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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Graham England (ranked 6091 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Denker (ranked 6231 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Denker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Graham England's chin.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graham England!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Denker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denker has England up against the cage in a clinch.
Denker breaks from the clinch.
Denker thows a leg kick but England checks it
and England counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Denker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. England doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. England manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
England throwing strikes from guard but Denker blocks nicely.
Denker has control of England's left arm, preventing England from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denker looking to hit a scissor sweep but England is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denker is trying to control the position but England postures up.
England has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Denker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst England is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Denker throws a right and a left that England avoids nicely.
Denker shoots in and bounces England off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
England is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Denker presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denker pulls guard successfully.
Denker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and England defends well.
Denker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
England is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Denker looking for a guillotine here but England defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denker looks winded!
England cracks Denker with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denker is controlling England's posture.
England slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Denker tries to strike from the bottom.
Denker is trying to control the position but England postures up.
Denker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Denker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. England doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. England manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Denker wants to sweep but no luck.
England postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jon Denker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
England closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Denker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Denker manages to end up in side control.
England might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
England gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
England moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Graham England will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Denker tries to bum rush England with a series of wild strikes but England uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
England went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Denker throws a lazy body kick
and England decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Denker's guard.
England throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Denker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
England works over Denker with some ground and pound from guard.
Denker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
England working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
England is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Denker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
England being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Denker tries to sprawl but England drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Denker trying to hold on to England's head to control him but England postures up.
England throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Denker is controlling England's trapped leg to prevent England from advancing to side control.
England not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
England looks to land a strike but Denker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
England missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
England working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Denker's head.
Denker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead England passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denker is breathing heavily.
Denker is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denker looks to move to half guard but instead England has passed into mount! Damn!
England looking to control and managing it successfully.
England could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Denker can't escape the position.
England controlling from mount.
Denker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denker working to try and regain half guard.
England with shots to the head and body - Denker looks very uncomfortable down there.
England avoids the attempt from Denker to control.
England scoring with strikes but Denker is staying in there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
England lands a heavy elbow.
England pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Denker wants to hold on but England pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham England dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Denker scores with a takedown into England's guard.
England has his feet on Denker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Denker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. England manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
England has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Denker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denker lands a takedown into guard.
Denker throwing strikes from guard but England blocks nicely.
Denker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
England throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denker wants to stand but England has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
England had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Denker defends it easily.
Denker wants to control from the top but England keeps moving.
Denker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of England is proving hard to escape from.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
England looking for subs off his back but Denker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Denker prevents England from improving his position.
England is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denker can do to turn this around?
Denker trying to control the pace.
Denker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denker looks to score with a jab to the body but England is just out of range.
Denker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging England to the ground. Denker is now in England's guard.
Denker tries to free his leg and advance position but England is retaining full guard.
Graham England overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
England is looking to sweep but instead, Denker has passed into half guard.
Denker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Denker wants to pass the guard but England is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
England is looking to improve his position.
England pushes Denker off but Denker dives into side control.
England is trying to control Denker's posture but Denker avoids it.
Denker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jon Denker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham England is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Denker throws an elbow but England slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Denker.
I think England 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Graham England!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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