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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Disis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Disis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Polly Jean Harvey - Angry Johnny. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm
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192 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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192 cm
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188 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Disis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Drustav throws a lazy right hand but Disis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Drustav throws the left hand but Disis avoids the punch easily. A shot to the liver by Drustav. Beautiful body shot. Drustav tries to work over Disis's front leg with a kick but Disis checks it. Disis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Drustav is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Disis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Disis throws a strike aimed at the side of Drustav's head but Drustav avoids it well. Disis is trying to get an arm triangle but Drustav is defending well. Drustav wants to get back to his feet. Disis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drustav has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drustav wants to get back to his feet. Drustav gets back to half guard. Drustav taking some punishment here, with Disis in his half guard. Disis working over Drustav with some ground and pound. Drustav looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Disis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Disis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drustav pushes Disis off looking to stand but Disis dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Disis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drustav has managed to free his arm - good work. Drustav wants to improve his position but Disis is controlling well.
Drustav manages to escape and get back to his feet! Drustav misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Drustav. Those never looked like landing. Disis looks for a takedown but Drustav sprawls well. Drustav throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Disis gets the takedown into side control. Disis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Disis prevents Drustav from escaping the position. Disis swings around for an armbar but Drustav sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Disis's guard. Drustav postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Drustav throwing strikes but missing. Drustav drops back, looking for a kneebar! Disis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Disis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Disis! Disis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Disis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Disis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Disis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Drustav is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Drustav is looking for a sweep. Drustav wants to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Disis tries for a kimura but Drustav is defending well. Disis prevents Drustav from escaping the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Disis dominated that round. That's time! Disis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drustav leaves Disis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Drustav slips a jab and a cross from Disis.
Disis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Disis tries to score with some ground and pound. Drustav controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Drustav is pushing Disis's head away, looking to escape. Disis manages to hold on to the position though. Disis tries for a kimura but Drustav is defending well. Drustav is trying to escape and get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Disis scores with a couple of short elbows. Disis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drustav, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Drustav bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Drustav throws an overhand right that lands on Disis's shoulder, as Disis tries to avoid the shot. Nice defenses there by Drustav. Disis misses with a takedown attempt - Drustav sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Drustav throws a big shot that misses. Alikai Drustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Drustav doesn't manage to clinch there - Disis circles away.
Disis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drustav sprawls well initially but Disis persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Drustav wants to get back to his feet. Drustav is looking to improve his position.
Disis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Disis not landing any meaningful shots this time. Drustav is trying to stand.
Disis drops an elbow to the side of Drustav's head. Disis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Drustav looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drustav is breathing heavily. Disis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Drustav is looking to escape. Disis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Disis missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Drustav pushes Disis off and gets back to his feet. Disis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Drustav is looking to escape. Disis trying to pass the guard but Drustav defending well. Drustav is trying to stand back up but Disis is controlling him
Drustav pushes Disis off and gets back to his feet. Drustav fails in his attempt to clinch. Disis gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drustav is trying to buck Disis off. Disis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Disis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drustav knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Disis throwing strikes but Drustav manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Disis dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drustav throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Disis avoids the body shot from Drustav.
Drustav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disis lands a nice shot that snaps Drustav's head back.
Johnny Disis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Drustav fails with the takedown and Disis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drustav's guard. Disis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drustav's guard. Disis wants to work for an arm triangle but Drustav is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Disis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Drustav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Disis misses with a head shot. Drustav uses the momentum to regain guard. Disis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drustav works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Disis prevents Drustav from getting back to his feet. Disis stands up from guard. Let's bang! Drustav fails with the takedown and Disis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drustav's guard. Disis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drustav works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Drustav is looking to sweep but instead, Disis has passed into half guard.
Disis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Drustav tries to kick Disis off in order to stand up. Disis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. Disis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drustav, who protects the arm well. Drustav throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drustav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Disis moves out of range as Drustav strikes. Drustav throws a jab but it's blocked by Disis. Disis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Disis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Disis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Johnny Disis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Disis prevents Drustav from standing back up.
Disis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drustav tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Disis manages to move to mount!
Disis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Drustav wants to get back to his feet.
Disis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Drustav is bucking up trying to escape but Disis cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Drustav is in a horrible position here. Disis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drustav blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drustav is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Disis lands a big shot there that rocks Drustav but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Disis lands a big elbow. Disis working for a submission but Drustav is keeping him at bay. Disis lands a big shot there that rocks Drustav but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alikai Drustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Disis goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Drustav turns into him and now he's in Disis's guard.
Disis wants to stand up but Drustav is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight! Johnny Disis showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Disis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Disis!
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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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