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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Craftt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Sorokov's chin.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craftt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sorokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sorokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Craftt circles away.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorokov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Craftt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Craftt pushes Sorokov up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorokov tries to score a body lock takedown but Craftt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Sorokov.
Sorokov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sorokov wants a takedown.
Martin Craftt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sorokov.
Craftt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorokov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Craftt after a bit of a struggle.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov lands an uppercut.
Sorokov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Craftt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craftt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sorokov, pushing him back against the cage.
Craftt working Sorokov over with knees to the body.
Sorokov manages to break the clinch.
Craftt closes the distance but Sorokov moves to the side
so Sorokov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sorokov throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craftt has momentary wrist control but Sorokov slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorokov postures up in Craftt's guard and throws a big left but Craftt blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov postures up and lands a big shot to Craftt's brow.
Sorokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sorokov throws a strike but Craftt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Craftt looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craftt trying to control but Sorokov is working from the bottom.
Sorokov wants to sweep here but Craftt controlling him for the moment.
Craftt tries to free his leg and advance position but Sorokov is retaining full guard.
Sorokov looking to control.
Craftt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sorokov's guard.
Sorokov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Craftt has gone for a leg lock! Sorokov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Craftt's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov stands up over Craftt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sorokov wants to control from the top but Craftt keeps moving.
Sorokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Craftt is trying to control the position but Sorokov postures up.
Sorokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sorokov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Craftt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sorokov wants to pass the guard but Craftt is keeping the position.
Sorokov won't allow Craftt to sweep him here.
Sorokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Craftt has wrist control.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Craftt keeping moving, preventing Sorokov from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craftt closes the distance and clinches.
Sorokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sorokov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sorokov misses the shot to the body.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Sorokov circles away.
A shot to the liver by Sorokov. Beautiful body shot.
Craftt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sorokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sorokov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sorokov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Craftt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sorokov is trying to work for a kimura but Craftt is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Craftt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov passes into half guard.
Craftt is staying active underneath Sorokov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Sorokov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sorokov thows a huge punch but Craftt dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sorokov throwing shots but Craftt is blocking nicely.
Sorokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Craftt is positioning himself well to prevent Sorokov advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sorokov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sorokov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sorokov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorokov wants to free his trapped foot but Craftt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sorokov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sorokov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Craftt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sorokov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorokov seems to be looking for submissions.
Sorokov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorokov throwing shots but Craftt is blocking nicely.
Sorokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sorokov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Craftt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorokov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorokov's back!
Craftt keeps control of the position as Sorokov tries to break free.
Sorokov turns into Craftt and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Craftt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorokov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sorokov wants to control from the top but Craftt keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sorokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Craftt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Sorokov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Craftt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Sorokov pushes him off.
Sorokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Craftt doesn't manage to clinch there - Sorokov circles away.
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch but Sorokov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sorokov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Craftt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Craftt slips under a jab from Sorokov.
Sorokov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Craftt defends well and Sorokov ends up having to push Craftt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorokov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Craftt moves out of range of the strikes.
Craftt has Sorokov up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Craftt lands a damaging elbow.
Sorokov managing to block the knees to the body from Craftt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sorokov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martin Craftt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sorokov.
Craftt stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sorokov wants to break free but Craftt has control.
Sorokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sorokov wants to break free but Craftt has control.
Sorokov tries to break free but Craftt pushes him back against the cage.
Sorokov looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Craftt throws an elbow but misses.
Sorokov breaks the clinch.
Sorokov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin Craftt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craftt moves to clinch but Sorokov breaks away
and Sorokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Craftt tries to clinch but Sorokov is having none of it.
A combination from Sorokov does no damage.
Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sorokov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Sorokov pushes him off.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Sorokov keeps it at a distance.
Sorokov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martin Craftt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Sorokov keeps it at a distance.
Craftt moves in looking to clinch but Sorokov pushes him off.
Craftt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craftt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorokov swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Craftt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sorokov connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Craftt. No joy for Sorokov on that attempt.
Craftt wants to clinch up but Sorokov keeps it at a distance.
Craftt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sorokov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yuri Sorokov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Craftt won't allow Sorokov to pass to mount.
Craftt wants to improve his position but Sorokov is controlling well.
Well, if Sorokov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin Craftt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Craftt drops his hands momentarily and Sorokov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craftt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sorokov swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.
Sorokov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Sorokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sorokov 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Sorokov!
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