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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Johanssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotr Johanssen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Payne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanssen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johanssen has closed the distance and engaged Payne in a clinch.
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johanssen keeps control of Payne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johanssen.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne looks to land a combination but Johanssen avoids it well.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johanssen closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Johanssen on the inside.
Johanssen prevents Payne from breaking the clinch.
Johanssen manages to break the clinch.
Johanssen moves into the clinch.
Johanssen is trying to stall.
Johanssen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johanssen goes for a takedown attempt but Payne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanssen.
Payne looks gassed!
Johanssen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Johanssen.
Johanssen successfully pulls guard.
Johanssen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Payne's guard.
Johanssen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johanssen throwing strikes but missing.
Johanssen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payne tries to break the clinch but Johanssen is controlling the position.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Johanssen keeps him there for the moment.
Johanssen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Payne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Johanssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanssen.
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payne as he avoids it easily.
Johanssen instigates a clinch.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Johanssen.
Johanssen successfully pulls guard.
Payne tries to stand but Johanssen is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Payne is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Johanssen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Payne's back instead.
Payne trying to get back to his feet but Johanssen is in full control for now.
Payne covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Payne is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne looking very determined here, making life difficult for Johanssen.
Payne holding both Johanssen 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen missing with punches from the back.
Johanssen throws strikes from the back but Payne rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Payne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Brian Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johanssen tries to clinch up.
Payne throws a right hand that Johanssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Johanssen also avoids with ease.
Johanssen moves into the clinch successfully.
Johanssen goes for a takedown attempt but Payne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johanssen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johanssen swinging wilding here.
Johanssen clinches up with Payne and pushes him back against the cage.
Johanssen goes for a takedown attempt but Payne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johanssen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Johanssen counters by moving into the clinch.
Johanssen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Johanssen fails to pull guard.
Johanssen breaks from the clinch.
Johanssen wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Johanssen.
Johanssen misses with the combination.
Johanssen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Payne is fending him off so far but Johanssen persists. Nope, Payne circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Johanssen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Payne. No joy for Johanssen on that attempt.
Johanssen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Payne's guard.
Johanssen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johanssen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johanssen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Payne, up you get!
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johanssen passes to side control.
Payne is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johanssen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen working the strikes but Payne uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johanssen prevents Payne from standing back up.
Johanssen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Payne defending well though.
Payne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johanssen.
Johanssen wants to pass to mount but Payne is defending the position.
Johanssen throws a strike but Payne avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brian Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne misses with a double jab
and Johanssen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johanssen tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne looks to land a combination but Johanssen avoids it well.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Piotr Johanssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne misses with a wild combination.
Payne lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Piotr Johanssen has been cut.
Payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanssen counters by moving into the clinch.
Johanssen leaning against his opponent.
Johanssen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Payne or not.
Johanssen is stalling here.
Payne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johanssen successfully pulls guard.
Johanssen tries to strike from the bottom.
Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Johanssen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen kicks Payne off and gets to his feet.
Johanssen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johanssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne throws a series of punches but Johanssen moves out of range.
Johanssen gets a clinch.
Johanssen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payne is keeping busy.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Johanssen won't allow it.
Johanssen breaks from the clinch.
Johanssen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johanssen rushes Payne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Payne prevents the takedown attempt.
Payne is trying to break free.
Johanssen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Payne can't fight it off and eventually Johanssen manages to take the fight to the floor. Payne looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johanssen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is pushing Johanssen's head away, looking to escape. Johanssen manages to hold on to the position though.
Payne dodges the ground and pound from Johanssen.
Payne regains half guard, as Johanssen was trying to land strikes.
Johanssen looks to land a strike but Payne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johanssen throwing strikes but missing.
Johanssen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Johanssen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Johanssen's cut.
That's time! Johanssen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johanssen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johanssen darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
Johanssen can't get the takedown.
Payne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johanssen has him pressed against the cage.
Johanssen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Payne pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotr Johanssen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johanssen fails with a takedown attempt.
Johanssen looks for a takedown but Payne sprawls well.
Johanssen doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Payne duly obliges.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johanssen tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Johanssen tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne throws a right and a left that Johanssen avoids nicely.
Payne tries to keep at a distance but Johanssen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johanssen lands an elbow inside that Payne shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanssen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Johanssen manages to end up in side control.
Payne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johanssen working the strikes but Payne uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Johanssen stands up and beckons Payne to join him on the feet.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johanssen takes the fight into the clinch.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Johanssen keeps him there for the moment.
Johanssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne stuffs the takedown attempt from Johanssen. Johanssen gets slowly back to his feet.
Johanssen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johanssen.
Johanssen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Payne's waist but Payne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johanssen off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen has closed the distance and engaged Payne in a clinch.
Johanssen tries for a takedown but Payne manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johanssen.
A short right from Johanssen.
Payne is trying to break free.
Johanssen scores with a hook to the body.
Payne tries to break the clinch but Johanssen is controlling the position.
Payne is trying to break free.
Johanssen prevents Payne from breaking the clinch.
Johanssen keeps control of Payne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johanssen looking to stall.
Payne is trying to break free.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johanssen is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johanssen tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johanssen tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payne looks to land a combination but Johanssen avoids it well.
Johanssen tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne misses with a double jab
and Johanssen counters by clinching up.
Payne is trying to break free.
Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Johanssen won't allow it.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Johanssen is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanssen tries to clinch up.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johanssen.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Johanssen fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johanssen tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne misses with the combination.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Johanssen.
Payne throws a series of punches but Johanssen moves out of range.
Johanssen slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Payne misses with a wild combination.
Payne misses with a few strikes there.
Johanssen misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne works over Johanssen's head and body with a nice combination.
Johanssen is looking to clinch.
Johanssen is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Johanssen tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johanssen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johanssen tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johanssen shoots in but no luck this time.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Johanssen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johanssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Payne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johanssen counters by moving into the clinch.
Johanssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johanssen forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
Johanssen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paynes head.
Johanssen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Payne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Payne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johanssen moves into the clinch.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Johanssen keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johanssen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johanssen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payne has had enough of the clinch but Johanssen keeps him there for the moment.
Payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johanssen has him pressed against the cage.
Payne wants to break free but Johanssen has control.
Johanssen lands an elbow that stopped Payne in his tracks for a moment.
Johanssen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Payne regains guard immediately.
Johanssen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brian Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johanssen gets to his feet. Payne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Johanssen tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Johanssen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payne swivels and escapes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Johanssen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johanssen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Johanssen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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