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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Weichanthal is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Mikhailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Mikhailov.
It looks like John Weichanthal has been cut.
Mikhailov throws a nice looking combination but Weichanthal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhailov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weichanthal's head.
Weichanthal has Mikhailov up against the cage in a clinch.
Weichanthal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mikhailov manages to break the clinch.
Weichanthal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weichanthal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Anton Mikhailov has been cut.
Mikhailov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikhailov lands with a shot to the body.
Weichanthal shoots in and drives through. Mikhailov sprawls well.
Mikhailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikhailov takes a swing at Weichanthal's ribcage but misses.
Anton Mikhailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhailov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weichanthal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weichanthal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikhailov drops Weichanthal with a left and a right! Oh, Weichanthal is hurt - Mikhailov dives into side control looking to finish!
Weichanthal is rocked!
Mikhailov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Weichanthal is still in real trouble! Can Mikhailov finish him?
Weichanthal sneaks back into half guard.
Weichanthal seems to have recovered his senses.
Weichanthal works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikhailov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Weichanthal is on top in guard.
Mikhailov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Weichanthal looking to pass the guard.
Mikhailov wants to sweep here but Weichanthal controlling him for the moment.
Mikhailov is trying to keep Weichanthal in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhailov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weichanthal throws a big right hand that misses.
Mikhailov seems keen to control Weichanthal's posture.
Mikhailov is trying to control the position but Weichanthal postures up.
Anton Mikhailov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mikhailov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weichanthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mikhailov.
Anton Mikhailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weichanthal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mikhailov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikhailov looks to score with a jab to the body but Weichanthal is just out of range.
No luck for Weichanthal with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weichanthal moves into range and clinches up with Mikhailov.
Weichanthal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikhailov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Mikhailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Weichanthal rushes Mikhailov and presses him up against the cage.
Mikhailov takes an elbow to the temple.
Weichanthal lands a damaging elbow.
Mikhailov working hard to break the clinch.
Mikhailov is trying to break free.
Weichanthal has picked Mikhailov up - he's going for a ride! Weichanthal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mikhailov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Weichanthal on the ground.
Mikhailov tries to roll over but Weichanthal keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Weichanthal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weichanthal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mikhailov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weichanthal is working away from the top position though.
Weichanthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weichanthal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weichanthal prevents Mikhailov from standing back up.
Weichanthal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Weichanthal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weichanthal thows a huge punch but Mikhailov dodges it nicely.
Mikhailov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weichanthal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anton Mikhailov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mikhailov connects with a looping right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weichanthal.
Weichanthal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mikhailov misses with a double jab.
Weichanthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov throws a hook but Weichanthal avoids it easily.
Mikhailov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weichanthal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikhailov stuns Weichanthal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weichanthal dodges the punch combination from Mikhailov.
Weichanthal pushes Mikhailov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mikhailov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mikhailov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mikhailov scores with a nice strike.
Weichanthal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mikhailov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weichanthal gets a clinch.
Weichanthal pushes off an throws an elbow but Mikhailov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mikhailov blocks an elbow strike.
Mikhailov tries to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mikhailov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mikhailov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Mikhailov does no damage.
Mikhailov scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhailov lands a jab to Weichanthal's midsection.
Mikhailov misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mikhailov, as that shot connected.
Mikhailov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weichanthal.
Anton Mikhailov is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikhailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikhailov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mikhailov misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Weichanthal moves into the clinch.
Weichanthal can't get the takedown.
Weichanthal can't get the takedown.
Anton Mikhailov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Weichanthal.
Mikhailov is pressed up against the cage. Weichanthal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mikhailov down to the mat. Mikhailov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mikhailov catches Weichanthal with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Weichanthal forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anton Mikhailov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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