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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehel Bartasz (ranked 989 p4p, 895 weight class) and Ivan Samsonov (ranked 150 p4p, 140 weight class). Bartasz comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Samsonov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartasz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Samsonov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Samsonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartasz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartasz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bartasz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samsonov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Samsonov misses with a two punch combination.
Samsonov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samsonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bartasz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Samsonov thuds his right hand into Bartasz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
Samsonov drops his hands momentarily and Bartasz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bartasz slips a jab from Samsonov.
It looked like Bartasz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Samsonov.
A big left from Samsonov misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartasz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz throws a series of punches but Samsonov moves out of range.
As Bartasz backs off Samsonov throws a huge counter combo but Bartasz manages to avoid it all.
Samsonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bartasz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samsonov manages to avoid it.
Samsonov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samsonov unleashes a big counter combination but Bartasz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bartasz swings for the body but Samsonov moves out of range.
Bartasz slips a jab from Samsonov.
Samsonov throws a body punch but Bartasz moves out of range.
Samsonov misses with a left hand
letting Bartasz counter with a right hand.
Bartasz connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartasz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samsonov throws an off balance right hand
and Samsonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bartasz misses with a wild body shot.
Bartasz throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bartasz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartasz misses with a series of wild punches.
Samsonov avoids the body shot from Bartasz.
We've been hearing reports that Bartasz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Samsonov throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartasz misses its target.
Bartasz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Samsonovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Samsonov misses the jab.
Bartasz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samsonov's sensitive parts.
Bartasz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Samsonov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bartasz with a nice calf kick.
Samsonov throws a lazy right hand but Bartasz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bartasz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Samsonov misses with a body shot.
Samsonov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samsonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz misses with a hook to the body
and Bartasz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samsonov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samsonov misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Samsonov misses the target.
Bartasz scores with a jab to the head.
Bartasz is looking to slow Samsonov down with leg kicks.
Bartasz misses with a two punch combination.
Samsonov throws a jab when Bartasz was well out of range.
Samsonov looks to throw the jab but Bartasz is out of range.
Bartasz scores with a head kick.
Samsonov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartasz throws out the jab.
Bartasz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samsonov.
That kick from Bartasz tenderised Samsonov's leg. Samsonov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartasz is looking to wear down Samsonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samsonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samsonov misses with a looping right.
Bartasz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bartasz lands a really nice looking cross but Samsonov seems unphased.
Bartasz scores with a nice head shot.
Bartasz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samsonov.
Samsonov misses with a right hand
and Bartasz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samsonov needs to keep his hands up - Bartasz had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Bartasz misses.
Samsonov throws an off balance right hand
and Bartasz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samsonov moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartasz 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.
Lehel Bartasz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lehel Bartasz's cut.
That's time! Bartasz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bartasz tries to bum rush Samsonov with a series of wild strikes but Samsonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samsonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samsonov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Samsonov throws a head kick that misses
letting Bartasz counter with a right hand.
Samsonov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samsonov lands with a right hand.
Bartasz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samsonov lands with a straight right. Bartasz didn't see that one coming.
Donk. Bartasz catches Samsonov right on the button with a cross.
Lehel Bartasz is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Samsonov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartasz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samsonov thinking.
Bartasz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samsonov.
Bartasz throwing a counter right hand but Samsonov manages to avoid it.
Bartasz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Bartasz misses its intended target.
Samsonov throws a hook but Bartasz blocks it.
Samsonov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartasz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bartasz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Samsonov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bartasz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Bartasz.
Samsonov misses with a straight right.
As Samsonov backs away, Bartasz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bartasz misses with a straight right.
Bartasz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Samsonov.
Samsonov throws out a counter right but Bartasz avoids it with no problem.
Samsonov throws a looping overhand right but Bartasz ducks down to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Samsonov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bartasz has got the better of the exchanges.
Donk. Samsonov catches Bartasz right on the button with a cross.
