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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Saprykin (ranked 1555 p4p, 1929 weight class) and Massi Vears (ranked 233 p4p, 290 weight class). Massi Vears struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Stanislav Saprykin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Massi Vears's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent knees
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanislav Saprykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massi Vears!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vears has closed the distance and engaged Saprykin in a clinch.
Saprykin managing to block the knees to the body from Vears.
Saprykin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vears lands a good knee to the midsection. Saprykin won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Saprykin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vears keeps control of Saprykin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vears tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saprykin avoids it.
Saprykin dodges an elbow strike from Vears.
Vears trying to land knees to the body.
Vears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saprykin avoiding damage as Vears throws knees to the body.
Saprykin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vears looking to throw knees to the head but Saprykin is blocking nicely.
Vears throws a head punch that misses.
Vears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vears misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saprykin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saprykin blocking some punches.
Vears misses with the head strike.
Vears misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saprykin.
Saprykin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saprykin stalling against the cage.
Vears misses with an elbow strike.
Saprykin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vears backwards.
Saprykin is working Vears over against the cage.
Vears can't find room to land a body shot as Saprykin controls the action.
Saprykin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vears lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saprykin avoiding damage as Vears throws knees to the body.
Saprykin is stalling here.
Vears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saprykin lands a nice uppercut.
Vears tries a knee to the head but Saprykin blocks it.
Saprykin has had enough of the clinch but Vears keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saprykin.
Vears with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saprykin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saprykin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vears backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saprykin tries to break the clinch but Vears is controlling the position.
Saprykin has Vears pushed against the cage.
Saprykin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vears's elbow.
Saprykin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saprykin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saprykin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vears.
Massi Vears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vears misses with a head kick.
Saprykin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vears is rocked!
Saprykin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vears falls backwards - clearly groggy! Saprykin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Saprykin!
Stanislav Saprykin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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