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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haile Selassie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selassie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by .... Vitali Pfeifer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Pfeifer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Haile Selassie!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selassie scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Pfeifer with that takedown attempt.
Pfeifer throws a front kick aimed at Selassie's knee but Selassie avoids it well.
Selassie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pfeifer misses with a low kick.
Pfeifer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Selassie. Selassie obviously looking to wear him down.
Selassie moves out of range of the strikes.
Pfeifer takes a swing at Selassie's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Selassie.
Selassie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pfeifer misses with a hook.
Pfeifer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Selassie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pfeifer was well out of range. Poor timing from Selassie.
Selassie dodges the punch combination from Pfeifer.
Selassie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pfeifer on the side of the head.
Pfeifer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Selassie.
Selassie lands with a right hand.
Pfeifer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pfeifer there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer works over Selassie's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Haile Selassie has been cut.
Selassie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pfeifer.
Selassie throws a head kick but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Selassie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeifer.
Selassie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pfeifer.
Selassie throws a front kick that sends Pfeifer stumbling back into the cage.
Selassie ducks under a wild hook from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Selassie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Selassie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
A head kick misses from Selassie.
Pfeifer looks to throw a body kick
and Selassie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick but Selassie sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Selassie counters with a straight right hand.
Pfeifer throws the left hand but Selassie avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Selassie. That's going to slow Pfeifer down.
Selassie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pfeifer thuds his right hand into Selassie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Selassie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pfeifer throws a right hand that Selassie ducks under and follows up with a left that Selassie also avoids with ease.
Selassie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pfeifer's head.
Selassie lands with a nice body punch.
Vitali Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer throws a combination that misses
and Selassie counters with a two punch combo.
Selassie cracks Pfeifer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Selassie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pfeifer moves away.
Selassie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Selassie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a double jab
and Selassie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selassie tries a head kick but it misses.
Pfeifer misses with a kick to the body
and Selassie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Selassie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pfeifer. That did some damage!
Pfeifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Selassie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pfeifer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Selassie counters with a nice body kick.
Selassie dips to his left and cracks Pfeifer with an uppercut!
Selassie scores with a nice right hand.
Pfeifer lands a jab.
Pfeifer throws an overhand right that lands on Selassie's shoulder, as Selassie tries to avoid the shot.
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Selassie lands a nice looking body shot.
Pfeifer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Selassie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pfeifer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Selassie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pfeifer misses with an uppercut.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick
and Selassie counters with a head kick. That will keep Pfeifer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer tries to land a body kick
and Pfeifer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Selassie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Selassie misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a straight right.
Pfeifer moves out of range of the body kick from Selassie.
Pfeifer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Selassie counters with a stiff right hand.
Selassie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Pfeifer misses
letting Selassie counter with a right hand.
Pfeifer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Selassie counters with a nice uppercut.
Selassie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pfeifer's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selassie moves out of range as Pfeifer strikes.
Selassie ducks under a wild hook from Pfeifer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selassie lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Selassie.
Pfeifer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Selassie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Selassie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haile Selassie's cut.
That's time! Pfeifer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pfeifer throws a combination that misses
and Selassie counters with a left to the body.
Pfeifer throws a jab but it's blocked by Selassie.
Pfeifer throws a jab when Selassie was well out of range.
Pfeifer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pfeifer throws the left hand but Selassie avoids the punch easily.
Selassie slips a jab and a cross from Pfeifer.
Selassie defending well as Pfeifer loads up on a big left hand.
Pfeifer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Selassie can pounce on him.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick
and Selassie counters with a good, hard body kick but Pfeifer shrugs it off.
Pfeifer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Selassie can pounce on him.
Pfeifer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Selassie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Selassie misses with the combination.
Pfeifer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Selassie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pfeifer thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selassie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Selassie feints and then cracks Pfeifer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pfeifer down.
Selassie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pfeifer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick
and Selassie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Selassie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pfeifer.
Selassie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Selassie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Selassie with a series of wild strikes but Selassie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pfeifer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pfeifer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Selassie counters with a thumping low kick.
Pfeifer cracks Selassie with a good jab.
Selassie cracks Pfeifer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Selassie.
Selassie thuds a left hand into Pfeifer's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selassie with a hook.
Pfeifer works Selassie's body with a nice hook.
Pfeifer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Selassie can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Selassie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Selassie throws out a powerful jab.
Pfeifer cracks Selassie with an open hand slap.
Pfeifer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vitali Pfeifer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Selassie.
A head kick misses from Selassie.
Pfeifer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Selassie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Selassie scores with a jab. Pfeifer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pfeifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Selassie was well out of range. Poor timing from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer misses with a combination
and Selassie counters with a leg kick.
Selassie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selassie works Pfeifer's body with a nice hook.
Pfeifer tries a low kick but Selassie avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Pfeifer
and Selassie counters with a nice body shot.
Pfeifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Selassie.
Pfeifer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pfeifer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Selassie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pfeifer misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pfeifer looks to land a left hand but Selassie moved out of range nicely.
Selassie lands a slapping body shot.
Selassie scores with a nice right hand.
Selassie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Pfeifer misses
and Selassie counters with a straight right hand.
Selassie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pfeifer's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Selassie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pfeifer - the referee stops the clock and Selassie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pfeifer. Selassie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selassie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pfeifer throws out the jab.
Selassie blocks the body kick.
Pfeifer looks to land a left hand but Selassie moved out of range nicely.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Selassie counters with a solid body kick.
Pfeifer throws a hook but Selassie blocks it.
Selassie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pfeifer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pfeifer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Selassie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Selassie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Selassie keeps Pfeifer at a distance using the push kick.
Pfeifer avoids the body shot from Selassie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pfeifer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Selassie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selassie feints and then cracks Pfeifer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pfeifer down.
A swing and a miss from Pfeifer.
Selassie thuds his shin into the meat of Pfeifer's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haile Selassie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Haile Selassie's cut.
That's time! Pfeifer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Selassie lands with a kick to the temple. Pfeifer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pfeifer misses with a leg kick
and Selassie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pfeifer misses with a combination
and Selassie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pfeifer thinking.
Pfeifer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Selassie.
Pfeifer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Selassie.
Selassie gets a clinch.
Selassie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Selassie slows down the pace here.
Selassie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pfeifer is keeping busy.
Selassie presses Pfeifer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Selassie cracks Pfeifer with a nice body shot.
Selassie has Pfeifer pressed against the cage, preventing Pfeifer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pfeifer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Selassie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Selassie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Selassie taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Selassie receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selassie taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haile Selassie.
Selassie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Selassie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pfeifer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Selassie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pfeifer misses with a combination
and Selassie counters with a straight right hand.
Pfeifer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Selassie counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Selassie. Beautiful body shot.
Selassie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Selassie is rocked!
Pfeifer cracks Selassie with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitali Pfeifer!
Vitali Pfeifer is the new featherweight champion!
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