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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Kabulniyazov (ranked 4305 p4p, 498 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 2288 p4p, 306 weight class). Publius Sestius is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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206 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aziz Kabulniyazov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kabulniyazov lands an elbow just above Sestius 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Kabulniyazov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sestius obliges.
Kabulniyazov tries a body shot but Sestius blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kabulniyazov.
Kabulniyazov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sestius's elbow.
Kabulniyazov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Kabulniyazov in his tracks for a moment.
Kabulniyazov misses with the head strike.
Sestius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kabulniyazov is defending well for now.
Sestius scores a nice knee to the body.
Kabulniyazov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sestius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sestius told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Kabulniyazov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kabulniyazov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kabulniyazov takes a shot to the head.
Kabulniyazov takes a shot to the head.
Sestius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sestius.
A hook to the body from Sestius.
Sestius lands a knee to the body.
Sestius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kabulniyazov is defending well for now.
Sestius putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kabulniyazov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sestius.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sestius landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sestius.
Sestius crunches a lovely knee into Kabulniyazov's ribcage.
Sestius crunches a lovely knee into Kabulniyazov's ribcage.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Sestius crunches a lovely knee into Kabulniyazov's ribcage.
Sestius lands a right hand.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kabulniyazov misses with a punch on the inside.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sestius.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kabulniyazov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kabulniyazov avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
Sestius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kabulniyazov avoids it.
Sestius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kabulniyazov.
Sestius lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sestius using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kabulniyazov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sestius lands a knee to the body.
Sestius lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kabulniyazov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sestius to keep the fight standing.
Sestius crunches a lovely knee into Kabulniyazov's ribcage.
Kabulniyazov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sestius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sestius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
Nice elbow from Sestius.
Sestius landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sestius lands a nice uppercut.
Sestius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kabulniyazov avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
Kabulniyazov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sestius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kabulniyazov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sestius lands a nice knee to the body.
Kabulniyazov takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sestius.
Sestius lands a body punch.
Sestius lands a hook that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
Sestius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kabulniyazov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kabulniyazov misses with a punch to the body.
Sestius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kabulniyazov's defenses.
It looks like Aziz Kabulniyazov has been cut.
Sestius lands an elbow inside that Kabulniyazov shrugs off.
Good body shot from Sestius.
Sestius pushes Kabulniyazov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sestius working Kabulniyazov over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sestius obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sestius with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kabulniyazov is rocked!
Sestius blocks an elbow strike.
Oh Kabulniyazov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Sestius.
Sestius connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kabulniyazov's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sestius misses with a knee to the head.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sestius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Kabulniyazov 's eye.
Sestius lands a knee to the body.
Sestius lands with a left to the head.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius lands with a left to the head.
Sestius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabulniyazov.
Kabulniyazov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sestius utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sestius takes a shot to the head.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Sestius lands a shoulder strike.
Sestius scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Publius Sestius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aziz Kabulniyazov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sestius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sestius lands with a light punch inside.
Kabulniyazov managing to block the knees to the body from Sestius.
Kabulniyazov avoiding damage as Sestius throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sestius.
Kabulniyazov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Publius Sestius has been cut.
Sestius misses with a body punch.
Sestius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
Kabulniyazov misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sestius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kabulniyazov.
Sestius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kabulniyazov is trying to pull guard but Sestius has him pressed against the cage.
Kabulniyazov misses with an elbow strike.
Sestius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
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!
Sestius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kabulniyazov's defenses.
Sestius misses with a knee strike.
Kabulniyazov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Sestius scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kabulniyazov avoids it.
Sestius lands an elbow that stopped Kabulniyazov in his tracks for a moment.
Sestius with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sestius lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Sestius.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sestius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sestius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kabulniyazov.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kabulniyazov misses with a punch to the body.
Sestius landing knees to the body.
Sestius drops Kabulniyazov with a big knee straight up the middle! Kabulniyazov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sestius clinches up with Kabulniyazov and pushes him back against the cage.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.
Sestius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sestius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kabulniyazov misses with the head strike.
Sestius is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sestius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kabulniyazov backwards.
Publius Sestius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sestius missing with knees to the body.
Sestius lands an elbow inside.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sestius blocks a body shot from Kabulniyazov.
Sestius unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kabulniyazov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sestius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kabulniyazov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kabulniyazov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sestius digs a right hand into Kabulniyazov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kabulniyazov's gas tank.
Sestius tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kabulniyazov has a couple of punches blocked by Sestius.
Sestius trying to land knees to the body.
Sestius connects with a knee to the head.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aziz Kabulniyazov's cut is getting worse.
Sestius blocks a body shot from Kabulniyazov.
Sestius digs a right hand underneath Kabulniyazov's ribcage. Kabulniyazov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sestius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kabulniyazovs head.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabulniyazov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sestius pushes Kabulniyazov against the cage. Sestius is working some dirty boxing. Sestius pushes off with a quick right hook! Kabulniyazov goes down! Kabulniyazov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sestius moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Publius Sestius!
Publius Sestius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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