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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Souleymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingan Napayshni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mingan Napayshni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 cm
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217 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Souleymane! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mingan Napayshni! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Napayshni misses with a wild body shot. Napayshni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souleymane. Napayshni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souleymane counters with an outside leg kick.
Souleymane moves out of range as Napayshni strikes. Souleymane looks to throw the jab but Napayshni is out of range. Napayshni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souleymane. Napayshni lands with a shot to the body. Napayshni throws a series of punches but Souleymane moves out of range. Souleymane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souleymane swings for the body but Napayshni moves out of range.
Souleymane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Souleymane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Napayshni tries to circle away but Souleymane has him pinned against the ropes. Napayshni wants to get back to striking at distance but Souleymane won't allow it.
Napayshni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souleymane has him pressed against the ropes. Souleymane blocks an uppercut.
Napayshni lands a left hand.
Souleymane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Napayshni goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Souleymane is looking to clinch. Souleymane looks to throw the jab but Napayshni is out of range. Nice defenses there by Napayshni. Souleymane lands with a hook. Napayshni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Napayshni throws a combination. Souleymane tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Napayshni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souleymane misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Souleymane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A leg kick checked by Souleymane. Napayshni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Souleymane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A looping hook to the body misses from Napayshni. Souleymane does a little dance to reset his feet. Souleymane moves out of range of the body kick. Souleymane misses with a low kick as Napayshni jumps back. Souleymane throws a leg kick that misses. Napayshni lands a jab-cross combination. Napayshni walks into a jab. A swing and a miss from Souleymane.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch but Napayshni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Mingan Napayshni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Napayshni digs a good body shot into Souleymane's ribs. Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Napayshni paws at him with a jab and circles away. Napayshni swinging wildly here.
Napayshni misses the shot to the body. Souleymane moves away from the strike by Napayshni. Napayshni takes a swing at Souleymane's ribcage but misses. Souleymane thows a left - swing and a miss! Napayshni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souleymane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Napayshni's knee momentarily. Souleymane wants to clinch up but Napayshni keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Napayshni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souleymane. Napayshni misses with a two punch combination.
Napayshni looks to score with a jab to the body but Souleymane is just out of range. Napayshni moves out of range of the strikes. A left and a right from Napayshni both land. Nice combination. Napayshni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Souleymane rather than just go for the knockout. Napayshni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Napayshni. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Souleymane tries to clinch up. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Napayshni throws a body punch but Souleymane moves out of range. Napayshni throws a series of punches but Souleymane avoids them all with ease. Souleymane misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingan Napayshni dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Napayshni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souleymane moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Napayshni throws a shot from downtown. Souleymane moves away and avoids it. Souleymane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napayshni. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Napayshni - that will leave a mark!
Mingan Napayshni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Napayshni throws a looping overhand right but Souleymane ducks down to avoid it. Napayshni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Mingan Napayshni seems to be getting the better of the standup. Souleymane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souleymane loads up on a big right hand but Napayshni slips the punch. Souleymane looks for the body kick but Napayshni saw that one coming. Souleymane blocks a head kick by Napayshni.
Souleymane moves away from the strike by Napayshni. Souleymane motions for Napayshni to come forward. Souleymane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Souleymane lands with a hook. Napayshni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Souleymane cracks Napayshni with an open hand slap. Napayshni misses the shot to the body. Napayshni with a nice cross. Napayshni looks to land a left hand but Souleymane moved out of range nicely. Souleymane fails in his attempt to clinch. Napayshni cracks Souleymane with a good jab. Napayshni takes a swing at Souleymane's ribcage but misses. Souleymane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Napayshni scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Souleymane misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Napayshni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Napayshni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A punch combination from Napayshni misses. Napayshni tries to bum rush Souleymane with a series of wild strikes but Souleymane uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Souleymane misses with a straight left. Napayshni misses with a looping right. Souleymane misses with a head kick.
Napayshni throws a combination that misses and Souleymane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Napayshni lands with a good body shot. Souleymane throws a solid leg kick but Napayshni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Souleymane. Napayshni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souleymane circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Napayshni looks to land a right hand but Souleymane moved out of range. Souleymane throws a head kick that misses. Souleymane lands with a nice body kick. Good work by Napayshni as he checks the leg kick. A shot to the liver by Napayshni. Beautiful body shot. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Souleymane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Napayshni has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Napayshni and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Souleymane.
Napayshni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souleymane clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Souleymane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Napayshni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A nice leg kick lands there from Souleymane. Napayshni connects with a nice looking jab.
Souleymane misses with a low kick.
Souleymane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napayshni moves away. Souleymane lands with an uppercut that bounces Napayshni off the ropes and back into range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Napayshni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Souleymane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napayshni was well out of range. Poor timing from Souleymane. A cross from Souleymane lands. Souleymane pushing out the jab but it's not landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mingan Napayshni will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. This is the final round!
A lazy body kick from Souleymane and Napayshni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Some wild striking there from Napayshni.
Souleymane shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Souleymane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Napayshni misses. Napayshni throws an overhand right that lands on Souleymane's shoulder, as Souleymane tries to avoid the shot. Napayshni throws a combination that misses and Souleymane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Napayshni breaks the clinch.
Napayshni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napayshni is looking to land body kicks. Napayshni slips a straight right by Souleymane.
That's one minute gone in the round. Napayshni moves out of range of the body kick. Napayshni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A bone on bone clash there as Napayshni blocks the leg kick.
Napayshni swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Napayshni scores with a four punch combination! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Napayshni. Souleymane tries to clinch there but Napayshni circles away.
Souleymane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Napayshni throws out the jab. Souleymane throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Souleymane moves into the clinch successfully.
Napayshni throws a punch but it's blocked by Souleymane. Souleymane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Napayshni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souleymane has him pressed against the ropes. Souleymane digs a right hand into Napayshni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Napayshni's gas tank. Souleymane gets through Napayshni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Souleymane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Souleymane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Napayshni throws out a powerful jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Napayshni scores with a nice body kick.
Souleymane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napayshni.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napayshni swats him away and circles back towards the center. Napayshni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Napayshni paws at him with a jab and circles away. Souleymane misses with a low kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Souleymane. That's going to slow Napayshni down. A lazy body kick from Napayshni and Souleymane counters with a left and a right that stings Napayshni. Napayshni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Souleymane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A head kick by Souleymane misses and Napayshni counters with a nice kick to the body. Napayshni throws a series of punches but Souleymane avoids them all with ease. Souleymane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Napayshni.
Souleymane is looking to clinch but Napayshni is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Souleymane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A looping hook to the body misses from Napayshni. Souleymane does a little dance to reset his feet. Souleymane throws a hook to the side of Napayshni's head but Napayshni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Souleymane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Napayshni to counter with a crisp jab. Souleymane avoids a kick to the body.
Napayshni throws a nice outside leg kick. Souleymane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napayshni swats him away and circles back towards the center. Some wild striking there from Napayshni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Napayshni misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ali Souleymane. I think Napayshni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni! Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni! Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Mingan Napayshni wins by unanimous decision! Mingan Napayshni gave a mention to BioLuvoil in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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