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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xin comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. The crowd seem to be enjoying Svetnela's choice of entrance music: Angel of Death by Slayer. This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ming Xin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xin misses with a double jab.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xin. Svetnela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Xin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Svetnela tries to land a front kick but Xin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xin takes a swing at Svetnela's ribcage but misses.
Xin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xin slips under a jab.
Svetnela throws a head kick that Xin semi-blocks.
Svetnela bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Xin moves out of range.
Xin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svetnela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Svetnela at a distance.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xin.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svetnela throws a leg kick that misses.
Svetnela moves in looking to clinch but Xin pushes him off.
Svetnela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xin.
A thudding body kick lands there by Svetnela!
Xin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svetnela pinned against the cage. Svetnela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Svetnela looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
Svetnela scores with a head kick.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Xin takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Svetnela throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xin lands with an overhand left.
Svetnela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xin is out of range.
Xin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xin checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Svetnela lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Xin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xin.
Xin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Xin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svetnela. Svetnela obviously looking to wear him down.
Svetnela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Xin moves out of range of the body kick from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
Svetnela slips a jab from Xin.
Xin shoots in but Svetnela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Xin checks a low kick from Svetnela.
Xin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Xin misses its intended target.
Xin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svetnela can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svetnela dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xin. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xin staying out of range there.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svetnela tries to land a front kick but Xin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Svetnela throws and low kick but Xin moves out of range easily.
Svetnela misses the shot to the body.
Svetnela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xin.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xin swings for the body but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin misses with a hook to the body
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Xin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Xin throws a body punch but Svetnela moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Xin throws a sloppy body shot
and Svetnela counters with a head kick.
Xin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svetnela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Xin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xin misses with an uppercut.
Xin checks a low kick from Svetnela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin misses with a body shot.
Svetnela connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xin looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
Svetnela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svetnela throws the kick towards the body but Xin avoids it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Xin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Xin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svetnela tries to avoid it but Xin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svetnela to the ground. Svetnela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Svetnela throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svetnela throws a wild body kick that Xin sees coming a mile off.
Svetnela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xin.
Xin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Xin blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Xin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Svetnela circles away.
Igor Svetnela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svetnela counters with a head kick.
Xin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but Xin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Xin blocks the leg kick.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Svetnela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Svetnela as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svetnela can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Xin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Xin.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xin lands with a nice body punch.
Xin avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xin throws the left hand but Svetnela avoids the punch easily.
Xin with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin throws an overhand right that lands on Svetnela's shoulder, as Svetnela tries to avoid the shot.
Svetnela delivers a nice body kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Xin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Svetnela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xin lands with a hook. Svetnela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Svetnela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svetnela throws a lazy right hand but Xin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xin scores with a jab.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Xin swats away the attempt to clinch by Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xin is able to avoid easily.
Xin avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Xin is just out of range.
Xin misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Xin cracks a nice hook into Svetnela's ribs.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Svetnela misses.
Svetnela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xin.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Svetnela lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Xin.
Xin blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Xin throws out a loose jab but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xin misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Xin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Svetnela doesn't seem phased though.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot to de liver by Xin. Beautiful body shot.
Svetnela lands with a cross.
Xin scores with a hook.
Svetnela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xin.
Svetnela tries a head kick but it misses.
Xin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xin misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xin.
Svetnela looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Svetnela defending well as Xin loads up on a big left hand.
Xin throws a right hand that Svetnela ducks under and follows up with a left that Svetnela also avoids with ease.
Xin throws a sloppy body shot
and Svetnela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Xin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Xin punishes Svetnela's body with a nice straight punch.
Svetnela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svetnela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xin.
Svetnela lands with a slapping head kick.
Svetnela throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Xin moves out of range.
Xin blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Xin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svetnela defends it nicely.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Xin.
Xin misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Xin misses.
Xin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Svetnela lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Xin throws out a powerful jab.
Svetnela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xin lands with a shot to the body.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xin blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela looks to land a right hand but Xin moved out of range.
Xin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svetnela as he jumps to the side.
Svetnela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xin.
Xin blocks a jab.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin misses with a few strikes there.
Svetnela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xin checks a leg kick nicely.
Svetnela slips under a jab from Xin.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Xin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xin lands a jab.
Xin with a jab.
Svetnela missing with a left hand there. Xin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xin throws the left hand but Svetnela avoids the punch easily.
Xin moves out of range of the body kick from Svetnela.
Xin blocks the body kick.
Xin jabs Svetnela right on the nose. Svetnela blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xin misses with a looping right.
Xin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Xin misses with a wild combination.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela throws a push kick but Xin slaps the foot to one side.
Svetnela scores with a leg kick.
Svetnela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Svetnela fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Xin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svetnela did well to prevent Xin getting side control.
Svetnela is trying to control but Xin manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin tries to control but Svetnela wriggling away.
Xin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Svetnela is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Svetnela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svetnela can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xin has hold of Svetnela's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Svetnela manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Svetnela is controlling an arm, preventing Xin from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Svetnela is trying to escape the mount but Xin keeps good control and instead manages to take Svetnela's back.
Xin is looking for the choke from the back position but Svetnela is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin had his way with Igor Svetnela in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Svetnela.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svetnela thuds a left hand into Xin's body.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch but Xin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svetnela throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Svetnela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xin.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a head kick that misses.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Xin avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xin.
Svetnela throws a wild body kick that Xin sees coming a mile off.
Xin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Svetnela.
Svetnela thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Xin if he has to take too many more of those.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xin.
Svetnela looks to land a body kick but Xin moved away.
Svetnela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Xin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Svetnela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Svetnela misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xin. Svetnela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svetnela moves out of range of the strikes.
Xin blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela forces Xin back against the cage and clinches.
Xin avoiding damage as Svetnela throws knees to the body.
Xin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela misses with an elbow strike.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
Xin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Svetnela is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Xin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ming Xin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Xin.
Xin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svetnela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Xin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela is looking to clinch but Xin is avoiding it.
Xin scores with a decent looking hook.
Svetnela misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Xin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Svetnela.
Xin swings for the body but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela throws a wild body kick that Xin sees coming a mile off.
Svetnela walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
Xin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svetnela throws a low kick, looking for Xin's leg but Xin calmly moves out of range.
Xin blocks the body kick.
Xin missing with a left hand there. Svetnela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decent striking displayed by Xin there.
Svetnela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xin.
Xin avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svetnela dodges the punch combination from Xin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Svetnela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Svetnela!
Igor Svetnela is the new middleweight champion!
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