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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Hanzzle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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221 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanzzle finds it's way round the side to connect with Fokin's head.
Hanzzle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fokin's hands.
Fokin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanzzle defends it nicely.
Fokin throws a lazy right hand but Hanzzle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanzzle 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 Fokin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fokin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanzzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Fokin.
Hanzzle looks to score with a jab to the body but Fokin is just out of range.
Hanzzle's coach down at Meats Slaughter House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hanzzle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Fokin. Beautiful body shot.
Hanzzle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanzzle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fokin.
We've been hearing reports that Fokin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fokin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hanzzle.
Fokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanzzle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanzzle stuffs the takedown attempt from Fokin. Fokin gets slowly back to his feet.
Fokin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Fokin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fokin tries to pass to full mount but Hanzzle defends it.
Hanzzle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fokin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fokin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanzzle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzzle is doing well to control the position and prevent Fokin from advancing to side control.
Hanzzle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanzzle's head.
Fokin is looking for a kimura but Hanzzle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fokin to get the leverage.
Hanzzle is controlling Fokin's trapped leg to prevent Fokin from advancing to side control.
Fokin is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hanzzle still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hanzzle has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
You can see the frustration on Fokin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Fokin is right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzzle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fokin keeps working.
Fokin tries to bench press Hanzzle off him but Hanzzle keeps the position.
Fokin can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanzzle tries to move to full mount but Fokin actually manages to regain half guard.
Fokin tries to roll over but Hanzzle keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin is trying to control but can't.
Hanzzle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fokin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fokin is trying to maintain the position but Hanzzle is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hanzzle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanzzle moves out of range as Fokin strikes.
Hanzzle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin checks a leg kick.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown but Hanzzle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgy Fokin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fokin dips to his left and cracks Hanzzle with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanzzle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fokin checks it well.
Hanzzle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hanzzle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanzzle lunges at Fokin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fokin's hand.
Hanzzle misses with a body kick.
Hanzzle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fokin misses with an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanzzle. Fokin shrugs it off though.
A clash of legs there as Fokin blocks the low kick.
Fokin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanzzle is just out of range.
Hanzzle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanzzle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fokin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fokin blocks a jab.
Hanzzle ducks under a wild hook from Fokin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle cracks Fokin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fokin lands with a hook. Hanzzle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fokin staying out of range there.
Hanzzle misses with a straight left.
Hanzzle 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.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick which misses Fokin's front leg but catches the back leg as Fokin tries to avoid it.
Hanzzle tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanzzle misses with a leg kick
and Fokin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hanzzle wants to improve his position but Fokin is controlling well.
Hanzzle trying to control here.
Fokin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hanzzle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fokin is working away from the top position though.
Georgy Fokin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanzzle wants to get back to full guard but Fokin has mounted him!
Fokin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hanzzle tries to control Fokin's body but Fokin pushes him off. Hanzzle squirms to his side and now Fokin has his back!
Hanzzle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fokin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hanzzle is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fokin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hanzzle tries to break free.
Even with his hooks in, Fokin manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Fokin is working the ground and pound. Can Hanzzle escape?
Fokin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fokin has the hooks in. Hanzzle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Fokin is controlling the position but Hanzzle somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle wants to get back to full guard.
Hanzzle trying to control but Fokin postures up.
Fokin is trying to work for a kimura but Hanzzle is defending well.
Fokin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fokin thows a huge punch but Hanzzle dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgy Fokin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanzzle throws a body punch but Fokin moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fokin checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Fokin.
Hanzzle looks to score with a jab to the body but Fokin is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Fokin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanzzle misses with a body kick.
Hanzzle lands a nice shot to the body.
Fokin throws a big shot that misses.
Hanzzle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
Hanzzle blocks a jab.
Hanzzle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanzzle slips under a jab.
Hanzzle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hanzzle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fokin momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle throws a head kick that misses.
Fokin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanzzle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fokin.
Hanzzle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fokin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a chopping leg kick but Fokin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Fokin.
Hanzzle tries to land a front kick but Fokin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanzzle throws a wild body kick that Fokin sees coming a mile off.
Hanzzle throws out a leg kick but Fokin moves out of range and Hanzzle only half commits.
Hanzzle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Hanzzle misses
and Fokin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hanzzle's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fokin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yuri Hanzzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hanzzle trying to control the position here.
Yuri Hanzzle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fokin blocks a leg kick.
Fokin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanzzle momentarily.
Fokin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle leaves Fokin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fokin throws a looping overhand right but Hanzzle ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Fokin.
Hanzzle misses with a hook.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick which misses Fokin's front leg but catches the back leg as Fokin tries to avoid it.
Hanzzle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanzzle defending well as Fokin loads up on a big left hand.
Hanzzle cracks Fokin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanzzle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanzzle misses with a low kick.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick but Fokin checks it.
Fokin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle misses with a low kick.
Hanzzle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fokin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fokin lands a head shot.
Fokin missing with a left hand there. Hanzzle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yuri Hanzzle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fokin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fokin throws out the jab.
Hanzzle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanzzle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanzzle was well out of range. Poor timing from Fokin.
Hanzzle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Georgy Fokin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanzzle looks to land a right hand but Fokin moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Hanzzle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fokin 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgy Fokin!
A victorious Georgy Fokin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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