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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between All Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Soldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soldo has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All Bawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niko Soldo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bawls moves into the clinch.
Bawls gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bawls throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soldo looks gassed!
Soldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bawls.
Bawls is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Soldo sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bawls thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bawls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soldo's head.
Bawls is looking for a kimura here.
Bawls is working for a submission of some sort.
Soldo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bawls takes the fight into the clinch.
Bawls landing knees to the body.
Soldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Soldo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bawls is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Soldo to the mat. Soldo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bawls slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bawls stands up.
Bawls gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soldo is pressed up against the cage. Bawls has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soldo down to the mat. Soldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good work by Bawls as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldo looks to land a combination but Bawls avoids it well.
Bawls clinches up against the cage.
Bawls using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Bawls.
Bawls is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bawls lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bawls landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bawls obliges.
Bawls goes for a takedown attempt but Soldo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bawls shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bawls was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls throws some wild stikes that Soldo manages to avoid easily.
Bawls wants to finish this one by submission but Soldo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bawls.
Bawls throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Soldo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Soldo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bawls lands with some strikes.
Bawls looking for a guillotine from mount but Soldo is having none of it.
Bawls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bawls throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Soldo because Bawls loaded up on that one.
Bawls has hold of Soldo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Soldo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
You get the feeling that Soldo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soldo blocking the ground and pound.
Soldo tries to control the position but Bawls now has his back.
Bawls misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bawls misses with a punch to the head.
Soldo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bawls's arms.
Soldo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
All Bawls dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bawls really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bawls fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Soldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Bawls comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soldo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Bawls - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bawls prevents Soldo from breaking the clinch.
Bawls has Soldo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bawls pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Soldo tumbling to the mat - Bawls dives into Soldo's guard.
Bawls thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bawls drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bawls jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls pushes down on Soldo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bawls. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bawls stands up from half guard.
Bawls rushes Soldo and presses him up against the cage.
Bawls lands an elbow that stopped Soldo in his tracks for a moment.
Bawls connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soldo's face.
Soldo tries to break the clinch but Bawls is controlling the position.
Bawls utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bawls effectively controlling the action here.
Bawls has Soldo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bawls pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Soldo tumbling to the mat - Bawls dives into Soldo's guard.
Soldo wants to get back to his feet but Bawls is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldo is working an open guard so Bawls takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Soldo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bawls moves into the clinch.
Soldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bawls lands a damaging elbow.
Bawls using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bawls lands an elbow inside.
Soldo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bawls lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bawls turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bawls manages to end up in side control.
Bawls will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bawls is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Soldo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bawls working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soldo can't do much from the bottom here.
Soldo tries to escape but Bawls is in control.
Bawls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bawls decides to stand back up. Bawls steps back and let's Soldo get back to his feet.
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.
Bawls closes the distance and clinches.
Bawls dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bawls lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bawls lands a nice elbow.
Bawls putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soldo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
All Bawls has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soldo is trying to break the clinch but Bawls has him pressed against the cage.
Bawls crunches a lovely knee into Soldo's ribcage.
Bawls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soldo can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bawls takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bawls creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soldo's defenses.
Bawls crunches a lovely knee into Soldo's ribcage.
Bawls creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soldo's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
All Bawls dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bawls closes the distance and clinches.
Bawls lands a good knee to the midsection. Soldo won't want to take too many of those.
Bawls is trying to drag Soldo to the mat but Soldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bawls lands a nice elbow.
Bawls taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bawls.
Bawls gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Soldo regains guard.
Bawls stands and throws Soldo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bawls decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Soldo darts in trying to clinch
and Bawls holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bawls just leaning against Soldo, taking a breather.
Bawls lands a takedown into guard.
Bawls thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bawls stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bawls.
Bawls drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bawls jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bawls stands and steps away. Soldo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Niko Soldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldo tries to keep at a distance but Bawls has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bawls gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bawls dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bawls lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bawls dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bawls looking for a takedown.
Bawls dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bawls.
Nice elbow from Bawls.
Bawls lands an elbow inside.
Bawls unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bawls tries to land knees in the clinch but Soldo avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Bawls.
Bawls keeps control of Soldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bawls.
Bawls has Soldo pressed against the cage, preventing Soldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bawls is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bawls trying to land knees to the body.
Soldo tries to circle away but Bawls has him pinned against the cage.
Soldo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bawls has double underhooks.
Bawls connects with a knee to the head.
Bawls prevents Soldo from breaking the clinch.
Bawls utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bawls stalling the fight.
Soldo is trying to break free.
Bawls has Soldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for All Bawls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soldo has had enough of the clinch but Bawls keeps him there for the moment.
Bawls is working for takedown but Soldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bawls tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soldo avoids it.
Bawls unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bawls prevents Soldo from breaking the clinch.
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.
Bawls manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bawls unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bawls has Soldo pressed against the cage, preventing Soldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Soldo takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Bawls.
Soldo is trying to break free.
Bawls is pushing Soldo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bawls is working for takedown but Soldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Soldo can't break the clinch.
Soldo letting Bawls take a breather here.
Bawls has Soldo pressed against the cage, preventing Soldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bawls lands a takedown into guard.
Soldo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bawls is one step ahead there.
Niko Soldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bawls doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bawls manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
All Bawls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bawls has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... All Bawls!
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