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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymoshenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hearts On Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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178 cm
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164 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Solzhenitsyn avoids it easily.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tymoshenko .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tymoshenko ! But no joy.
Tymoshenko lunges at Solzhenitsyn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solzhenitsyn's hand.
Tymoshenko throws a big shot that misses.
Tymoshenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Solzhenitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solzhenitsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Tymoshenko .
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tymoshenko swings widly with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a straight right hand.
Tymoshenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tymoshenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solzhenitsyn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tymoshenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Solzhenitsyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tymoshenko 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Tymoshenko scores with a hook to the body. Solzhenitsyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Solzhenitsyn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sasha Solzhenitsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko scores with a leg kick.
Tymoshenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solzhenitsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Tymoshenko moves out of range easily.
Solzhenitsyn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tymoshenko connects with a crisp jab.
Solzhenitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tymoshenko thows a leg kick but Solzhenitsyn checks it
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tymoshenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Solzhenitsyn is rocked!
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Solzhenitsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymoshenko misses with a hook to the body
and Solzhenitsyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solzhenitsyn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Solzhenitsyn sprawling to the canvas! Solzhenitsyn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tymoshenko finish him?!
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solzhenitsyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solzhenitsyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solzhenitsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tymoshenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tymoshenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Solzhenitsyn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tymoshenko looks to land a left hand but Solzhenitsyn moved out of range nicely.
Tymoshenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko avoids the head kick by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solzhenitsyn slips under a jab from Tymoshenko .
A little feinted left hand from Solzhenitsyn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tymoshenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solzhenitsyn sprawls well. Solzhenitsyn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tymoshenko gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Tymoshenko misses its intended target.
Solzhenitsyn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tymoshenko avoids it.
Tymoshenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Solzhenitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tymoshenko thinking.
The fighters circling - Solzhenitsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko connects with a leg kick. Solzhenitsyn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Solzhenitsyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tymoshenko misses with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Tymoshenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Tymoshenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the body shot from Tymoshenko .
Solzhenitsyn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tymoshenko just manages to avoid it.
Tymoshenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Solzhenitsyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tymoshenko misses with a straight right.
Tymoshenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solzhenitsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Tymoshenko .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Tymoshenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tymoshenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solzhenitsyn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Solzhenitsyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tymoshenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Solzhenitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tymoshenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solzhenitsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tymoshenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solzhenitsyn slips under a jab.
Solzhenitsyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tymoshenko on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko cracks Solzhenitsyn with a good jab.
Solzhenitsyn checks a leg kick.
Tymoshenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solzhenitsyn.
A big left from Tymoshenko misses.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tymoshenko dodges the punch combination from Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solzhenitsyn manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Solzhenitsyn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Tymoshenko . Those never looked like landing.
Solzhenitsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tymoshenko .
Solzhenitsyn tried to counter with a leg kick but Tymoshenko avoided it.
Tymoshenko avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tymoshenko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to counter punch.
Solzhenitsyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tymoshenko tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tymoshenko misses with a looping left.
Tymoshenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tymoshenko works over Solzhenitsyn's head and body with a nice combination.
Solzhenitsyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Solzhenitsyn as he connects with a hook.
Tymoshenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Tymoshenko misses
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tymoshenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a straight right. Tymoshenko didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tymoshenko thinking.
Tymoshenko is breathing heavily.
Tymoshenko throws a combination that misses
and Solzhenitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Solzhenitsyn tries to counter by clinching up but Tymoshenko breaks away and moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn slips under a jab from Tymoshenko .
Solzhenitsyn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Solzhenitsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko shoots in for a takedown but Solzhenitsyn shows good takedown defense.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tymoshenko in his tracks.
Good shot there by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Solzhenitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Solzhenitsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tymoshenko swings for the body but Solzhenitsyn moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Tymoshenko pushes him off.
Solzhenitsyn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Tymoshenko misses
and Solzhenitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Solzhenitsyn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Solzhenitsyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tymoshenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solzhenitsyn's hands.
Tymoshenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Solzhenitsyn doesn't seem bothered though.
Solzhenitsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Tymoshenko moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sasha Solzhenitsyn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tymoshenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Solzhenitsyn eats them both and turns towards Tymoshenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a body shot.
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tymoshenko under the eye.
Solzhenitsyn throws a head kick that half lands.
A lazy left from Tymoshenko finds it's target.
Tymoshenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Solzhenitsyn is out of range.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn moves away.
Solzhenitsyn throws a big counter combination but Tymoshenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the body shot from Tymoshenko .
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!
Tymoshenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Tymoshenko pushes him off.
Tymoshenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tymoshenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Solzhenitsyn steps away.
Solzhenitsyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a head kick that drops Tymoshenko to the mat! Tymoshenko scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tymoshenko is rocked!
Tymoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Solzhenitsyn's shoulder, as Solzhenitsyn tries to avoid the shot.
Solzhenitsyn tries to counter by clinching up but Tymoshenko breaks away and moves out of range.
Tymoshenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Solzhenitsyn finish him?
Solzhenitsyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tymoshenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Tymoshenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tymoshenko scores with a kick to the body.
Tymoshenko scores with a jab to the body.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tymoshenko misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tymoshenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook to the body
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a low kick, right behind Tymoshenko 's knee.
Solzhenitsyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tymoshenko jabs Solzhenitsyn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tymoshenko lands with a hook. Solzhenitsyn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a kick to the body.
Tymoshenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tymoshenko misses with a looping right.
Solzhenitsyn tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Tymoshenko misses its intended target.
Tymoshenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the head kick by Tymoshenko .
A counter left hand to the body from Solzhenitsyn misses its target.
Solzhenitsyn staying out of range there.
Tymoshenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tymoshenko blocks a head kick by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a spinning back kick!
Tymoshenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Solzhenitsyn tries to avoid it but Tymoshenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Solzhenitsyn to the ground. Solzhenitsyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Solzhenitsyn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tymoshenko closes the distance and clinches up with Solzhenitsyn, looking for a takedown. Tymoshenko pushes Solzhenitsyn against the cage but Solzhenitsyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tymoshenko slips a jab and a cross from Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko throws an off balance right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a good low kick that Tymoshenko was not able to check.
Solzhenitsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn connects with a jab.
Solzhenitsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Solzhenitsyn lands but Tymoshenko takes it in his stride.
Tymoshenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tymoshenko throws a solid leg kick but Solzhenitsyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solzhenitsyn is looking for a counter combo.
Tymoshenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tymoshenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko walks into a left hand.
Solzhenitsyn cracks the inside of Tymoshenko 's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sasha Solzhenitsyn.
I think Solzhenitsyn 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
A very excited looking Sasha Solzhenitsyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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