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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evgen Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Kleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evgen Konstantinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitaliy Kleva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleva wants to clinch but Konstantinov slips to the side
and Konstantinov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov slowing the pace effectively.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch but Kleva keeps him there for the moment.
Kleva has Konstantinov pressed against the cage, preventing Konstantinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kleva is trying to break the clinch but Konstantinov has him pressed against the cage.
Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov closes the distance and pushes Kleva back into the cage.
Kleva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konstantinov blocks it with crossed arms.
Konstantinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Konstantinov blocks an uppercut.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kleva.
Konstantinov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kleva tries to clinch up
and Konstantinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kleva tries to work over Konstantinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kleva has a couple of punches blocked by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov is trying to force a seperation but Kleva has the dominant position.
Kleva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Konstantinov misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Konstantinov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kleva pushes Konstantinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kleva tries to work over Konstantinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Konstantinov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kleva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kleva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Konstantinov managing to block the knees to the body from Kleva.
Kleva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Konstantinov backwards.
Kleva throws a head punch that misses.
Kleva lands a damaging elbow.
Kleva has Konstantinov pressed against the cage, preventing Konstantinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Konstantinov is trying to break free.
Kleva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov is trying to force a seperation but Kleva has the dominant position.
Kleva is trying to break the clinch but Konstantinov has him pressed against the cage.
Konstantinov is trying to push Kleva away but Kleva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Konstantinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Konstantinov avoids the elbow strike from Kleva, against the cage.
Kleva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Konstantinovs head.
Kleva looks gassed!
Konstantinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konstantinov is trying to force a seperation but Kleva has the dominant position.
Konstantinov lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Kleva.
Kleva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kleva has Konstantinov pressed against the cage, preventing Konstantinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kleva wants to break free but Konstantinov has control.
Kleva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konstantinov's efforts to push away.
Kleva prevents Konstantinov from breaking the clinch.
Kleva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konstantinov's efforts to push away.
Konstantinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kleva won't allow it.
Kleva misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konstantinov darts in trying to clinch
and Kleva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kleva lands a damaging elbow.
Kleva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kleva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kleva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Konstantinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konstantinov tries to circle away but Kleva has him pinned against the cage.
Kleva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Konstantinov's elbow.
Kleva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kleva prevents Konstantinov from breaking the clinch.
Konstantinov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klevas head.
Kleva tries to break free but Konstantinov pushes him back against the cage.
Kleva breaks the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kleva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kleva tries to clinch up
and Konstantinov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov blocks an elbow strike.
Konstantinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kleva has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch but Kleva keeps him there for the moment.
Konstantinov looking to stall.
Konstantinov can't break the clinch.
Kleva is working Konstantinov over against the cage.
Kleva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Konstantinov keeps control of Kleva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kleva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kleva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konstantinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kleva moves in looking to clinch but Konstantinov pushes him off.
Evgen Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kleva is looking to clinch.
Konstantinov clinches up with Kleva and pushes him back against the cage.
Kleva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Konstantinov.
A body shot lands from Kleva.
Konstantinov wants to break free but Kleva has control.
Kleva wants to break free but Konstantinov has control.
Kleva landing knees to the head.
Kleva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kleva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Konstantinov backwards.
Kleva is looking to control Konstantinov's arms but Konstantinov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kleva has his back to the cage.
Konstantinov tries to circle away but Kleva has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleva tries to break free but Konstantinov pushes him back against the cage.
Kleva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Konstantinov is trying to break free.
Kleva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Konstantinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kleva breaks the clinch.
Kleva swats away the attempt to clinch by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kleva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kleva is looking to clinch.
Kleva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Konstantinov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Konstantinov.
Kleva is trying to break the clinch but Konstantinov is controlling him.
Kleva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kleva tries to clinch but Konstantinov moves away
and Konstantinov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov tries to circle away but Kleva has him pinned against the cage.
Kleva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konstantinov's efforts to push away.
Kleva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitaliy Kleva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Konstantinov clinches.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kleva wants to clinch but Konstantinov slips to the side
and Konstantinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kleva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evgen Konstantinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Konstantinov has managed to clinch.
Konstantinov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch.
Konstantinov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kleva wants to clinch.
Kleva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konstantinov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Konstantinov counters by clinching up.
Kleva taking a breather.
Konstantinov stalls.
Kleva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Konstantinov's elbow.
Kleva is trying to break free.
Kleva prevents Konstantinov from breaking the clinch.
Kleva is trying to push Konstantinov away but Konstantinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kleva wants to stall.
Kleva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Konstantinov circles away.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kleva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kleva tries to clinch but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Konstantinov takes the fight into the clinch.
Evgen Konstantinov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kleva has a couple of punches blocked by Konstantinov.
Kleva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konstantinov working hard to break the clinch.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Kleva circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kleva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva tries to clinch but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Konstantinov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kleva wants to clinch up but Konstantinov keeps it at a distance.
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.
Kleva tries to clinch there but Konstantinov circles away.
Kleva tries to clinch up.
Konstantinov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kleva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kleva.
Kleva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Konstantinov.
Kleva trying to control the position but instead, Konstantinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kleva into the cage.
Konstantinov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kleva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Konstantinov backwards.
Kleva lands a left hand.
Kleva is trying to break free.
Kleva looking to stall.
Konstantinov tries to break free but Kleva pushes him back against the cage.
