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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lambo Murcielago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nesi's choice of entrance music: Van Canto - Battery. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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201 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Murcielago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murcielago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nesi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murcielago digs a good hook to Nesi's body.
Nesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murcielago moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Nesi. That snapped Murcielago's head back.
Murcielago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesi.
A jab from Murcielago misses.
Murcielago fails to land with a series of punches.
Murcielago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murcielago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesi.
Nesi jabs Murcielago right on the nose. Murcielago blinks but takes it well.
Murcielago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nesi.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murcielago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nesi lands a nice looking body shot.
Murcielago thows a body shot but no joy.
Murcielago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nesi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murcielago throws a body punch but Nesi moves out of range.
Nesi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Murcielago closes the distance and clinches.
Nesi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murcielago is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi prevents a body shot from Murcielago.
Murcielago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Murcielago.
Nesi is trying to maintain a safe position but Murcielago gets an underhook and turns Nesi into the cage.
Murcielago blocks an uppercut.
Nesi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Murcielago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murcielago misses with a punch on the inside.
Murcielago struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesi controls his hands.
Murcielago misses with a punch on the inside.
Nesi missing with knees to the body.
Nesi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murcielago's face.
It looks like Lambo Murcielago has been cut.
Murcielago lands with a left to the head.
Nesi is trying to maintain a safe position but Murcielago gets an underhook and turns Nesi into the cage.
Nesi prevents a body shot from Murcielago.
Murcielago tries to land knees in the clinch but Nesi avoids the damage to the body.
Murcielago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nesi crunches a lovely knee into Murcielago's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Nesi as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murcielago swings wildly with an uppercut but Nesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi tries to stall but Murcielago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nesi scores a nice knee to the body.
Nesi looking to slow down the pace here.
Nesi dodges an elbow strike from Murcielago.
Nesi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murcielago or not.
Nesi misses with a knee to the head.
Murcielago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi lands a body punch.
Murcielago missing with knees to the body.
Murcielago misses with a body punch.
Murcielago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murcielago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murcielago pushes Nesi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murcielago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murcielago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Murcielago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murcielago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Murcielago.
Murcielago blocks a body shot from Nesi.
Murcielago lands a body punch.
Murcielago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murcielago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Murcielago can't find room to land a body shot as Nesi controls the action.
Nesi misses with a knee strike.
Murcielago tries to throw a body punch but Nesi avoids it by throwing Murcielago back against the cage.
Nesi misses with a knee to the head.
Nesi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murcielago tries a body shot but Nesi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nesi fails to land.
Nesi wants to stall.
Nesi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nesi stalls.
Murcielago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murcielago tries to work over Nesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murcielago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murcielago working aggressively here.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murcielago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murcielago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murcielago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nesi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murcielago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Murcielago struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesi controls his hands.
Murcielago scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesi tries a body shot but Murcielago blocks it.
Nesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Murcielago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murcielago trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lambo Murcielago will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lambo Murcielago's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nesi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murcielago.
Nesi avoids the body shot from Murcielago.
Murcielago has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murcielago there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murcielago closes the distance and clinches.
Murcielago struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesi controls his hands.
Murcielago scores with a shot to the side of Nesi's head.
Murcielago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Murcielago avoids the damage to the body.
Murcielago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Nesi.
Nesi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murcielago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nesi takes a shot to the head.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murcielago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
Nesi can't find room to land a body shot as Murcielago controls the action.
Murcielago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
Murcielago lands a nice uppercut.
Lambo Murcielago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nesi lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murcielago has a couple of punches blocked by Nesi.
Murcielago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nesis head.
Murcielago tries a body shot but Nesi blocks it.
Murcielago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nesi is defending well for now.
Nesi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Nesi.
Nesi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murcielago is keeping busy.
Nesi controlling the action here for a moment.
Murcielago struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesi controls his hands.
Murcielago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nesi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesi looking to slow down the pace here.
Murcielago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nesi seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nesi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nesi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murcielago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murcielago lands an uppercut.
Murcielago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi takes a shot to the head.
