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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 912 p4p, 269 weight class) and Harbin Casbon (ranked 118 p4p, 39 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boytsov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harbin Casbon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casbon looks to score with a jab to the body but Boytsov is just out of range.
Boytsov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Casbon throws a lazy right hand but Boytsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boytsov throws a combination that misses
and Casbon counters with a straight right hand.
Boytsov avoids a kick to the body.
Casbon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boytsov shoots for a takedown but Casbon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Casbon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Boytsov blocks it well.
Boytsov tries to bum rush Casbon with a series of wild strikes but Casbon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Casbon counters with a body kick.
Boytsov scores with a jab to the head.
Boytsov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boytsov shoots in for a takedown but Casbon shows good takedown defense.
Boytsov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Casbon defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boytsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casbon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casbon misses the body punch
enabling Boytsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Casbon lands a nice shot that snaps Boytsov's head back.
Boytsov feints and as Casbon raises his hands in defense, Boytsov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Casbon is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boytsov tries to free his leg and advance position but Casbon is retaining full guard.
Casbon is controlling Boytsov's posture.
Boytsov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Casbon's guard.
Boytsov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Casbon sees it coming and defends easily.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casbon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boytsov trying to control but Casbon is working from the bottom.
Boytsov slips nicely into half guard.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Casbon defends it well.
Casbon is not content to let Boytsov control the position.
Boytsov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Casbon is just riding it out for now. Boytsov eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casbon trying to control but Boytsov postures up.
Boytsov is trying to control. Casbon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boytsov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Casbon wants to control but Boytsov is keeping busy.
Casbon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boytsov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boytsov's back!
Boytsov tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Casbon trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Casbon gets his hands free as Boytsov looks to control.
Casbon struggling to keep hold of the position.
Boytsov breaks Casbon's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Casbon managing to control the position.
Casbon trying to control the position.
Boytsov slips nicely into half guard.
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 Dmitry Boytsov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boytsov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casbon counters with a nice uppercut.
Boytsov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Casbon as he jumps to the side.
Boytsov fails with the takedown
and Casbon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boytsov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boytsov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Casbon throws a looping overhand right but Boytsov ducks down to avoid it.
Casbon lands with a nice body kick.
Casbon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boytsov.
Casbon thinks about the counter body kick.
Casbon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boytsov moves out of range of the body kick from Casbon.
Harbin Casbon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Casbon throws the kick towards the body but Boytsov avoids it.
Boytsov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casbon slips a straight right by Boytsov.
Casbon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dmitry Boytsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casbon moves out of range as Boytsov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casbon blocks a jab.
Casbon thinks about the counter body kick.
Casbon misses with a hook.
Casbon throws a jab when Boytsov was well out of range.
Boytsov scores with a takedown into Casbon's guard.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Casbon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boytsov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Boytsov swings around for an armbar but Casbon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Boytsov's guard.
Casbon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov wants to sweep but no luck.
Casbon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boytsov's guard.
Boytsov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boytsov trying to control from the bottom.
Casbon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boytsov wants to improve his position but Casbon is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casbon is working for a submission of some sort.
Casbon trying to control from half guard but Boytsov is working away.
Boytsov is looking to improve his position.
Dmitry Boytsov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boytsov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Casbon sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boytsov working for a triangle but Casbon defends it easily.
Boytsov is looking for a triangle but Casbon pushes his legs off easily.
Boytsov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Casbon is defending well. Boytsov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Casbon has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Boytsov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Boytsov!
Dmitry Boytsov is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Dmitry Boytsov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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