Kleva swings wildly with an uppercut but Konstantinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kleva trying to control the position but instead, Konstantinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kleva into the cage.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch but Kleva keeps him there for the moment.
Konstantinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Kleva has double underhooks.
Kleva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Kleva fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Konstantinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kleva is trying to push Konstantinov away but Konstantinov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Konstantinov blocks an uppercut.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kleva looks to clinch
and Konstantinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Konstantinov as Kleva tries to tie him up.
Kleva tries a body shot but Konstantinov blocks it.
Konstantinov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Konstantinov can't break the clinch.
Kleva wants to break free but Konstantinov has control.
Kleva swings wildly with an uppercut but Konstantinov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kleva pushes Konstantinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kleva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Konstantinov's efforts to push away.
Konstantinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kleva has him pressed against the cage.
Kleva is trying to break free.
Kleva throws a punch but it's blocked by Konstantinov.
Kleva is working Konstantinov over against the cage.
Kleva misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kleva has Konstantinov pressed against the cage, preventing Konstantinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Konstantinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kleva backwards.
Konstantinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Kleva has double underhooks.
Konstantinov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kleva backwards.
Konstantinov lands a right hand.
Kleva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kleva.
Kleva tries to work over Konstantinov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kleva has Konstantinov pressed against the cage, preventing Konstantinov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Konstantinov letting Kleva take a breather here.
Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kleva clinches up against the cage.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Kleva has him pressed against the cage.
Konstantinov tries to circle away but Kleva has him pinned against the cage.
Kleva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva looks to clinch
and Konstantinov counters by clinching up.
Kleva misses with some punches.
Kleva misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konstantinov breaks from the clinch.
Kleva tries to clinch but Konstantinov is having none of it.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Kleva circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evgen Konstantinov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Konstantinov tries to clinch
and Kleva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kleva lands with a left to the head.
Konstantinov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konstantinov tries to clinch but Kleva moves out of range.
Konstantinov is looking to clinch.
Kleva tries to clinch up but Konstantinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Konstantinov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kleva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kleva moves to clinch but Konstantinov breaks away
and Konstantinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Konstantinov takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kleva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kleva prevents Konstantinov from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Konstantinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kleva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kleva tries to clinch but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Kleva darts in trying to clinch
and Konstantinov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kleva working hard to break the clinch.
Konstantinov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kleva tries to clinch but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konstantinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konstantinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kleva moves in looking to clinch but Konstantinov pushes him off.
Konstantinov clinches with his opponent.
Konstantinov wants to break free but Kleva has control.
Kleva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kleva trying to control the position but instead, Konstantinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kleva into the cage.
Kleva lands a right hand.
Kleva has a couple of punches blocked by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov tries to circle away but Kleva has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Konstantinov.
Kleva is trying to break free.
Kleva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kleva tries to land knees in the clinch but Konstantinov avoids the damage to the body.
Kleva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Konstantinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kleva has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Konstantinov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Konstantinov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kleva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kleva tries to clinch up but Konstantinov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konstantinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kleva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kleva darts in trying to clinch
and Konstantinov moves into the clinch.
Konstantinov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kleva won't allow it.
Konstantinov tries to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling the position.
Kleva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Kleva.
Nice body punch from Kleva - that landed with a thud.
Konstantinov lands a nice uppercut.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch but Kleva keeps him there for the moment.
Kleva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kleva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kleva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Konstantinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kleva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kleva tries to break the clinch but Konstantinov is controlling the position.
Kleva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kleva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konstantinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konstantinov rushes Kleva and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov lands with a right to the head.
Konstantinov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Konstantinov slowing the pace effectively.
Konstantinov prevents Kleva from breaking the clinch.
Kleva misses with a punch on the inside.
Konstantinov tries to break free but Kleva pushes him back against the cage.
Kleva wants to stall.
Konstantinov is trying to break free.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling him.
Kleva tries to break the clinch but Konstantinov is controlling the position.
Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konstantinov moves in looking to clinch but Kleva pushes him off.
Kleva wants to clinch
and Konstantinov counters by moving into the clinch.
Konstantinov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kleva wants to clinch up but Konstantinov keeps it at a distance.
Kleva moves into the clinch.
Konstantinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kleva has a couple of punches blocked by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov lands a shoulder strike.
Konstantinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Kleva has double underhooks.
Konstantinov is trying to push Kleva away but Kleva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kleva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Konstantinov has had enough of the clinch but Kleva keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kleva lands a knee to the body.
Kleva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kleva misses with an elbow strike.
Kleva is trying to stall.
A short left from Kleva.
Konstantinov tries to break free but Kleva pushes him back against the cage.
Konstantinov has Kleva pressed against the cage, preventing Kleva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Konstantinov.
Kleva tries a body shot but Konstantinov blocks it.
Konstantinov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Konstantinov wants to break free but Kleva has control.
A hook to the body from Kleva.
Kleva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konstantinov is trying to break the clinch but Kleva is controlling him.
Konstantinov keeps control of Kleva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kleva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konstantinov tries to clinch up but Kleva circles away and keeps his distance.
Kleva looks to clinch
and Konstantinov counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Konstantinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kleva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konstantinov wants to clinch up but Kleva keeps it at a distance.
Kleva tries to clinch up.
Konstantinov clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgen Konstantinov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Konstantinov 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evgen Konstantinov!
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