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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Bascon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bascon has chosen Canon Rock as his entrance music. The key to victory for Vladimir Shlemenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Bascon!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bascon.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shlemenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Bascon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shlemenko's elbow.
Bascon can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bascon avoids a wild elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Bascon swings wildly with an uppercut but Shlemenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow strike.
Bascon is trying to pull guard but Shlemenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bascon blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bascon throws a head punch that misses.
Bascon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bascon blocks an elbow strike.
Bascon is trying to break free.
Shlemenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shlemenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Shlemenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bascon gets control of Shlemenko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bascon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bascon is trying to keep Shlemenko in close.
Shlemenko looking to pass the guard.
Shlemenko wants to stand but Bascon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shlemenko looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bascon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shlemenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bascon wants to sweep but no luck.
Bascon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shlemenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bascon is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bascon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bascon fails to land the takedown.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bascon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shlemenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Bascon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vladimir Shlemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Bascon.
Bascon swats away the attempt to clinch by Shlemenko.
Bascon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up.
Bascon goes for a double leg but Shlemenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shlemenko continues to drive forward.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shlemenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bascon's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Wilson Bascon has been cut.
Bascon dodges an elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Bascon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bascon has Shlemenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shlemenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shlemenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shlemenko throws an elbow that misses.
Bascon misses with a punch to the body.
Bascon missing with knees to the body.
Bascon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shlemenko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bascon can turn it around.
Shlemenko throws an elbow that misses.
Shlemenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bascon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shlemenko avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bascon takes an elbow to the temple.
Bascon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shlemenko gets underhooks to prevent Bascon's takedown attempt.
Shlemenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Bascon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Shlemenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilson Bascon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shlemenko ducks under a wild hook from Bascon.
Bascon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shlemenko counters with a left to the body.
Shlemenko is looking to clinch.
Shlemenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Bascon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shlemenko moves out of range as Bascon strikes.
Shlemenko tries to clinch
and Bascon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bascon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shlemenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bascon on the ground.
Shlemenko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bascon trying to control but Shlemenko is having none of it.
Bascon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Shlemenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shlemenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shlemenko tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bascon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bascon with shots to the head and body - Shlemenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bascon lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shlemenko wants to hold on but Bascon pushes him away.
Bascon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shlemenko looks a forlorn figure.
Shlemenko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bascon wants to control the pace but Shlemenko is squirming around nicely.
Shlemenko is bucking up trying to escape but Bascon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilson Bascon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bascon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shlemenko can't escape the position.
Bascon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bascon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bascon landing strikes from the mount and Shlemenko is in trouble!
Shlemenko is trying to stand up.
Shlemenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bascon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shlemenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bascon working the ground and pound.
Bascon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bascon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bascon lands an elbow.
Bascon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bascon scores with punches from side control.
Bascon wants to control but Shlemenko is keeping him busy.
Bascon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shlemenko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bascon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bascon is trying to get an arm triangle but Shlemenko is defending well.
Bascon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shlemenko keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bascon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilson Bascon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilson Bascon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bascon is looking to chop away at Shlemenko's legs.
Bascon tries for a takedown but Shlemenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bascon keeps the fight on the outside.
Shlemenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Bascon. Bascon gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Shlemenko blocks the low kick.
Bascon misses with a few strikes there.
Shlemenko is looking to clinch but Bascon is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bascon rushes Shlemenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shlemenko.
Bascon wants to get back to striking at distance but Shlemenko won't allow it.
Bascon avoids the elbow strike from Shlemenko, against the cage.
Bascon tries for a takedown but Shlemenko manages to get underhooks.
Vladimir Shlemenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Bascon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bascon jumps guard but Shlemenko stands there with Bascon around his waist. Bascon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shlemenko avoids the elbow strike from Bascon, against the cage.
Bascon struggles to land a body shot inside as Shlemenko controls his hands.
Shlemenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Bascon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bascon blocks an elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Bascon.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Bascon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shlemenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bascon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shlemenko is defending well for now.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Shlemenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bascon can't get the takedown.
Shlemenko lands an elbow that stopped Bascon in his tracks for a moment.
Vladimir Shlemenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bascon breaks the clinch.
Bascon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bascon loads up on a big right hand but Shlemenko slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Bascon.
Shlemenko is looking to clinch.
Shlemenko tries to clinch there but Bascon circles away.
Bascon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bascon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shlemenko keeps working.
Shlemenko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bascon working Shlemenko over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bascon throwing shots but Shlemenko is blocking nicely.
Bascon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bascon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Shlemenko is trying to stand.
Bascon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bascon stops Shlemenko from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bascon misses with an uppercut. Shlemenko saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vladimir Shlemenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shlemenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shlemenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bascon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shlemenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bascon throws a jab but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko wants to clinch.
Wilson Bascon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shlemenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bascon circles away.
Shlemenko wants to clinch up but Bascon keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Bascon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bascon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bascon counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shlemenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilson Bascon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bascon 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilson Bascon!
Wilson Bascon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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