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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Yermolai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yermolai comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead: UNDEAD blaring out of the sound system. Leonov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red october. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
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248 lbs
18 - 20 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksandr Yermolai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Leonov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yermolai looks to land a left hand but Leonov moved out of range nicely.
Leonov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yermolai to score with a decent uppercut.
Yermolai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Yermolai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leonov but Leonov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yermolai avoids a kick to the body.
Leonov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yermolai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonov.
Leonov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yermolai .
Leonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yermolai throws out a loose jab but Leonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leonov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yermolai shoots in for a double leg but Leonov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Yermolai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonov is fending him off so far but Yermolai persists. Nope, Leonov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Yermolai . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leonov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov moves out of range as Yermolai strikes.
Yermolai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yermolai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leonov wants to stand up but Yermolai is controlling him.
Leonov keeping full guard, as Yermolai tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yermolai trying to control the position from guard on top but Leonov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leonov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yermolai pushing down on Leonov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yermolai seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yermolai slips a nice elbow through Leonov's hands, connecting with Leonov's forehead.
Yermolai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Leonov is trying to stand back up but Yermolai is controlling him
Yermolai lands strikes from half guard.
Yermolai is trying to work for a kimura but Leonov is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonov is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yermolai is trying to control the action in half guard but Leonov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yermolai wants to free his trapped foot but Leonov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leonov is defending against the submission attempts here by Yermolai .
Yermolai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yermolai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yermolai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yermolai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yermolai seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leonov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Yermolai .
Yermolai uses his free foot to push down on Leonov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Leonov.
Yermolai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Yermolai .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Yermolai with a couple of short strikes.
Yermolai loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Leonov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Yermolai land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Yermolai stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Yermolai !
Aleksandr Yermolai took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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