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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Gillespie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillespie throws a hook but Kunitskiy avoids it easily.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillespie manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
Gillespie tries to work over Kunitskiy's front leg with a kick but Kunitskiy checks it.
Gillespie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Kunitskiy misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gillespie.
A clash of legs there as Kunitskiy blocks the low kick.
Kunitskiy needs to keep his hands up - Gillespie had a free shot at his head there.
Kunitskiy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gillespie is out of range.
Kunitskiy forces Gillespie back against the cage and clinches.
Gillespie avoids the elbow strike from Kunitskiy, against the cage.
Kunitskiy struggles to land a body shot inside as Gillespie controls his hands.
Gillespie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kunitskiy lands an elbow inside that Gillespie shrugs off.
Gillespie is trying to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling him.
Gillespie tries to stall but Kunitskiy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kunitskiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gillespie.
Gillespie managing to block the knees to the body from Kunitskiy.
Gillespie tries to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gillespie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gillespie takes an elbow to the temple.
Kunitskiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kunitskiy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gillespie breaks the clinch.
Kunitskiy catches Gillespie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gillespie checks the leg kick.
Gillespie throws a body kick that misses
and Kunitskiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gillespie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillespie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gillespie blocking some punches.
A short right from Gillespie on the inside.
Kunitskiy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gillespie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gillespie breaks from the clinch.
Kunitskiy looks to throw the jab but Gillespie is out of range.
Kunitskiy connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gillespie 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 Kunitskiy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kunitskiy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gillespie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gillespie is out of range.
Gillespie throws a low kick but Kunitskiy avoids it.
Kunitskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillespie manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy lands a nice hook to Gillespie's body. Gillespie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy moves out of range as Gillespie throws a body kick.
Gillespie misses with a left hand
and Kunitskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gillespie is looking to score with low kicks.
Kunitskiy throws a solid leg kick but Gillespie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kunitskiy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gillespie's head backwards.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch but Gillespie is having none of it.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Gillespie.
Gillespie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kunitskiy checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy lands a slapping body shot.
Kunitskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kunitskiy moves forwards but Gillespie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gillespie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Kunitskiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kunitskiy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch up
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunitskiy thumps Gillespie with a low kick.
Kunitskiy thows a body shot but no joy.
Gillespie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kunitskiy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy throws a leg kick but Gillespie checks it.
Gillespie looks to land a left hand but Kunitskiy moved out of range nicely.
Gillespie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gillespie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy connects with a leg kick. Gillespie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gillespie cracks the inside of Kunitskiy's front leg.
Kunitskiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kunitskiy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kunitskiy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gillespie misses with some punches.
Gillespie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gillespie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunitskiy.
Gillespie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy working Gillespie over with knees to the body.
Gillespie misses with a body punch.
Kunitskiy blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Kunitskiy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gillespie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gillespie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Gillespie.
A head kick misses from Gillespie.
Kunitskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gillespie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kunitskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kunitskiy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gillespie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gillespie throws a low kick but Kunitskiy avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Gillespie blocks the low kick.
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kunitskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gillespie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gillespie slips under a jab.
Kunitskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kunitskiy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kunitskiy clinches up with Gillespie and pushes him back against the cage.
Kunitskiy crunches a lovely knee into Gillespie's ribcage.
Gillespie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gillespie throws an elbow but misses.
Kunitskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kunitskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gillespie is trying to maintain a safe position but Kunitskiy gets an underhook and turns Gillespie into the cage.
Gillespie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gillespie lands a nice uppercut.
Gillespie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gillespie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gillespie lands a left hand.
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!
Gillespie is trying to stall.
Gillespie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kunitskiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Kunitskiy lands an elbow inside that Gillespie shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gillespie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy wants to stall.
Kunitskiy misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Kunitskiy on the inside.
Gillespie blocks the elbow strike.
Kunitskiy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kunitskiy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gillespie backwards.
Gillespie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gillespie swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunitskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunitskiy.
Gillespie throws a head punch that misses.
Kunitskiy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillespie working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gillespie.
Kunitskiy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kunitskiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gillespie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gillespie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunitskiy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillespie working aggressively here.
Gillespie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gillespie blocks an elbow strike.
Kunitskiy lands a nice knee to the body.
Gillespie is trying to break the clinch but Kunitskiy is controlling him.
Gillespie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Kunitskiy lands with a good body shot.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Kunitskiy cracks the inside of Gillespie's front leg.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gillespie tries to land a front kick but Kunitskiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gillespie takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gillespie tries to land a front kick but Kunitskiy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gillespie throws a shot from downtown. Kunitskiy moves away and avoids it.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Kunitskiy misses.
Kunitskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillespie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy misses with a body shot.
Gillespie throws the kick towards the body but Kunitskiy avoids it.
A low kick from Gillespie misses
and Kunitskiy counters with a leg kick.
Kunitskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunitskiy lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie checks a low kick from Kunitskiy.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Gillespie scores with a nice head shot.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick that knocks Gillespie off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kunitskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gillespie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunitskiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kunitskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Kunitskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kunitskiy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kunitskiy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gillespie counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Kunitskiy misses
and Gillespie counters with a good, hard body kick but Kunitskiy shrugs it off.
Kunitskiy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kunitskiy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gillespie. Gillespie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kunitskiy works the jab nicely.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch there but Gillespie circles away.
Gillespie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kunitskiy misses with a two punch combination.
Kunitskiy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gillespie rather than just go for the knockout.
Kunitskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Gillespie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vladimir Kunitskiy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gillespie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunitskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gillespie.
Kunitskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gillespie 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 Kunitskiy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kunitskiy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kunitskiy misses with a left hand
and Gillespie counters with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Kunitskiy blocks the low kick.
Gillespie lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kunitskiy slips under a jab from Gillespie.
Gillespie misses with a looping right.
Kunitskiy misses with a body punch
and Gillespie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gillespie throws a leg kick but Kunitskiy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gillespie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillespie wants to land a leg kick but Kunitskiy is out of range.
A good leg kick by Gillespie.
Kunitskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gillespie counters with a body kick that stops Kunitskiy in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gillespie misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunitskiy.
Gillespie avoids the head kick by Kunitskiy.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Kunitskiy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillespie.
A telegraphed right hand from Kunitskiy misses the target.
Gillespie lands with a shot to the body.
Andy Gillespie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands a leg kick that knocks Gillespie off balance momentarily.
Gillespie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Gillespie misses.
Gillespie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gillespie looks for the body kick but Kunitskiy saw that one coming.
Gillespie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gillespie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kunitskiy manages to avoid it.
Kunitskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillespie is just out of range.
Kunitskiy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kunitskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gillespie misses with a low kick.
Kunitskiy punishes Gillespie's body with a nice straight punch.
Kunitskiy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vladimir Kunitskiy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gillespie.
A bone on bone clash there as Kunitskiy blocks the leg kick.
Kunitskiy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kunitskiy, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunitskiy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kunitskiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gillespie.
Some bone on bone action there as Gillespie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kunitskiy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gillespie throws a low kick, looking for Kunitskiy's leg but Kunitskiy calmly moves out of range.
Gillespie misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gillespie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gillespie clobbers Kunitskiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Gillespie is predictable there
and Kunitskiy counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Gillespie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kunitskiy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kunitskiy!
Vladimir Kunitskiy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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