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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Fatih (ranked 4778 p4p, 5875 weight class) and Fedor Klen (ranked 528 p4p, 284 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammad Fatih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Klen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatih tries to close the distance and clinch but Klen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fatih tries to clinch
and Klen counters with a three punch combo that has Fatih backing up. Fatih nods at Klen to acknowledge the strikes.
Klen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fatih avoids it really well and circles away.
Klen stuffs the takedown.
Fatih moves to clinch but Klen breaks away
and Klen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fatih stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fatih wants it to stay on the feet.
Muhammad Fatih seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fatih tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fatih rushes Klen and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Fatih.
Klen has a couple of punches blocked by Fatih.
Fatih just leaning against Klen, taking a breather.
Klen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fatih.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klen jumps guard but Fatih stands there with Klen around his waist. Klen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Muhammad Fatih has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Klen.
Klen avoids a wild elbow strike from Fatih.
Klen can't get the takedown.
Klen stalling in the clinch.
Klen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Klen jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatih is looking to work some ground and pound but Klen has wrist control.
Fatih won't allow Klen to sweep him here.
Fatih throwing strikes from guard but Klen blocks nicely.
Fatih lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fatih will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fatih landing some decent shots from guard.
Fatih loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fatih trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Klen can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fatih accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klen looking for a sweep. Not yet Klen, not yet.
Klen looks winded!
Fatih throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fatih.
Fatih loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatih postures up in Klen's guard and throws a big left but Klen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fatih is controlling him.
Fatih trying to control the position from guard on top but Klen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatih with a nice head shot there.
Fatih distracts Klen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fatih loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fatih scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klen looking for a guillotine here but Fatih defends easily.
Fatih stands up over Klen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatih connects with a couple of short punches.
Fatih postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
It looks like Fedor Klen has been cut.
Klen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fatih throwing strikes from guard but Klen blocks nicely.
Fatih works over Klen with some ground and pound from guard.
Fatih lands a couple of digs.
Fatih missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatih chips away with some ground and pound.
Fatih preventing the sweep.
Fatih chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatih missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatih wants to control from the top but Klen keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Fatih dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Klen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fatih is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fatih clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Klen.
Fatih gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Klen.
Klen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fatih avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Fatih.
Fatih goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fatih lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fatih fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muhammad Fatih has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Klen.
Klen is breathing heavily.
Klen shoots in looking for a takedown. Fatih tries to sprawl out of it but Klen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fatih manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fatih closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fatih lands in his opponent's guard.
Fatih postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muhammad Fatih overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fatih throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fatih missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatih postures up and lands a big shot to Klen's brow.
Fatih postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatih throwing strikes but missing.
Fatih lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fatih is in close to Klen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klen has momentary wrist control but Fatih slips an elbow through the middle.
Fatih with a nice head shot there.
Klen controls Fatih momentarily but Fatih frees himself.
Klen keeping moving, preventing Fatih from controlling successfully.
Fatih working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fatih is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fatih landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatih working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Klen's head.
Fatih postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fatih wants to control from the top but Klen keeps moving.
Fatih throwing strikes from guard but Klen blocks nicely.
Klen working a defensive guard here.
Fatih engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fatih with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fatih with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fatih is working Klen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fatih working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fatih lands a couple of elbows.
Fatih scoring with some ground and pound.
Fatih postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fatih is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klen can do to turn this around?
Fatih thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fatih trying to control but Klen is working from the bottom.
Fatih is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatih stands up from Klen's guard - Fatih perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fatih tries to close the distance and clinch but Klen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Fatih dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Klen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fatih darts in trying to clinch
and Klen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fatih gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klen throws a head punch that misses.
Klen manages to break the clinch.
Klen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fatih tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klen moves into the clinch.
Klen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatih landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klen shoots in for a takedown but Fatih shows good takedown defense.
Fatih tries to close the distance and clinch but Klen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatih closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fatih scores with a shot to the side of Klen's head.
Fatih tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fatih lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fatih.
Fatih lands with a right to the head.
Klen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muhammad Fatih is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fatih tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fatih.
Fatih forces Klen back against the cage and clinches.
Muhammad Fatih has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatih tries to clinch but Klen is having none of it.
Fatih tries to close the distance and clinch but Klen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klen moves into the clinch.
Klen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatih has closed the distance and engaged Klen in a clinch.
Fatih breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fatih wants to clinch
and Fatih takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fatih has managed to clinch.
Fatih will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Klen up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatih lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klen backwards.
Fatih wants to get back to striking at distance but Klen won't allow it.
Klen fails to pull guard.
Muhammad Fatih has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Klen.
Klen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fatih wants to clinch up but Klen keeps it at a distance.
Fatih fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klen, pushing him back against the cage.
Klen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fatih wants to get back to striking at distance but Klen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatih is pressed up against the cage. Klen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fatih down to the mat. Fatih avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fatih drives through with a takedown into Klen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Klen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fatih keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Klen's head.
Klen keeping moving, preventing Fatih from controlling successfully.
Fatih is in close to Klen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fatih trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fatih trying to control the position from guard on top but Klen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatih scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fatih working some strikes from top position.
Fedor Klen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhammad Fatih is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fatih postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Fatih showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fatih, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Fatih!
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