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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulughanov comes to the cage accompanied by Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta. Aleksey Zulughanov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Jong Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulughanov misses with a hook
and Ping Pong counters with a stiff right hand.
Ping Pong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov misses the body punch
and Ping Pong counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulughanov misses with a kick to the body.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but Zulughanov checks it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ping Pong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ping Pong misses with an uppercut
and Zulughanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zulughanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ping Pong is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ping Pong misses.
Ping Pong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ping Pong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ping Pong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulughanov throws a push kick but Ping Pong slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ping Pong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zulughanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ping Pong.
Aleksey Zulughanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulughanov slips a jab and a cross from Ping Pong.
Zulughanov throws a push kick but Ping Pong slaps the foot to one side.
Ping Pong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping Pong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
Ping Pong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ping Pong avoids the head kick by Zulughanov.
Ping Pong slips a straight right by Zulughanov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zulughanov.
Ping Pong misses with an uppercut. Zulughanov saw that one coming.
Aleksey Zulughanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but Zulughanov moved away.
Zulughanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WHATprivate in the buildup to the fight.
Zulughanov connects with a leg kick. Ping Pong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zulughanov throws a leg kick but Ping Pong checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ping Pong. Zulughanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov thows a leg kick but Ping Pong checks it
and Ping Pong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zulughanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zulughanov, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ping Pong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ping Pong looks to throw the jab but Zulughanov is out of range.
Zulughanov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ping Pong just manages to avoid it.
Zulughanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ping Pong is out of range and Zulughanov settles back down.
Zulughanov connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ping Pong. Zulughanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ping Pong wants to slow Zulughanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ping Pong.
Ping Pong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ping Pong throws out a loose jab but Zulughanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ping Pong misses the shot to the body.
Ping Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ping Pong motions for Zulughanov to come forward. Ping Pong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ping Pong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Ping Pong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ping Pong is just out of range.
Ping Pong throws the kick towards the body but Zulughanov avoids it.
The fighters circling - Ping Pong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulughanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zulughanov lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Zulughanov.
Ping Pong cracks the inside of Zulughanov's front leg.
Zulughanov throws a solid leg kick but Ping Pong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zulughanov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zulughanov.
Zulughanov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ping Pong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ping Pong misses with a straight left.
Zulughanov wants to slow Ping Pong down by chopping away at his legs.
Ping Pong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zulughanov clobbers Ping Pong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong throws a head kick that misses.
Ping Pong blocks a head kick by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov avoids the body shot from Ping Pong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulughanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Ping Pong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zulughanov pulls Ping Pong in to control the position.
Ping Pong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ping Pong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ping Pong wants to control from the top but Zulughanov keeps moving.
Ping Pong landing with the ground and pound.
Ping Pong being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kim Jong Ping Pong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ping Pong with a nice cross.
Zulughanov lands with an overhand left.
Zulughanov slips under a jab from Ping Pong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ping Pong. That's going to slow Zulughanov down.
Ping Pong throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulughanov.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ping Pong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zulughanov - the referee stops the clock and Ping Pong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zulughanov. Ping Pong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ping Pong misses with a looping right.
Zulughanov blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulughanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ping Pong.
A big right from Ping Pong misses.
Ping Pong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zulughanov. That did some damage!
Ping Pong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulughanov moves away from the strike by Ping Pong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov misses with a wild body shot.
Kim Jong Ping Pong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ping Pong 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 Zulughanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zulughanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zulughanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zulughanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Ping Pong misses.
Ping Pong lands a jab to the head.
Ping Pong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zulughanov.
Zulughanov throws a big shot that misses.
Zulughanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ping Pong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zulughanov slips under a jab.
Ping Pong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ping Pong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Ping Pong looks to move away, Zulughanov throws a big counter combo bu Ping Pong just gets out of the way.
Zulughanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zulughanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Ping Pong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zulughanov. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Zulughanov tenderised Ping Pong's leg. Ping Pong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zulughanov scores with a nice body kick.
Zulughanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulughanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ping Pong tried to score with a low kick but Zulughanov checks it.
Zulughanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ping Pong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ping Pong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ping Pong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zulughanov thumps Ping Pong with a low kick.
Ping Pong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Zulughanov.
Zulughanov throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ping Pong to counter with a crisp jab.
Ping Pong misses with a straight right.
Ping Pong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Ping Pong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulughanov. Ping Pong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov throws a head kick that misses.
Ping Pong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Ping Pong there.
Ping Pong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zulughanov tries a low kick but Ping Pong avoids it.
Zulughanov jabs at Ping Pong's body.
Ping Pong just misses with a punch to the body.
Zulughanov is looking to chop away at Ping Pong's legs.
Ping Pong checks a low kick from Zulughanov.
A shot to the liver by Ping Pong. Beautiful body shot.
Zulughanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ping Pong.
Zulughanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Ping Pong.
Zulughanov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ping Pong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong digs a good body shot into Zulughanov's ribs.
Ping Pong throws a solid leg kick but Zulughanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ping Pong.
Zulughanov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zulughanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ping Pong's calf.
Ping Pong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zulughanov's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ping Pong misses with a few strikes there.
Zulughanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ping Pong throws a shot to the body.
Zulughanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ping Pong checks a leg kick nicely.
Ping Pong looks to land a left hand but Zulughanov moved out of range nicely.
Zulughanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ping Pong misses with a left hand
and Zulughanov counters with a nice leg kick.
Ping Pong looks to land a left hand but Zulughanov moved out of range nicely.
Ping Pong checks a low kick from Zulughanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong Ping Pong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Zulughanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ping Pong was well out of range. Poor timing from Zulughanov.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zulughanov throws a leg kick but Ping Pong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but Zulughanov checks it.
Zulughanov tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Ping Pong.
Ping Pong throws a hook to the side of Zulughanov's head but Zulughanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ping Pong scores with a punch to the head.
Ping Pong misses with a body kick.
Ping Pong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulughanov blocks the body kick.
Ping Pong connects with an inside leg kick.
Ping Pong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zulughanov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ping Pong is looking to score with low kicks.
Zulughanov is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping Pong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zulughanov takes one to the chin there.
Ping Pong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zulughanov counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ping Pong.
Zulughanov is looking to wear down Ping Pong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ping Pong misses with a wild body shot.
Ping Pong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zulughanov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ping Pong goes for a double leg but Zulughanov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zulughanov continues to drive forward.
Zulughanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zulughanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zulughanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Zulughanov lands a head shot.
Zulughanov throws a head kick that misses.
Zulughanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ping Pong moves out of range easily.
Aleksey Zulughanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Ping Pong does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zulughanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ping Pong throws a leg kick but Zulughanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ping Pong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zulughanov throws a low kick, looking for Ping Pong's leg but Ping Pong calmly moves out of range.
Zulughanov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ping Pong if he has to take too many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ping Pong.
Zulughanov throws out a leg kick but Ping Pong moves out of range and Zulughanov only half commits.
Zulughanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ping Pong throws a counter combo.
Ping Pong throws a big shot that misses.
Ping Pong throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulughanov.
Nice uppercut lands for Ping Pong. That snapped Zulughanov's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping Pong motions for Zulughanov to come forward. Ping Pong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zulughanov.
A swing and a miss from Ping Pong.
Zulughanov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zulughanov throws a solid leg kick but Ping Pong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zulughanov.
Zulughanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ping Pong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ping Pong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zulughanov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zulughanov.
Ping Pong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulughanov.
Zulughanov punishes Ping Pong's body with a nice straight punch.
Zulughanov throws a head kick that misses
and Ping Pong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ping Pong trying to control but Zulughanov is working from the bottom.
Ping Pong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ping Pong accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zulughanov is pulling down on Ping Pong's head to control his posture.
Zulughanov trying to keep a closed guard but Ping Pong is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zulughanov trying to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ping Pong stuns Zulughanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Jong Ping Pong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ping Pong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Jong Ping Pong!
In defeat, Aleksey Zulughanov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry Artem.'.
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