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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Eenmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory's entrance music is Kid Unknown - Nightmare. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Eenmaa's choice of entrance music: Heaven Shall Burn - Endzeit. Eli Bathory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Eenmaa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bathory wants to take a breather but Eenmaa is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eenmaa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bathory with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bathory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bathory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bathory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bathory throwing strikes from guard but Eenmaa blocks nicely.
Bathory looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bathory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory trying to control the position from guard on top but Eenmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bathory has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bathory trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bathory is looking to work some ground and pound but Eenmaa has wrist control.
Bathory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bathory postures up in Eenmaa's guard and throws a big left but Eenmaa blocks it.
Bathory is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Eenmaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bathory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bathory thows a big elbow that misses.
Bathory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eenmaa is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eenmaa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Eenmaa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bathory with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bathory thows a big elbow that misses.
Eenmaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bathory.
Bathory postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bathory.
Bathory throws and elbow that misses. Eenmaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by Eenmaa!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bathory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eenmaa because Bathory loaded up on that one.
Bathory thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bathory breaks from Eenmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bathory unloads with some shots from mount but Eenmaa bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws some wild stikes that Eenmaa manages to avoid easily.
Eenmaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bathory lands with some strikes.
Bathory lands with some strikes.
Bathory pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bathory throwing strikes here but Eenmaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bathory sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bathory in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory throws some wild stikes that Eenmaa manages to avoid easily.
Bathory misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bathory dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory misses the shot to the body.
Bathory misses with a hook
and Eenmaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bathory wants the takedown. Eenmaa is fighting it off but Bathory persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Eenmaa's guard against the cage.
Bathory working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bathory with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bathory accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bathory landing with the ground and pound.
Bathory in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eenmaa is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory looking to pass the guard.
Bathory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eenmaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bathory throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eenmaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eenmaa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eenmaa keeping moving, preventing Bathory from controlling successfully.
Bathory is looking to work some ground and pound but Eenmaa has wrist control.
Eenmaa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bathory is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bathory makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bathory throws and elbow that misses. Eenmaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bathory's guard. Nice move by Eenmaa!
Bathory throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Bathory manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bathory throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Eli Bathory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bathory controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa blocking the ground and pound.
Eenmaa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bathory tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bathory can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eenmaa is looking to escape.
Bathory working Eenmaa over with strikes here.
Bathory throws some wild stikes that Eenmaa manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Bathory there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bathory throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bathory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bathory misses with a head shot.
Bathory throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Eenmaa because Bathory loaded up on that one.
Bathory trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bathory throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bathory looking to finish Eenmaa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eenmaa!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bathory dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory fails with a takedown attempt.
Eenmaa works Bathory's body with a nice hook.
Bathory throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eenmaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bathory thinking.
Bathory with a poor takedown
and Eenmaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bathory thinking.
Bathory misses with a right hand
and Eenmaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Eli Bathory has been cut.
Bathory shoots and misses
and Eenmaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Bathory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bathory dodges the punch combination from Eenmaa.
Bathory forces Eenmaa back against the cage and clinches.
Eenmaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bathory or not.
Nice elbow from Eenmaa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eenmaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eenmaa tests Bathory's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bathory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eenmaa cracks Bathory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Eenmaa cracks a nice hook into Bathory's ribs.
Eenmaa connects with a jab.
Eenmaa scores with a three punch combo!
Bathory is rocked!
Eenmaa scores with a hook to the body. Bathory takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eenmaa connects with a single shot there.
Eenmaa lands with a hook. Bathory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bathory gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eenmaa counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Bathory is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eenmaa is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Bathory hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksandr Eenmaa!
Aleksandr Eenmaa is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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