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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by M.D.A walks in with 5 naked bitches Wow !. 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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214 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato throws a looping overhand right but Seleznyov ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Seleznyov misses its intended target.
Seleznyov tries to clinch there but D Amato circles away.
Seleznyov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thunder MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Seleznyov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
D Amato throws a jab when Seleznyov was well out of range.
D Amato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seleznyov circles away quickly and effectively.
D Amato's coach down at *****MY YARD***** was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on D Amato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seleznyov misses with a hook to the body
and D Amato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Roberto Seleznyov has been cut.
Seleznyov takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seleznyov tries to clinch up.
It seemed like D Amato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Seleznyov 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 D Amato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from D Amato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick lands from Seleznyov.
D Amato throws an overhand right that lands on Seleznyov's shoulder, as Seleznyov tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seleznyov misses with a low kick as D Amato jumps back.
Seleznyov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Seleznyov slips a jab and a cross from D Amato.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seleznyov manages to avoid it.
Seleznyov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Seleznyov is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato lands a jab to the nose.
D Amato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seleznyov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Seleznyov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice takedown defense from D Amato. No joy for Seleznyov on that attempt.
Seleznyov scores with a hook.
D Amato connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Seleznyov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
D Amato misses with a looping right.
Seleznyov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between D Amato's hands.
Seleznyov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Seleznyov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Amato.
D Amato blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato misses with a looping left.
Roberto Seleznyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seleznyov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seleznyov scores with a jab to the jaw.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seleznyov moves away.
D Amato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seleznyov thuds his shin into the meat of D Amato's side.
Seleznyov moves away from the strike by D Amato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Seleznyov
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
D Amato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
D Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seleznyov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
D Amato walks into a left hand.
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seleznyov throws the kick towards the body but D Amato avoids it.
D Amato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
D Amato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
D Amato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seleznyov, right into the meat.
Seleznyov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seleznyov defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
D Amato scores with the left hand. Seleznyov knows he should have avoided that one.
D Amato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
D Amato misses with an uppercut. Seleznyov saw that one coming.
D Amato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seleznyov.
D Amato misses with a looping left.
Seleznyov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a body shot but no joy.
D Amato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seleznyov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
D Amato throws the left hand but Seleznyov avoids the punch easily.
D Amato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seleznyov is looking to clinch.
D Amato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seleznyov under the eye.
Seleznyov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seleznyov or not.
Seleznyov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seleznyov looking to slow down the pace here.
D Amato breaks the clinch.
D Amato takes a swing at Seleznyov's ribcage but misses.
D Amato avoids the body shot from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov misses with a right hand
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
Seleznyov swings for the body but D Amato moves out of range.
Seleznyov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seleznyov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
It looked like Seleznyov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seleznyov fails in his attempt to clinch.
D Amato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
D Amato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as D Amato blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from D Amato.
D Amato connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seleznyov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
D Amato blocks a head kick by Seleznyov.
Seleznyov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
D Amato is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seleznyov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Seleznyov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. D Amato was covering up waiting for the punch and Seleznyov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Seleznyov pushing down on D Amato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael D Amato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
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.
Seleznyov throws an overhand right that lands on D Amato's shoulder, as D Amato tries to avoid the shot.
D Amato takes a jab right on the kisser.
D Amato swings for the body but Seleznyov moves out of range.
D Amato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seleznyov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Amato connects with a body shot that sends Seleznyov's belly button to the back.
Seleznyov defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
Seleznyov misses with a body kick.
D Amato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seleznyov counters with a good, hard body kick but D Amato shrugs it off.
Seleznyov has managed to clinch.
D Amato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seleznyov backwards.
Seleznyov is working D Amato over against the cage.
Seleznyov scores with a shoulder strike.
D Amato blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seleznyov pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Seleznyov misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seleznyov.
D Amato scores with a shoulder strike.
D Amato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
D Amato lands a shoulder strike.
Seleznyov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from D Amato.
Seleznyov lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from D Amato.
Seleznyov misses with a body punch.
Seleznyov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Seleznyov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seleznyov.
Come on Seleznyov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seleznyov.
Seleznyov tries for a takedown but D Amato manages to get underhooks.
D Amato gets through Seleznyov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seleznyov swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seleznyov blocking some punches.
