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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McKinley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzhugashvili has chosen Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike McKinley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley moves away
and McKinley counters with a thumping low kick.
Good work by Dzhugashvili as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from McKinley.
Dzhugashvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - McKinley circles away.
McKinley throws a body punch but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKinley misses with an attempted mid kick.
McKinley misses with a straight left.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
McKinley throws a hook to the side of Dzhugashvili's head but Dzhugashvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and McKinley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
Dzhugashvili throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McKinley on the side of the head.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and McKinley counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzhugashvili takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from McKinley misses its intended target.
Dzhugashvili looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dzhugashvili tries to move into range but McKinley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McKinley misses with an uppercut. Dzhugashvili saw that one coming.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley is having none of it.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
McKinley throws a body punch but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
McKinley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by McKinley there.
Dzhugashvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinley misses with the combination.
McKinley lands a nice shot to the body.
Dzhugashvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McKinley throws out the jab.
Dzhugashvili takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Dzhugashvili misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKinley throws a head kick but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley throws a hook but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - McKinley circles away.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
McKinley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dzhugashvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
McKinley misses with an uppercut
letting Dzhugashvili counter with a right hand.
McKinley throws a leg kick that misses.
McKinley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as McKinley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dzhugashvili doesn't seem phased though.
McKinley cracks a nice hook into Dzhugashvili's ribs.
Dzhugashvili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dzhugashvili misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dzhugashvili makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dzhugashvili misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dzhugashvili stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKinley is looking to break free of the clinch but Dzhugashvili has double underhooks.
McKinley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dzhugashvili misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhugashvili keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McKinley's efforts to push away.
Dzhugashvili lands a left hand.
Dzhugashvili stalling in the clinch.
McKinley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dzhugashvili has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dzhugashvili has McKinley pressed against the cage, preventing McKinley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but McKinley blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Dzhugashvili.
McKinley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dzhugashvili tries to land a knee to the head but McKinley blocks with his arms.
Dzhugashvili blocks a body shot from McKinley.
McKinley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKinley lands a glancing blow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKinley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley moves out of range.
McKinley looks to score with a jab to the body but Dzhugashvili is just out of range.
McKinley swings for the body but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but McKinley keeps it at a distance.
McKinley scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Dzhugashvili.
McKinley lands a glancing blow to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
An inside leg kick from McKinley misses.
McKinley throws a big shot that misses.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but McKinley breaks away
and McKinley counters with a straight right hand.
Dzhugashvili uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKinley.
Dzhugashvili digs a good body shot into McKinley's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKinley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McKinley looks to land a right hand but Dzhugashvili moved out of range.
McKinley throws a hook but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
McKinley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dzhugashvili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McKinley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McKinley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
McKinley misses with a body shot.
McKinley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKinley.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
McKinley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKinley just misses with a punch to the body.
McKinley throws a leg kick that misses.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley moves out of range.
McKinley throws a hook to the side of Dzhugashvili's head but Dzhugashvili sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
Jab, jab by McKinley - just one landing.
Dzhugashvili jabs McKinley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dzhugashvili gets a clinch.
McKinley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley breaks from the clinch.
McKinley throws a shot to the body.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but McKinley circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley moves away
and McKinley counters with a straight right hand.
Dzhugashvili cracks McKinley with an open hand slap.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
McKinley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
McKinley lands a lovely overhand right.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but McKinley circles away.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
McKinley looks to throw the jab but Dzhugashvili is out of range.
McKinley gets tackled into the cage by Dzhugashvili. Dzhugashvili maintains the clinch.
Dzhugashvili lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dzhugashvili is defending well for now.
Dzhugashvili misses with a punch to the body.
Dzhugashvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili taking a breather.
McKinley has had enough of the clinch but Dzhugashvili keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Dzhugashvili.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A knee to the head by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili lands a knee to the head.
McKinley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKinley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dzhugashvili is trying to force a seperation but McKinley has the dominant position.
