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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Soendergaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Soendergaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Veloso!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veloso shoots in looking for a takedown but Soendergaard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Veloso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Veloso slaps away a takedown attempt from Soendergaard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soendergaard misses with a left hand
and Veloso counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soendergaard won't be happy with that.
Veloso tries for a kimura but Soendergaard is defending well.
Soendergaard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Soendergaard is defending against the submission attempts here by Veloso.
The fighters are battling for position here. Soendergaard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soendergaard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Veloso is one step ahead there.
Veloso advances position into side control!
Veloso tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Veloso has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Veloso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soendergaard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Soendergaard manages to get to full guard.
Veloso is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veloso drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Soendergaard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Veloso has Soendergaard in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Veloso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soendergaard lands a couple of digs.
Soendergaard trying to control but Veloso is working from the bottom.
Veloso is looking for a triangle but Soendergaard pushes his legs off easily.
Soendergaard trying to control but Veloso is working from the bottom.
Veloso working for a triangle but Soendergaard defends it easily.
Veloso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soendergaard landing with the ground and pound.
Soendergaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Veloso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard lands a couple of digs.
Soendergaard 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.
Soendergaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veloso working for a triangle but Soendergaard defends it easily.
Veloso looking for a guillotine here but Soendergaard defends easily.
Soendergaard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Veloso can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soendergaard controls the pace.
Veloso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soendergaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veloso is keeping the position for now.
Soendergaard throwing strikes from guard but Veloso blocks nicely.
Veloso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soendergaard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soendergaard landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veloso has his foot on Soendergaard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soendergaard works his way back into a safe position though.
Soendergaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veloso is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veloso is looking for a triangle here but Soendergaard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Soendergaard advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Douglas Veloso will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veloso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soendergaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Veloso slips a straight right by Soendergaard.
Soendergaard has managed to clinch.
Veloso can't get the takedown.
Veloso is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soendergaard is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Veloso to the mat. Veloso regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Veloso working for a triangle but Soendergaard defends it easily.
Soendergaard is pushing down on Veloso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Veloso is fighting to maintain full guard but Soendergaard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Veloso actively working from the bottom here.
Soendergaard wants to control but Veloso is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Soendergaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Soendergaard connects with a nice short shot to Veloso's temple.
Veloso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soendergaard pulls his head out easily.
Veloso is breathing heavily.
Soendergaard lands with a punch from half guard.
Soendergaard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Veloso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soendergaard.
Soendergaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Veloso actively working from the bottom here.
Veloso looking for submissions off his back.
Soendergaard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veloso is looking to improve his position.
Soendergaard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso actively working from the bottom here.
Soendergaard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veloso defending well though.
Veloso actively working from the bottom here.
Veloso taking some punishment here, with Soendergaard in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veloso is not content to let Soendergaard control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soendergaard lands a nice short elbow.
Soendergaard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Veloso defends it well.
Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soendergaard is trying to control. Veloso wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soendergaard is pressing down on Veloso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Veloso is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veloso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soendergaard working over Veloso with some ground and pound. Veloso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Soendergaard there.
Soendergaard moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Veloso.
Veloso is not content to let Soendergaard control the position.
Soendergaard advances to full mount.
Veloso tries to reverse the position but Soendergaard maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard lands with some strikes.
Veloso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Soendergaard is landing with some decent strikes but Veloso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Soendergaard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soendergaard looking to control but Veloso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soendergaard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Veloso slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Soendergaard trying to control the pace.
Christian Soendergaard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soendergaard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veloso actively working from the bottom here.
Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Soendergaard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soendergaard tries a head kick but it misses.
Veloso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Veloso shoots in looking for a takedown but Soendergaard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Veloso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Soendergaard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Veloso did well to prevent Soendergaard getting side control.
Veloso is refusing to be controlled, as Soendergaard sits in half guard.
Veloso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soendergaard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Veloso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soendergaard pulls his head out easily.
Soendergaard is keen to just control but Veloso is a slippery customer.
Veloso looking for submissions off his back.
Veloso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soendergaard works his way into side control.
Soendergaard scoring with punches and elbows.
Soendergaard landing a few strikes.
Veloso tries to improve position but can't.
Veloso taking punishment in the form of punches.
Soendergaard taking a breather here.
Soendergaard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Soendergaard is looking to take a break and control but Veloso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veloso is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso gets back to half guard.
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!
Soendergaard wants to take a breather but Veloso is having none of it.
Veloso looking for submissions off his back.
Soendergaard slips a nice elbow through Veloso's hands, connecting with Veloso's forehead.
Soendergaard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Veloso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soendergaard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Veloso actively working from the bottom here.
Veloso is staying active underneath Soendergaard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soendergaard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Veloso is not content to let Soendergaard control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso wants to improve his position but Soendergaard is controlling well.
Veloso looking for submissions off his back.
Soendergaard is pressing down on Veloso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Veloso is holding on for now.
Soendergaard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Soendergaard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Veloso doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Soendergaard.
Soendergaard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soendergaard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veloso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Veloso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soendergaard seems to be looking for submissions.
Veloso regains full guard. Nicely done.
Soendergaard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soendergaard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Veloso's head.
Veloso keeping full guard, as Soendergaard tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Soendergaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soendergaard 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Soendergaard!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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