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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 1149 p4p, 147 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 1474 p4p, 177 weight class). Legstrong has chosen Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Garden as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
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
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Legstrong catches Mamchenko right on the button with a cross.
Mamchenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
Mamchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Legstrong takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legstrong. Mamchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamchenko is looking to counter punch.
Mamchenko shoots in and drives through. Legstrong sprawls well.
Mamchenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Legstrong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mamchenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Legstrong to the ground. Mamchenko is now in Legstrong's guard.
Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Legstrong is pulling down on Mamchenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Mamchenko, at least for the moment.
Legstrong is trying to keep Mamchenko in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.
Mamchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Legstrong managing to control the position.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mamchenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mamchenko looking to pass the guard.
Mamchenko postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Mamchenko's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mamchenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Legstrong wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legstrong is pulling down on Mamchenko's head to control his posture.
Mamchenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Legstrong pulls Mamchenko in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Legstrong wants to sweep here but Mamchenko controlling him for the moment.
Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong working for a triangle but Mamchenko defends it easily.
Legstrong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mamchenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mamchenko has managed to get both his arms back between Legstrong's legs - danger averted.
Legstrong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Legstrong looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko stopping the sweep attempt from Legstrong.
Legstrong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mamchenko tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control.
Mamchenko is working hard here to advance position.
Legstrong trying to control the action but Mamchenko is working from the bottom.
Legstrong works his way into side control.
Mamchenko is looking for a sweep.
Legstrong wants to control but Mamchenko is keeping him busy.
Mamchenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong slows the pace down.
Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mamchenko is looking to reverse the position.
Mamchenko prevents Legstrong from moving into mount.
Mamchenko is trying to escape the position but Legstrong is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but Mamchenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mamchenko is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Legstrong misses with a straight left.
Legstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legstrong lands a body shot.
Legstrong takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses.
Mamchenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mamchenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mamchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mamchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamchenko connects with a right hand. Legstrong shakes it off.
Mamchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Mamchenko misses its intended target.
Legstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legstrong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Legstrong manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko walks into a straight right hand from Legstrong.
Mamchenko misses with an uppercut. Legstrong saw that one coming.
Mamchenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legstrong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legstrong scores with a hook to the body. Mamchenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mamchenko throws a body punch but Legstrong moves out of range.
Mamchenko ducks right into an uppercut from Legstrong.
Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Legstrong misses the jab.
Mamchenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Legstrong takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses.
Mamchenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mamchenko throws a big shot that misses.
Mamchenko stuns Legstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Legstrong throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mamchenko tries to counter with a takedown but Legstrong is quick to defend against it.
Legstrong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mamchenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamchenko is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legstrong seems keen to control Mamchenko's posture.
Legstrong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evgenii Mamchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legstrong seems keen to control Mamchenko's posture.
Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Legstrong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mamchenko won't allow Legstrong to sweep him here.
Mamchenko postures up.
Mamchenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Legstrong is adopting a defensive guard.
Mamchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legstrong is keeping the position for now.
Mamchenko wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mamchenko cracks Legstrong with a solid left hand.
Legstrong is pulling down on Mamchenko's head to control his posture.
Legstrong is trying to control the position but Mamchenko postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mamchenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mamchenko feints a jab promting Legstrong to slip. Mamchenko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Legstrong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Legstrong misses the target.
Mamchenko misses with a body shot.
Legstrong throws a body punch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Lance Legstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legstrong.
Mamchenko slips a jab from Legstrong.
Legstrong is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mamchenko shoots in for a takedown but Legstrong shows good takedown defense.
A nice side step and Legstrong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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 Evgenii Mamchenko 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!
Legstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mamchenko is looking to wear down Legstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Legstrong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mamchenko throws a combination that misses
and Legstrong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Legstrong throws a shot from downtown. Mamchenko moves away and avoids it.
Mamchenko connects with a body shot.
Mamchenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mamchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mamchenko works the jab nicely.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Legstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away.
Mamchenko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mamchenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legstrong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Legstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamchenko misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legstrong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mamchenko lands a slapping body shot.
Mamchenko jabs at Legstrong's body.
A left lands for Mamchenko.
Mamchenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Legstrong cracks Mamchenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Mamchenko misses.
Legstrong throws a poor cross that misses
and Mamchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Legstrong thinking.
Mamchenko gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legstrong wants to control but Mamchenko is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mamchenko is keen to just control but Legstrong is a slippery customer.
Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
Legstrong working a defensive guard here.
Legstrong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mamchenko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mamchenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legstrong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mamchenko.
Legstrong wants to improve his position but Mamchenko is controlling well.
Mamchenko misses with a head shot. Legstrong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mamchenko preventing the sweep.
Mamchenko throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mamchenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Legstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Mamchenko is proving a slippery customer.
Mamchenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mamchenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mamchenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mamchenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Legstrong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mamchenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Mamchenko keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mamchenko holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgenii Mamchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mamchenko 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Evgenii Mamchenko!
Our winner, Evgenii Mamchenko, 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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