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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Vampa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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222 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luigi Vampa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vampa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sokolov takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Vampa.
Sokolov throws a body kick that misses.
Vampa moves into the clinch.
Vampa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vampa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sokolov.
Sokolov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vampa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokolov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vampa is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Sokolov fails to land.
Sokolov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vampa backwards.
Vampa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sokolov smiles and moves away.
Vampa throws a leg kick but Sokolov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sokolov scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vampa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sokolov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vampa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokolov throws a body kick that misses.
Vampa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sokolov cracks the inside of Vampa's front leg.
Sokolov swats away the attempt to clinch by Vampa.
Sokolov throws a jab but it's blocked by Vampa.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vampa!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vampa.
Vampa scores with the left hand. Sokolov knows he should have avoided that one.
Vampa misses with a leg kick.
Vampa tries to land a front kick but Sokolov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vampa scores with a kick to the body.
Vampa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sokolov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite build in the buildup to the fight.
Vampa shoots in and drives through. Sokolov sprawls well.
Sokolov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vampa misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokolov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vampa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sokolov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vampa's knee momentarily.
Vampa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sokolov sprawls well. Sokolov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vampa gets slowly back to his feet.
Artyom Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Vampa.
Sokolov moves away from the strike by Vampa.
Vampa walks into a left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vampa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sokolov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vampa lands a jab to the head.
Vampa ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Vampa throws a right hand that Sokolov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokolov also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Sokolov.
Vampa closes the distance and clinches up with Sokolov, looking for a takedown. Vampa pushes Sokolov against the cage but Sokolov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Artyom Sokolov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throws a leg kick which misses Vampa's front leg but catches the back leg as Vampa tries to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Vampa.
Vampa tries to work over Sokolov's front leg with a kick but Sokolov checks it.
Vampa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vampa scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vampa - that will leave a mark!
Vampa misses with a straight right.
Sokolov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Vampa blocks the low kick.
Vampa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luigi Vampa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vampa is looking to chop away at Sokolov's legs.
Sokolov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sokolov throws a front kick aimed at Vampa's knee but Vampa avoids it well.
Vampa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sokolov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vampa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vampa tries to clinch but Sokolov is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vampa misses with a kick to the body.
Sokolov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sokolov moves out of range of the body kick from Vampa.
Sokolov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sokolov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vampa is out of range and Sokolov settles back down.
Vampa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vampa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sokolov. Sokolov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vampa scores with the left hand. Sokolov knows he should have avoided that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sokolov.
Vampa misses with a hook. Sokolov ducked under it nicely.
Vampa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sokolov throws a quick counter head kick but Vampa was just out of range.
Vampa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sokolov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sokolov throws a low kick, looking for Vampa's leg but Vampa calmly moves out of range.
Vampa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Vampa misses the target.
Sokolov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vampa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vampa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokolov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Vampa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vampa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sokolov's sensitive parts.
Sokolov throws a body punch but Vampa moves out of range.
Vampa tries to land a leg kick but Sokolov saw it coming and moves away.
Sokolov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sokolov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sokolov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vampa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vampa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sokolov.
Vampa misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sokolov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vampa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sokolov finds it's way round the side to connect with Vampa's head.
Luigi Vampa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vampa misses the shot to the body.
Sokolov checks a low kick from Vampa.
Vampa misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sokolov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vampa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vampa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sokolov is just out of range.
Sokolov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vampa misses with an uppercut. Sokolov saw that one coming.
Sokolov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Sokolov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vampa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vampa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sokolov checks it well.
Sokolov jabs at Vampa's body.
Vampa is breathing heavily.
Vampa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vampa scores with a kick to the body.
Sokolov lands a head kick that stumbles Vampa and the fighters go to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokolov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vampa has his foot on Sokolov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sokolov works his way back into a safe position though.
Sokolov content to stall in guard here.
Vampa wants to sweep but no luck.
Vampa is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Vampa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sokolov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vampa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sokolov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vampa on the ground.
Vampa trying to control the position.
Sokolov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vampa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vampa being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vampa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sokolov has managed to get both his arms back between Vampa's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sokolov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vampa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sokolov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sokolov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vampa wants to sweep here but Sokolov controlling him for the moment.
Sokolov is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vampa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vampa connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Sokolov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vampa throws a leg kick
and Sokolov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vampa avoids the head kick by Sokolov.
Sokolov moves out of range of the strikes.
Vampa avoids the body shot from Sokolov.
Vampa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokolov is out of range.
Vampa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sokolov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vampa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sokolov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vampa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sokolov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sokolov is looking to counter punch.
Vampa shoots in and drives through. Sokolov sprawls well.
Sokolov throws a body shot but no joy.
Vampa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vampa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sokolov.
Vampa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sokolov. Sokolov obviously looking to wear him down.
Sokolov misses with a body shot.
Vampa throws out a counter right but Sokolov avoids it with no problem.
Vampa jabs Sokolov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vampa throws a shot from downtown. Sokolov moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampa throws a hook but Sokolov avoids it easily.
Sokolov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sokolov.
Sokolov moves away from the strike by Vampa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vampa.
Sokolov connects with a leg kick. Vampa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot by Vampa.
Vampa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vampa tries to score with a low kick but Sokolov moves his leg out of the way.
Sokolov throws a head kick but Vampa moves out of range.
Sokolov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vampa wants to slow Sokolov down by chopping away at his legs.
Sokolov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vampa swings widly with a right hand
and Sokolov counters with a low kick, right behind Vampa 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokolov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vampa is rocked!
Vampa with a poor takedown
and Sokolov counters with a leg kick.
Vampa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vampa shoots in for a takedown but Sokolov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Artyom Sokolov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luigi Vampa.
Vampa misses with a head kick.
Luigi Vampa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vampa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sokolov.
Sokolov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vampa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vampa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sokolov lands a stunning uppercut that sends Vampa to the mat!
Vampa is still in real trouble! Can Sokolov finish him?
Vampa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
You can see that Vampa has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sokolov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vampa seems to have recovered his senses.
Vampa tries to roll over but Sokolov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vampa keeps trying to improve his position.
Sokolov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sokolov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sokolov continues to stall.
Sokolov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sokolov wants to pass to mount but Vampa is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vampa wants to improve his position but Sokolov is controlling well.
Vampa trying to hold on to Sokolov's head to control him but Sokolov postures up.
Vampa wants to improve his position but Sokolov is controlling well.
Well, if Sokolov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vampa is trying to get back to full guard.
Sokolov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vampa tries to get to full guard but Sokolov has control of the leg.
Sokolov controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artyom Sokolov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sokolov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artyom Sokolov!
A relieved looking Artyom Sokolov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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