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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Bannon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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137 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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140 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vyacheslav Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Bannon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon tries to land a leg kick but Fedotov saw it coming and moves away.
Fedotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fedotov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bannon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bannon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fedotov missing with a left hand there. Bannon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bannon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fedotov jabs at Bannon's body.
Fedotov misses with a straight right.
Bannon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Fedotov both land. Nice combination.
Fedotov jabs Bannon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fedotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Fedotov does it's job there.
Fedotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bannon throws out the jab.
Fedotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vyacheslav Fedotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedotov cracks Bannon with a good jab.
Fedotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bannon.
Bannon misses with a looping right.
Bannon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedotov throws out the jab.
Fedotov with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fedotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bannon.
Fedotov needs to keep his hands up - Bannon had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov ducks under a wild hook from Bannon.
Fedotov misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Bannon lands but Fedotov takes it in his stride.
Fedotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bannon moves away.
Fedotov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bannon clinches up against the cage.
Bannon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fedotov is keeping busy.
Fedotov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bannon controls his hands.
Fedotov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bannon trying to control the position but instead, Fedotov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bannon into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bannon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bannon is trying to stall.
Bannon is trying to drag Fedotov to the mat but Fedotov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
Fedotov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bannon wants to stall.
Fedotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bannon has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fedotov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bannon patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I really don't envy Fedotov right now.
Bannon doesn't have the hooks in and Fedotov manages to turn into his guard.
Bannon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fedotov is aware though and is defending well.
Fedotov stands and throws Bannon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fedotov controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov cracks Bannon with a big elbow.
Fedotov trying to control the action but Bannon is working from the bottom.
Bannon parries the strikes from Fedotov easily there. Fedotov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bannon to escape.
Fedotov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bannon keeps working.
Fedotov is really struggling to control Bannon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fedotov works to advance to full mount. Bannon defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fedotov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fedotov with a couple of short strikes.
Fedotov looking to ground and pound but Bannon is blocking nicely.
Fedotov dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a nice shot to the head.
Bannon is looking to improve his position but Fedotov isn't that keen on the idea.
Fedotov looking to control but Bannon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bannon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fedotov.
Fedotov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bannon working to try and regain half guard.
Fedotov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bannon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fedotov.
Poor strikes thrown by Fedotov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fedotov trying to control but Bannon is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Fedotov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bannon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fedotov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fedotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bannon.
Bannon instigates a clinch.
Bannon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fedotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bannon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fedotov tries to throw a body punch but Bannon avoids it by throwing Fedotov back against the cage.
Bannon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fedotov up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bannon avoids the damage to the body.
Fedotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bannon can do to turn this around?
Bannon prevents a body shot from Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
Bannon blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon dodges an elbow strike from Fedotov.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedotov tries to work over Bannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bannon avoids the damage to the body.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Bannon blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bannon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Bannon's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Fedotov can't find room to land a body shot as Bannon controls the action.
Bannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fedotov wants to clinch.
Bannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bannon drops his hands momentarily and Fedotov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fedotov scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon defending well as Fedotov loads up on a big left hand.
Bannon throws a head kick that misses.
Fedotov scores with a hook.
Bannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fedotov with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bannon is out of range.
Fedotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bannon was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a combination. Bannon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bannon is rocked!
Fedotov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedotov finish him?
Fedotov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fedotov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fedotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Fedotov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fedotov dips to his left and cracks Bannon with an uppercut!
Fedotov throws a big shot that misses.
Fedotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bannon.
Fedotov scores with a hook.
Fedotov keeps the fight on the outside.
Fedotov lands a jab to Bannon's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
and Fedotov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bannon! He's just covering up as Fedotov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Fedotov!
A relieved looking Vyacheslav Fedotov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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