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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Viktorov (ranked 1286 p4p, 85 weight class) and Brian Johnson (ranked 6687 p4p, 285 weight class). Viktorov comes to the cage accompanied by Lyube - Davay Za. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Viktorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viktorov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnson. That one must have hurt.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Viktorov moves out of range.
Viktorov is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Viktorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viktorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Viktorov down.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viktorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson is trying to push Viktorov away but Viktorov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Viktorov clinches.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viktorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Viktorov wants to clinch.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktorov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viktorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Viktorov takes the fight into the clinch.
Viktorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Viktorov has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Viktorov won't allow it.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viktorov avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Viktorov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Viktorov has managed to clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viktorov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Viktorov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Viktorov is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Viktorov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Viktorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viktorov has him pressed against the cage.
Viktorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Viktorov has the dominant position.
Viktorov manages to pull guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Viktorov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Viktorov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Viktorov is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson is fighting to break Viktorov's control of his arms but Viktorov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Viktorov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Viktorov blocks nicely.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Viktorov looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Viktorov is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Viktorov defending well though.
Viktorov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Viktorov is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Viktorov's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Viktorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Viktorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viktorov tries to clinch up.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viktorov's calf.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viktorov's calf.
Viktorov moves into the clinch.
Viktorov is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Viktorov has him pinned against the cage.
Viktorov is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Viktorov seems unphased.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viktorov closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viktorov moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Viktorov jumps guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksey Viktorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viktorov is trying to pull guard but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Viktorov is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viktorov keeps working.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Viktorov wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Viktorov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viktorov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Viktorov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Viktorov looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Viktorov taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Viktorov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brian Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viktorov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Viktorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Viktorov throws up his legs and catches Johnson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Johnson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Viktorov! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aleksey Viktorov!
A very excited looking Aleksey Viktorov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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