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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Volkov (ranked 7236 p4p, 4900 weight class) and Snappy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 82 weight class). Abraham Volkov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 cm 25 265 0 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm 25 245 0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt Decent boxing Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Volkov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snappy Johnson! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Volkov takes the fight into the clinch. Volkov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson tries to break free but Volkov pushes him back against the cage. Johnson wants to stall.
Volkov avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov stalling against the cage.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Volkov improves position. A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land. Still in the clinch, Volkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Snappy Johnson has been cut. Volkov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Volkov.
Volkov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Volkov pressing his opponent against the cage. Volkov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abraham Volkov. Volkov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Volkov misses with a double jab.
And Johnson responds with a good body kick, but Volkov manages to step out the way in time. Nice takedown defense from Volkov. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Volkov clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Volkov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage. Volkov lands a hook to the side of the head. Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Volkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Volkov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage. Volkov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Volkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Volkov.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Volkov throws a big shot that misses. Johnson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Volkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson with the counter takedown but Volkov avoids it easily. Johnson moves away from the strike by Volkov. Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Volkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Volkov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Snappy Johnson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Johnson throws a push kick but Volkov slaps the foot to one side. Snappy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Volkov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Volkov is very close to passing his half guard. Volkov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Johnson trying to hold on to Volkov's head to control him but Volkov postures up.
Volkov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Volkov is figuring out what he wants to do next. Ground and pound from Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov is controlling the pace.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around? Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time. Volkov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Volkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Volkov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Volkov. Johnson taking some punishment here, with Volkov in his half guard.
That has opened up Snappy Johnson's cut even more. Volkov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Volkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Snappy Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Snappy Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abraham Volkov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
17% |
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