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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gipping John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Ankudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankudinov has chosen I must break you. as his entrance music. The key to victory for Gipping John has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gipping John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Ankudinov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankudinov moves into the clinch.
Ankudinov tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
Ankudinov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ankudinov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ankudinov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ankudinov keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John won't allow Ankudinov to get back to his feet.
Ankudinov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. John doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. John manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ankudinov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and John defends well.
Ankudinov is pulling down on John's head to control his posture.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John wanted to stand there but Ankudinov had control of the position.
Ankudinov keeping full guard, as John tries to pass.
Ankudinov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ankudinov has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
John wants to get back to striking at distance but Ankudinov won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov tightens his grip and picks John up, before dumping him to the ground. John manages to land in guard.
Ankudinov won't allow John to get back to his feet.
Ankudinov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ankudinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ankudinov throwing strikes but missing.
Ankudinov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankudinov slips nicely into half guard.
Ankudinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John manages to get to full guard.
John is breathing heavily.
Ankudinov is in close to John's body, working some short punches and elbows.
John can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ankudinov controls the pace.
Ankudinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ankudinov with a nice head shot there.
Ankudinov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ankudinov lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
John trying to control the position.
Ankudinov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ankudinov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankudinov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankudinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ankudinov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ankudinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ankudinov closes the distance and pushes John back into the cage.
Ankudinov manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from John.
Ankudinov shoots in and gets a takedown into John's guard.
Ankudinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ankudinov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ankudinov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ankudinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankudinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankudinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of John's head.
Ankudinov is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankudinov lands a couple of digs.
John can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ankudinov controls the pace.
Ankudinov lands a couple of elbows.
John wants to sweep here but Ankudinov controlling him for the moment.
John being controlled here, momentarily.
Ankudinov postures up and lands a big shot to John's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov postures up and lands a big shot to John's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankudinov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of John's head.
Eric Ankudinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ankudinov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ankudinov gets to his feet. John looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Eric Ankudinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankudinov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ankudinov is trying to pull guard but John has him pressed against the cage.
Ankudinov misses with an elbow over the top.
Ankudinov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
Gipping John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ankudinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John shoots for a double leg takedown but Ankudinov sprawls well. He's pushed John's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ankudinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John fails with the takedown
and Ankudinov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in John's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gipping John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankudinov working some strikes from top position.
Ankudinov with a nice head shot there.
Ankudinov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ankudinov is working John over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankudinov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ankudinov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ankudinov connects with a couple of short punches.
Ankudinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ankudinov lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ankudinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankudinov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ankudinov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Ankudinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ankudinov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. John quickly recovers to half guard.
Ankudinov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
John has hold of Ankudinov's hands but Ankudinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
John taking some punishment here, with Ankudinov in his half guard.
Ankudinov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ankudinov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ankudinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks John with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
John is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ankudinov is controlling the pace.
Ankudinov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankudinov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ankudinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks John with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ankudinov controlling the pace.
Ankudinov working the head and body with strikes.
Oh John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ankudinov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
Ankudinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John is trying to control but Ankudinov manages to pass to mount!
Ankudinov lands a nice shot to the head.
Ankudinov drops a big elbow. That's hurt John! More shots from Ankudinov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Ankudinov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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