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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Argivas Kerenzikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni has chosen Til I Collapse [ Eminem ] as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Argivas Kerenzikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerenzikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kerenzikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giovanni throws a low kick, looking for Kerenzikov's leg but Kerenzikov calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch but Giovanni is having none of it.
Kerenzikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Giovanni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kerenzikov throws a sloppy head kick and Giovanni moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Kerenzikov or perhaps it was just good defense by Giovanni which made him look bad.
Kerenzikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giovanni.
Kerenzikov shoots in for a takedown but Giovanni shows good takedown defense.
Kerenzikov misses with a body shot.
Kerenzikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Argivas Kerenzikov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Giovanni.
Kerenzikov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kerenzikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kerenzikov misses with a straight left.
Kerenzikov throws a head kick but Giovanni moves out of range.
Kerenzikov swings for the body but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giovanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerenzikov.
Kerenzikov checks the leg kick.
Giovanni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerenzikov.
Giovanni rushes Kerenzikov and presses him up against the cage.
Giovanni is pressed up against the cage. Kerenzikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giovanni down to the mat. Giovanni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giovanni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerenzikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Kerenzikov blocking some punches.
Giovanni misses with some punches.
Kerenzikov lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tries to throw a body punch but Giovanni avoids it by throwing Kerenzikov back against the cage.
Giovanni prevents the takedown attempt.
Kerenzikov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kerenzikov manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerenzikov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Giovanni is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Giovanni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kerenzikov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Giovanni down.
Kerenzikov is trying to ground and pound but Giovanni uses the momentary lack of control by Kerenzikov to regain half guard.
Kerenzikov trying to control from half guard but Giovanni is working away.
Kerenzikov misses with a head shot. Giovanni uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerenzikov lands a couple of digs.
Kerenzikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Kerenzikov from controlling successfully.
Kerenzikov lands a couple of elbows.
Kerenzikov wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Kerenzikov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kerenzikov postures up in Giovanni's guard and throws a big left but Giovanni blocks it.
Kerenzikov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kerenzikov trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Kerenzikov distracts Giovanni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovanni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerenzikov trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Argivas Kerenzikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerenzikov checks a low kick from Giovanni.
A bone on bone clash there as Kerenzikov blocks the leg kick.
Kerenzikov throws a front kick aimed at Giovanni's knee but Giovanni avoids it well.
Giovanni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Giovanni leaves Kerenzikov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kerenzikov wants to clinch.
Giovanni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kerenzikov's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Giovanni!
Giovanni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giovanni is working Kerenzikov over against the cage.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giovanni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerenzikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerenzikov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giovanni gets a clinch.
Kerenzikov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kerenzikov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Giovanni fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Giovanni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerenzikov stalls.
Giovanni is pressed up against the cage. Kerenzikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giovanni down to the mat. Giovanni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni clinches with his opponent.
Kerenzikov missing with knees to the body.
Giovanni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerenzikov throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Giovanni.
Giovanni lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerenzikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Giovanni gets an underhook and turns Kerenzikov into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Giovanni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Giovanni stalls.
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!
Giovanni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerenzikov backwards.
Kerenzikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giovanni blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerenzikov blocking some punches.
Giovanni lands a nice uppercut.
Giovanni prevents Kerenzikov from breaking the clinch.
Kerenzikov stalling in the clinch but Giovanni improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giovanni.
Kerenzikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giovanni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giovanni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kerenzikov at a distance.
Giovanni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Giovanni missing with a left hand there. Kerenzikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giovanni lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giovanni is looking to slow Kerenzikov down with leg kicks.
Kerenzikov checks a leg kick.
Kerenzikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerenzikov tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni misses with a double jab.
Kerenzikov tries for a takedown but Giovanni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Giovanni throws out a leg kick but Kerenzikov moves out of range and Giovanni only half commits.
Kerenzikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerenzikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giovanni's waist but Giovanni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kerenzikov off to one side.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kerenzikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerenzikov tried to score with a low kick but Giovanni checks it.
Kerenzikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerenzikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Giovanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Kerenzikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kerenzikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kerenzikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giovanni can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerenzikov checks a leg kick.
Giovanni drives through and clinches with Kerenzikov against the cage.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Giovanni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerenzikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Giovanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Argivas Kerenzikov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kerenzikov cracks Giovanni with a good jab.
Giovanni throws a head kick but Kerenzikov moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Giovanni.
Kerenzikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giovanni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerenzikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Giovanni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerenzikov breaks the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a head kick.
Giovanni has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kerenzikov throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kerenzikov.
Giovanni takes a swing at Kerenzikov's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerenzikov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Argivas Kerenzikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kerenzikov stalls.
Kerenzikov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Giovanni is trying to keep an underhook but Kerenzikov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kerenzikov thows a huge punch but Giovanni dodges it nicely.
Kerenzikov stops Giovanni from getting back to his feet.
Giovanni gets full guard.
Kerenzikov wants to control from the top but Giovanni keeps moving.
Kerenzikov 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.
Kerenzikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giovanni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni wants to stand but Kerenzikov is controlling the position.
Argivas Kerenzikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kerenzikov won't allow Giovanni to sweep him here.
Kerenzikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giovanni keeping moving, preventing Kerenzikov from controlling successfully.
Giovanni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerenzikov is squirming around, avoiding Giovanni's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kerenzikov regains half guard.
Kerenzikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Giovanni tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kerenzikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Giovanni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kerenzikov keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerenzikov manages to get to full guard.
Kerenzikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerenzikov keeping moving, preventing Giovanni from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sonny Giovanni.
Giovanni tries to bum rush Kerenzikov with a series of wild strikes but Kerenzikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body kick from Giovanni.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sonny Giovanni.
I think Giovanni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Giovanni!
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