Seleznyov is trying to maintain a safe position but D Amato gets an underhook and turns Seleznyov into the cage.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D Amato tries to work over Seleznyov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Seleznyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
D Amato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seleznyov.
D Amato looks to land a combination but Seleznyov avoids it well.
D Amato blocks a head kick by Seleznyov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov throws the kick towards the body but D Amato avoids it.
Seleznyov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seleznyov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from D Amato.
Seleznyov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
Seleznyov misses with the head strike.
Seleznyov is trying to maintain a safe position but D Amato gets an underhook and turns Seleznyov into the cage.
Seleznyov misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato working aggressively here.
D Amato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seleznyov misses with the head strike.
D Amato lands a body shot in the clinch.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D Amato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seleznyov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seleznyov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seleznyov stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Amato.
D Amato can't find room to land a body shot as Seleznyov controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
D Amato misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seleznyov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seleznyov. D Amato does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
Seleznyov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seleznyov throws out the jab.
D Amato looks to land a combination but Seleznyov avoids it well.
Seleznyov is looking to counter with a body kick.
D Amato checks a low kick from Seleznyov.
D Amato lands with a good body shot.
Seleznyov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seleznyov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Amato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seleznyov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seleznyov connects with a right hand. D Amato shakes it off.
D Amato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael D Amato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
That's time! Seleznyov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
D Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seleznyov moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Seleznyov motions for D Amato to come forward. Seleznyov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seleznyov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but D Amato is out of range.
D Amato throws a hook but Seleznyov blocks it.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick that is checked
and D Amato counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by D Amato.
Seleznyov moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from D Amato does no damage.
Seleznyov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
D Amato throws a body shot but no joy.
D Amato scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato slips a jab from Seleznyov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seleznyov.
Seleznyov lands a body shot.
D Amato tests Seleznyov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Seleznyov is out of range.
Seleznyov defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov lands an overhand right.
Seleznyov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by D Amato.
D Amato lands a body shot.
Seleznyov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seleznyov.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
D Amato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and D Amato duly obliges.
A slow jab from D Amato misses its intended target.
D Amato scores with a sloppy right hand. Seleznyov should have avoided that one.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seleznyov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seleznyov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D Amato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seleznyov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
D Amato throws a hook to the side of Seleznyov's head but Seleznyov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seleznyov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
Roberto Seleznyov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right-left combo lands from Seleznyov.
D Amato tests Seleznyov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seleznyov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
Seleznyov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as D Amato throws out the jab.
Seleznyov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from D Amato.
Seleznyov drops his hands momentarily and D Amato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seleznyov is rocked!
Seleznyov slips under a jab.
Seleznyov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seleznyov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D Amato cracks Seleznyov with an open hand slap.
Oh Seleznyov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seleznyov seems to have got his legs back now.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seleznyov manages to avoid it.
Seleznyov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Seleznyov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seleznyov takes one to the side of the head.
Roberto Seleznyov's cut is getting worse.
D Amato throws the left hand but Seleznyov avoids the punch easily.
D Amato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
D Amato loads up on a big right hand but Seleznyov slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato moves out of range of the body kick.
Seleznyov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seleznyov is looking to slow D Amato down with leg kicks.
D Amato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Seleznyov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
D Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
Seleznyov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seleznyov just misses with a punch to the body.
Seleznyov lands a body shot.
Seleznyov connects with a nice looking jab.
A solid body kick from Seleznyov.
D Amato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seleznyov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Amato moves away.
D Amato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seleznyov.
D Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seleznyov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov tries to land a leg kick but D Amato saw it coming and moves away.
D Amato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seleznyovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seleznyov throws out the jab.
D Amato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
D Amato avoids the body shot from Seleznyov.
D Amato looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot.
Seleznyov scores with a jab to the body.
D Amato looks to score with a jab to the body but Seleznyov is just out of range.
D Amato thuds a left hand into Seleznyov's body.
D Amato works Seleznyov's body with a nice hook.
Seleznyov staying out of range there.
D Amato fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Seleznyov.
D Amato throws a shot to the body.
Seleznyov misses with a hook to the body
and D Amato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Amato listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael D Amato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got D Amato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael D Amato!
Post fight, Michael D Amato took to the microphone: 'M.D.A what else is there to say !'.
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