Samsonov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov misses with a hook
and Bartasz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samsonov lands a left and a right that send Bartasz crashing to the mat, dazed. Samsonov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bartasz is rocked!
Samsonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartasz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Bartasz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bartasz connects with a body shot.
Bartasz seems to have got his legs back now.
Bartasz cracks Samsonov with a good jab.
Samsonov takes one to the chin there.
Bartasz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Bartasz - just one landing.
Bartasz staying out of range there.
Samsonov throws a right hand that misses
and Bartasz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartasz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Samsonov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz throws a front kick that sends Samsonov stumbling back into the cage.
Samsonov is breathing heavily.
Bartasz misses with a hook to the body
enabling Samsonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Samsonov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bartasz. Bartasz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab from Bartasz.
Bartasz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Samsonov misses with a hook. Bartasz ducked under it nicely.
Bartasz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bartasz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartasz lands a nice looking body shot.
Samsonov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bartasz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samsonov can do to turn this around?
Samsonov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Samsonov misses with a hook
and Bartasz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samsonov misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bartasz looks to land a combination but Samsonov avoids it well.
Bartasz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samsonov throws a shot from downtown. Bartasz moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Samsonov misses.
Samsonov takes a swing at Bartasz's ribcage but misses.
Bartasz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Samsonov looks to throw the jab but Bartasz is out of range.
Bartasz scores with a punch to the head.
Bartasz throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Samsonov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bartasz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Samsonov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bartasz keeps Samsonov at a distance using the push kick.
Samsonov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bartasz connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lehel Bartasz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lehel Bartasz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bartasz misses with a looping right.
Samsonov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samsonov connects with a right hand. Bartasz shakes it off.
Bartasz slips a straight right by Samsonov.
Bartasz throws a right and a left that Samsonov avoids nicely.
Bartasz lands a jab-cross combination.
Bartasz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samsonov misses with a body punch
and Bartasz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartasz ducks under a wild hook from Samsonov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartasz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samsonov on the side of the head.
Bartasz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartasz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samsonov.
Samsonov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartasz counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartasz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartasz thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slow jab from Bartasz misses its intended target.
Bartasz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartasz misses with a body shot
and Samsonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartasz throws the kick towards the body but Samsonov avoids it.
Bartasz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bartasz defending well as Samsonov loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Samsonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartasz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartasz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bartasz as he connects with a hook.
Samsonov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Bartasz.
Bartasz misses with a hook.
A low kick from Bartasz misses
and Samsonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Bartasz.
Samsonov takes a swing at Bartasz's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Bartasz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Samsonov.
Samsonov throws a sloppy head kick and Bartasz moves out of range easily.
Bartasz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samsonov.
Samsonov misses with a straight left.
Bartasz throws a leg kick that misses.
Samsonov misses with a hook. Bartasz ducked under it nicely.
Bartasz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsonov connects with a body shot.
Bartasz throws a right hand that misses
and Samsonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samsonov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samsonov looks to land a right hand but Bartasz moved out of range.
Samsonov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bartasz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samsonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Samsonov misses
and Samsonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samsonov moves out of range of the body kick from Bartasz.
Samsonov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bartasz misses with a body shot.
Samsonov throws an off balance right hand
and Bartasz counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartasz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bartasz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Bartasz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bartasz misses the target.
Bartasz scores with a jab. Samsonov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Samsonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Samsonov misses with an uppercut.
Samsonov moves out of range as Bartasz throws a body kick.
Bartasz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartasz looks to score with a jab to the body but Samsonov is just out of range.
Ivan Samsonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartasz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samsonov.
As Samsonov looks to move away, Bartasz throws a big counter combo but Samsonov just gets out of the way.
Bartasz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Samsonov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bartasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samsonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartasz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lehel Bartasz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartasz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lehel Bartasz!
A relieved looking Lehel Bartasz 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 Ivan Samsonov had this to say: 'Путин убьет меня за это поражение'.
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