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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matej Nevistic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Cannon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matej Nevistic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevistic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cannon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nevistic's waist but Nevistic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cannon off to one side.
Cannon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nevistic swivels and escapes.
Nevistic pushes Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Nevistic is working for takedown but Cannon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cannon controlling the action here for a moment.
Cannon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nevistic.
Cannon tries to break the clinch but Nevistic is controlling the position.
Cannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nevistic smiles and moves away.
Matej Nevistic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Cannon.
Cannon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nevistic to the ground. Cannon is now in Nevistic's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nevistic is adopting a defensive guard.
Nevistic looking for a guillotine here but Cannon defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nevistic is trying to control Cannon's posture but Cannon avoids it.
Nevistic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cannon working away.
Cannon landing strikes.
Cannon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nevistic is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon wants to control but Nevistic is keeping him busy.
Cannon working away.
Nevistic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cannon.
Cannon trying to control the position but Nevistic is working away.
Nevistic is trying to control Cannon's posture but Cannon avoids it.
Cannon moves into full mount!
Nevistic wants to control but Cannon is having none of it.
Nevistic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cannon lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nevistic looks a forlorn figure.
Nevistic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nevistic wants to hold on but Cannon pushes him away.
Cannon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nevistic tries to hold on but Cannon pushes him away.
Nevistic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nevistic is breathing heavily.
Cannon working for a guillotine from mount but Nevistic is in no mood to give up.
Cannon with shots to the head and body - Nevistic looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevistic regains half guard.
Cannon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cannon not doing much here.
Nevistic is trying to stand back up but Cannon is controlling him
Cannon lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon is trying to control the action in half guard but Nevistic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cannon wants to work for an arm triangle but Nevistic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cannon working Nevistic over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Cannon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nevistic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevistic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cannon misses with a takedown attempt - Nevistic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nevistic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cannon has closed the distance and engaged Nevistic in a clinch.
Cannon landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matej Nevistic has been cut.
Cannon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nevistic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cannon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cannon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cannon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevistic is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nevistic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nevistic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacob Cannon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cannon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nevistic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cannon is landing with some decent strikes but Nevistic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevistic is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon lands a nice shot to the head.
Cannon looking to control but Nevistic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cannon controlling the pace for now.
Cannon tries to control but Nevistic wriggling away.
Nevistic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cannon unloads with some shots from mount but Nevistic bucks and avoids them well.
Cannon wants to control the pace but Nevistic is squirming around nicely.
Cannon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevistic gets back to half guard.
Nevistic trying to control but Cannon postures up.
Cannon is pressing down on Nevistic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nevistic is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacob Cannon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Nevistic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nevistic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cannon as he jumps to the side.
Cannon misses with a head kick.
Cannon shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevistic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cannon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nevistic sprawls well initially but Cannon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nevistic is not content to let Cannon control the position.
Cannon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cannon prevents Nevistic from improving his position.
Nevistic trying to hold on to Cannon's head to control him but Cannon postures up.
Ground and pound from Cannon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevistic taking some punishment here, with Cannon in his half guard.
Cannon slips a nice elbow through Nevistic's hands, connecting with Nevistic's forehead.
Cannon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nevistic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Cannon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matej Nevistic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Nevistic sprawls well. He's pushed Cannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nevistic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nevistic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nevistic shoots for a double leg takedown but Cannon sprawls well. He's pushed Nevistic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Nevistic circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cannon is defended easily by Nevistic.
Nevistic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cannon's waist but Cannon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nevistic off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matej Nevistic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nevistic drives through and clinches with Cannon against the cage.
Cannon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevistic shoots in looking for a takedown but Cannon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nevistic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cannon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nevistic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cannon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nevistic's waist but Nevistic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cannon off to one side.
Cannon misses with a takedown attempt - Nevistic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nevistic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cannon avoids it really well and circles away.
Nevistic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cannon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cannon.
Cannon shoots in and drives through. Nevistic sprawls well.
Nevistic tries for a takedown but Cannon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevistic shoots in looking for a takedown. Cannon tries to sprawl out of it but Nevistic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cannon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nevistic throws a head kick but Cannon moves out of range.
Nevistic tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cannon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nevistic pinned against the cage. Nevistic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cannon wants to clinch up but Nevistic keeps it at a distance.
Nevistic swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannon.
Nevistic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nevistic misses with a takedown attempt - Cannon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jacob Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevistic punishes Cannon's body with a nice straight punch.
Cannon stuffs the takedown attempt from Nevistic. Nevistic gets slowly back to his feet.
Cannon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cannon tries to clinch but Nevistic moves away
and Nevistic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cannon shoots in for a takedown but Nevistic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacob Cannon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Nevistic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannon shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevistic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cannon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nevistic gets a clinch.
Cannon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nevistic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nevistic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cannon prevents it.
Cannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nevistic tries to land a front kick but Cannon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nevistic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevistic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cannon.
Matej Nevistic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacob Cannon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nevistic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matej Nevistic.
I think Cannon 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Cannon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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