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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I want you to die.. The key to victory for Sergei Sokolov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rett.
Sokolov takes the fight into the clinch.
Rett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rett looking for a takedown.
Rett avoids a wild elbow strike from Sokolov.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Rett gets control of Sokolov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rett will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sokolov stopping the sweep attempt from Rett.
Sokolov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett pulls Sokolov in close to prevent any damage.
Rett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rett wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sokolov!
Sokolov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rett.
Rett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokolov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sokolov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rett trying to control but Sokolov is having none of it.
Sokolov is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett looking to control but Sokolov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Sokolov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rett throws some wild stikes that Sokolov manages to avoid easily.
Rett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rett thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rett tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rett lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rett thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sokolov has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Rett's lack of action.
Rett is working for a kimura but Sokolov is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rett is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randon Rett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sokolov tries to clinch but Rett is having none of it.
Sokolov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rett tries to pull guard but Sokolov holds him up against the cage and eventually Rett drops back down to his feet.
Rett is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sokolov can't fight it off and eventually Rett manages to take the fight to the floor. Sokolov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rett trying to control but Sokolov is working from the bottom.
Rett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rett wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Rett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rett controlling from the top position.
Sokolov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rett's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rett controlling the position.
Rett looking to control but Sokolov passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rett trying to hold on to Sokolov's head to control him but Sokolov postures up.
Rett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sokolov throws a strike but Rett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rett wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Rett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rett trying to control the position but Sokolov is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randon Rett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rett shoots in for a takedown but Sokolov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rett shoots in for a double leg but Sokolov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sergei Sokolov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rett misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rett counters with a single leg into guard. Sokolov didn't expect that.
Rett looking to sit in guard and control but Sokolov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rett is trying to control the position but Sokolov postures up.
Rett isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sokolov stacks Rett on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sokolov!
Rett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sokolov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett can't do much from the bottom here.
Rett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sokolov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sokolov 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rett regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Randon Rett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sergei Sokolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randon Rett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rett has his hands on Sokolov's head, controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randon Rett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sokolov darts in trying to clinch
and Rett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sokolov is looking to clinch.
Rett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sokolov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rett forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randon Rett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randon Rett!
A relieved looking Randon Rett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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