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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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31 - 20 - 2 |
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Julio - just one landing.
Good leg kick by Fedotov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fedotov drives through and clinches with Julio against the cage.
Julio has had enough of the clinch but Fedotov keeps him there for the moment.
Julio blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Fedotov.
Julio blocking some punches.
Fedotov tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Fedotov back against the cage.
Julio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fedotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedotov looking to throw knees to the head but Julio is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio breaks the clinch.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Fedotov.
Jab, jab by Julio - just one landing.
A combination from Julio does no damage.
Fedotov throws a hook to the side of Julio's head but Julio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been informed that Julio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Julio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedotov throws a jab when Julio was well out of range.
Fedotov misses with a straight left.
A jab from Julio misses.
Fedotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Julio.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Julio.
Fedotov missing with a left hand there. Julio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Julio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Julio tries to bum rush Fedotov with a series of wild strikes but Fedotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Julio tenderised Fedotov's leg. Fedotov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Julio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedotov wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fedotov momentarily.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Fedotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Julio circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Julio swings widly with a right hand
and Fedotov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Julio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Julio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedotov tries a knee to the head but Julio blocks it.
Fedotov misses with some punches.
Fedotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Julio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Julio blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedotov has a couple of punches blocked by Julio.
Julio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Julio slams his shin into Fedotov's torso.
Nice defenses there by Fedotov.
Fedotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Julio misses with a wild body shot.
Julio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fedotov momentarily.
Fedotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julio lands with a kick to the temple. Fedotov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fedotov pushes Julio up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Julio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Julio misses with a looping left.
Julio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fedotov on the side of the head.
Julio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fedotov.
Fedotov ducks under a wild hook from Julio.
Fedotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fedotov tries to clinch but Julio is having none of it.
Fedotov wants to land a leg kick but Julio is out of range.
Julio scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Fedotov misses the target.
Fedotov tries to clinch but Julio moves away
and Julio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fedotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedotov lands with a straight right. Julio didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov tries to clinch but Julio moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Julio.
A punch combination from Julio misses.
Nice body kick there by Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a sloppy head kick
and Julio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fedotov thinking.
Fedotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Julio was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedotov.
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Julio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Julio wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedotov won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Fedotov fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Julio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fedotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
Julio takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Don Julio has been cut.
Fedotov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Julio avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Julio blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio tries to circle away but Fedotov has him pinned against the cage.
Julio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Julio.
Julio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Julio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fedotov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Julio connects with a solid leg kick.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio misses with a left hand
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Julio blocks with his arms.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fedotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julio avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fedotov throws an elbow but misses.
Fedotov lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julio tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
Julio breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladik Fedotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Julio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Julio throws a hook to the side of Fedotov's head but Fedotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Julio missing with a left hand there. Fedotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fedotov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fedotov tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Fedotov back against the cage.
Fedotov has a couple of punches blocked by Julio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
Julio is trying to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Julio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above Julio 's eye.
Nice elbow from Fedotov.
Julio tries to break free but Fedotov pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Julio's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fedotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julio's brow.
Fedotov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov throws a head punch that misses.
Julio is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedotov has double underhooks.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fedotov keeps control of Julio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vladik Fedotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julio is defending well for now.
Julio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Julio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Julio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio throws a head kick that misses
and Fedotov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fedotov.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Don Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fedotov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedotov drops his hands momentarily and Julio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio keeps the fight on the outside.
Fedotov looks to land a body kick but Julio moved away.
Fedotov moves to clinch but Julio breaks away
and Julio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Julio thuds a left hand into Fedotov's body.
Julio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Fedotov as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladik Fedotov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fedotov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Vladik Fedotov!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Vladik Fedotov!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Vladik Fedotov!
Vladik Fedotov wins by unanimous decision!
Vladik Fedotov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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