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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desway Hunkuless (ranked 3548 p4p, 353 weight class) and Mikhail Uinikskyh (ranked 5540 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Uinikskyh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Desway Hunkuless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Uinikskyh!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunkuless throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uinikskyh tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunkuless fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uinikskyh, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunkuless looking for a takedown.
Hunkuless has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunkuless is trying to break the clinch but Uinikskyh is controlling him.
Hunkuless prevents a takedown attempt there.
Uinikskyh tries to pull guard but Hunkuless forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunkuless stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunkuless tries to throw a body punch but Uinikskyh avoids it by throwing Hunkuless back against the cage.
Uinikskyh jumps guard and drags Hunkuless to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunkuless showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uinikskyh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunkuless stops Uinikskyh from standing up.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Uinikskyh manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hunkuless is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Uinikskyh successfully pulls guard.
Uinikskyh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hunkuless not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uinikskyh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uinikskyh did well to prevent Hunkuless getting side control.
Uinikskyh wants to get back to his feet.
Uinikskyh is refusing to be controlled, as Hunkuless sits in half guard.
Uinikskyh is concentrating on defense, preventing Hunkuless from advancing position.
Uinikskyh tries to kick Hunkuless off but Hunkuless keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunkuless looks to land a strike but Uinikskyh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hunkuless tries to free his leg and advance position but Uinikskyh is retaining full guard.
Uinikskyh is pulling down on Hunkuless's head to control his posture.
Hunkuless wants to control from the top but Uinikskyh keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uinikskyh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uinikskyh has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunkuless controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunkuless pulls guard successfully.
Hunkuless knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uinikskyh on the ground.
Hunkuless wants to control the position but Uinikskyh says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hunkuless desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Well, if Uinikskyh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uinikskyh is working away from the top position though.
Hunkuless makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Uinikskyh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunkuless.
Hunkuless tries to clinch
and Uinikskyh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunkuless slaps away a takedown attempt from Uinikskyh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Desway Hunkuless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Uinikskyh.
Uinikskyh leaves Hunkuless with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Uinikskyh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hunkuless keeps the fight on the outside.
Hunkuless fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uinikskyh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunkuless decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunkuless landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uinikskyh is looking to control Hunkuless's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uinikskyh avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunkuless is just content to waste time from the top position. Uinikskyh takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uinikskyh has his feet on Hunkuless's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick from Uinikskyh lands but Hunkuless takes it in his stride.
Hunkuless closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hunkuless lands in his opponent's guard.
Hunkuless drops back, looking for a kneebar! Uinikskyh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Uinikskyh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Uinikskyh!
Hunkuless parries the strikes from Uinikskyh easily there. Uinikskyh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hunkuless to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless is trying to improve his position.
Uinikskyh trying to control the position but Hunkuless is working away.
Uinikskyh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hunkuless is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Uinikskyh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uinikskyh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hunkuless is surviving well by controlling Uinikskyh's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uinikskyh wants to control the pace but Hunkuless is squirming around nicely.
Hunkuless is desperately trying to improve his position but Uinikskyh has a good base and remains in mount.
Hunkuless is trying to reverse the position but instead Uinikskyh has taken his back - oops!
Hunkuless is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Uinikskyh.
Hunkuless is really stuck here.
Good control from Uinikskyh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uinikskyh controlling well, preventing Hunkuless from escaping the position.
Uinikskyh slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Uinikskyh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunkuless trying to control the hands but Uinikskyh won't let him.
Uinikskyh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunkuless wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Uinikskyh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunkuless looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uinikskyh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hunkuless off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Uinikskyh shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunkuless tries to sprawl out of it but Uinikskyh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunkuless manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunkuless throws a quick counter head kick but Uinikskyh was just out of range.
Hunkuless shoots in and bounces Uinikskyh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uinikskyh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uinikskyh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uinikskyh striking off his back but it's not causing Hunkuless any problems.
Hunkuless working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uinikskyh's head.
Hunkuless trying to control but Uinikskyh is working from the bottom.
Hunkuless trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uinikskyh is trying to keep Hunkuless in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uinikskyh keeping moving, preventing Hunkuless from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uinikskyh misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunkuless counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunkuless fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Uinikskyh breaks from the clinch.
Uinikskyh wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uinikskyh.
Desway Hunkuless has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Uinikskyh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless shoots in and gets a takedown into Uinikskyh's guard.
Uinikskyh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunkuless trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Uinikskyh manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Uinikskyh looking to pass the guard.
Uinikskyh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uinikskyh preventing the sweep.
Hunkuless on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hunkuless tries to get out of the position.
Uinikskyh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hunkuless pulls Uinikskyh in close to prevent any damage.
Mikhail Uinikskyh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunkuless working a defensive guard here.
Uinikskyh looking to sit in guard and control but Hunkuless gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hunkuless tries to free his leg and advance position but Uinikskyh is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uinikskyh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Uinikskyh looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Desway Hunkuless.
I think Uinikskyh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Mikhail Uinikskyh!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Mikhail Uinikskyh!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mikhail Uinikskyh!
Mikhail Uinikskyh wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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