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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Sergeyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Hannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Sergeyevich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Hannigan's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Sergeyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronnie Hannigan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannigan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hannigan misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hannigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hannigan misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sergeyevich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hannigan takes a swing at Sergeyevich's ribcage but misses.
Hannigan misses with a double jab
and Sergeyevich counters with a three punch combo that has Hannigan backing up. Hannigan nods at Sergeyevich to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hannigan, as that shot connected.
A combination from Hannigan does no damage.
Sergeyevich slips a jab and a cross from Hannigan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hannigan misses.
Sergeyevich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sergeyevich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hannigan is keeping busy.
Sergeyevich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hannigan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sergeyevich gets control of Hannigan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sergeyevich will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sergeyevich is breathing heavily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hannigan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hannigan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sergeyevich looking to control.
Hannigan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hannigan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hannigan throwing strikes from guard but Sergeyevich blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeyevich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hannigan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hannigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hannigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sergeyevich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hannigan wants to get up but he can't break Sergeyevich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannigan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hannigan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sergeyevich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hannigan wants to get up but he can't break Sergeyevich's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hannigan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sergeyevich, up you get!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Hannigan does no damage.
Hannigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannigan looks to land a combination but Sergeyevich avoids it well.
Hannigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hannigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sergeyevich.
Sergeyevich checks a low kick from Hannigan.
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hannigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hannigan throws a right and a left that Sergeyevich avoids nicely.
Hannigan scores with a one two! Sergeyevich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hannigan cracks Sergeyevich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hannigan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hannigan.
Hannigan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannigan misses with a few strikes there.
Sergeyevich tries to clinch there but Hannigan circles away.
Sergeyevich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hannigan misses with a wild combination.
Hannigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Sergeyevich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hannigan!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sergeyevich fails with a takedown attempt.
Hannigan throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hannigan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sergeyevich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hannigan.
Sergeyevich shoots in but Hannigan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab lands there for Hannigan.
Hannigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimir Sergeyevich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hannigan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hannigan throws a combination that misses
and Sergeyevich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hannigan as he connects with a hook.
Hannigan throws a low kick but Sergeyevich moves out of range easily.
Sergeyevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sergeyevich slips a jab and a cross from Hannigan.
Hannigan swinging wildly here.
Hannigan scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sergeyevich circles away quickly and effectively.
Hannigan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hannigan lunges at Sergeyevich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sergeyevich's hand.
Sergeyevich is rocked!
Hannigan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hannigan misses with a wild combination.
Sergeyevich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannigan manages to avoid it.
Hannigan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Sergeyevich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hannigan swinging wildly here.
Hannigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronnie Hannigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Hannigan does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeyevich dodges the punch combination from Hannigan.
Hannigan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hannigan duly obliges.
Hannigan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hannigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sergeyevich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hannigan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hannigan lands with a nice combination. Sergeyevich backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Hannigan.
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hannigan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Hannigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sergeyevich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sergeyevich does no damage.
Hannigan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sergeyevich circles away quickly and effectively.
Sergeyevich seems to have got his legs back now.
Hannigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hannigan lands a jab-cross combination.
Hannigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hannigan works over Sergeyevich's head and body with a nice combination.
Hannigan misses with the combination.
Hannigan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sergeyevich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hannigan defends it nicely.
Hannigan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ronnie Hannigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeyevich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hannigan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hannigan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sergeyevich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hannigan keeping moving, preventing Sergeyevich from controlling successfully.
Sergeyevich postures up in Hannigan's guard and throws a big left but Hannigan blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sergeyevich is fighting to break Hannigan's control of his arms but Hannigan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sergeyevich wants to get up but he can't break Hannigan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hannigan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hannigan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Hannigan as Sergeyevich shoots in.
Hannigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sergeyevich.
Hannigan looks to land a combination. Sergeyevich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hannigan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sergeyevich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hannigan as he avoids it easily.
Hannigan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hannigan throws a head kick that misses.
Hannigan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch combination from Hannigan misses.
Hannigan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hannigan duly obliges.
Hannigan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Hannigan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeyevich tries to clinch but Hannigan is having none of it.
Sergeyevich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hannigan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sergeyevich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hannigan lands a jab.
Sergeyevich walks into a jab.
Hannigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hannigan looks to land a combination. Sergeyevich sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sergeyevich changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hannigan tries to avoid it but Sergeyevich manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hannigan to the ground. Hannigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Sergeyevich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hannigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannigan lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sergeyevich is defended easily by Hannigan.
Hannigan misses with a double jab.
Sergeyevich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hannigan throws a right and a left that Sergeyevich avoids nicely.
Sergeyevich has closed the distance and engaged Hannigan in a clinch.
Hannigan wants to break free but Sergeyevich has control.
Hannigan tries to break free but Sergeyevich pushes him back against the cage.
Hannigan is trying to force a seperation but Sergeyevich has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeyevich keeps control of Hannigan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hannigan is trying to force a seperation but Sergeyevich has the dominant position.
Sergeyevich prevents Hannigan from breaking the clinch.
Hannigan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sergeyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Sergeyevich jumps guard but Hannigan stands there with Sergeyevich around his waist. Sergeyevich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hannigan wants to break free but Sergeyevich has control.
Hannigan can't break the clinch.
Hannigan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hannigan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hannigan wants to get back to striking at distance but Sergeyevich won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannigan is trying to break the clinch but Sergeyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Hannigan is trying to stall.
Sergeyevich fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hannigan wants to break free but Sergeyevich has control.
Sergeyevich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hannigan is defending well.
Hannigan tries to circle away but Sergeyevich has him pinned against the cage.
Hannigan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hannigan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hannigan has had enough of the clinch but Sergeyevich keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sergeyevich has Hannigan pressed against the cage, preventing Hannigan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hannigan is trying to break the clinch but Sergeyevich has him pressed against the cage.
Vladimir Sergeyevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronnie Hannigan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hannigan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Hannigan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hannigan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Hannigan!
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energy
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pop
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