Post by The Sandmen on Oct 2, 2014 17:15:55 GMT -5
Bobby Lashley raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Alexander Volkov looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Bobby Lashley and Alexander Volkov touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkov launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Lashley blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Bobby Lashley's cheek! Lashley stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Lashley's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Volkov launches a kick to Lashley's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Bobby Lashley kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Volkov away.
Alexander Volkov takes a kick to the body.
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Bobby Lashley kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Volkov away.
Alexander Volkov takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Volkov's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Volkov launches a kick to Lashley's thigh
Loud pop!
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Bobby Lashley kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Volkov away.
Alexander Volkov takes a kick to the body.
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Lashley tries to hit Alexander Volkov with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Volkov dodges that
Lashley clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexander Volkov to fight back!
Volkov decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Lashley's guard.
Lashley did not see that coming! Alexander Volkov is in open guard over Lashley now.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Back to the beginning! Bobby Lashley is standing now.
Lashley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexander Volkov didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Bobby Lashley is in open guard over Volkov
Volkov tries to close his guard around Lashley
He succeeds!
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Volkov
Lashley launches a barrage of elbows over Volkov's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Volkov doesn't fight back!
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Volkov
Lashley is in closed guard... Volkov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bobby Lashley!
Alexander Volkov is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Volkov's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Alexander Volkov is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Volkov reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Lashley blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Volkov tries to stand up!
Lashley doesn't allow him!
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Volkov tries to stand up!
Lashley doesn't allow him!
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Bobby Lashley tries to pass Alexander Volkov's guard...
Bobby Lashley manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Alexander Volkov
Bobby Lashley looks to pass to mount...
Lashley slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Alexander Volkov.
Bobby Lashley is in full mount over Alexander Volkov
Bobby Lashley moves to better his position on the ground...
Bobby Lashley viciously slams hammer blows to Volkov's face!
Volkov's Forehead is beginning to swell
Bobby Lashley is in full mount over Alexander Volkov
Lashley is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Alexander Volkov, who is barely covering up!
Bobby Lashley is in full mount over Alexander Volkov
Lashley launches a barrage of elbows over Volkov's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Volkov doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Bobby Lashley has left Volkov laying flat on the mat!
Volkov's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Bobby Lashley by KO (Elbows) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Bobby Lashley
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/18 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Alexander Volkov
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 135 s
This was really cool. Volkov was destroying Bobby standing, and did heavy damage with those 6 shots. Then Spongebob took him down and destroyed Volkov into unconsciousness. Short, but a great display of the grappler vs. striker classic feud.
Alexander Volkov looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Bobby Lashley and Alexander Volkov touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Alexander Volkov launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Lashley blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Bobby Lashley's cheek! Lashley stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Lashley's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Volkov launches a kick to Lashley's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Bobby Lashley kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Volkov away.
Alexander Volkov takes a kick to the body.
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Bobby Lashley kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Volkov away.
Alexander Volkov takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Volkov's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Volkov launches a kick to Lashley's thigh
Loud pop!
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Bobby Lashley kicks his legs trying to keep Alexander Volkov away.
Alexander Volkov takes a kick to the body.
Volkov is standing while Lashley is on the ground on his back
Lashley tries to hit Alexander Volkov with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Volkov dodges that
Lashley clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexander Volkov to fight back!
Volkov decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Lashley's guard.
Lashley did not see that coming! Alexander Volkov is in open guard over Lashley now.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Back to the beginning! Bobby Lashley is standing now.
Lashley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Alexander Volkov didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Bobby Lashley is in open guard over Volkov
Volkov tries to close his guard around Lashley
He succeeds!
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Volkov
Lashley launches a barrage of elbows over Volkov's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Volkov doesn't fight back!
Bobby Lashley is in closed guard over Volkov
Lashley is in closed guard... Volkov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bobby Lashley!
Alexander Volkov is in full mount over Bobby Lashley
Lashley is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Volkov's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Alexander Volkov is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Volkov reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Lashley blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Volkov tries to stand up!
Lashley doesn't allow him!
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Volkov tries to stand up!
Lashley doesn't allow him!
Bobby Lashley is in half guard over Volkov
Bobby Lashley tries to pass Alexander Volkov's guard...
Bobby Lashley manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Bobby Lashley is in side mount over Alexander Volkov
Bobby Lashley looks to pass to mount...
Lashley slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Alexander Volkov.
Bobby Lashley is in full mount over Alexander Volkov
Bobby Lashley moves to better his position on the ground...
Bobby Lashley viciously slams hammer blows to Volkov's face!
Volkov's Forehead is beginning to swell
Bobby Lashley is in full mount over Alexander Volkov
Lashley is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Alexander Volkov, who is barely covering up!
Bobby Lashley is in full mount over Alexander Volkov
Lashley launches a barrage of elbows over Volkov's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Volkov doesn't fight back!
This is over! That impact from Bobby Lashley has left Volkov laying flat on the mat!
Volkov's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Bobby Lashley by KO (Elbows) at 4:00 Round 1
Statistics: Bobby Lashley
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/18 (72%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Alexander Volkov
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 135 s
This was really cool. Volkov was destroying Bobby standing, and did heavy damage with those 6 shots. Then Spongebob took him down and destroyed Volkov into unconsciousness. Short, but a great display of the grappler vs. striker classic feud.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!