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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Batson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 cm
30
178 lbs
26 - 6 - 1 |
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180 cm
32
182 lbs
29 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
26 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Batson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Batson moves out of range of the body kick. Batson avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov throws a body punch but Batson moves out of range. Batson lands a body shot.
Batson moves away from the strike by Volkov. Volkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A jab from Volkov misses. Nice defenses there by Batson. Batson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volkov.
Batson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Volkov looks to land a body kick but Batson moved away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A good leg kick by Batson. Volkov throws out a loose jab but Batson uses good head movement to avoid it. Volkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Volkov walks into a jab. A leg kick checked by Batson. Volkov defending well as Batson loads up on a big left hand. Batson misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely. Volkov slips a straight right by Batson. Batson misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a nice body shot. Batson feints and then cracks Volkov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Volkov down. Volkov lunges at Batson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Batson's hand. Volkov tries a low kick but Batson avoids it. Volkov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Batson napping and manages to drive through into side control! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Volkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Batson is looking for a sweep. Volkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Volkov tries to advance to mount but Batson denies him. Batson is trying to work for a sweep but Volkov has mounted him! Volkov working Batson over with strikes here. BOOM! Volkov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Batson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Volkov throwing strikes here but Batson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Volkov controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Volkov raining down hammerfists from mount. Batson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Volkov punching from mount but Batson doing a good job of avoiding damage. Volkov misses with a head shot. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Volkov throwing strikes here but Batson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Volkov. Batson wants to control but Volkov is having none of it. Batson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Volkov throwing strikes here but Batson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Volkov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Volkov controlling from the full mount. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Volkov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Batson throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range. Volkov shoots in but Batson avoids the takedown attempt easily. Volkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Volkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Nice defenses there by Batson. Volkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Batson scores with a kick to the body.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss! Volkov takes a shot right to the bread basket. Bill Batson is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Volkov misses with a left hand and Batson counters with a nice kick to the body. Batson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batson throws a shot to the body.
Volkov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Batson ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Batson throws a hook but Volkov blocks it. Batson scores with a decent looking hook. Volkov takes a shot right to the bread basket. Volkov misses with a body shot.
Batson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Batson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Batson throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range. Volkov swinging wildly here.
Batson looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range. Volkov throws a hook but Batson blocks it. Batson cracks Volkov with a good jab. Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Batson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Batson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Volkov jabs at Batson's body. Batson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Volkov throws out a loose jab but Batson uses good head movement to avoid it. A bone on bone clash there as Batson blocks the leg kick.
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Batson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Volkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batson scrambles back to his feet. Batson throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and moves out of range. Batson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage! Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Batson is just out of range. Volkov misses with a low kick as Batson jumps back. Volkov throws a body kick that misses. Volkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Batson connects with the punch. Volkov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A head kick by Volkov misses and Batson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Volkov is breathing heavily. Batson lands with an uppercut that bounces Volkov off the cage and back into range. Volkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Batson scores with a leg kick.
Batson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Batson clobbers Volkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. 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! Batson cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg. Batson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Batson lunges at Volkov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkov's hand. Batson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Batson lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Batson lands a front kick. Batson connects with a looping right hand.
Batson drops Volkov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Volkov looks back up at him and smiles so Batson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Volkov is rocked! Volkov is holding his hands too far apart here. Batson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Volkov is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Batson! An out of breath Bill Batson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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