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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Once Solemn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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187 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
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185 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong punishes Lapis's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sarpong lands an overhand right.
Lapis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Lapis clinches up with Sarpong and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarpong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lapis manages to break the clinch.
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lapis throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lapis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sarpong throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarpong is looking to clinch but Lapis is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong lands with a right hand.
Lapis dips to his left and cracks Sarpong with an uppercut!
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lapis.
Lapis keeps the fight on the outside.
Lapis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sarpong lands a nice shot that snaps Lapis's head back.
Sarpong drives through and clinches with Lapis against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong working Lapis over with knees to the body.
Lapis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lapis.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapis's defenses.
Nice elbow from Sarpong.
Lapis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lapis prevents a body shot from Sarpong.
Lapis wants to break free but Sarpong has control.
Sarpong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lapis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lapis tries to circle away but Sarpong has him pinned against the cage.
Sarpong misses with an elbow over the top.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Sarpong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lapis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sarpong back to the cage. Lapis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Good exchange - Sarpong coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapis misses with an uppercut
and Sarpong counters with a straight right hand.
Lapis dives in and grabs Sarpong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sarpong pushes down on Lapis's head and hops out.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lapis.
Lapis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeffrey Sarpong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lapis throws out the jab.
Lapis moves out of range of the body kick from Sarpong.
Lapis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lapis shoots in looking for a takedown but Sarpong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lapis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jeffrey Sarpong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Lapis.
Sarpong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lapis moves in looking to clinch but Sarpong pushes him off.
Sarpong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sarpong throws out a powerful jab.
Sarpong slaps away a takedown attempt from Lapis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Lapis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lapis. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lapis gets tackled into the cage by Sarpong. Sarpong maintains the clinch.
Lapis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lapis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong looks to land a body kick but Lapis moved away.
Sarpong's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarpong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lapis misses the target.
Sarpong is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sarpong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lapis's head.
Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lapis.
Lapis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarpong delivers a nice body kick.
Lapis walks into a jab.
Sarpong moves into the clinch.
Lapis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sarpong is defending well.
Sarpong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lapis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapis's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside that Lapis shrugs off.
It looks like Andrey Lapis has been cut.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sarpong misses with a knee to the head.
Lapis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a nice knee to the body.
Lapis looks winded!
Sarpong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarpong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lapis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lapis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lapis wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarpong won't allow it.
Lapis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapis avoids it.
Lapis is trying to push Sarpong away but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lapis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lapis is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lapis backwards.
Sarpong keeps control of Lapis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarpong.
Sarpong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapis tries to break free but Sarpong pushes him back against the cage.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sarpong clinches with his opponent.
Lapis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarpong lands a right hand.
Lapis managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands an elbow just above Lapis 's eye.
Sarpong misses with a body punch.
Sarpong lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarpong.
Sarpong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lapis takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapis takes an elbow to the temple.
Sarpong scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lapis is rocked!
Sarpong working Lapis over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarpong.
Lapis is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarpong finish him?
Sarpong misses with a knee to the head.
Lapis seems to have recovered his senses.
Lapis is breathing heavily.
Lapis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarpong lands with a short shot to the head.
Jeffrey Sarpong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the head but Lapis blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sarpong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapis's efforts to push away.
Sarpong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sarpong scores with a hook to the body.
Sarpong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapis can do to turn this around?
Sarpong has Lapis pressed against the cage, preventing Lapis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Sarpong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sarpong lands an elbow that stopped Lapis in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong pushes off an throws an elbow but Lapis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sarpong lands a knee to the body.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong gets through Lapis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sarpong lands a left hand.
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!
Lapis takes an elbow to the temple.
Lapis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarpong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapis's efforts to push away.
Sarpong tries to land knees in the clinch but Lapis avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lapis is trying to break free.
Lapis looking to stall.
Sarpong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sarpong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lapis or not.
Sarpong connects with a knee to the head.
Sarpong scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarpong.
Sarpong pushes Lapis against the cage. Sarpong is working some dirty boxing. Sarpong pushes off with a quick right hook! Lapis goes down! Lapis tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sarpong moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Sarpong!
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