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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Caraglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Konuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konuhov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Art of War. Fedor Konuhov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massimo Caraglio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Konuhov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konuhov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caraglio tries to improve position but can't.
Caraglio sneaks back into half guard.
Konuhov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caraglio keeps working.
Konuhov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Konuhov tries to pass to full mount but Caraglio defends it.
Caraglio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caraglio.
Konuhov throws an elbow that misses. Caraglio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Konuhov's guard. Nice move by Caraglio!
Caraglio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caraglio trying to control but Konuhov is working from the bottom.
Konuhov looking for subs off his back but Caraglio has passed one foot through into half guard.
Caraglio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konuhov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Caraglio won't allow Konuhov to sweep him here.
Caraglio trying to control the position from guard on top but Konuhov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konuhov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Konuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Konuhov keeping full guard, as Caraglio tries to pass.
Konuhov looking to control.
Caraglio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Konuhov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Caraglio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Caraglio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Konuhov throws some wild stikes that Caraglio manages to avoid easily.
Konuhov thowing shots but they're missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caraglio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Konuhov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Caraglio holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Konuhov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Konuhov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Caraglio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Konuhov punching from mount but Caraglio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Caraglio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Konuhov on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konuhov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Konuhov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Caraglio tries to lock up and control but Konuhov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caraglio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Konuhov misses with a head shot.
Konuhov with shots to the head and body - Caraglio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Caraglio wants to control but Konuhov is having none of it.
Konuhov punching from mount but Caraglio doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Caraglio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caraglio blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konuhov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Caraglio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Caraglio tries to hold on but Konuhov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konuhov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Caraglio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caraglio tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caraglio wants to control but Konuhov is having none of it.
Caraglio avoids a strike by Konuhov and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Konuhov's guard! Fantastic escape!
Konuhov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konuhov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Konuhov is looking for a triangle but Caraglio pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Konuhov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Caraglio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Konuhov on the side of the head.
Konuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedor Konuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konuhov misses with a body shot.
Konuhov clinches.
Caraglio effectively controlling the action here.
Caraglio lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Caraglio.
Caraglio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Caraglio.
Caraglio lands a right hand.
Caraglio pushes Konuhov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caraglio scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Caraglio.
Caraglio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Caraglio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Konuhov.
A bit of stalling here from Caraglio.
Nice body punch from Caraglio.
Caraglio crunches a lovely knee into Konuhov's ribcage.
Caraglio lands with a right to the head.
Caraglio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Caraglio.
Konuhov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Caraglio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Konuhov wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Caraglio.
A short right from Caraglio on the inside.
Caraglio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Caraglio lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caraglio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Caraglio.
Caraglio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Caraglio.
Nice body punch from Caraglio - that landed with a thud.
Caraglio scores with a hook to the body.
Caraglio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Konuhov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Caraglio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Massimo Caraglio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Konuhov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Caraglio.
Caraglio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caraglio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caraglio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caraglio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caraglio lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caraglio scores with a shoulder strike.
Konuhov is trying to drag Caraglio to the mat but Caraglio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Caraglio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Caraglio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Konuhov to the mat! Konuhov manages to get full guard.
Fedor Konuhov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caraglio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Konuhov is keeping the position for now.
Konuhov controls Caraglio momentarily but Caraglio frees himself.
Caraglio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Caraglio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Konuhov wants to sweep but no luck.
Konuhov working a defensive guard here.
Konuhov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caraglio's guard.
Caraglio is pulling down on Konuhov's head. It's preventing any offense from Konuhov, at least for the moment.
Konuhov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konuhov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Konuhov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Konuhov working the ground and pound but Caraglio is defending the strikes.
Konuhov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Caraglio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Caraglio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Konuhov misses with the ground and pound.
Caraglio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Konuhov connects with a decent elbow.
Caraglio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Konuhov misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Konuhov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caraglio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Konuhov throws a strike but Caraglio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Caraglio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Konuhov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Konuhov postures up in Caraglio's guard and throws a big left but Caraglio blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konuhov advances position into side control!
Konuhov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Caraglio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Konuhov misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konuhov tries for a kimura but Caraglio is defending well.
Caraglio gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Konuhov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Konuhov is trying to control. Caraglio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Konuhov prevents Caraglio from improving his position.
Konuhov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caraglio sees it coming and defends easily.
Konuhov trying to control from half guard but Caraglio is working away.
Konuhov misses with a head shot. Caraglio uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Caraglio trying to keep a closed guard but Konuhov is proving a slippery customer.
Konuhov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caraglio is adopting a defensive guard.
Konuhov tries to free his leg and advance position but Caraglio is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Konuhov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caraglio keeping moving, preventing Konuhov from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Caraglio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Konuhov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Konuhov 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Konuhov!
After the big win, Fedor Konuhov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CEC Nutrition Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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