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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lobotomy by The Ramones. Maria comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kronos - Bloodtower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Bautin.
Bautin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maria tries to land a front kick but Bautin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maria thumps Bautin with a low kick.
Maria avoids the head kick by Bautin.
Bautin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maria counters with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Bautin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maria.
Bautin lands a slapping body shot.
Maria tried to score with a low kick but Bautin checks it.
Bautin fails with the takedown.
Bautin misses with a leg kick
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Bautin was not able to check.
Bautin is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Maria tenderised Bautin's leg. Bautin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bautin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
Maria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin checks a low kick from Maria.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Maria throws a head kick that Bautin semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Maria.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maria thumps Bautin with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Bautin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautin tries to avoid it.
Maria lands with a nice body kick.
Sergei Bautin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Bautin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maria. That one must have hurt.
Maria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bautin.
Maria connects with a leg kick. Bautin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maria digs a good hook to Bautin's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a head kick but Bautin moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bautin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Bautin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bautin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maria cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.
Bautin blocks a head kick by Maria.
Maria checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bautin if he has to take too many more of those.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Maria.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Maria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maria cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.
That kick from Maria tenderised Bautin's leg. Bautin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bautin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bautin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maria throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Bautin off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria feints and then cracks Bautin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bautin down.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Bautin misses with a low kick.
Maria will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bautin looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Maria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Bautin down.
Maria throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Bautin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautin tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bautin moves out of range as Maria throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bautin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bautin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bautin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bautin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bautin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bautin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bautin blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Bautin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria thuds his shin into the meat of Bautin's side.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maria just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maria is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bautin rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maria.
Bautin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bautin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Maria feints and then cracks Bautin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bautin down.
Donk. Maria catches Bautin right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maria misses with a kick to the body.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
Maria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
Bautin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maria throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maria thumps Bautin with a low kick.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bautin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a sloppy head kick and Bautin moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maria.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bautin thows a body shot but no joy.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bautin's sensitive parts.
Joaquim Maria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maria lands with a kick to the temple. Bautin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maria cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria feints and then cracks Bautin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bautin down.
Maria thumps Bautin with a low kick.
Maria throws a nice head kick!
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Bautin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautin tries to avoid it.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Bautin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bautin's sensitive parts.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maria.
Bautin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bautin's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Bautin down.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Maria throws a front kick that sends Bautin stumbling back into the cage.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bautin. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Bautin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bautin tries to land a leg kick but Maria saw it coming and moves away.
Bautin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bautin. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria scores with a head kick.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bautin throws a leg kick but Maria sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bautin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Maria tenderised Bautin's leg. Bautin is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria misses with a head kick.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Bautin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maria lands with a slapping head kick.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Maria.
Bautin takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bautin's sensitive parts.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bautin throws a leg kick
and Maria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maria throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maria throws a head kick that Bautin semi-blocks.
A good leg kick by Maria.
Maria throws a low kick, looking for Bautin's leg but Bautin calmly moves out of range.
Bautin misses with a head kick.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Maria feints and then cracks Bautin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bautin down.
Maria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bautin throws out a loose jab but Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bautin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Maria tenderised Bautin's leg. Bautin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bautin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
That kick from Maria tenderised Bautin's leg. Bautin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maria with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maria misses with a body kick.
Maria defending well as Bautin loads up on a big left hand.
Maria scores with a head kick. Bautin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Bautin misses with a left hand
and Maria counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Bautin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maria.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Bautin.
Bautin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bautin swings for the body but Maria moves out of range.
Maria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bautin thows a body shot but no joy.
Bautin looks to score with a jab to the body but Maria is just out of range.
Bautin throws a looping overhand right but Maria ducks down to avoid it.
Bautin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maria counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautin swings for the body but Maria moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Bautin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Maria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautin throws out the jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maria cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.
Bautin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maria lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Maria cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Maria throws a sloppy head kick and Bautin moves out of range easily.
Bautin throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bautin checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria misses with a wild body shot.
Bautin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maria was covering up waiting for the punch and Bautin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bautin throws and elbow that misses. Maria uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bautin's guard. Nice move by Maria!
Bautin is looking to sweep but instead, Maria has passed into half guard.
Bautin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin wants to improve his position but Maria is controlling well.
Bautin wants to control the action here but instead Maria manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bautin is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maria tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bautin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bautin.
Bautin looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Maria fakes the leg kick and cracks Bautin in the body.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bautin thows a body shot but no joy.
Maria lands a high kick!
Maria avoids the head kick by Bautin.
Bautin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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.
Bautin throws a hook to the side of Maria's head but Maria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maria connects with a leg kick. Bautin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bautin. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bautin is out of range and Maria settles back down.
Maria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maria is looking to chop away at Bautin's legs.
Bautin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maria. Maria obviously looking to wear him down.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maria scores with a nice body kick.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bautin takes a step back to recover.
Bautin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bautin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Bautin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maria counters with an outside leg kick.
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Maria.
Maria connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Maria.
A head kick misses from Maria.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maria - that will leave a mark!
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sergei Bautin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Bautin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautin tries to avoid it.
Maria ducks under a wild hook from Bautin.
Bautin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maria.
Bautin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bautin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maria ducks under a wild hook from Bautin.
Maria scores with a push kick.
Maria throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bautin. That did some damage!
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Bautin misses with a hook. Maria ducked under it nicely.
Maria scores with a leg kick.
Bautin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
Bautin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maria.
Bautin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bautin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bautin throws a leg kick which misses Maria's front leg but catches the back leg as Maria tries to avoid it.
Bautin misses with a lunging right hand
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maria counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Maria connects with a leg kick. Bautin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maria throws a nice head kick!
Maria connects with a leg kick. Bautin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maria winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 42:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 42:50
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Maria! Joaquim Maria retains his heavyweight title!
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