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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagdan Khmelnytsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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196 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Khmelnytsky as Lopez shoots in.
Khmelnytsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Khmelnytsky misses with a wild body shot.
Khmelnytsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khmelnytsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Khmelnytsky 's waist but Khmelnytsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lopez off to one side.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khmelnytsky but Khmelnytsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Khmelnytsky looking to control.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Khmelnytsky .
Khmelnytsky pushes Lopez off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khmelnytsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khmelnytsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khmelnytsky throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khmelnytsky sprawls well. Khmelnytsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Khmelnytsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khmelnytsky scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Khmelnytsky drops Lopez with a straight right hand, right on the button! Khmelnytsky follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bagdan Khmelnytsky !
Bagdan Khmelnytsky is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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