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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joni Vvit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joni Vvit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vvit misses with a wild body shot.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vvit misses with a wild body shot.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
Vvit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vvit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Habana.
Habana wants to clinch.
Habana lands with a kick to the ribs.
Habana defending well as Vvit loads up on a big left hand.
Vvit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joni Vvit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vvit lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit just misses with a punch to the body.
Vvit fails to land with a series of punches.
Vvit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vvit misses the body punch
and Habana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vvit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Habana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vvit loads up on a big right hand but Habana slips the punch.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vvit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Habana slips a straight right by Vvit.
Habana tries to clinch up but Vvit circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vvit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vvit misses the jab.
Vvit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vvit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vvit just misses with a punch to the body.
Vvit throws out a loose jab but Habana uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Vvit misses.
Vvit scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit swinging wildly here.
Habana clinches up against the cage.
Habana lands a nice elbow.
Vvit has a couple of punches blocked by Habana.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Vvit shrugs off.
It looks like Joni Vvit has been cut.
Vvit managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Habana trying to land knees to the body.
Vvit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vvit is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vvit is trying to break the clinch but Habana is controlling him.
Habana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vvit is defending well for now.
Habana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vvit blocks it with crossed arms.
Vvit working hard to break the clinch.
Vvit throws a head punch that misses.
Vvit just leaning against Habana, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vvit lands a nice uppercut.
Vvit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Vvit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vvit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Habana blocking some punches.
Vvit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Habana missing with knees to the body.
Habana tries to stall but Vvit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Habana lands an elbow just above Vvit 's eye.
Vvit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Habana is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Habana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
Vvit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Vvit connects with a body shot that sends Habana's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Vvit as he connects with a hook.
Vvit misses with a wild combination.
Habana slips under a jab.
Vvit misses with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Habana.
Habana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vvit scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Habana tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit keeps the fight on the outside.
Vvit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vvit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Habana closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vvit counters with a crisp one two that drops Habana! Vvit thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Habana to his feet! Habana is in big trouble!
Habana is rocked!
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!
Habana moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Habana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vvit misses with an uppercut. Habana saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit digs a good hook to Habana's body.
Habana on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vvit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Habana moves away.
Joni Vvit is winning the standup battle so far.
Habana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Habana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Habana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vvit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vvit looks to land a left hand but Habana moved out of range nicely.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
A combination from Vvit does no damage.
Habana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vvit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vvit looks to land a left hand but Habana moved out of range nicely.
Vvit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vvit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Habana.
Vvit takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch but Vvit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Habana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vvit throws a nice looking combination but Habana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Habana tries to clinch but Vvit moves out of range.
Vvit misses with a hook
and Habana counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands with a slapping head kick.
Vvit misses with a right hand
and Habana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit misses with a looping left.
Habana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vvit throws a jab but it's blocked by Habana.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Habana.
Vvit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Habana moves into the clinch.
Habana working Vvit over with knees to the body.
Habana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vvit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vvit tries to circle away but Habana has him pinned against the cage.
Vvit takes an elbow to the temple.
Habana lands an elbow just above Vvit 's eye.
Vvit takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joni Vvit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joni Vvit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vvit blocks a head kick by Habana.
Habana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Habana.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Habana scores with a head kick. Vvit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vvit scores with a jab to the head.
Habana ducks under a wild hook from Vvit.
Habana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vvit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vvit throws a shot from downtown. Habana moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Habana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Habana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vvit swings widly with a right hand
and Habana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vvit won't be happy with that.
Habana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vvit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Habana wants to control but Vvit is keeping him busy.
Vvit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Habana on the ground.
Vvit wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vvit is not content to let Habana control the position.
Habana remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vvit is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vvit is being controlled here.
Habana prevents Vvit from escaping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Habana hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vvit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vvit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Habana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vvit.
A slow jab from Vvit misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit scores with a jab. Habana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habana.
Vvit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vvit throws an off balance right hand
and Habana counters with a thumping low kick.
Vvit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joni Vvit's cut is getting worse.
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!
Habana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Habana is looking to clinch but Vvit is avoiding it.
Vvit misses with a body punch
and Habana counters by moving into the clinch.
Habana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Habana working Vvit over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vvit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Habana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Habana.
Habana tries to land knees in the clinch but Vvit avoids the damage to the body.
Vvit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vvit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Habana has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vvit fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vvit.
Vvit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for Habana to work.
Vvit managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Vvit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Habana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Habana 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryan Habana!
Bryan Habana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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