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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stoyak Stoyachnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stoyak Stoyachnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stoyachnikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov misses with a body shot.
Bruce slips a jab from Stoyachnikov.
Despite the aggression on Bruce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Stoyachnikov is avoiding it.
Stoyachnikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Bruce moves out of range as Stoyachnikov strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
Stoyachnikov misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bruce there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoyachnikov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [LOD]Berlin Giants in the buildup to the fight.
Stoyachnikov throws a shot from downtown. Bruce moves away and avoids it.
Stoyachnikov throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Stoyachnikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBruce.
Stoyachnikov takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Bruce looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Stoyachnikov throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Stoyachnikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Stoyachnikov is predictable there
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Stoyachnikov is avoiding it.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stoyachnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Stoyachnikov forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stoyachnikov breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov scores with a jab to the body.
Stoyachnikov looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoyachnikov throws a front kick aimed at Bruce's knee but Bruce avoids it well.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoyachnikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Stoyachnikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoyachnikov is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Bruce releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bruce gets tackled into the cage by Stoyachnikov. Stoyachnikov maintains the clinch.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoyachnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce slips a straight right by Stoyachnikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoyachnikov loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Stoyachnikov misses
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce is looking to control Stoyachnikov's arms but Stoyachnikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the cage.
Bruce keeps control of Stoyachnikov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoyachnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stoyachnikov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stoyachnikov misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoyachnikov throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoyachnikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce has Stoyachnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Stoyachnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce is looking to control Stoyachnikov's arms but Stoyachnikov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the cage.
Stoyachnikov breaks the clinch.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Stoyachnikov.
Bruce forces Stoyachnikov back against the cage and clinches.
Stoyachnikov can't break the clinch.
Stoyachnikov scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoyachnikov manages to break the clinch.
Bruce moves into range and clinches up with Stoyachnikov.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Still in the clinch, Stoyachnikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stoyachnikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stoyachnikov misses with a looping left.
Bruce has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stoyachnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
Bruce throws out a counter right but Stoyachnikov avoids it with no problem.
Stoyachnikov misses the shot to the body.
Stoyachnikov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bruce instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stoyachnikov.
A short left from Stoyachnikov.
Robert Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoyachnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce tries to clinch but Stoyachnikov moves out of range.
Stoyachnikov with a hook.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a three punch combo that has Stoyachnikov backing up. Stoyachnikov nods at Bruce to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce clinches.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Stoyachnikov circles away.
Stoyachnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Stoyachnikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoyachnikov throws a right hand that misses
and Bruce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stoyachnikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stoyachnikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoyachnikov is looking to land body kicks.
Stoyachnikov throws a combination. Bruce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoyachnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Stoyachnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoyachnikov looks to throw a body kick
and Bruce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stoyachnikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce takes one to the chin there.
Stoyachnikov misses with a left hand
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoyachnikov lands an overhand right.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruce takes a shot to the head.
Stoyachnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov manages to break the clinch.
Stoyachnikov misses with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stoyachnikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Stoyachnikov motions for Bruce to come forward. Stoyachnikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoyachnikov throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoyachnikov scores with a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stoyachnikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stoyachnikov throws a head kick that misses
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoyachnikov throws out a powerful jab.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoyachnikov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoyachnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce throws out a counter right but Stoyachnikov avoids it with no problem.
Stoyachnikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoyachnikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bruce tries to clinch but Stoyachnikov is having none of it.
Stoyachnikov rushes Bruce and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stoyak Stoyachnikov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stoyachnikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Stoyachnikov throws a shot to the body.
Stoyachnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov darts in and clinches Bruce up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoyachnikov breaks from the clinch.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Stoyachnikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoyachnikov throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoyachnikov throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Stoyachnikov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stoyachnikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stoyachnikov keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Stoyachnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoyachnikov misses with a kick to the body
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoyachnikov clinches with his opponent.
Stoyachnikov working hard to break the clinch.
Stoyachnikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stoyachnikov throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoyachnikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov misses with a few strikes there.
A nice side step and Bruce releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoyachnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stoyachnikov - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stoyachnikov. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoyachnikov throws out the jab.
Bruce is looking for the big counter here.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Stoyachnikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Stoyachnikov in a clinch.
Stoyachnikov cracks Bruce with a nice body shot.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov breaks from the clinch.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoyachnikov.
Stoyachnikov tried to score with a low kick but Bruce checks it.
Stoyachnikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoyachnikov throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce rushes Stoyachnikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stoyachnikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoyachnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoyachnikov blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoyachnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoyachnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoyachnikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Stoyachnikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stoyachnikov. That's going to slow Bruce down.
Stoyachnikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
Stoyachnikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Robert Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoyachnikov clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stoyak Stoyachnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoyachnikov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stoyak Stoyachnikov!
In his post fight interview, Stoyak Stoyachnikov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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RATING
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