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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 873 p4p, 739 weight class) and Bolo Yueng (ranked 130 p4p, 113 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sogrin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Sonne. Yueng has chosen Stranglehold by Ted Nugent as his entrance music. The key to victory for Konstantin Sogrin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sogrin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sogrin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yueng slips under a jab from Sogrin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yueng .
Sogrin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yueng closes the distance and clinches.
Yueng blocking some punches.
Sogrin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yueng backwards.
Sogrin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yueng .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Sogrin.
Yueng tries a knee to the head but Sogrin blocks it.
Yueng is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sogrin to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yueng .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sogrin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yueng s head.
Sogrin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yueng .
Yueng letting Sogrin take a breather here.
Sogrin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konstantin Sogrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yueng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yueng shoots in and drives through. Sogrin sprawls well.
Konstantin Sogrin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bolo Yueng .
Sogrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yueng decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sogrin's guard.
Yueng wants to pass the guard but Sogrin is keeping the position.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Sogrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin wants to get back to his feet but Yueng is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yueng looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sogrin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sogrin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yueng is controlling him.
Yueng is looking to work some ground and pound but Sogrin has wrist control.
Yueng won't allow Sogrin to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yueng drives through with a takedown into Sogrin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yueng trying to control but Sogrin is working from the bottom.
Sogrin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng wants to control from the top but Sogrin keeps moving.
Sogrin is pulling down on Yueng 's head to control his posture.
Yueng throws a big elbow that misses.
Yueng looking to pass the guard.
Yueng prevents Sogrin from getting back to his feet.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Sogrin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yueng tries for a takedown but Sogrin circles away easily
and Sogrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut. Yueng saw that one coming.
Yueng takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sogrin throws a big shot that misses.
Yueng drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sogrin defends it well.
Yueng gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Sogrin counter with a right hand.
Yueng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sogrin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sogrin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yueng . That did some damage!
Yueng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yueng takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Sogrin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sogrin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Sogrin misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from Sogrin.
Yueng misses with a double jab.
It looked like Sogrin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sogrin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yueng drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sogrin defends it well.
Yueng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yueng fails with a takedown attempt.
Sogrin tried to counter with a leg kick but Yueng avoided it.
Konstantin Sogrin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sogrin can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sogrin misses.
Yueng is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab from Sogrin.
Sogrin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Sogrin misses
and Yueng counters with a single leg into guard. Sogrin didn't expect that.
Sogrin wants to get back to his feet but Yueng is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sogrin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sogrin is looking to stand up but Yueng isn't so interested in that idea.
Yueng 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin is looking to stand up but Yueng isn't so interested in that idea.
Yueng is fighting to break Sogrin's control of his arms but Sogrin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yueng chips away with some ground and pound.
Yueng throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sogrin holds on and takes a little breather.
Yueng trying to move into half guard but instead Sogrin has managed to sweep!
Yueng is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sogrin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yueng 's body to avoid the submission. Yueng has instead reached around Sogrin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yueng arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bolo Yueng !
Bolo Yueng seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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