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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vova Klimov (ranked 2041 p4p, 251 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 704 p4p, 100 weight class). Song Turillo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vova Klimov's chin.
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203 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Klimov misses.
Klimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Turillo thows a body kick. Klimov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turillo is looking to chop away at Klimov's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turillo misses with a right hand
and Klimov counters with a left to the body.
Turillo takes a swing at Klimov's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Klimov misses.
Klimov loads up on a big right hand but Turillo slips the punch.
Klimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Klimov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turillo misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Turillo finds it's target.
Turillo sizes up Klimov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turillo misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turillo throws a head kick that half lands.
Turillo moves out of range as Klimov strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo is looking to score with low kicks.
A lazy body kick from Turillo
and Klimov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turillo throws a leg kick but Klimov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klimov takes one on the button.
Turillo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turillo misses with an uppercut. Klimov saw that one coming.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klimov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klimov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Turillo.
Turillo avoids the body shot from Klimov.
Klimov takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Klimov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimov stalling.
Klimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Turillo backwards.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Turillo.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Turillo.
Klimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Klimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Turillo controls his hands.
Turillo tries to throw a body punch but Klimov avoids it by throwing Turillo back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Klimov.
Turillo scores with a shot to the side of Klimov's head.
Klimov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Klimov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turillo can turn it around.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
Klimov effectively controlling the action here.
Klimov lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Turillo fails to land.
Klimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Klimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Turillo.
Turillo working aggressively here.
Turillo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov tries a body shot but Turillo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Turillo fails to land.
Turillo lands a right hand.
Klimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Turillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimov lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov lands a right hand.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimov stalling the fight.
A hook to the body from Klimov.
Klimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turillo's elbow.
Klimov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Turillo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turillo blocks the elbow strike.
Klimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turillo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turillo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
Klimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vova Klimov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Song Turillo's cut.
That's time! Klimov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klimov scores with the left hand. Turillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Klimov misses with a straight left.
Turillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klimov.
Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turillo swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Klimov.
Turillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turillo lands a head kick. Klimov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Klimov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Turillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Turillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Klimov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turillo slips a straight right by Klimov.
Turillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Klimov.
Klimov lands a nice shot to the body.
Turillo clinches up with Klimov and pushes him back against the cage.
Klimov throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Klimov is leaning against Turillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Klimov - that landed with a thud.
Turillo breaks the clinch.
Klimov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turillo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Klimov misses with a double jab
and Turillo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Turillo.
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klimov looks to land a combination but Turillo avoids it well.
Turillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turillo looks for the body kick but Klimov saw that one coming.
Klimov misses with an uppercut. Turillo saw that one coming.
Klimov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turillo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klimov just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Turillo.
Turillo drops his hands momentarily and Klimov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turillo slips under a jab.
Klimov tests Turillo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klimov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turillo swings for the body but Klimov moves out of range.
Turillo feints and then cracks Klimov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klimov down.
Some bone on bone action there as Klimov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klimov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Klimov.
Klimov throws a poor cross that misses
and Turillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Klimov checks a leg kick.
Klimov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klimov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turillo looks to land a body kick but Klimov moved away.
It looked like Klimov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turillo scores with a push kick.
Turillo throws a poor cross that misses
and Klimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klimov lands a head shot.
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Turillo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turillo.
A low kick from Turillo misses
and Klimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimov clinches.
Turillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Klimov.
Klimov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turillo.
Klimov looking to slow down the pace here.
Klimov throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klimov.
Turillo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Turillo has a couple of punches blocked by Klimov.
A nice left hand lands by Klimov.
Klimov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Klimov.
A right hand to the body from Klimov.
Turillo avoids a wild elbow strike from Klimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vova Klimov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Song Turillo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turillo throws a leg kick but Klimov moved away.
Turillo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turillo lands a nice hook to Klimov's body. Klimov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klimov tries to clinch
and Turillo counters with a body kick that stops Klimov in his tracks momentarily.
Turillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klimov moves out of range of the body kick from Turillo.
Klimov staying out of range there.
Klimov throws a shot from downtown. Turillo moves away and avoids it.
Turillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Klimov lands with an uppercut that bounces Turillo off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klimov.
Turillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Turillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Turillo misses
and Klimov counters with a series of strikes. Turillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Klimov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turillo defending well as Klimov loads up on a big left hand.
Klimov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turillo has time to react.
Klimov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klimov tries to clinch but Turillo moves out of range.
Turillo throws a body punch but Klimov moves out of range.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turillo moves away.
Turillo throws a body kick that misses.
Turillo throws the kick towards the body but Klimov avoids it.
Klimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turillo.
Turillo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Turillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turillo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Song Turillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klimov throws out the jab.
Klimov misses with the combination.
Turillo keeps Klimov at a distance using the push kick.
Turillo throws a chopping leg kick but Klimov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Klimov misses with an uppercut.
Klimov backing away here, and Turillo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov cracks a nice hook into Turillo's ribs.
Klimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Turillo misses.
Klimov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turillo dodges the punch combination from Klimov.
Klimov throws the left hand but Turillo avoids the punch easily.
Turillo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Klimov.
Vova Klimov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turillo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turillo misses with a right hand
and Klimov counters with a right hand to the body.
Klimov scores with a leg kick.
Klimov missing with a left hand there. Turillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Klimov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turillo is looking to land body kicks.
Turillo misses with a kick to the body.
Klimov misses with a wild body shot.
Turillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Klimov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo moves forwards but Klimov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Turillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turillo ducks under a wild hook from Klimov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turillo throws a body kick that misses
and Klimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turillo.
Song Turillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turillo. That's going to slow Klimov down.
Klimov misses with a left hand
and Klimov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimov checks the leg kick.
Klimov misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Turillo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Klimov staying out of range there.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turillo.
Turillo misses with a low kick.
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 Vova Klimov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klimov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vova Klimov!
Vova Klimov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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