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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Shipilov (ranked 172 p4p, 396 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 20 p4p, 52 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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31 - 18 - 1 |
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11 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Giovanni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shipilov throws out the jab.
Giovanni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shipilov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Giovanni defending well as Shipilov loads up on a big left hand.
Giovanni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shipilov takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shipilov throws a one two combo.
Shipilov looks for the body kick but Giovanni saw that one coming.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Giovanni moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Giovanni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Shipilov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipilov swinging wildly here.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses.
And Giovanni responds with a good body kick, but Shipilov manages to step out the way in time.
Shipilov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shipilov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Giovanni momentarily.
Shipilov misses with an uppercut.
Shipilov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Giovanni if he has to take too many more of those.
Shipilov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shipilov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shipilov lands with a nice combination. Giovanni backs away looking to recover.
Giovanni closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Shipilov.
Shipilov tries a body shot but Giovanni blocks it.
Shipilov scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni has a couple of punches blocked by Shipilov.
Giovanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giovanni misses with a punch to the body.
Shipilov swings wildly with an uppercut but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Giovanni.
Giovanni tries to throw a body punch but Shipilov avoids it by throwing Giovanni back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shipilov fails to land.
Shipilov has a couple of punches blocked by Giovanni.
Good body shot from Giovanni.
Giovanni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Giovanni.
Giovanni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shipilov misses with some punches.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Giovanni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shipilov backwards.
Shipilov blocking some punches.
Shipilov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Giovanni misses with a punch to the body.
Shipilov misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Giovanni.
Shipilov misses with a body punch.
Giovanni is working Shipilov over against the cage.
Giovanni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shipilov is breathing heavily.
Giovanni lands with a right to the head.
Shipilov is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov working aggressively here.
Shipilov takes a shot to the head.
Giovanni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shipilov misses with a body punch.
Shipilov working hard to break the clinch.
Giovanni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giovanni misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Giovanni.
Shipilov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giovanni gets through Shipilov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shipilov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giovanni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Giovanni on the inside.
Giovanni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giovanni presses Shipilov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Giovanni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giovanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Shipilov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shipilov tries to throw a body punch but Giovanni avoids it by throwing Shipilov back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Shipilov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni blocks a body shot from Shipilov.
Giovanni gets through Shipilov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Shipilov prevents a body shot from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giovanni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giovanni tries a body shot but Shipilov blocks it.
A short uppercut from Giovanni.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shipilov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giovanni can't find room to land a body shot as Shipilov controls the action.
Giovanni softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Giovanni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shipilov or not.
Shipilov can't find room to land a body shot as Giovanni controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shipilov blocks a body shot from Giovanni.
Shipilov lands a left hand.
Giovanni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shipilov tries a body shot but Giovanni blocks it.
Shipilov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shipilov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Giovanni will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giovanni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shipilov lands a lovely overhand right.
Shipilov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Shipilov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giovanni only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Shipilov.
Giovanni replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Shipilov blocks it well.
Shipilov slips under a jab.
A head kick by Shipilov misses
and Giovanni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shipilov looks to throw a body kick
and Giovanni counters with an inside leg kick.
Shipilov throws a looping overhand right but Giovanni ducks down to avoid it.
Giovanni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Giovanni throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giovanni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shipilov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giovanni.
Giovanni was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Giovanni blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
Giovanni feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni walks into a jab.
Giovanni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Giovanni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shipilov misses with a body kick.
Shipilov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shipilov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giovanni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shipilov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Giovanni is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Shipilov like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Shipilov from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Giovanni!
Sonny Giovanni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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