Dzhugashvili pushes McKinley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McKinley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili moves out of range as McKinley strikes.
Dzhugashvili forces McKinley back against the cage and clinches.
Dzhugashvili stalling in the clinch but McKinley improves position.
McKinley blocks an uppercut.
McKinley being controlled against the cage.
Dzhugashvili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili lands a nice knee to the body.
Dzhugashvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKinley's elbow.
Dzhugashvili digs a right hand into McKinley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McKinley's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKinley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dzhugashvili misses the shot to the body.
Mike McKinley is winning the standup battle so far.
McKinley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but McKinley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McKinley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but McKinley circles away and keeps his distance.
McKinley throws a hook but Dzhugashvili avoids it easily.
McKinley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili doesn't manage to clinch there - McKinley circles away.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but McKinley keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKinley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch there but McKinley circles away.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch but McKinley is avoiding it.
McKinley throws a series of punches but Dzhugashvili avoids them all with ease.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dzhugashvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but McKinley circles away and keeps his distance.
McKinley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dzhugashvili's head.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKinley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKinley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKinley lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and McKinley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dzhugashvili gets a clinch.
Dzhugashvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McKinley's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dzhugashvili.
McKinley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKinley throws a hook but Dzhugashvili blocks it.
McKinley throws the kick towards the body but Dzhugashvili avoids it.
McKinley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McKinley there as he acknowledges the shot.
McKinley scores with the left hand. Dzhugashvili knows he should have avoided that one.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but McKinley breaks away
and McKinley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dzhugashvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
McKinley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dzhugashvili moves to clinch but McKinley breaks away
and McKinley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up.
McKinley circles away from the clinch attempt
and McKinley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch.
Dzhugashvili takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley is having none of it.
A big left from McKinley misses.
McKinley keeps the fight on the outside.
Dzhugashvili moves in looking to clinch but McKinley pushes him off.
McKinley scores with the left hand. Dzhugashvili knows he should have avoided that one.
Dzhugashvili tries to close the distance and clinch but McKinley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McKinley lands with a shot to the body.
McKinley circles away from the clinch attempt
and McKinley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKinley misses the shot to the body.
Dzhugashvili looks to clinch
and McKinley counters with a straight right hand.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but McKinley keeps it at a distance.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley is having none of it.
McKinley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McKinley throws a shot from downtown. Dzhugashvili moves away and avoids it.
McKinley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from McKinley misses its intended target.
McKinley misses with a left hand
and Dzhugashvili counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dzhugashvili keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dzhugashvili has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McKinley throws a body punch but Dzhugashvili moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from McKinley.
Dzhugashvili lands with a good body shot.
McKinley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dzhugashvili moves away from the strike by McKinley.
Dzhugashvili wants to clinch up but McKinley keeps it at a distance.
Dzhugashvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dzhugashvili closes the distance and clinches.
McKinley is looking to break free of the clinch but Dzhugashvili has double underhooks.
Dzhugashvili struggles to land a body shot inside as McKinley controls his hands.
McKinley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dzhugashvili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McKinley managing to block the knees to the body from Dzhugashvili.
Dzhugashvili can't find room to land a body shot as McKinley controls the action.
Dzhugashvili keeps control of McKinley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKinley misses with a body punch.
McKinley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McKinley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McKinley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dzhugashvili counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dzhugashvili.
A jab from McKinley misses.
McKinley keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from McKinley tenderised Dzhugashvili's leg. Dzhugashvili is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from McKinley misses.
McKinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dzhugashvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McKinley.
McKinley swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Dzhugashvili to counter with a crisp jab.
McKinley thows a body shot but no joy.
Dzhugashvili blocks a leg kick.
Dzhugashvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch but McKinley moves out of range.
Dzhugashvili is looking to clinch.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch up but McKinley circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzhugashvili tries to clinch
and McKinley counters with a right hand 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 Mike McKinley.
I think McKinley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McKinley!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike McKinley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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