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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Eduardo Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazimir Evgeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evgeni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bones - Trash. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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178 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazimir Evgeni!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri clinches up with Evgeni and pushes him back against the ropes.
Demaestri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Evgeni misses with the head strike.
Demaestri tries to throw a body punch but Evgeni avoids it by throwing Demaestri back against the ropes.
Demaestri is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Demaestri connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kazimir Evgeni has been cut.
Demaestri has Evgeni pressed against the ropes.
Evgeni letting Demaestri take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evgeni tries to break free but Demaestri pushes him back against the ropes.
Demaestri avoiding damage.
Evgeni is trying to break the clinch but Demaestri has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Julian Eduardo Demaestri.
Demaestri moves into the clinch successfully.
Demaestri tries to work over Evgeni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Demaestri controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Demaestri.
Demaestri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Demaestri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evgeni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Demaestri's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demaestri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evgeni's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Evgeni is blocking nicely.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Evgeni is blocking nicely.
Evgeni avoids a wild elbow strike from Demaestri.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Evgeni is blocking nicely.
Demaestri scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evgeni prevents a body shot from Demaestri.
Demaestri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Evgeni blocks with his arms.
Demaestri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demaestri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Demaestri lands a nice knee to the body.
Demaestri digs a right hand into Evgeni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Evgeni's gas tank.
Evgeni swings wildly with an uppercut but Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demaestri lands a good knee to the midsection. Evgeni won't want to take too many of those.
Evgeni working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Demaestri takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri landing knees to the head.
Demaestri effectively controlling the action here.
Evgeni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evgeni takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Demaestri.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Evgeni blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazimir Evgeni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Evgeni pushes him off.
Evgeni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Evgeni tries to keep at a distance but Demaestri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evgeni letting Demaestri take a breather here.
Demaestri is struggling to control the position.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evgeni tries a body shot but Demaestri blocks it.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.
Demaestri is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but Evgeni blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evgeni taking a breather.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Evgeni blocks with his arms.
Demaestri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evgeni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evgeni is struggling to control the position.
Evgeni blocks an elbow strike from Demaestri.
Evgeni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Demaestri creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Evgeni working aggressively here.
Evgeni blocks an elbow strike from Demaestri.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Demaestri here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evgeni avoids it.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Evgeni is blocking nicely.
Demaestri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evgeni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demaestri keeps control of Evgeni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Demaestri leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Evgeni is blocking nicely.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evgeni can do to turn this around?
Demaestri lands a nice knee to the body.
Evgeni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri scores with a knee to the head.
Evgeni swings wildly with an uppercut but Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demaestri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Demaestri throws an elbow but it misses.
Demaestri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evgeni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Evgeni fails to land.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evgeni misses with a body punch.
Demaestri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Evgeni is trying to break the clinch but Demaestri is controlling him.
Demaestri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evgeni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Evgeni blocks with his arms.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Evgeni blocks with his arms.
Evgeni tries to work over Demaestri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Evgeni misses with some punches.
Evgeni is trying to break the clinch but Demaestri is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from Demaestri.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evgeni is trying to push Demaestri away but Demaestri has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazimir Evgeni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Demaestri wants to clinch.
Evgeni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Demaestri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evgeni counters with a right hand to the body.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Evgeni moves away
and Evgeni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demaestri tries to clinch up
and Demaestri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri moves to clinch but Evgeni breaks away
and Evgeni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demaestri clinches up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri stalling the fight.
Evgeni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evgeni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but Evgeni blocks it.
Evgeni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demaestri lands an elbow inside that Evgeni shrugs off.
Demaestri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evgeni's face.
Evgeni looking to stall.
Demaestri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demaestri throws an elbow but it misses.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri stalling the fight.
Kazimir Evgeni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri taking a breather.
Evgeni misses with some punches.
Demaestri pushes off an throws an elbow but Evgeni leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evgeni misses with a punch on the inside.
Demaestri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evgeni's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Demaestri as Evgeni tries to tie him up.
Evgeni is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Evgeni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demaestri slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evgeni lands a left hand.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Evgeni is blocking nicely.
Evgeni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Demaestri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evgeni misses with the head strike.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Evgeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demaestri darts in trying to clinch
and Evgeni counters with a crisp one two that drops Demaestri! Evgeni thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Demaestri to his feet! Demaestri is in big trouble!
Demaestri is rocked!
Demaestri tries to clinch but Evgeni is having none of it.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri is looking to clinch but Evgeni is avoiding it.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Evgeni moves away
and Evgeni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Demaestri has Evgeni up against the ropes in a clinch.
Evgeni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri wants to clinch
and Evgeni counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to clinch
and Evgeni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Demaestri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaestri closes the distance and clinches.
Demaestri seems to have got his legs back now.
Evgeni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evgeni tries a body shot but Demaestri blocks it.
Demaestri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evgeni is keeping busy.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evgeni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Evgeni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Demaestri as Evgeni tries to tie him up.
Demaestri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demaestri blocks a body shot from Evgeni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazimir Evgeni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Demaestri 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
Julian Eduardo Demaestri wins by unanimous decision!
Kazimir Evgeni was interviewed post fight and said 'I couldn't pull it off. I want to thank the fans who came to support this fight. Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Arcticus. Full credit to to my opponent for bringing his A-game. He was the better fighter. Much respect. For now I will just relax with my family.'.
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hype
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pop
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