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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Menace Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Innokenti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian National Anthem. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Menace Defoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexy Innokenti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Innokenti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Defoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Defoe throws a series of punches but Innokenti avoids them all with ease.
Innokenti throws a head kick but Defoe moves out of range.
Defoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Innokenti. Innokenti obviously looking to wear him down.
Innokenti moves out of range as Defoe throws a body kick.
Innokenti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Defoe.
Innokenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defoe moves away.
Defoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Innokenti.
Good exchange - Innokenti coming out on top.
Innokenti swings widly with a right hand
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Alexy Innokenti has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Innokenti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Innokenti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Innokenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Innokenti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Defoe circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Innokenti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Defoe's head backwards.
Innokenti 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.
Innokenti has Defoe up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Innokenti.
Innokenti trying to control the position but instead, Defoe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Innokenti into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Innokenti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Innokenti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Defoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Innokenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innokenti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Defoe on the inside.
Defoe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Defoe blocks an uppercut.
Defoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Innokenti. Defoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Innokenti misses with a hook
and Innokenti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Innokenti lands a nice hook to Defoe's body. Defoe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Defoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti misses with an uppercut
and Defoe counters with a left and a right that stings Innokenti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Defoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Defoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Innokenti moves away.
Innokenti instigates a clinch.
Innokenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Defoe.
Innokenti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Defoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Innokenti's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Defoe.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Innokenti lands an elbow just above Defoe 's eye.
Defoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Innokenti lands a right hand.
Defoe misses with a punch to the body.
Defoe lands with a left to the head.
Innokenti digs a right hand into Defoe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Defoe's gas tank.
Innokenti misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Innokenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Defoe lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Defoe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti misses with a body punch.
Defoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Defoe blocks a body shot from Innokenti.
Innokenti working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Defoe throws a head punch that misses.
Innokenti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Innokenti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Defoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Innokenti.
A right handed body shot lands from Innokenti.
Defoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Innokenti backwards.
Innokenti working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Defoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Innokenti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Defoe misses with some punches.
Innokenti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Innokenti misses with a punch on the inside.
Innokenti lands a nice uppercut.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by Defoe.
Innokenti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Defoe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Innokenti throws a punch but it's blocked by Defoe.
A head punch on the inside from Innokenti fails to land.
Innokenti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Defoe backwards.
A short uppercut from Defoe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Defoe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Defoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexy Innokenti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexy Innokenti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Innokenti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Defoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Defoe backs off Innokenti throws a huge counter combo but Defoe manages to avoid it all.
Innokenti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Innokenti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Innokenti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Defoe.
Nice straight punches there by Defoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Defoe.
Innokenti tries to close the distance and clinch but Defoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Innokenti just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Defoe misses.
Defoe blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Innokenti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Defoe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Innokenti is looking for the big counter here.
Defoe misses with a wild body shot.
Innokenti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Defoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Defoe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Innokenti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Innokenti throws a jab when Defoe was well out of range.
Innokenti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Defoe under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Defoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Innokenti tries to clinch up.
Innokenti closes the distance but Defoe moves to the side
and Defoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Alexy Innokenti's cut even more.
Donk. Defoe catches Innokenti right on the button with a cross.
Defoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with an uppercut.
Alexy Innokenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Innokenti throws an overhand right that lands on Defoe's shoulder, as Defoe tries to avoid the shot.
Innokenti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Defoe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Innokenti throws a leg kick that misses.
Defoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands a nice looking body shot.
Defoe misses with a wild combination.
Innokenti looks to throw the jab but Defoe is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Innokenti. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Innokenti backs up against the cage.
Innokenti is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innokenti gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Defoe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Innokenti is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Menace Defoe!
A relieved looking Menace Defoe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Alexy Innokenti was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, it feels as if I have lost my mojo.. '.
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