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Iron Fist Championship 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petr Amagov (ranked 3423 p4p, 3083 weight class) and Aaron Marxer (ranked 371 p4p, 349 weight class). Petr Amagov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Petr Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Marxer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marxer lunges at Amagov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amagov's hand.
Marxer throws the left hand but Amagov avoids the punch easily.
Amagov tries to counter with a takedown but Marxer is quick to defend against it.
Marxer swings for the body but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Amagov shoots in looking for a takedown but Marxer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amagov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No joy there for Marxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Amagov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amagov attempts a counter takedown but Marxer avoids it well and moves away.
Amagov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Amagov.
Amagov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Marxer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Amagov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amagov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marxer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marxer stays in close to Amagov's body and controls the position.
Marxer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marxer throws a big right hand that misses.
Marxer controlling from the top position.
Marxer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amagov controls Marxer momentarily but Marxer frees himself.
Amagov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amagov keeping moving, preventing Marxer from controlling successfully.
Marxer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amagov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marxer's guard.
Amagov stopping the sweep attempt from Marxer.
Marxer has his hands on Amagov's head, controlling the position.
Amagov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amagov postures up.
Amagov trying to control the position from guard on top but Marxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amagov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marxer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marxer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amagov manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marxer scoring with some ground and pound.
Marxer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marxer throwing strikes from guard but Amagov blocks nicely.
Marxer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marxer wants to control from the top but Amagov keeps moving.
Amagov wants to sweep here but Marxer controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marxer looking to pass the guard.
Amagov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Amagov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marxer.
Amagov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marxer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marxer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marxer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marxer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Marxer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice uppercut there from Marxer.
Amagov misses the shot to the body.
Marxer scores with a body shot.
Marxer has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marxer connects with the punch.
A jab from Marxer finds it's way through Amagov's defenses.
Marxer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amagov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Marxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amagov manages to avoid it.
Amagov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marxer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marxer throws a series of punches but Amagov moves out of range.
Amagov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marxer throws a nice looking combination but Amagov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marxer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marxer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Amagov circles away quickly and effectively.
Marxer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Amagov defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marxer circles away quickly and effectively.
Amagov misses with a wild body shot.
Amagov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marxer looks to land a right hand but Amagov moved out of range.
Marxer looks to throw the jab but Amagov is out of range.
Marxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amagov feinted with a counter takedown.
Amagov swings for the body but Marxer moves out of range.
Marxer feints the counter takedown.
Amagov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Amagov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marxer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Amagov!
Petr Amagov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marxer scoring with punches from side control.
Amagov stops Marxer from passing to mount.
Marxer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Amagov keeps working.
Amagov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Check out the look on Marxer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Amagov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marxer tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marxer controlling the position from side mount.
Amagov sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Amagov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marxer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amagov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marxer won't allow Amagov to sweep him here.
Aaron Marxer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Amagov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marxer is concentrating on defense, preventing Amagov from advancing position.
Amagov wants to control but Marxer is keeping him busy.
Marxer is looking for a sweep. Amagov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amagov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marxer sees it coming and defends easily.
Amagov 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.
Marxer wants to improve his position but Amagov is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Marxer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marxer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 18:20
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 18:20
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Marxer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between RInger Zinc (ranked 1942 p4p, 2266 weight class) and Rogerio Yamamoto (ranked 206 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, RInger Zinc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogerio Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto darts in and clinches Zinc up against the cage.
Zinc swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
 It looks like RInger Zinc has been cut.
Zinc avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Zinc blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Zinc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamamoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zinc's defenses.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zinc is defending well for now.
Zinc avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zinc lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yamamoto.
I was talking to Zinc's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zinc avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Zinc in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zinc.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zinc.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Zinc.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Zinc shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zinc's brow.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zinc.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Yamamoto has Zinc pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Zinc working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Zinc being controlled against the cage.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
RInger Zinc's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Zinc avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Zinc avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
Zinc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Zinc in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zinc creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Come on Yamamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Zinc's ribcage.
Yamamoto looking to stall.
Zinc blocks an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zinc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zinc lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that RInger Zinc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on RInger Zinc's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Zinc takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zinc as Yamamoto tries to tie him up.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zinc fails to land.
Yamamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Yamamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
A short right from Zinc on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc blocks an elbow strike.
RInger Zinc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinc lands a left hand.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zinc avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto taking a breather.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Zinc takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamamoto.
Zinc avoids a wild elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc gets through Yamamoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zinc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Zinc managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Zinc misses with some punches.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinc blocks the elbow strike.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is trying to stall.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zinc lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zinc avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Zinc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto tries to stall but Zinc uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zinc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zinc blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Zinc lands a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Yamamoto blocks an uppercut.
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zinc throws a head punch that misses.
Zinc takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zinc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zinc blocks the elbow strike.
Zinc throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside.
RInger Zinc's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Zinc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Yamamoto throws an elbow that misses.
Yamamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc working aggressively here.
Zinc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Zinc misses with the head strike.
Yamamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zinc blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zinc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Zinc avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zinc.
Zinc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamamoto trying to control the position but instead, Zinc has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yamamoto into the cage.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, RInger Zinc's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zinc's brow.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Zinc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zinc has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zinc is defending well for now.
Zinc dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
Rogerio Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zinc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
RInger Zinc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zinc has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 20:18
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 20:18
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RInger Zinc!
A very excited looking RInger Zinc 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Beckley (ranked 4735 p4p, 24683 weight class) and Eddy Moura (ranked 389 p4p, 479 weight class). Benson Beckley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eddy Moura!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moura tries to move into range but Beckley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beckley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beckley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beckley leaves Moura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beckley misses the shot to the body.
Beckley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beckley is trying to trip Moura. He has hold of a leg but Moura is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Beckley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Moura pushes Beckley off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Moura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beckley swats away the attempt to clinch by Moura.
Beckley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Beckley coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckley instigates a clinch.
Beckley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Beckley is going to stand back up.
Beckley prevents Moura from improving his position.
Beckley is just content to waste time from the top position. Moura takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Beckley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Moura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Moura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Moura!
Moura trying to control the position but Beckley is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckley is trying to get back to his feet.
Moura trying to control the action but Beckley is working from the bottom.
Beckley bucks up and tries to throw Moura off but instead Moura has got his back!
Beckley trying to get back to his feet but Moura is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moura is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Beckley has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Moura has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Beckley taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Moura doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddy Moura!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Yarmalenko (ranked 1493 p4p, 1622 weight class) and Han Wulong (ranked 203 p4p, 217 weight class). Andriy Yarmalenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andriy Yarmalenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Wulong!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yarmalenko leaves Wulong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wulong sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wulong throws a sloppy head kick
and Wulong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wulong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yarmalenko closes the distance and pushes Wulong back into the cage.
Yarmalenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wulong or not.
Yarmalenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wulong's face.
 It looks like Han Wulong has been cut.
Wulong looks winded!
Wulong wants a takedown.
Andriy Yarmalenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Han Wulong.
Yarmalenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wulong up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarmalenko lands with a right to the head.
Wulong takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yarmalenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarmalenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yarmalenko landing knees to the head.
Yarmalenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wulong backwards.
Yarmalenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Yarmalenko landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko lands a body punch.
Yarmalenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wulong backwards.
Yarmalenko landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yarmalenko obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko lands a right hand.
Yarmalenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wulong or not.
Yarmalenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yarmalenko landing knees to the head.
Yarmalenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wulong backwards.
 Wulong is rocked!
Yarmalenko landing knees to the head.
Wulong is still on wobbly legs! Can Yarmalenko finish him?
Yarmalenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Yarmalenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Wulong seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarmalenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wulong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yarmalenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yarmalenko scores with a knee to the head.
Yarmalenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Wulong is trying to push Yarmalenko away but Yarmalenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yarmalenko lands a knee to the head.
Yarmalenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yarmalenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko drops Wulong with a big knee straight up the middle! Wulong is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yarmalenko is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Yarmalenko grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wulong takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Yarmalenko cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andriy Yarmalenko!
Andriy Yarmalenko retains his heavyweight title!
The defeated Han Wulong had this to say: 'Shieeeeet'.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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