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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borris Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smoke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John E Smoke kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Smoke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke misses with a left hand
and Khalidov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Johnny Smoke has been cut.
Johnny Smoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that Smoke avoids nicely.
Smoke throws a push kick but Khalidov slaps the foot to one side.
Smoke slaps away a takedown attempt from Khalidov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khalidov fails with the takedown
and Smoke counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smoke.
Khalidov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smoke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khalidov blocks the elbow strike.
Khalidov blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smoke.
Khalidov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smoke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smoke takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov blocking some punches.
Smoke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoke.
Smoke tries to land a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks with his arms.
Smoke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smoke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khalidov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smoke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smoke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smoke gets through Khalidov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smoke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Smoke as the two fighters clinch.
Smoke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Smoke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smoke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smoke lands an elbow just above Khalidov 's eye.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.
Khalidov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalidov looking for a takedown.
Smoke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smoke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smoke throws a jab but it's blocked by Khalidov.
Smoke moves into the clinch successfully.
Smoke misses with an elbow strike.
Smoke lands an elbow just above Khalidov 's eye.
Khalidov is trying to push Smoke away but Smoke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Smoke as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smoke obliges.
Smoke scores with a shot to the side of Khalidov's head.
Smoke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smoke misses with a knee to the head.
Smoke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smoke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khalidov takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khalidov is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Smoke.
Smoke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smoke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smoke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smoke works on Khalidov's body with a couple of short punches.
Smoke lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Smoke.
Smoke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smoke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khalidov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khalidov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khalidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smoke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smoke lands an elbow inside that Khalidov shrugs off.
Khalidov takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khalidov.
Smoke scores with a knee to the head.
Smoke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Smoke throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoke pushes Khalidov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov stalls.
Smoke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khalidov blocks an elbow strike from Smoke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smoke.
Smoke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smoke lands with a left to the head.
Smoke tries to land knees in the clinch but Khalidov avoids the damage to the body.
Khalidov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smoke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoke lands with a right to the head.
Smoke effectively controlling the action here.
Smoke is pressed up against the cage. Khalidov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smoke down to the mat. Smoke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smoke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khalidov sprawls well. Khalidov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smoke gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Smoke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Smoke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khalidov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smoke.
Smoke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalidov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smoke did well to prevent Khalidov getting side control.
Smoke is staying active underneath Khalidov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khalidov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Khalidov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Khalidov is trying to work for a kimura but Smoke is defending well.
Smoke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Smoke keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smoke seems keen to control Khalidov's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khalidov won't allow Smoke to sweep him here.
Smoke is controlling Khalidov's posture.
Khalidov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smoke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smoke looks to land a combination but Khalidov avoids it well.
Khalidov checks the leg kick.
Smoke missing with a left hand there. Khalidov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Smoke with that takedown attempt.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Smoke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smoke.
Smoke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Khalidov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smoke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khalidov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smoke trying to keep a closed guard but Khalidov is proving a slippery customer.
Smoke has control of Khalidov's left arm, preventing Khalidov from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Smoke hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smoke wants to clinch up but Khalidov keeps it at a distance.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smoke as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Smoke.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smoke throws a leg kick but Khalidov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smoke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khalidov.
Smoke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Borris Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khalidov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smoke is looking to chop away at Khalidov's legs.
Smoke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smoke fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smoke misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smoke swivels and escapes.
Smoke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khalidov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smoke.
Khalidov moves into the clinch.
Smoke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Smoke lands with a left to the head.
Khalidov letting Smoke take a breather here.
Khalidov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smoke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smoke throws an elbow but misses.
Smoke lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Smoke.
Smoke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalidov goes for a takedown attempt but Smoke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smoke tries to clinch but Khalidov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Borris Khalidov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Smoke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smoke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smoke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khalidov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khalidov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smoke slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smoke wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smoke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smoke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smoke keeping moving, preventing Khalidov from controlling successfully.
Smoke has control of Khalidov's left arm, preventing Khalidov from doing any damage.
Smoke looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Borris Khalidov.
Khalidov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smoke counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smoke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalidov.
Smoke stops a takedown attempt from Khalidov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smoke lands a nice uppercut.
Smoke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khalidov.
Still in the clinch, Smoke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smoke lands a hook that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Khalidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khalidov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smoke working aggressively here.
Khalidov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smoke lands a right hand.
Khalidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smoke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smoke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khalidov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smoke lands with a short shot to the head.
Khalidov wants a takedown.
Smoke throws a punch but it's blocked by Khalidov.
Smoke lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smoke scores a nice knee to the body.
Smoke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Smoke.
Smoke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Smoke.
Smoke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smoke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smoke is stalling here.
Smoke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khalidov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smoke.
Smoke misses with an elbow strike.
Smoke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smoke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke misses with some punches.
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
Smoke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smoke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khalidov takes an elbow to the temple.
Smoke cracks Khalidov with a nice body shot.
Khalidov takes an elbow to the temple.
Smoke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Smoke.
Smoke lands a left hand.
Johnny Smoke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smoke throws a head punch that misses.
Smoke trying to control the position but instead, Khalidov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smoke into the cage.
Khalidov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smoke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khalidov or not.
Khalidov is working for takedown but Smoke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smoke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khalidov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smoke connects with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smoke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khalidov's brow.
Smoke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smoke lands with a left to the head.
Khalidov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smoke pushes Khalidov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smoke misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Smoke.
Smoke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Smoke manages to get underhooks.
Khalidov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smoke lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoke swings wildly with an uppercut but Khalidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Smoke.
Smoke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khalidov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smoke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smoke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smoke 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smoke!
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energy
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