Murcielago gets through Nesi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesi cracks Murcielago with a nice body shot.
Nesi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Murcielago tries a knee to the head but Nesi blocks it.
Murcielago stalls.
Murcielago gets through Nesi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murcielago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nesi trying to control the position but instead, Murcielago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nesi into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Murcielago avoids the damage to the body.
Murcielago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murcielago as Nesi tries to tie him up.
Murcielago has a couple of punches blocked by Nesi.
Murcielago working aggressively here.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Murcielago avoids the damage to the body.
Nesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi can't find room to land a body shot as Murcielago controls the action.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murcielago is defending well for now.
Murcielago tries to work over Nesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murcielago.
Nesi lands a hook that snaps the head of Murcielago backwards.
Murcielago misses with a body punch.
Nesi tries to stall but Murcielago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesi can't find room to land a body shot as Murcielago controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Murcielago as the two fighters clinch.
Nesi just leaning against Murcielago, taking a breather.
Nesi working Murcielago over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murcielago.
Murcielago misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nesi lands a knee to the body.
Nesi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Murcielago avoids the damage to the body.
Murcielago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murcielago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Murcielago avoids the damage to the body.
Murcielago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murcielago as Nesi tries to tie him up.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murcielago blocks it with crossed arms.
Murcielago tries a body shot but Nesi blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Nesi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lambo Murcielago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murcielago drives through and clinches with Nesi against the cage.
Murcielago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nesi working aggressively here.
Murcielago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murcielago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nesi.
Murcielago is leaning against Nesi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murcielago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murcielago misses with a punch to the body.
Nesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Murcielago.
Nesi trying to control the position but instead, Murcielago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nesi into the cage.
Murcielago misses with a knee to the head.
Murcielago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murcielago lands a hook that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murcielago lands with a left to the head.
Nesi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nesi lands a nice shot to the body.
Murcielago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Murcielago.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murcielago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murcielago digs a right hand into Nesi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nesi's gas tank.
Nesi blocks a body shot from Murcielago.
Nesi is trying to maintain a safe position but Murcielago gets an underhook and turns Nesi into the cage.
Murcielago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nesi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nesi trying to stall but Murcielago improves his position.
Murcielago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nesi.
Nesi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murcielago tries to throw a body punch but Nesi avoids it by throwing Murcielago back against the cage.
Nesi can't find room to land a body shot as Murcielago controls the action.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murcielago is defending well for now.
Murcielago lands a nice shot to the body.
Murcielago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Murcielago.
Murcielago lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Murcielago.
Nesi prevents a body shot from Murcielago.
Murcielago managing to block the knees to the body from Nesi.
Murcielago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nesi's elbow.
Murcielago gets through Nesi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nesi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murcielago lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Murcielago scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Murcielago.
Come on Murcielago - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murcielago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murcielago struggles to land a body shot inside as Nesi controls his hands.
Murcielago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murcielago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murcielago gets through Nesi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murcielago scores with a shot to the side of Nesi's head.
Murcielago lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murcielago scores with a hook to the body.
Murcielago scores with a shoulder strike.
Murcielago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murcielago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nesi working aggressively here.
Nesi trying to land knees to the body.
Murcielago prevents a body shot from Nesi.
Nesi tries to land knees in the clinch but Murcielago avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murcielago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murcielago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murcielago lands with a left to the head.
Nesi misses with a punch to the body.
Murcielago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murcielago digs a right hand into Nesi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nesi's gas tank.
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!
Murcielago tries a body shot but Nesi blocks it.
Murcielago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murcielago is leaning against Nesi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murcielago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nesi avoids it.
Nice body punch from Murcielago.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Murcielago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nesi's brow.
Nesi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Nesi.
Murcielago pushes Nesi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murcielago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murcielago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from Murcielago.
Murcielago lands a hook that snaps the head of Nesi backwards.
Nesi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murcielago blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murcielago digs a right hand underneath Nesi's ribcage. Nesi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murcielago gets through Nesi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murcielago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murcielago lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambo Murcielago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murcielago has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambo Murcielago!
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