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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Simenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jutta Urpilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urpilainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash. Sergei Simenkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jutta Urpilainen's chin.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Simenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jutta Urpilainen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urpilainen is looking to clinch.
Simenkov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simenkov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simenkov is thwarting Urpilainen's attempts to control the position.
Urpilainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simenkov.
Urpilainen trying to control here.
Simenkov wants to take a breather but Urpilainen is having none of it.
Urpilainen is looking to improve his position.
Urpilainen keeps trying to improve his position.
Urpilainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simenkov is working away from the top position though.
Simenkov wants to pass the guard but Urpilainen is defending well.
Urpilainen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Simenkov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urpilainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simenkov preventing the sweep.
Urpilainen looking to control.
Urpilainen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simenkov!
Simenkov is looking to improve his position but Urpilainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Urpilainen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Urpilainen avoids the attempt from Simenkov to control.
Urpilainen prevents Simenkov from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen with good strikes from the mount here!
Urpilainen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Urpilainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simenkov hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urpilainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simenkov is looking to escape.
Urpilainen dominating with strikes here.
Urpilainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Urpilainen tries to control but Simenkov wriggling away.
Urpilainen controlling his opponent.
Urpilainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simenkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simenkov is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Urpilainen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Urpilainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simenkov is looking to escape.
Urpilainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Urpilainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Urpilainen lands a big elbow.
Urpilainen dominating with strikes here.
Urpilainen raining down shots from the mount!
Urpilainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Urpilainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simenkov is looking to escape.
Urpilainen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Urpilainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simenkov tries to buck Urpilainen off but he can't manage it.
Urpilainen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Urpilainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Urpilainen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simenkov is squirming around, avoiding Urpilainen's attempts to control the action.
Urpilainen working Simenkov over with strikes here.
Urpilainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simenkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Urpilainen trying to control but Simenkov is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urpilainen landing punches.
Simenkov is rocked!
Urpilainen working Simenkov over with strikes here.
Urpilainen working Simenkov over with strikes here.
Oh Simenkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urpilainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jutta Urpilainen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Urpilainen tries to clinch up.
Simenkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Urpilainen is trying to maintain the position but Simenkov is very close to passing his half guard.
Urpilainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Simenkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Urpilainen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Simenkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Simenkov with the ground and pound but Urpilainen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Urpilainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simenkov stands up over Urpilainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Urpilainen keeping moving, preventing Simenkov from controlling successfully.
Simenkov throwing strikes from guard but Urpilainen blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urpilainen is trying to keep Simenkov in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Urpilainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Urpilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Simenkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Urpilainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simenkov controlling from the top position.
Urpilainen keeping moving, preventing Simenkov from controlling successfully.
Simenkov wants to pass the guard but Urpilainen is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simenkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Urpilainen.
Simenkov rushes Urpilainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Simenkov gets underhooks to prevent Urpilainen's takedown attempt.
Simenkov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Urpilainen regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simenkov connects with a couple of short punches.
Simenkov preventing the sweep.
Urpilainen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simenkov passes into half guard.
Simenkov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Urpilainen defends it well.
Urpilainen taking some punishment here, with Simenkov in his half guard.
Urpilainen is trying to stand back up but Simenkov is controlling him
Simenkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simenkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Urpilainen looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urpilainen works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Simenkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Simenkov is looking to pass into half guard but Urpilainen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Urpilainen is in guard.
Urpilainen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Urpilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Simenkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simenkov looking to control.
Simenkov keeping moving, preventing Urpilainen from controlling successfully.
Urpilainen forces his way into half guard.
Urpilainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simenkov is trying to get back to full guard.
Simenkov is pressing down on Urpilainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Urpilainen throwing strikes from guard but Simenkov blocks nicely.
Simenkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urpilainen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Urpilainen stands up over Simenkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urpilainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Urpilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Simenkov is retaining full guard.
Urpilainen wants to control from the top but Simenkov keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urpilainen stops Simenkov from standing up.
Simenkov scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Urpilainen looking to sit in guard and control but Simenkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Simenkov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Simenkov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Urpilainen!
Urpilainen is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Simenkov is trying to get an arm triangle but Urpilainen is defending well.
Simenkov scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simenkov trying to control the position but Urpilainen is working away.
Simenkov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Urpilainen wants to control but Simenkov postures up.
Simenkov is looking to take a break and control but Urpilainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urpilainen is looking to reverse the position.
Jutta Urpilainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Urpilainen prevents Simenkov from moving into mount.
Urpilainen is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Simenkov lands a nice forearm strike.
Simenkov lands a few punches from side control.
Simenkov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urpilainen is looking to regain half guard here but Simenkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Urpilainen can't do much from the bottom here.
Simenkov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
It looks like Jutta Urpilainen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urpilainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Simenkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Urpilainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simenkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Urpilainen is rocked!
Urpilainen is looking to control Simenkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Urpilainen avoid being mounted?
Urpilainen is still in real trouble! Can Simenkov finish him?
Simenkov working over Urpilainen with some ground and pound. Urpilainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Urpilainen trying to control here.
Simenkov lands a big elbow - Urpilainen is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Simenkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Simenkov!
Sergei Simenkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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