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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stadin Kingi (ranked 1922 p4p, 279 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 2217 p4p, 318 weight class). Kingi comes to the cage accompanied by Kahvimaito. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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181 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stadin Kingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi throws a big shot that misses.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir works Kingi's body with a nice hook.
Kingi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mir moves out of range as Kingi strikes.
Kingi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingi throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Kingi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kingi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Kingi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir throws a low kick but Kingi moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingi throws a leg kick that misses.
Mir flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingi steps away.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingi misses with an uppercut.
Kingi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kingi looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir looks to land a combination but Kingi avoids it well.
Kingi connects with a nice looking jab.
Kingi scores with the left hand. Mir knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Kingi's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingi.
A jab from Mir does it's job there.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kingi throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Kingi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mir has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mir.
Kingi lands a slapping body shot.
Mir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kingi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi checks the leg kick.
Kingi moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Kingi catches Mir right on the button with a cross.
Kingi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab lands there for Kingi.
Kingi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Kingi.
A jab from Kingi misses.
Kingi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kingi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mir connects with a body shot that sends Kingi's belly button to the back.
Kingi lands a high kick!
Kingi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kingi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingi.
Kingi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kingi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Kingi.
Kingi misses with a head kick.
Mir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kingi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kingi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mir scores with a nice right hand.
Mir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Mir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.
Mir is looking to score with low kicks.
Mir works Kingi's body with a nice hook.
Kingi looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Kingi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingi. That's going to slow Mir down.
Kingi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir avoids the body shot from Kingi.
Kingi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mir throws out the jab.
Kingi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kingi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kingi.
Kingi misses with a straight right.
Kingi throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingi misses with a hook.
Kingi scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir scores with a spinning back kick!
Kingi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Kingi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mir thuds a left hand into Kingi's body.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir throws an overhand right that lands on Kingi's shoulder, as Kingi tries to avoid the shot.
Kingi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kingi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mir. That did some damage!
Mir throws a push kick but Kingi slaps the foot to one side.
Mir misses with a hook
and Kingi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kingi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mir misses with a hook to the body
and Kingi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Kingi misses.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingi. Kingi obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Mir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kingi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir works Kingi's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi scores with a spinning back kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mir might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kingi has got the better of the exchanges.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingi manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Kingi misses its target.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Kingi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kingi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kingi, right into the meat.
Kingi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mir at a distance.
Kingi scores with a jab to the body.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
Kingi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kingi connects with a body shot.
Kingi throws out a powerful jab.
Kingi misses with a straight left.
Kingi tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingi lands a head shot.
Mir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Mir misses.
Kingi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mir defending well as Kingi loads up on a big left hand.
Mir was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a leg kick but Kingi checks it.
Kingi scores with a jab to the head.
Mir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kingi looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Kingi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mir misses with a straight left.
Mir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mir throws a leg kick but Kingi checks it.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kingi.
Kingi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kingi lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mir.
Kingi takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kingi, as that shot connected.
Mir throws a low kick but Kingi avoids it.
Kingi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi misses with a looping left.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kingi misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Kingi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMir.
Kingi scores with a sloppy right hand. Mir should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir 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 Kingi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kingi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kingi slips a straight right by Mir.
Kingi jabs Mir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kingi counters with a three punch combo that has Mir backing up. Mir nods at Kingi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Kingi.
Mir is rocked!
Kingi connects with a jab.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingi finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingi.
Kingi digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Kingi blocks a jab.
A cross from Kingi lands.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Kingi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingi. That's going to slow Mir down.
Kingi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kingi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mir.
Kingi throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir seems to have recovered his senses.
Mir is looking to chop away at Kingi's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingi misses the target.
Kingi connects with a looping right hand.
Mir moves out of range as Kingi strikes.
Mir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kingi checks a leg kick.
Mir throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kingi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Mir. Beautiful body shot.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Kingi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir checks a low kick from Kingi.
Kingi defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
As Mir looks to move away, Kingi throws a big counter combo but Mir just gets out of the way.
Mir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Kingi connects with a right hand. Mir shakes it off.
Kingi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kingi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Mir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mir slips under a jab.
Mir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingi is able to avoid easily.
Kingi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingi circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kingi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mir counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stadin Kingi is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Kingi's head but Kingi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingi throws a quick counter head kick but Mir was just out of range.
Mir misses with a low kick as Kingi jumps back.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Kingi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingi.
Kingi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Mir defending well as Kingi loads up on a big left hand.
Mir walks into a straight right hand from Kingi.
A telegraphed right hand from Mir misses the target.
Kingi throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Mir flicks out a counter leg kick but Kingi steps away.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Mir replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kingi blocks it well.
Kingi looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
Kingi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mir's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir moves out of range as Kingi strikes.
Donk. Mir catches Kingi right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingi.
A big right from Mir misses.
Nice uppercut there from Mir.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Kingi misses with a straight left.
Kingi lands a jab-cross combination.
Kingi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir misses with a body kick.
That kick from Kingi tenderised Mir's leg. Mir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Kingi does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kingi misses the target.
Kingi blocks a low kick nicely.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kingi.
Kingi 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.
Kingi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir blocks the body kick.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick as Kingi jumps back.
Kingi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingi throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kingi.
Kingi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kingi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mir throws a head kick but Kingi moves out of range.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
Mir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kingi throws a shot to the body.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kingi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir throws a shot from downtown. Kingi moves away and avoids it.
Mir moves forwards but Kingi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kingi looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kingi.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingi is just out of range.
Kingi scores with a sloppy right hand. Mir should have avoided that one.
Mir lands a leg kick that knocks Kingi off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Kingi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Good work by Mir as he checks the leg kick.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kingi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingi throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kingi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir swings for the body but Kingi moves out of range.
Kingi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kingi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Yoel Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mir checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stadin Kingi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kingi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stadin Kingi!
After the fight, Stadin Kingi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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