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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Silky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eemeli Saeldur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eemeli Saeldur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silky Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eemeli Saeldur!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Saeldur counters with a body kick.
Saeldur throws a head kick that Johnson semi-blocks.
Saeldur moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Saeldur counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saeldur counters with a stiff right hand.
Saeldur tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Saeldur.
Saeldur scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saeldur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Saeldur counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Saeldur counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saeldur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Saeldur is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Saeldur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Saeldur is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Saeldur's hands, connecting with Saeldur's forehead.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Saeldur dodges it nicely.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saeldur does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Saeldur is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Saeldur defending well.
Saeldur tries to kick Johnson off in order to stand up. Johnson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Saeldur dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Saeldur is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson controlling the position from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Saeldur is looking for a sweep.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Saeldur sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeldur tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Saeldur's head but Saeldur avoids it well.
Saeldur taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson cracks Saeldur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Saeldur is rocked!
Johnson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Saeldur looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Johnson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silky Johnson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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