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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 323 p4p, 38 weight class) and Yuri Bedlaminov (ranked 1039 p4p, 117 weight class). Umaga comes into the arena with Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors blaring out of the sound system. Bedlaminov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Call to Arms. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Bedlaminov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedlaminov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Umaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Bedlaminov.
Umaga throws a looping overhand right but Bedlaminov ducks down to avoid it.
Umaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Umaga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Umaga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bedlaminov checks a leg kick.
Bedlaminov wants to counter the offense by Umaga and move into the clinch position.
Iosefa Umaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Umaga. That snapped Bedlaminov's head back.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Yuri Bedlaminov has been cut.
Umaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bedlaminov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Umaga. That's going to slow Bedlaminov down.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Umaga is looking to chop away at Bedlaminov's legs.
Umaga misses with a straight right.
Bedlaminov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Umaga with a body shot.
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!
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Bedlaminov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov misses with a body shot.
Umaga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Umaga misses with a leg kick.
Umaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Bedlaminov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Umaga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bedlaminov in his tracks.
Bedlaminov lands a slapping body shot.
Bedlaminov throws a leg kick
and Umaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umaga is looking to slow Bedlaminov down with leg kicks.
Bedlaminov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umaga.
Nice uppercut lands for Umaga. That snapped Bedlaminov's head back.
Bedlaminov misses with a straight left.
Umaga throws a counter high kick but Bedlaminov was just alert enough to avoid it.
A big right from Umaga misses.
Bedlaminov misses with a lunging right hand
and Umaga counters with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Umaga. Bedlaminov shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedlaminov misses the body punch
and Umaga counters with a thumping low kick.
Bedlaminov throws out a loose jab but Umaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga feints and then cracks Bedlaminov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bedlaminov down.
Umaga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Bedlaminov lands with an overhand left.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga misses with an uppercut
and Bedlaminov counters by moving into the clinch.
Umaga lands an uppercut.
Bedlaminov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bedlaminov.
Umaga throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Umaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga is leaning against Bedlaminov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Umaga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Umaga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga can't find room to land a body shot as Bedlaminov controls the action.
Bedlaminov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Umaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umaga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Umaga digs a right hand into Bedlaminov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bedlaminov's gas tank.
Bedlaminov looks winded!
Umaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Umaga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov has a couple of punches blocked by Umaga.
Umaga blocking some punches.
Umaga manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Bedlaminov misses.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Umaga throws the left hand but Bedlaminov avoids the punch easily.
Umaga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bedlaminov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Umaga.
Umaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bedlaminov has time to react.
Umaga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bedlaminov's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga throws a body kick that misses.
Umaga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Umaga lands an overhand right.
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!
Umaga lands with a straight right. Bedlaminov didn't see that one coming.
Bedlaminov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umaga can pounce on him.
Umaga swings for the body but Bedlaminov moves out of range.
Bedlaminov checks a low kick from Umaga.
Bedlaminov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bedlaminov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Bedlaminov.
Umaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedlaminov is just out of range.
Umaga takes a swing at Bedlaminov's ribcage but misses.
Bedlaminov tests Umaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Umaga avoids it easily.
Umaga is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bedlaminov digs a good hook to Umaga's body.
Bedlaminov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Umaga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bedlaminov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov'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.
Umaga stuns Bedlaminov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedlaminov thuds a left hand into Umaga's body.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga throwing a counter right hand but Bedlaminov manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Umaga misses.
Bedlaminov throws a hook but Umaga avoids it easily.
Bedlaminov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bedlaminov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga throws a body punch but Bedlaminov moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga throws a sloppy head kick and Bedlaminov moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Bedlaminov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bedlaminov checks a leg kick.
Umaga throws a sloppy head kick
and Bedlaminov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bedlaminov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedlaminov misses with a body punch.
Bedlaminov tries to work over Umaga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umaga throws a head punch that misses.
Bedlaminov swings wildly with an uppercut but Umaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umaga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bedlaminov swings wildly with an uppercut but Umaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umaga blocking some punches.
