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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiumbo Unathi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurij Gagarin (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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300 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chiumbo Unathi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jurij Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unathi misses with a body kick.
Unathi instigates a clinch.
Unathi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gagarin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gagarin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gagarin has eaten all the pies!
Gagarin trying to get back to his feet but Unathi is in full control for now.
Unathi missing with strikes.
Unathi misses with punches from the back.
Unathi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Unathi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gagarin could be in trouble here!
Gagarin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gagarin covering up well under a series of strikes from Unathi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unathi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gagarin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gagarin controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Unathi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gagarin hold on?!
Unathi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Gagarin is trying to get back to his feet but Unathi has full control of the position and if anything, Gagarin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Unathi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gagarin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unathi throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Unathi misses with punches from the back.
Unathi controlling the position well here. Gagarin rolled but Unathi kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unathi scores with punches from the back.
Unathi scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gagarin is looking for a way out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unathi missing with punches from the back.
Gagarin wants to get back to his feet.
Unathi misses with punches from the back.
Unathi trying to control momentarily.
Unathi lands punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gagarin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Unathi.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Unathi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Unathi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gagarin could be in trouble here!
Unathi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Unathi lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Unathi.
Unathi misses with a punch to the head.
Unathi somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiumbo Unathi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Unathi lands with a slapping head kick.
Unathi clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gagarin is trying to break free.
Gagarin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Unathi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gagarin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Unathi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gagarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gagarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unathi tries to stall but Gagarin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Unathi throws an elbow but misses.
Gagarin wants to break free but Unathi has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gagarin takes an elbow to the temple.
Unathi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Unathi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unathi tries to land knees in the clinch but Gagarin avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Unathi.
Unathi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gagarin can't fight it off and eventually Unathi manages to take the fight to the floor. Gagarin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gagarin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unathi throwing strikes but missing.
Unathi trying to control the position from guard on top but Gagarin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unathi stands and steps away. Gagarin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chiumbo Unathi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unathi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Unathi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Unathi.
Unathi manages to pull guard.
Gagarin trying to control but Unathi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin looking to sit in guard and control but Unathi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Unathi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Unathi is looking to work some ground and pound but Gagarin has wrist control.
Unathi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gagarin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Unathi trying to control but Gagarin is working from the bottom.
Gagarin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Unathi forces his way into half guard.
Unathi controlling the pace.
Unathi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiumbo Unathi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Unathi clinches up with Gagarin and pushes him back against the cage.
Unathi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gagarin regains guard.
Unathi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unathi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unathi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gagarin's head.
Gagarin keeping full guard, as Unathi tries to pass.
Unathi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gagarin wants to stand but Unathi is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unathi thows a big elbow that misses.
Gagarin wants to stand and escape but Unathi is having none of it.
Unathi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gagarin keeping full guard, as Unathi tries to pass.
Unathi is looking to stand up but Gagarin won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Unathi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gagarin keeping moving, preventing Unathi from controlling successfully.
Gagarin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Unathi wants to control from the top but Gagarin keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Unathi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gagarin, up you get!
Unathi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Unathi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unathi moves into the clinch.
Unathi slowing the pace effectively.
Unathi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gagarin.
Unathi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gagarin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Unathi being controlled against the cage.
Unathi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gagarin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Unathi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gagarin, pushing him back against the cage.
Unathi decides to pull guard.
Unathi keeping moving, preventing Gagarin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagarin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Unathi wants to stand but Gagarin is controlling the position.
Gagarin passes Unathi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jurij Gagarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gagarin prevents Unathi from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chiumbo Unathi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Unathi 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiumbo Unathi!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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