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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrij Maryanov (ranked 6357 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Machado (ranked 4472 p4p, 0 weight class). Maryanov's entrance music is Strannge night. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitrij Maryanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xander Machado!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maryanov throws a big shot that misses.
Maryanov blocks a head kick by Machado.
Maryanov throwing a counter right hand but Machado manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machado.
Maryanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Machado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maryanov scrambles back to his feet.
Maryanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machado.
Maryanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maryanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machado throws a lazy head kick
and Machado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machado jabs Maryanov right on the nose. Maryanov blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Machado scores with a decent looking hook.
Machado lands with a good body shot.
Machado chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maryanov misses with a low kick as Machado jumps back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maryanov 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 Machado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machado connects with a solid leg kick.
Machado connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maryanov momentarily.
Maryanov throws a head kick that misses.
Machado connects with a solid leg kick.
Maryanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Maryanov misses with a two punch combination.
Machado throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Machado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Maryanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maryanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maryanov drops his hands momentarily and Machado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machado throws a leg kick which misses Maryanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Maryanov tries to avoid it.
Machado cracks Maryanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheers as Machado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maryanov doesn't seem phased though.
Machado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maryanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Machado fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Machado lands a head kick. Maryanov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Machado moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maryanov is rocked!
Maryanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Maryanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maryanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maryanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Maryanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machado.
Maryanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Maryanov. Those never looked like landing.
Machado is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Machado.
Maryanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Machado lands a head kick!
Machado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machado throws a head kick that misses.
Maryanov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Maryanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xander Machado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maryanov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maryanov missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maryanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Machado lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machado lands with a nice body punch.
Maryanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crunch! Machado slams his shin into Maryanov's torso.
Maryanov is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from Machado.
Machado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maryanov's calf.
Machado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maryanov will feel that in the morning.
Machado stuns Maryanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Machado connects with a body shot.
We've been informed that Machado has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Maryanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machado connects with a looping right hand.
Maryanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maryanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Machado dominated that round.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Machado. That's going to slow Maryanov down.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machado feints and then cracks Maryanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maryanov down.
Maryanov misses the shot to the body.
Machado lands a leg kick that knocks Maryanov off balance momentarily.
Machado pushes Maryanov away with a front kick.
Maryanov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Machado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
Machado scores with a jab. Maryanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machado.
Jab, jab by Machado - just one landing.
Machado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machado punishes Maryanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Machado lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maryanov's sensitive parts.
Machado lands a really nice looking cross but Maryanov seems unphased.
Machado lands a jab to Maryanov's midsection.
Maryanov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Machado.
Maryanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maryanov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machado. That one must have hurt.
That kick from Machado tenderised Maryanov's leg. Maryanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dmitrij Maryanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machado lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machado dips to his left and cracks Maryanov with an uppercut!
A thudding body kick lands there by Machado!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maryanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maryanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machado lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Machado dips to his left and cracks Maryanov with an uppercut!
Maryanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machado.
Maryanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Machado 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.
Machado gets in close and tags Maryanov with a short punch that almost sends Maryanov to the mat! Oh Maryanov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Machado, trying to create some distance but Machado rushes him, striking wildly and Maryanov goes down! The referee tackles Machado into the cage to end the fight! Machado is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Machado!
Our winner, Xander Machado, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Dmitrij Maryanov was interviewed post fight and said 'Cyka, Blyat.'.
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