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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paljas Uneksija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Scarfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uneksija comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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172 lbs
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180 cm
28
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Good elbows
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paljas Uneksija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Scarfo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarfo shoots in but Uneksija avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scarfo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scarfo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Paljas Uneksija has been cut.
Uneksija looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uneksija throws a body shot but no joy.
Scarfo throws a looping overhand right but Uneksija ducks down to avoid it.
Uneksija lands a two punch combo.
Scarfo ducks under a wild hook from Uneksija.
An inside leg kick lands from Uneksija.
Uneksija throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scarfo.
Uneksija waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarfo.
Scarfo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Uneksija to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarfo connects with a single shot there.
Uneksija connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Uneksija punishes Scarfo's body with a nice straight punch.
Uneksija throws a right and a left that Scarfo avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uneksija.
Scarfo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scarfo.
Uneksija bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scarfo's head backwards.
Uneksija on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uneksija scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Uneksija finds it's way through Scarfo's defenses.
Paljas Uneksija is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarfo lands with a hook. Uneksija tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uneksija keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uneksija misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Scarfo.
Uneksija moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uneksija looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarfo is just out of range.
Uneksija scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uneksija throws a looping overhand right but Scarfo ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uneksija moves away.
Jab from Uneksija.
Scarfo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paljas Uneksija has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Scarfo.
Uneksija bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Scarfo's head backwards.
Uneksija ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Uneksija.
Uneksija misses with a hook
and Scarfo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paljas Uneksija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uneksija lands with a nice body punch.
Uneksija connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scarfo's hands.
Uneksija is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Uneksija misses the shot to the body.
Scarfo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Scarfo looks to move away, Uneksija throws a big counter combo but Scarfo just gets out of the way.
Uneksija dips to his left and cracks Scarfo with an uppercut!
Scarfo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scarfo slips a jab and a cross from Uneksija.
Scarfo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Uneksija takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Uneksija misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scarfo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scarfo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scarfo instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Scarfo.
Uneksija is breathing heavily.
Uneksija wants to get back to striking at distance but Scarfo won't allow it.
Uneksija escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scarfo scores with a hook to the body. Uneksija takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scarfo connects with the punch.
Paljas Uneksija's cut is getting worse.
Scarfo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scarfo misses the shot to the body.
Scarfo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scarfo lands a nice shot that snaps Uneksija's head back.
Scarfo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarfo slips a jab from Uneksija.
Uneksija throws a predictable looking body shot
and Scarfo counters with a nice uppercut.
Uneksija is rocked!
Paljas Uneksija's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A punch combination from Scarfo misses.
Oh Uneksija is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Scarfo works Uneksija's body with a nice hook.
Uneksija seems to have got his legs back now.
Scarfo cracks Uneksija with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicky Scarfo!
Our winner, Nicky Scarfo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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