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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lev Tolstoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolstoy comes to the cage accompanied by AWOLNATION - SAIL. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Tolstoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Almasy.
Almasy tries to clinch up
and Almasy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tolstoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Tolstoy catches Almasy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Almasy, right into the meat.
Almasy throws a leg kick but Tolstoy moved away.
Almasy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Almasy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolstoy.
Almasy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tolstoy up against the cage.
Tolstoy is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstoy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Almasy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tolstoy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Almasy.
Tolstoy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Almasy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Tolstoy is blocking nicely.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
Tolstoy is trying to drag Almasy to the mat but Almasy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lev Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolstoy looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy misses with a knee strike.
Tolstoy is trying to drag Almasy to the mat but Almasy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tolstoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Almasy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Almasy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Almasy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolstoy is trying to drag Almasy to the mat but Almasy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tolstoy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Almasy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks with his arms.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolstoy blocks it with crossed arms.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tolstoy wants a takedown.
Tolstoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Almasy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Almasy with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lev Tolstoy has been cut.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks it.
Almasy working Tolstoy over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolstoy wants a takedown but no success here.
Tolstoy is breathing heavily.
Almasy crunches a lovely knee into Tolstoy's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Almasy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Almasy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tolstoy has had enough of the clinch but Almasy keeps him there for the moment.
Tolstoy tries to score a body lock takedown but Almasy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy slows down the pace here.
Almasy scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lev Tolstoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Danga de danga de dang - Almasy scores with a four punch combination!
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolstoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolstoy slips a jab and a cross from Almasy.
Tolstoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Seifer Almasy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almasy lands a jab to the head.
Almasy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almasy is looking to clinch.
Almasy rushes Tolstoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tolstoy.
Tolstoy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Almasy after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tolstoy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tolstoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolstoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almasy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolstoy throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolstoy throws an elbow that misses. Almasy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tolstoy's guard. Nice move by Almasy!
Almasy trying to control but Tolstoy is working from the bottom.
Tolstoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tolstoy 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolstoy looking for a sweep. Not yet Tolstoy, not yet.
Tolstoy working a defensive guard but Almasy passes into half guard.
Tolstoy tries to get to full guard but Almasy has control of the leg.
Almasy decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolstoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tolstoy looks to throw the jab but Almasy is out of range.
Almasy moves in looking to clinch but Tolstoy pushes him off.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Tolstoy circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but Tolstoy is having none of it.
Tolstoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Almasy rushes Tolstoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Almasy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tolstoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
Almasy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tolstoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Almasy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tolstoy's face.
Tolstoy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lev Tolstoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Almasy landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Almasy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolstoy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seifer Almasy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Almasy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolstoy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Almasy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Almasy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Almasy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lev Tolstoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Almasy tries to clinch up but Tolstoy circles away and keeps his distance.
Almasy tries to clinch but Tolstoy moves out of range.
Almasy throws a jab when Tolstoy was well out of range.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tolstoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Almasy tries to clinch but Tolstoy moves out of range.
Tolstoy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Almasy pinned against the cage. Almasy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seifer Almasy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Almasy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tolstoy, pushing him back against the cage.
Almasy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Tolstoy is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Tolstoy blocks it.
Tolstoy working hard to break the clinch.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Almasy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Almasy lands a knee to the head.
Almasy jerks Tolstoy's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Tolstoy drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Almasy goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Almasy because Tolstoy was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Seifer Almasy!
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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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