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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulan Batbaraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Fike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulan Batbaraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Austin Fike!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batbaraz throws a low kick but Fike avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batbaraz.
Fike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fike tries to close the distance and clinch but Batbaraz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batbaraz lands with a slapping head kick.
Fike shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batbaraz defends it nicely.
Fike fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batbaraz scores with a leg kick.
Batbaraz avoids the body shot from Fike.
Fike looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Batbaraz!
Fike controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fike thowing shots but they're missing.
Fike controlling from the full mount.
Fike trying to control but Batbaraz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fike controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batbaraz is squirming around, avoiding Fike's attempts to control the action.
Fike dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batbaraz tries to control Fike's body but Fike pushes him off. Batbaraz squirms to his side and now Fike has his back!
Fike controls the action.
Fike is not going to allow Batbaraz to sit and survive in this position.
Batbaraz has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Batbaraz wants to escape the position.
Fike gets his hands free as Batbaraz looks to control.
Fike missing with strikes.
Batbaraz wants to control his opponent's hands but Fike gets his hands free.
Batbaraz can't escape the position.
Fike lands shots from the back.
Batbaraz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fike on the ground.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fike controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Austin Fike will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fike stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Batbaraz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Batbaraz.
Austin Fike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fike has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Batbaraz.
Batbaraz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batbaraz throws a head kick that Fike semi-blocks.
Batbaraz scoring well with a low kick there.
Fike sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batbaraz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fike on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fike takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fike is breathing heavily.
Batbaraz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fike. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fike takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Batbaraz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fike.
Batbaraz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batbaraz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Batbaraz connects with a solid leg kick.
Batbaraz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fike tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Batbaraz thumps Fike with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Batbaraz - that will leave a mark!
Batbaraz feints and then cracks Fike's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fike down.
Fike takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Batbaraz moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fike takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fike dodges an elbow strike from Batbaraz.
Batbaraz lands a nice knee to the body.
Fike blocks an elbow strike from Batbaraz.
Batbaraz lands a nice elbow.
Batbaraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Batbaraz lands a good knee to the midsection. Fike won't want to take too many of those.
Batbaraz lands a good knee to the midsection. Fike won't want to take too many of those.
Batbaraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fike takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Batbaraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batbaraz throws an elbow that misses.
Batbaraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ulan Batbaraz.
Fike clinches but Batbaraz breaks the clinch
and Batbaraz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fike's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batbaraz.
Batbaraz scores with a leg kick.
Batbaraz lands with a kick to the temple. Fike shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Batbaraz feints and then cracks Fike's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fike down.
Batbaraz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Batbaraz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batbaraz. That's going to slow Fike down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batbaraz closes the distance and clinches.
Batbaraz stalling in the clinch.
Batbaraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Batbaraz misses with an elbow over the top.
Fike's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Batbaraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Batbaraz lands a nice knee to the body.
Batbaraz is stalling here.
Batbaraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fike tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batbaraz smiles and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batbaraz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulan Batbaraz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Batbaraz scores with a push kick.
Fike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batbaraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Batbaraz tried to score with a low kick but Fike checks it.
Batbaraz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Batbaraz thows a body kick. Fike tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Batbaraz throws a front kick that sends Fike stumbling back into the cage.
Batbaraz scores with a leg kick.
Ulan Batbaraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Batbaraz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fike.
Fike tries to clinch up but Batbaraz circles away and keeps his distance.
Batbaraz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batbaraz.
Austin Fike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batbaraz connects with a high kick.
Batbaraz pushes Fike away with a front kick.
Batbaraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fike doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batbaraz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Batbaraz thumps Fike with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batbaraz.
Batbaraz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fike misses with a kick to the body
and Batbaraz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fike's knee momentarily.
Batbaraz lands a high kick!
Batbaraz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batbaraz connects with a solid leg kick.
Batbaraz throws a leg kick which misses Fike's front leg but catches the back leg as Fike tries to avoid it.
Batbaraz throws a leg kick which misses Fike's front leg but catches the back leg as Fike tries to avoid it.
Batbaraz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fike. That did some damage!
Fike takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fike has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Batbaraz.
Batbaraz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Batbaraz is looking to slow Fike down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batbaraz delivers a nice body kick.
Batbaraz scores with a spinning back kick!
Batbaraz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Batbaraz lands a front kick.
Batbaraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fike can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batbaraz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Batbaraz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fike crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batbaraz - the referee stops the clock and Fike gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batbaraz. Fike manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fike looks for a takedown but Batbaraz sprawls well.
Batbaraz scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Batbaraz, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Batbaraz.
Batbaraz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batbaraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Batbaraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batbaraz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batbaraz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fike.
Batbaraz lands with a straight right. Fike didn't see that one coming.
Fike sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Batbaraz - that will leave a mark!
Fike chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batbaraz can pounce on him.
Batbaraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fike doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Batbaraz counters with a low kick, right behind Fike 's knee.
Ulan Batbaraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Fike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Fike with that takedown attempt.
Batbaraz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fike. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulan Batbaraz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Batbaraz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulan Batbaraz!
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