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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Vvit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley has chosen The man that you FEAR as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joni Vvit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stanley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vvit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit avoids the body shot from Stanley.
Stanley is looking to slow Vvit down with leg kicks.
Joni Vvit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vvit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Kyle Stanley has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley looks for the body kick but Vvit saw that one coming.
Stanley moves out of range of the strikes.
Vvit throws a big shot that misses.
Stanley has managed to clinch.
Vvit gets underhooks to prevent Stanley's takedown attempt.
Vvit looking to slow down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Stanley.
Stanley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vvit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stanley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stanley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanley swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Vvit to counter with a crisp jab.
Vvit moves out of range as Stanley throws a body kick.
Vvit takes a swing at Stanley's ribcage but misses.
Vvit misses with the combination.
Stanley moves out of range as Vvit strikes.
Vvit throws a combination that misses
letting Stanley counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stanley.
Nice jab there from Stanley.
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!
Stanley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vvit looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanley is just out of range.
Stanley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vvit scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit misses with an uppercut
so Stanley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vvit is trying to keep Stanley in close.
Vvit is looking to stand back up but Stanley counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Vvit.
Stanley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stanley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vvit is just riding it out for now. Stanley eventually gives up the hold.
Stanley prevents Vvit from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vvit has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stanley is thwarting Vvit's attempts to control the position.
Vvit kicks Stanley off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvit misses with a hook
and Stanley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vvit misses with a left hand
and Stanley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vvit's guard now.
Stanley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stanley trying to control but Vvit is working from the bottom.
Stanley prevents Vvit from getting back to his feet.
Stanley wants to control from the top but Vvit keeps moving.
Vvit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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!
Stanley forces his way into half guard.
Vvit manages to get to full guard.
Vvit keeping full guard, as Stanley tries to pass.
Stanley trying to control the position from guard on top but Vvit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley prevents Vvit from getting back to his feet.
Vvit throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vvit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanley wants to pass the guard but Vvit is keeping the position.
Vvit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stanley!
Vvit throwing strikes but Stanley bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Vvit wants to stand but Stanley is controlling the position.
Vvit working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley trying to control but Vvit is working from the bottom.
Stanley is stalling in the full guard.
Stanley preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Stanley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vvit connects with a right hand. Stanley shakes it off.
Stanley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vvit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vvit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stanley lunges at Vvit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vvit's hand.
It looks like Joni Vvit has been cut.
Stanley thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Vvit misses.
Vvit throws a lazy right hand but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stanley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vvit misses with a wild combination.
Stanley slips a jab from Vvit.
Vvit swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley scores with a push kick.
Stanley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vvit throws out a loose jab but Stanley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyle Stanley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanley thuds his shin into the meat of Vvit's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vvit ducks under a wild hook from Stanley.
Stanley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stanley blocks a jab.
Stanley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stanley connects with a nice short shot to Vvit's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vvit is staying active underneath Stanley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kyle Stanley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vvit scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stanley manages to mount him!
Vvit is bucking up trying to escape but Stanley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stanley dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Stanley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvit is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vvit is trying desperately to improve position.
Stanley tries to control but Vvit wriggling away.
Stanley lands with some strikes.
Vvit is desperately trying to improve his position but Stanley has a good base and remains in mount.
Stanley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stanley controlling the pace for now.
Vvit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stanley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stanley with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vvit tries to hold on but Stanley pushes him away.
Stanley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vvit manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vvit is trying to get back to half guard.
Stanley gets to mount! Vvit was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Stanley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vvit's face.
Stanley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vvit is rocked!
Vvit wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oh Vvit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Vvit out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Stanley goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Stanley!
Kyle Stanley is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Kyle Stanley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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