Umaga lands with a right to the head.
Umaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bedlaminov can do to turn this around?
Umaga working aggressively here.
Bedlaminov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
Bedlaminov lands a left hand.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Umaga misses with an elbow strike.
Bedlaminov lands with a light punch inside.
Bedlaminov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Umaga misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Bedlaminov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Bedlaminov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Bedlaminov misses with some punches.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
Umaga pushes Bedlaminov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bedlaminov lands a hook that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Yuri Bedlaminov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bedlaminov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bedlaminov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umaga blocking some punches.
Umaga lands with a left to the head.
Bedlaminov blocks an elbow strike from Umaga.
Umaga lands with a left to the head.
Bedlaminov avoids the elbow strike from Umaga, against the cage.
Umaga tries to work over Bedlaminov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bedlaminov fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Umaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga lands with a right to the head.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
Umaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bedlaminov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bedlaminov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umaga.
Umaga lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Umaga on the inside.
Bedlaminov working aggressively here.
Bedlaminov lands a nice shot to the body.
Bedlaminov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Umaga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Yuri Bedlaminov's cut even more.
Bedlaminov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Bedlaminov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Umaga lands a shoulder strike.
The cut above Yuri Bedlaminov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bedlaminov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bedlaminov scores with a shoulder strike.
Umaga looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Umaga.
A body shot lands from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov avoids the elbow strike from Umaga, against the cage.
Umaga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bedlaminov pushes Umaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Umaga fails to land.
Bedlaminov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bedlaminov throws a punch but it's blocked by Umaga.
Bedlaminov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bedlaminov presses Umaga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov misses with the head strike.
Bedlaminov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Umaga takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Bedlaminov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yuri Bedlaminov's cut.
That's time! Umaga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Umaga looks to land a combination but Bedlaminov avoids it well.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umaga thinks about countering with a head kick.
Umaga jabs Bedlaminov right on the nose. Bedlaminov blinks but takes it well.
A leg kick checked by Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Umaga. Umaga circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Umaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bedlaminov was well out of range. Poor timing from Umaga.
A jab from Bedlaminov does it's job there.
Umaga misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Umaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga works Bedlaminov's body with a nice hook.
Bedlaminov throws out a powerful jab.
Bedlaminov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Umaga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bedlaminov's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Bedlaminov.
Umaga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Umaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Bedlaminov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bedlaminov.
Umaga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bedlaminov.
Iosefa Umaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Bedlaminov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bedlaminov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Umaga lands with an overhand left.
Bedlaminov misses with a wild body shot.
Bedlaminov lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bedlaminov. Umaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Umaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bedlaminov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedlaminov.
Bedlaminov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Umaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umaga scores with a kick to the body.
Bedlaminov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bedlaminov just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bedlaminov. That did some damage!
Bedlaminov defending well as Umaga loads up on a big left hand.
Bedlaminov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bedlaminov ducks under a wild hook from Umaga.
Bedlaminov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bedlaminov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Umaga. That did some damage!
Umaga misses with a looping right.
Bedlaminov misses with an uppercut. Umaga saw that one coming.
Umaga misses with a wild body shot.
Bedlaminov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Umaga throws a leg kick but Bedlaminov moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Umaga, right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Bedlaminov blocks the low kick.
Bedlaminov lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Umaga throws a hook but Bedlaminov avoids it easily.
Bedlaminov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bedlaminov connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.
Bedlaminov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bedlaminov dips to his left and cracks Umaga with an uppercut!
Umaga is rocked!
Umaga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bedlaminov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Umaga throwing a counter right hand but Bedlaminov manages to avoid it.
Bedlaminov lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga throws a hook but Bedlaminov blocks it.
Bedlaminov connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedlaminov throws a good cross that connects.
Umaga throws a leg kick
and Bedlaminov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Umaga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Bedlaminov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Umaga. Umaga tries to recover but Bedlaminov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Umaga lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Bedlaminov!
Yuri Bedlaminov made sure to mention his sponsor, BuriedAlive// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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