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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shin's entrance music is Shaolin Chamber of Death. A fine choice. Volkov has chosen Россия as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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181 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin throws a body kick that misses.
Volkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Volkov can pounce on him.
Volkov scores with a nice right hand.
Shin throws a shot to the body.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick by Shin misses
and Volkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Volkov has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Shin tries a body shot but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
Volkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Shin.
Volkov takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shin.
Volkov is working Shin over against the cage.
A short left from Volkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Volkov is able to avoid easily.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Shin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Shin digs a good body shot into Volkov's ribs.
Shin moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
The fighters circling - Shin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shin misses with a body shot.
Shin slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Shin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Volkov in his tracks.
Shin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Shin.
Shin swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Shin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Shin.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shin throws a quick counter head kick but Volkov was just out of range.
Volkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Volkov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shin scores with a punch to the head.
Volkov blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Shin misses.
Volkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Volkov lands a nice hook to Shin's body. Shin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volkov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a low kick but Shin avoids it.
Volkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Volkov thows a body kick. Shin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Shin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Volkov lands a left hand.
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shin backwards.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shin misses with the head strike.
Shin is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shin throws a head punch that misses.
Shin lands with a right to the head.
Shin looking to slow down the pace here.
Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shin tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov pushes Shin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Volkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Shin lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkov.
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Volkov fakes the leg kick and cracks Shin in the body.
Shin throws an off balance right hand
and Volkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Shin is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shin takes a step back to recover.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov lands a jab to Shin's midsection.
Shin takes one on the button.
Volkov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Volkov misses with a right hand
enabling Shin to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Volkov finds it's way through Shin's defenses.
Shin misses the jab.
Volkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Shin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Volkov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shin.
Shin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Volkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shin misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shin if he has to take too many more of those.
Volkov slips a jab from Shin.
Good standup being displayed there by Volkov as he connects with a hook.
Shin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Shin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volkov doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin.
Shin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Volkov lands a really nice looking cross but Shin seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov jabs Shin right on the nose. Shin blinks but takes it well.
Volkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shin counters with a stiff right hand.
Shin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shin slips a straight right by Volkov.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volkov throws a push kick but Shin slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkov. That's going to slow Shin down.
A clash of legs there as Shin blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shin. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Shin moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shin misses with a body shot.
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volkov sprawls well. Volkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shin gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Shin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volkov. That one must have hurt.
Volkov blocks a jab.
Volkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkov checks it well.
Shin staying out of range there.
Shin throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Shin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Volkov. That snapped Shin's head back.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shin lands with a kick to the temple. Volkov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Shin.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body. Shin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volkov. Volkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
It looked like Shin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a low kick, looking for Shin's leg but Shin calmly moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volkov!
A clash of legs there as Volkov blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Shin misses the target.
Volkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shin just misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Shin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin moves away.
Shin blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov staying out of range there.
Volkov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Volkov throws a lazy head kick
and Shin counters with a low kick, right behind Volkov 's knee.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Shin moved out of range.
Shin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Volkov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shin misses with a double jab
and Volkov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov takes a swing at Shin's ribcage but misses.
Shin blocks the body kick.
Volkov jabs at Shin's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Volkov.
Shin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Volkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Volkov misses with a hook. Shin ducked under it nicely.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shin.
Volkov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Shin throwing a counter right hand but Volkov manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Shin blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shin. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Volkov tenderised Shin's leg. Shin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Shin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Shin misses with a body shot.
Shin slips under a jab from Volkov.
Shin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Volkov throws a leg kick
and Shin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov scores with a nice head shot.
Volkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Shin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Shin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shin misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Volkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Volkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Volkov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Shin is just out of range.
Volkov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShin.
Volkov thumps Shin with a low kick.
Volkov walks into a straight right hand from Shin.
Shin throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shin misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Shin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Volkov swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
Shin connects with a solid leg kick.
Shin throws a right hand that Volkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkov also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov digs a good body shot into Shin's ribs.
Shin looks for the body kick but Volkov saw that one coming.
Shin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Volkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Shin is looking to counter with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Shin misses
and Volkov counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shin checks a leg kick.
Shin misses with a looping left.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Shin.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Shin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volkov jabs Shin right on the nose. Shin blinks but takes it well.
Shin looks to land a right hand but Volkov moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin.
Shin moves forwards but Volkov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Volkov lands a jab.
An inside leg kick from Shin misses.
Shin thuds a left hand into Volkov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin blocks a jab.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Shin delivers a nice body kick.
Volkov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov tries to work over Shin's front leg with a kick but Shin checks it.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Shin tries to move into range but Volkov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Shin tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Volkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin misses with a looping left.
Volkov tries to counter with a clinch but Shin shakes him off and moves away.
Shin scores with a nice strike.
Shin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Shin blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Shin misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov dominated that fourth round.
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!
Shin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov walks into a straight right hand from Shin.
Volkov throws the left hand but Shin avoids the punch easily.
Volkov thuds his right hand into Shin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shin throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Volkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Shin lands with an overhand left.
Volkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov misses with a hook. Shin ducked under it nicely.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Shin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volkov.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Shin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Volkov scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Volkov misses.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov moves out of range as Shin strikes.
Shin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Shin defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
Shin misses with a low kick.
Volkov looks to land a body kick but Shin moved away.
Good leg kick by Volkov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shin tries to clinch up.
Shin misses the shot to the body.
Lao Shin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Volkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Volkov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shin on the side of the head.
Volkov jabs Shin right on the nose. Shin blinks but takes it well.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Shin moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Shin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shin ducks under a wild hook from Volkov.
A shot to the liver by Volkov. Beautiful body shot.
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volkov cracks the inside of Shin's front leg.
Volkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shin is out of range.
Shin scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot.
Shin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shin slips a straight right by Volkov.
A counter left hand to the body from Shin misses its target.
Shin thows a body kick. Volkov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body
and Shin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shin missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shin slips a jab from Volkov.
Volkov digs a good hook to Shin's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Shin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Volkov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin.
Shin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Volkov lands with a hook. Shin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volkov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Mstislav Volkov!
Ilya Mstislav Volkov is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ilya Mstislav Volkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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