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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greiner comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Spirit Breaker. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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216 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Greiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Greiner in his tracks.
Greiner lands with an uppercut that bounces Fokin off the cage and back into range.
Greiner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greiner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greiner tries to bum rush Fokin with a series of wild strikes but Fokin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greiner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fokin in his tracks.
Fokin moves out of range as Greiner strikes.
A low kick from Greiner is predictable there
and Fokin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fokin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greiner can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fokin controls the pace.
Fokin works over Greiner with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin preventing the sweep.
Fokin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greiner's head.
Fokin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Greiner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fokin controlling from the top position.
Greiner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fokin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fokin trying to control but Greiner is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fokin works over Greiner with some ground and pound from guard.
Fokin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fokin won't allow Greiner to sweep him here.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Greiner keeps moving.
Fokin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greiner is keeping the position for now.
Greiner looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matt Greiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fokin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
Fokin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fokin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fokin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fokin with a nice cross.
Fokin clinches up with Greiner and pushes him back against the cage.
Greiner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fokin controlling the action here for a moment.
Greiner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fokin tries to bum rush Greiner with a series of wild strikes but Greiner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Greiner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greiner.
Fokin checks a leg kick nicely.
Greiner throws a chopping leg kick but Fokin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Greiner throws a hook to the side of Fokin's head but Fokin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fokin checks a low kick from Greiner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin just misses with a punch to the body.
Greiner throws out a loose jab but Fokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greiner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greiner throws a head kick that half lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Greiner 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 Fokin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fokin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Greiner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fokin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Greiner drops his hands momentarily and Fokin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fokin throws a lazy right hand but Greiner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greiner is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Greiner misses.
Fokin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greiner defends it well.
Fokin misses with a straight left.
Greiner throws a leg kick that misses.
Fokin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greiner defends it well.
Fokin fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fokin punishes Greiner's body with a nice straight punch.
Greiner throws a hook but Fokin avoids it easily.
Fokin with the counter takedown but Greiner avoids it easily.
Greiner throws a shot from downtown. Fokin moves away and avoids it.
Fokin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greiner defends it well.
Fokin throws a jab when Greiner was well out of range.
Greiner takes one on the button.
Fokin throws a body shot but no joy.
Greiner moves away from the strike by Fokin.
And Greiner counters with a quick kick to the body but Fokin blocks it.
Fokin lands a slapping body shot.
Greiner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Greiner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greiner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Greiner missing with a left hand there. Fokin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Fokin there.
Greiner lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fokin connects with a right hand. Greiner shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Fokin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fokin.
Greiner throws a head kick that misses.
Matt Greiner is winning the standup battle so far.
Fokin misses with a straight left.
Fokin throws a body shot but no joy.
Greiner connects with a body shot.
Greiner just misses with a punch to the body.
Fokin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Matt Greiner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greiner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fokin misses with an uppercut.
Greiner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fokin.
Fokin tests Greiner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fokin misses with a left hand
and Greiner counters with a straight right hand.
Good work by Fokin as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greiner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greiner misses with a hook. Fokin ducked under it nicely.
Fokin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fokin lands with a cross.
Greiner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Fokin tries to counter it with a takedown but Greiner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greiner misses with a head kick.
Fokin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Greiner defends it well.
Fokin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Greiner manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Greiner controls Fokin momentarily but Fokin frees himself.
Fokin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greiner's head.
Fokin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is working Greiner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fokin postures up and lands a big shot to Greiner's brow.
Fokin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fokin wants to control from the top but Greiner keeps moving.
Fokin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Greiner's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fokin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fokin pushing down on Greiner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fokin 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.
Fokin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fokin prevents Greiner from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fokin lands with a shot to the body.
Fokin misses with an uppercut.
Greiner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fokin blocks a head kick by Greiner.
Fokin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fokin throws a shot to the body.
Fokin avoids the head kick by Greiner.
Fokin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greiner throws a push kick but Fokin slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fokin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Greiner!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greiner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Greiner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Greiner regains half guard.
Greiner is refusing to be controlled, as Fokin sits in half guard.
Fokin trying to mount his opponent but Greiner defends it.
Fokin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fokin blocks the strikes from Greiner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fokin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fokin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Greiner is looking to improve his position.
Greiner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fokin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin landing punches.
Fokin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greiner is looking to escape.
Fokin lands a couple of good shots and Greiner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fokin trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Greiner doesn't escape.
Greiner rolls, trying to escape but Fokin keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is controlling the position but Greiner somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Greiner has hold of Fokin's hands but Fokin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greiner is trying to control but can't.
Greiner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fokin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Greiner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fokin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fokin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgy Fokin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fokin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
Georgy Fokin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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