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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Montel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Anisim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Montel Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Anisim!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Anisim moves out of range.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Anisim sprawls well.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anisim is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Anisim circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Anisim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams tries to hold on but Anisim postures up.
Williams regains half guard.
Anisim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Anisim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Anisim is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Anisim throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Anisim trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Anisim stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anisim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anisim tries to stand but Williams is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anisim gets the takedown into side control.
Williams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Anisim tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
Anisim is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Anisim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams controls Anisim momentarily but Anisim frees himself.
Anisim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anisim looks gassed!
Williams looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Anisim tries to pass.
Anisim trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams trying to control the position.
Anisim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anisim stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anisim looking for a sweep. Not yet Anisim, not yet.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams wants to control from the top but Anisim keeps moving.
Anisim is pulling down on Williams's head to control his posture.
Williams won't allow Anisim to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ilya Anisim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anisim moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Anisim moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch but Anisim is having none of it.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anisim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anisim manages to get himself to full guard.
Anisim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Anisim wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Williams manages to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Anisim is defending well.
Anisim is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anisim wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anisim tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Anisim actively working from the bottom here.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Anisim tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Anisim kicks off Williams and gets to his feet.
Anisim decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anisim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams won't allow Anisim to pass to mount.
Anisim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Anisim is looking to stall here but Williams recovers full guard.
Williams looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anisim drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
You can see the frustration on Anisim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ilya Anisim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Anisim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anisim is trying to work for a sweep but Williams has mounted him!
Anisim wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
That's four 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.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams has isolated one of Anisim's arms. Anisim looking to fight him off but Williams twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Montel Williams!
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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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