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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Gyeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboys From Hell. Gyeong has chosen Intro as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jun Gyeong!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulenko throws a series of punches but Gyeong moves out of range.
Akulenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Akulenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akulenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gyeong instigates a clinch.
Gyeong lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Gyeong.
Akulenko tries to break the clinch but Gyeong is controlling the position.
Akulenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Gyeong has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Akulenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gyeong prevents Akulenko from breaking the clinch.
Gyeong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gyeong tries to clinch there but Akulenko circles away.
Gyeong tries to clinch up
and Akulenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gyeong is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gyeong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gyeong has closed the distance and engaged Akulenko in a clinch.
Gyeong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gyeong is trying to maintain a safe position but Akulenko gets an underhook and turns Gyeong into the cage.
Gyeong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Akulenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gyeong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gyeong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akulenko's waist but Akulenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gyeong off to one side.
Gyeong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akulenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Gyeong.
Akulenko avoids the head kick by Gyeong.
Gyeong tries to clinch up but Akulenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akulenko lands a front kick.
Akulenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko has had enough of the clinch but Gyeong keeps him there for the moment.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akulenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gyeong.
Akulenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Gyeong.
Gyeong moves out of range of the body kick.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Akulenko is having none of it.
Gyeong avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with the combination.
Akulenko is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gyeong fails with the takedown.
Gyeong moves out of range as Akulenko throws a body kick.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong closes the distance but Akulenko moves to the side
and Akulenko counters by clinching up.
Akulenko can't break the clinch.
Akulenko is trying to force a seperation but Gyeong has the dominant position.
Akulenko is trying to break the clinch but Gyeong is controlling him.
Akulenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gyeong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akulenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akulenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gyeong jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akulenko tries to stand but Gyeong is controlling from the bottom.
Gyeong has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Akulenko has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Gyeong.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gyeong avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Gyeong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akulenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Gyeong moves out of range.
Akulenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akulenko looks to land a body kick but Gyeong moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyeong slips a jab and a cross from Akulenko.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gyeong wants to clinch up but Akulenko keeps it at a distance.
Akulenko misses with a shot to the body
and Gyeong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Akulenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gyeong wants to clinch.
Gyeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Eugeniy Akulenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Akulenko. Those never looked like landing.
Akulenko throws out a leg kick but Gyeong moves out of range and Akulenko only half commits.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gyeong avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Akulenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akulenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gyeong.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gyeong closes the distance and clinches.
Akulenko wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Gyeong.
Akulenko taking a breather.
Gyeong has Akulenko pressed against the cage, preventing Akulenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gyeong taking a breather.
Akulenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gyeong breaks the clinch.
Akulenko pushes Gyeong away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akulenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gyeong.
Akulenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Akulenko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gyeong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gyeong.
Akulenko keeping moving, preventing Gyeong from controlling successfully.
Gyeong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akulenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gyeong gets to his feet. Akulenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Akulenko. No joy for Gyeong on that attempt.
Gyeong wants to clinch
and Akulenko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gyeong really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyeong fails with a takedown attempt.
Akulenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Akulenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gyeong shoots in but Akulenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Gyeong.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Gyeong moves out of range.
Gyeong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akulenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gyeong.
Akulenko misses with the combination.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Akulenko is having none of it.
Akulenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akulenko scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Akulenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gyeong.
A head kick misses from Akulenko.
Gyeong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gyeong looks to clinch
and Akulenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Gyeong shrugs it off.
Akulenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Gyeong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Akulenko.
Akulenko throws a wild body kick that Gyeong sees coming a mile off.
Gyeong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gyeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akulenko lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses
and Gyeong counters by clinching up.
Gyeong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gyeong stalling in the clinch.
Gyeong has Akulenko pressed against the cage, preventing Akulenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gyeong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akulenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gyeong tries to clinch there but Akulenko circles away.
Gyeong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akulenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gyeong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akulenko.
Gyeong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akulenko pinned against the cage. Akulenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akulenko throws a right hand that Gyeong ducks under and follows up with a left that Gyeong also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Akulenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jun Gyeong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Akulenko thows a body kick. Gyeong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gyeong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akulenko counters with a straight right hand.
Akulenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Gyeong blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
Sloppy strikes from Akulenko. Those never looked like landing.
Gyeong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akulenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gyeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gyeong tries to close the distance and clinch but Akulenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gyeong wants to clinch up but Akulenko keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Gyeong or perhaps it was just good defense by Akulenko which made him look bad.
Akulenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akulenko gets tackled into the cage by Gyeong. Gyeong maintains the clinch.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyeong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Gyeong moves into range and clinches up with Akulenko.
Akulenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Akulenko is trying to break the clinch but Gyeong is controlling him.
Akulenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gyeong moves out of range of the body kick from Akulenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gyeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akulenko throws a lazy head kick
and Gyeong counters with a three punch combo that has Akulenko backing up. Akulenko nods at Gyeong to acknowledge the strikes.
Akulenko throws a head kick that misses.
Akulenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Akulenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Akulenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gyeong tries to clinch but Akulenko is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Gyeong counters with a crisp one two that drops Akulenko! Gyeong thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Akulenko to his feet! Akulenko is in big trouble!
Akulenko is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyeong tries to clinch there but Akulenko circles away.
Oh Akulenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akulenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Akulenko moves away from the strike by Gyeong.
Akulenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Gyeong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akulenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Gyeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gyeong is looking to control Akulenko's arms but Akulenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gyeong has his back to the cage.
Akulenko tries to break free but Gyeong pushes him back against the cage.
Gyeong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Akulenko tries to kick Gyeong off but Gyeong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gyeong decides to stand up.
Gyeong darts in trying to clinch
and Akulenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eugeniy Akulenko is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Gyeong moves out of range.
Akulenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Gyeong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gyeong controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyeong tries for a kimura but Akulenko is defending well.
Akulenko wants to get back to his feet but Gyeong drags him back down.
Gyeong trying to control the position but Akulenko is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gyeong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Gyeong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gyeong 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jun Gyeong!
A relieved looking Jun Gyeong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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