up but Bixby is controlling him
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Venger is looking to escape.
Bixby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bixby is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've been hearing good reports from Venger'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.
Bixby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bixby.
Bixby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bixby throws a big elbow that misses.
Venger working a defensive guard here.
Bixby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bixby prevents Venger from getting back to his feet.
Bixby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Venger keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
Bixby tries to free his leg and advance position but Venger is retaining full guard.
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.
Bixby with a nice head shot there.
Venger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bixby stands up over Venger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bixby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bixby throwing strikes from guard but Venger blocks nicely.
Bixby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bixby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Venger wants to stand but Bixby is controlling the position.
Venger trying to keep a closed guard but Bixby is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buzz Bixby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bixby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venger.
Bixby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venger.
Bixby just misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby lands a right hook to the body.
Vladimir Venger is winning the standup battle so far.
Venger misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Venger.
Bixby looks to land a combination but Venger avoids it well.
Venger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Venger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bixby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Venger has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venger misses with a hook. Bixby ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Venger misses its intended target.
Bixby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Venger.
Venger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bixby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Bixby misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Venger misses its intended target.
Venger throws a hook but Bixby avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bixby misses the target.
Bixby scores with a nice strike.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Venger.
Bixby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bixby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vengers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bixby shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bixby is working for a kimura but Venger is defending it quite comfortably.
Bixby trying to control the action but Venger is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger is looking to escape.
Venger gets full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Venger keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
Bixby throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bixby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger has momentary wrist control but Bixby slips an elbow through the middle.
Bixby passes Venger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bixby wants to work for an arm triangle but Venger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bixby is nestled in close to Venger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Venger has one foot on Bixby's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bixby misses with a lunging right hand
and Venger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bixby avoids the head kick by Venger.
Venger slips under a jab.
Bixby misses the shot to the body.
Bixby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venger.
A little jabbing left from Bixby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bixby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bixby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venger.
Venger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bixby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bixby throws an off balance right hand
and Venger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Venger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Venger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bixby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Venger misses the target.
Bixby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Venger.
Bixby throws a jab when Venger was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Venger misses the target.
Bixby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bixby scores with a three punch combo!
Bixby works over Venger's head and body with a nice combination.
Venger is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Bixby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Bixby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venger throws an overhand right that lands on Bixby's shoulder, as Bixby tries to avoid the shot.
Venger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bixby back to the cage. Venger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab from Bixby does it's job there.
Bixby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Venger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bixby walks into a stiff left hand from Venger.
Venger seems to have got his legs back now.
A combination from Bixby does no damage.
Venger misses with a hook. Bixby ducked under it nicely.
Venger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venger. Bixby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bixby lands a jab to Venger's midsection.
Nice shot by Bixby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bixby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Venger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bixby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Venger circles away.
Venger throws an off balance right hand
and Bixby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bixby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Venger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Venger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bixby lands with a good body shot.
Venger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Venger tries to score with a low kick but Bixby moves his leg out of the way.
Bixby throws out a counter right but Venger avoids it with no problem.
Venger throws a leg kick that misses.
Bixby throws a hook to the side of Venger's head but Venger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Venger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venger scores with a nice strike.
Venger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venger dodges the punch combination from Bixby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bixby lands a right hook to the body.
Bixby takes a swing at Venger's ribcage but misses.
Venger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Venger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bixby.
Venger throws an off balance right hand
and Bixby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bixby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Venger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bixby throwing strikes but missing.
Vladimir Venger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bixby content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venger has momentary wrist control but Bixby slips an elbow through the middle.
Bixby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bixby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bixby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bixby looking to sit in guard and control but Venger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Venger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Venger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Venger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bixby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bixby working for a triangle but Venger defends it easily.
Bixby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Venger trying to control but Bixby is working from the bottom.
Venger with a nice head shot there.
Venger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bixby working for submissions but it's allowed Venger to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Buzz Bixby.
Well Bixby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Bixby!
Buzz Bixby seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Vladimir Venger was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh crapper. I'm gonna get released losing to a sack of potatoes like that. '.
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