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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 383 p4p, 305 weight class) and Royal Halsti (ranked 62 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal Halsti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Halsti.
Halsti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignatov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Halsti.
Halsti fails with the takedown.
Ignatov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halsti misses with an uppercut
letting Ignatov counter with a right hand.
It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Ignatov misses.
Halsti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ignatov will feel that in the morning.
Halsti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatov.
A little feinted left hand from Ignatov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ignatov counter with a right hand.
Halsti throws a lazy head kick
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
Halsti scores with a jab.
Halsti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ignatov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Halsti scores with a shot to the body.
Halsti fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ignatov avoids it really well and circles away.
Yevgeny Ignatov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royal Halsti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halsti throws a low kick, looking for Ignatov's leg but Ignatov calmly moves out of range.
Ignatov throws a counter high kick but Halsti was just alert enough to avoid it.
A left lands for Halsti.
Ignatov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ignatov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halsti misses with a punch on the inside.
Ignatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Halsti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ignatov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halsti has picked Ignatov up - he's going for a ride! Halsti dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ignatov trying to hold on to Halsti's head to control him but Halsti postures up.
Ignatov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatov won't allow Halsti to pass to mount.
Halsti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ignatov defends it well.
Halsti tries to pass to full mount but Ignatov defends it.
Halsti is working for a kimura but Ignatov is defending it quite comfortably.
Ignatov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halsti is looking for a kimura here.
Halsti is pressing down on Ignatov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ignatov is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halsti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halsti is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Royal Halsti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Halsti misses with a looping left.
Halsti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Halsti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A good leg kick by Halsti.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Halsti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Ignatov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov is looking for a counter combo.
Ignatov closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Halsti.
Halsti scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatov lands a left hand.
Ignatov lands a left hand.
Halsti misses with the head strike.
Halsti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Halsti controls his hands.
Halsti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halsti is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ignatov is leaning against Halsti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ignatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ignatov.
Halsti manages to break the clinch.
Halsti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ignatov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ignatov pulls Halsti in close to his closed guard and prevents Halsti from doing any damage or advancing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halsti drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ignatov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ignatov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ignatov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Halsti!
Halsti tries to improve his position but instead Ignatov has taken his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Halsti just trying to survive but Ignatov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ignatov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Halsti rolls, trying to escape but Ignatov keeps control of the position.
Royal Halsti has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Halsti.
Ignatov is hanging on to Halsti's back as he tries to escape.
Halsti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halsti breaks Ignatov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ignatov is on top in guard.
Ignatov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halsti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ignatov has managed to get both his arms back between Halsti's legs - danger averted.
Ignatov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti is looking for a triangle here but Ignatov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ignatov advances to mount.
Ignatov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ignatov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Halsti felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Ignatov tries to control but Halsti wriggling away.
Ignatov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halsti is in all sorts of trouble here.
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 Yevgeny Ignatov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royal Halsti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ignatov throws a push kick but Halsti slaps the foot to one side.
Halsti wants to slow Ignatov down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy body kick from Halsti
and Ignatov counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Halsti.
Halsti throws a head kick that Ignatov semi-blocks.
Royal Halsti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Halsti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ignatov scrambles back to his feet.
Ignatov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Ignatov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatov checks a leg kick.
Halsti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halsti throws the left hand but Ignatov avoids the punch easily.
Ignatov lands with an overhand left.
Ignatov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Halsti.
Ignatov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halsti.
It looked like Ignatov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halsti misses with a low kick.
Halsti lands the left hand.
Halsti misses with a right hand
and Ignatov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halsti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatov manages to avoid it.
Royal Halsti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halsti misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Ignatov misses the target.
Halsti misses with an uppercut.
Ignatov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Halsti avoids it.
Halsti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halsti lands with a cross.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halsti.
Yevgeny Ignatov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halsti looks to throw the jab but Ignatov is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatov circles away quickly and effectively.
Halsti sizes up Ignatov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Halsti misses with a hook.
Ignatov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halsti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Halsti. Ignatov shrugs it off though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignatov scores with a hook.
Halsti throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royal Halsti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Halsti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royal Halsti!
An out of breath Royal Halsti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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