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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Aman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Aman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aman connects with an inside leg kick.
Aman avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Aman misses with a low kick.
Aman throws a front kick aimed at Volkov's knee but Volkov avoids it well.
Aman throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov cracks Aman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aman lands a jab.
Aman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Volkov.
It looks like John Aman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov blocks a leg kick.
Aman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Volkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aman misses with a looping right.
Volkov lands with a nice combination. Aman backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Aman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volkov is out of range and Aman settles back down.
Aman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aman misses with an uppercut. Volkov saw that one coming.
Aman thows a body shot but no joy.
Aman blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aman.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aman. Aman obviously looking to wear him down.
Aman lands a nice looking body kick.
Volkov misses with a looping right.
Aman thumps Volkov with a low kick.
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!
Aman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aman scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov is looking to chop away at Aman's legs.
Aman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Volkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Aman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John Aman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Aman moved out of range.
Aman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aman.
Aman takes a swing at Volkov's ribcage but misses.
Aman tries to land a front kick but Volkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aman scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov needs to keep his hands up - Aman had a free shot at his head there.
Aman moves out of range of the strikes.
Aman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Volkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Aman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Volkov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Volkov checks a leg kick.
Aman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aman lands a slapping body shot.
Aman lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aman lands with a hook. Volkov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aman tries to land a leg kick but Volkov saw it coming and moves away.
Volkov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aman.
Aman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Aman sees coming a mile off.
Volkov checks a low kick from Aman.
Aman misses with a leg kick
and Volkov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aman thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Volkov.
That has opened up John Aman's cut even more.
Volkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Aman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Aman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aman scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aman.
Aman connects with a leg kick. Volkov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Aman wants to land a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Aman looks to land a body kick but Volkov moved away.
John Aman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aman. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aman throws an overhand right that lands on Volkov's shoulder, as Volkov tries to avoid the shot.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Aman is looking to land body kicks.
Aman looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Aman does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aman misses with a head kick.
Aman avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Aman throws a series of punches but Volkov avoids them all with ease.
Volkov fails to land the takedown.
Volkov scores with a body shot.
Aman throws a combination that misses
and Volkov counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Aman.
Aman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Aman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Volkov's calf.
Volkov connects with a right hand. Aman shakes it off.
Aman throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov lands a jab to the head.
Volkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aman.
Aman scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aman on his heels. He'll look to pass Aman's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Aman looking to control.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aman is trying to keep Volkov in close.
Aman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov prevents Aman from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
Aman keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Volkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aman pulls Volkov in close to prevent any damage.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov postures up in Aman's guard and throws a big left but Aman blocks it.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aman's head.
Aman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Volkov is looking to advance position but Aman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
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 Vincent Volkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Aman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Aman catches Volkov right on the button with a cross.
Aman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkov is able to avoid easily.
Aman misses with a hook.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Aman tried to score with a low kick but Volkov checks it.
Aman throws a sloppy body shot
and Aman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Volkov.
Volkov cracks Aman with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Volkov.
Aman struggling a bit here.
Aman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Volkov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Volkov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aman tries to buck Volkov off but Volkov is having none of it.
Volkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Volkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Aman is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Volkov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Aman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Volkov tries to score with some ground and pound. Aman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aman struggling a bit here.
Volkov working the ground and pound but Aman is defending the strikes.
Aman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Volkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Volkov crashes against the mat.
Volkov cracks Aman with a big right hand but Aman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The strikes coming from Volkov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Volkov.
Volkov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Volkov misses with the ground and pound.
Volkov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Volkov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Volkov working the ground and pound but Aman is defending the strikes.
Aman is looking to regain half guard here but Volkov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Volkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Volkov.
Volkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aman defending against the ground and pound.
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!
Aman dodges the ground and pound from Volkov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Aman dodges the ground and pound from Volkov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Volkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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