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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evaristo Jesus (ranked 121 p4p, 283 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 16 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evaristo Jesus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jesus, pushing him back against the cage.
Menshikov breaks from the clinch.
Jesus lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Maxim Menshikov has been cut.
Menshikov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Menshikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jesus was well out of range. Poor timing from Menshikov.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jesus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Jesus misses the target.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Menshikov tries to move into range but Jesus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Menshikov moves away from the strike by Jesus.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut.
Menshikov cracks Jesus with a good jab.
Jesus connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jesus misses with a left hand
and Menshikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Menshikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jesus.
Jesus walks into a left hand.
Jesus works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus tries to clinch
letting Menshikov counter with a right hand.
Jesus lands a big uppercut and Menshikov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Menshikov looks OK. Jesus waves Menshikov back to his feet!
Menshikov is rocked!
Jesus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jesus throws a jab but it's blocked by Menshikov.
Menshikov tests Jesus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
A nice combination there by Menshikov.
Jesus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Menshikov misses the jab.
Menshikov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jesus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Menshikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jesus has time to react.
Jesus throws a sloppy head kick and Menshikov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jesus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menshikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oooooh!!! Menshikov has knocked Jesus down with a huge combo! Menshikov steps away and waves a wobbly Jesus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jesus is rocked!
Jesus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Menshikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jesus.
Jesus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
Menshikov lands a jab to the head.
Oh Jesus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Menshikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jesus.
Jesus seems to have got his legs back now.
Menshikov throws the left hand but Jesus avoids the punch easily.
Jesus throws a hook to the side of Menshikov's head but Menshikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Menshikov swings for the body but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menshikov.
Menshikov lands a jab to Jesus's midsection.
A big left from Jesus misses.
Menshikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Menshikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jesus ducks under a wild hook from Menshikov.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Jesus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Menshikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jesus circles away quickly and effectively.
Jesus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Menshikov ducks down to avoid it.
Jesus throws a hook to the side of Menshikov's head but Menshikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jesus misses with a right hand
and Menshikov counters with a left to the body.
Jesus misses the shot to the body.
Menshikov looks to throw the jab but Jesus is out of range.
Jesus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Menshikov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menshikov instigates a clinch.
Jesus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
Menshikov working hard to break the clinch.
Jesus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Menshikov throws an elbow but misses.
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!
Jesus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Menshikov to keep the fight standing.
Jesus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menshikov pushes Jesus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jesus tries to circle away but Menshikov has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Menshikov.
Menshikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
Jesus misses with some punches.
Menshikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jesus avoids it.
Jesus lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menshikov lands an elbow just above Jesus 's eye.
It looks like Evaristo Jesus has been cut.
Jesus struggles to land a body shot inside as Menshikov controls his hands.
Jesus lands a nice uppercut.
Menshikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Menshikov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Menshikov misses with a right hand
and Jesus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jesus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menshikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jesus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Menshikov.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jesus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Menshikov at a distance.
Jesus throws a lazy right hand but Menshikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jesus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menshikov forces Jesus back against the cage and clinches.
Menshikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus can't find room to land a body shot as Menshikov controls the action.
Jesus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Menshikov.
Jesus misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Menshikov.
Jesus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jesus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jesus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jesus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jesus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Menshikov looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
Menshikov closes the distance but Jesus moves to the side
and Menshikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menshikov darts in and clinches Jesus up against the cage.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Menshikov tries a body shot but Jesus blocks it.
Menshikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jesus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Menshikov or not.
Menshikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jesus blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jesus's defenses.
Jesus tries to throw a body punch but Menshikov avoids it by throwing Jesus back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jesus fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Menshikov.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jesus lands an uppercut.
Menshikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jesus tries to work over Menshikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menshikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Jesus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Menshikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Menshikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menshikov staying out of range there.
Menshikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus throws a lazy right hand but Menshikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jesus lands with a good body shot.
Menshikov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus looks to score with a jab to the body but Menshikov is just out of range.
A jab from Jesus misses.
Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Jesus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jesus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Jesus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menshikov misses with a straight left.
Menshikov throws a shot from downtown. Jesus moves away and avoids it.
Jesus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Menshikov avoids the body shot from Jesus.
Jesus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jesus throws a right and a left that Menshikov avoids nicely.
Menshikov stuns Jesus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Menshikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Menshikov in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Jesus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Jesus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menshikov.
Menshikov connects with a body shot.
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Jesus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Menshikov. That snapped Jesus's head back.
Menshikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jesus to score with a decent uppercut.
Menshikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Menshikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jesus.
Jesus slips under a jab from Menshikov.
Jesus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maxim Menshikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jesus throws a shot from downtown. Menshikov moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Jesus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jesus needs to keep his hands up - Menshikov had a free shot at his head there.
Menshikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jesus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menshikov lands with a right hand.
Jesus instigates a clinch.
Jesus takes a shot to the head.
Jesus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menshikov lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Menshikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Menshikov missing with knees to the body.
Jesus tries a body shot but Menshikov blocks it.
A short left from Jesus.
Menshikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Jesus misses with a punch on the inside.
Menshikov lands a left hand.
Jesus swings wildly with an uppercut but Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Menshikov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Menshikov.
A short uppercut from Menshikov.
Menshikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jesus misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Menshikov.
Menshikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Menshikov on the inside.
Menshikov pushes Jesus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Menshikov - that landed with a thud.
Menshikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jesus backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jesus is defending well for now.
Menshikov drops Jesus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jesus is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Menshikov has Jesus pressed against the cage. Jesus drops his hands and Menshikov takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Jesus tumbling to the canvas! Menshikov rains down with more punches but Jesus was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Menshikov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxim Menshikov!
Maxim Menshikov is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Maxim Menshikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Evaristo Jesus had this to say: 'WTF'.
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