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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yago Nascimento (ranked 2307 p4p, 2733 weight class) and Kirill Semenov (ranked 314 p4p, 369 weight class). Nascimento comes to the cage accompanied by Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. 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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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yago Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semenov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nascimento's head.
Nice defenses there by Nascimento.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Semenov slips a jab from Nascimento.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenov.
Semenov misses with a left hand
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Semenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Semenov misses with a straight right.
Nascimento fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Semenov is out of range.
Semenov misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Semenov checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Semenov misses the target.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nascimento on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Semenov moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.
Semenov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Nascimento misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov throws a jab when Nascimento was well out of range.
Nascimento was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Semenov sizes up Nascimento with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nascimento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento scores with a sloppy right hand. Semenov should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenov. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento cracks Semenov with a good jab.
Semenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Nascimento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento works Semenov's body with a nice hook.
Semenov scores with a sloppy right hand. Nascimento should have avoided that one.
Semenov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Semenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Nascimento misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nascimento.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Nascimento moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Nascimento - just one landing.
Semenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Semenov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nascimento throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nascimento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento.
Semenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semenov checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Semenov looks to land a right hand but Nascimento moved out of range.
Nascimento half committed to a counter leg kick.
Semenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenov.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Semenov.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Nascimento slips a jab from Semenov.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Nascimento walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Nascimento cracks Semenov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Semenov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Semenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Semenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento.
Nascimento connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenov lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nascimento counters with a leg kick.
Nascimento dodges the punch combination from Semenov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov misses with a hook.
Nascimento buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nascimento back to the cage. Semenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Semenov misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento defending well as Semenov loads up on a big left hand.
Semenov rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.
Semenov takes a shot to the head.
Semenov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nascimento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nascimento moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Semenov throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
Nascimento misses the shot to the body.
Semenov cracks a nice hook into Nascimento's ribs.
Semenov blocks a low kick nicely.
Nascimento clobbers Semenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nascimento moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nascimento there.
Nascimento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semenov.
Nascimento connects with a right hand. Semenov shakes it off.
Nascimento lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento misses with a hook. Semenov ducked under it nicely.
As Nascimento backs off Semenov throws a huge counter combo but Nascimento manages to avoid it all.
A jab lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semenov misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Semenov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nascimento to score with a decent uppercut.
Semenov moves into the clinch.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Semenov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov tries to stall but Nascimento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Semenov's head.
Nascimento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenov obliges.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Nascimento throws an overhand right that lands on Semenov's shoulder, as Semenov tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Semenov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nascimento throws a push kick but Semenov slaps the foot to one side.
Semenov cracks Nascimento with a good jab.
Semenov tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Nascimento with a hook.
Semenov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Semenov misses with a hook. Nascimento ducked under it nicely.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nascimento lands a nice hook to Semenov's body. Semenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Semenov lands with a cross.
Semenov throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semenov can do to turn this around?
Nascimento throws a body shot but no joy.
Semenov takes one on the button.
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nascimento momentarily.
Semenov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenov throws a right hand that misses
and Nascimento counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento clobbers Semenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Nascimento shakes it off.
Nascimento drops his hands momentarily and Semenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Semenov's head backwards.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenov.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Semenov moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Semenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nascimento doesn't seem phased though.
Nascimento has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
Nascimento throwing a counter right hand but Semenov manages to avoid it.
Nascimento thumps Semenov with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nascimento under the eye.
Nascimento sizes up Semenov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Semenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenov manages to avoid it.
A big left from Semenov misses.
Donk. Semenov catches Nascimento right on the button with a cross.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Semenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nascimento.
Semenov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Nascimento misses its intended target.
Semenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Semenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nascimento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Semenov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nascimento connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semenov moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento wants to slow Semenov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nascimento slips a jab from Semenov.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Semenov checks it.
Semenov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Nascimento catches Semenov right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Nascimento dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nascimento misses with a body kick.
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Semenov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Nascimento.
Semenov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Semenov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Nascimento misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Semenov lands.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nascimento finds it's way round the side to connect with Semenov's head.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenov stalks Nascimento and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nascimento's face. Nascimento staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nascimento 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 Semenov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Semenov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nascimento fakes the leg kick and cracks Semenov in the body.
Semenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenov misses the jab.
Nascimento connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semenov. That did some damage!
Semenov checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Semenov misses the target.
Semenov throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Semenov moved out of range.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nascimento lands an overhand right.
Semenov misses with a hook
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento lands a jab to the head.
Nascimento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Nascimento lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenov's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Semenov misses the shot to the body.
Semenov blocks a leg kick.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Nascimento avoids nicely.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Semenov on the side of the head.
Nascimento thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenov lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov avoids a kick to the body.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Semenov. Those never looked like landing.
Nascimento's corner calls for a 1-2. Nascimento obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirill Semenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Semenov blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nascimento with a jab.
Semenov closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the cage.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento tries to circle away but Semenov has him pinned against the cage.
Semenov misses with a knee strike.
Nascimento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenov throws out the jab.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento staying out of range there.
Nascimento lands a leg kick that knocks Semenov off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento punishes Semenov's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Semenov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nascimento.
Nascimento defending well as Semenov loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Semenov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Semenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Semenov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yago Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nascimento circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
That kick from Nascimento tenderised Semenov's leg. Semenov is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yago Nascimento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Semenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Nascimento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nascimento has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Nascimento!
Yago Nascimento seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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