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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas defending well as Dorokhov loads up on a big left hand.
Christmas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dorokhov keeping moving, preventing Christmas from controlling successfully.
Christmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorokhov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christmas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dorokhov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dorokhov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dorokhov keeping moving, preventing Christmas from controlling successfully.
Christmas slips nicely into half guard.
Dorokhov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas is looking to take a break and control but Dorokhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christmas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christmas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christmas wants to pass the guard but Dorokhov is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov is defending against the submission attempts here by Christmas.
Christmas is keen to just control but Dorokhov is a slippery customer.
Christmas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christmas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dorokhov!
Christmas throws some wild stikes that Dorokhov manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dorokhov?
Christmas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Christmas working for a guillotine from mount but Dorokhov is in no mood to give up.
Dorokhov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Christmas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dorokhov tries to hold on but Christmas pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christmas tries to control but Dorokhov wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Christmas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dorokhov is surviving well by controlling Christmas's body position as best he can.
Dorokhov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christmas working for a submission but Dorokhov is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Christmas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dorokhov throws an overhand right that lands on Christmas's shoulder, as Christmas tries to avoid the shot.
Christmas throws a solid leg kick but Dorokhov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christmas.
Dorokhov thuds his right hand into Christmas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dorokhov is looking to clinch.
Dorokhov tries to clinch there but Christmas circles away.
Christmas throws a low kick but Dorokhov avoids it.
Christmas gets a clinch.
Christmas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Christmas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dorokhov is struggling to control the position.
Christmas looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorokhov.
Christmas lands with a left to the head.
Dorokhov tries a body shot but Christmas blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov breaks from the clinch.
Christmas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorokhov pinned against the cage. Dorokhov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Christmas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorokhov pinned against the cage. Dorokhov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dorokhov has closed the distance and engaged Christmas in a clinch.
Dorokhov works on Christmas's body with a couple of short punches.
Dorokhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov closes the distance and clinches.
Dorokhov scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorokhov is trying to break the clinch but Christmas is controlling him.
Christmas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dorokhov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christmas or not.
Christmas blocks a body shot from Dorokhov.
Christmas tries to pull guard but Dorokhov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christmas looking to slow down the pace here.
Dorokhov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Christmas working Dorokhov over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dorokhov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dorokhov taking a breather.
Dorokhov blocks an elbow strike from Christmas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dorokhov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christmas's brow.
Dorokhov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Christmas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dorokhov is defending well for now.
Dorokhov lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dorokhov.
Dorokhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christmas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dorokhov to keep the fight standing.
Dorokhov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorokhov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sergey Dorokhov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Dorokhov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Dorokhov.
Christmas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dorokhov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to land knees in the clinch but Dorokhov avoids the damage to the body.
Dorokhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dorokhov connects with a body shot that sends Christmas's belly button to the back.
Dorokhov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Christmas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dorokhov misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Dorokhov misses.
Dorokhov connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Dorokhov misses.
Donk. Dorokhov catches Christmas right on the button with a cross.
Christmas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christmas is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorokhov misses with a wild body shot.
Christmas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorokhov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Dorokhov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dorokhov cracks Christmas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Christmas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dorokhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christmas seems to have got his legs back now.
Christmas misses with an uppercut.
Christmas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorokhov swivels and escapes.
Christmas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christmas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christmas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dorokhov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dorokhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorokhov cracks Christmas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorokhov tries to clinch but Christmas is having none of it.
Christmas misses with a hook. Dorokhov ducked under it nicely.
Dorokhov misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorokhov tries to bum rush Christmas with a series of wild strikes but Christmas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christmas dives in for a single leg takedown but Dorokhov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Dorokhov.
Christmas tries to stall but Dorokhov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorokhov blocks an elbow strike.
Dorokhov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christmas's face.
Dorokhov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John Christmas's cut is getting worse.
Christmas tries to pull guard but Dorokhov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christmas is trying to break free.
Dorokhov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorokhov lands with a right hand.
Dorokhov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorokhov throws a monster overhand right that drops Christmas! Dorokhov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Dorokhov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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