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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 cm
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230 lbs
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194 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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, Fedor Lianenko! 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, Junior dos Santos! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! dos Santos looks for a takedown but Lianenko sprawls well. dos Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. dos Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
dos Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lianenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. dos Santos scores with a couple of short elbows. dos Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lianenko can't do much from the bottom here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lianenko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. dos Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. The strikes coming from dos Santos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round. This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now! dos Santos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. dos Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control. Lianenko is trying to control dos Santos's posture but dos Santos avoids it. dos Santos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. dos Santos trying to control the position but Lianenko is working away.
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. Lianenko can't do much from the bottom here. dos Santos working the ground and pound but Lianenko is defending the strikes. dos Santos landing strikes. dos Santos working the body and head with strikes. Lianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. dos Santos cracks Lianenko with a big right hand but Lianenko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
dos Santos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. dos Santos cracks Lianenko with a big right hand but Lianenko just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dos Santos in side control lands a decent elbow. dos Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lianenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Lianenko seems a little lost for a moment, as dos Santos dominates the positioning. dos Santos scoring with punches from side control. Lianenko is trying to control dos Santos's posture but dos Santos avoids it. Lianenko taking a bit of punishment here - dos Santos scoring with strikes. dos Santos lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dos Santos landing a few strikes. dos Santos in side control, throwing shots but Lianenko defends. Lianenko is trying to control dos Santos's posture but dos Santos avoids it. Lianenko sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Lianenko taking some punishment here, with dos Santos in his half guard. Lianenko manages to get to full guard.
Lianenko is breathing heavily. dos Santos stands up over Lianenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. dos Santos is working Lianenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lianenko is looking for a triangle but dos Santos pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior dos Santos dominated that round. That's time! Lianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
dos Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lianenko is fending him off so far but dos Santos persists. Nope, Lianenko circles away and we're back to standing. Lianenko misses with a takedown attempt and dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lianenko won't be happy with that. dos Santos taking a breather here. dos Santos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Check out the look on dos Santos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lianenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound. dos Santos working the ground and pound but Lianenko is defending the strikes. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lianenko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but dos Santos is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. dos Santos lands a nice shot to the head. Lianenko tries to lock up and control but dos Santos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. dos Santos with a couple of short strikes. dos Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
dos Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
dos Santos landing strikes from the mount. Lianenko tries to reverse the position but dos Santos maintains control. dos Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Fedor Lianenko has been cut. dos Santos tries to control but Lianenko wriggling away. Lianenko wants to control but dos Santos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! dos Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
dos Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. A nice elbow there by dos Santos. dos Santos cracks Lianenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
dos Santos has hold of Lianenko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lianenko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
dos Santos with shots to the head and body - Lianenko looks very uncomfortable down there. Lianenko wants to control but dos Santos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dos Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
Fedor Lianenko's cut is getting worse. dos Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lianenko looks a forlorn figure.
dos Santos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
dos Santos cracks Lianenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lianenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Lianenko tries to hold on but dos Santos postures up. dos Santos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fedor Lianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Lianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Junior dos Santos!
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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
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