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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larzabal Quasintisimo (ranked 4699 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edin Halidjic (ranked 4089 p4p, 414 weight class). Halidjic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LUCIANO feat. GZUZ - CHAMPION. Edin Halidjic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, Larzabal Quasintisimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edin Halidjic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quasintisimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Quasintisimo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quasintisimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Halidjic.
Halidjic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Larzabal Quasintisimo has been cut.
Halidjic wants to clinch up but Quasintisimo keeps it at a distance.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halidjic throws a right and a left that Quasintisimo avoids nicely.
Halidjic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Quasintisimo.
Edin Halidjic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halidjic tries to close the distance and clinch but Quasintisimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quasintisimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halidjic.
Quasintisimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Quasintisimo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halidjic.
Halidjic moves in looking to clinch but Quasintisimo pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidjic tries to clinch up but Quasintisimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Quasintisimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halidjic throws the left hand but Quasintisimo avoids the punch easily.
Halidjic doesn't manage to clinch there - Quasintisimo circles away.
Quasintisimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Quasintisimo checks a leg kick.
Quasintisimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halidjic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halidjic tries to clinch up but Quasintisimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Quasintisimo is looking for a counter combo.
Halidjic wants to clinch.
As Halidjic looks to move away, Quasintisimo throws a big counter combo but Halidjic just gets out of the way.
Halidjic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quasintisimo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halidjic misses with a double jab
and Quasintisimo counters with a nice uppercut.
Halidjic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Halidjic tries to clinch up.
It looked like Quasintisimo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quasintisimo slips a jab and a cross from Halidjic.
Quasintisimo is looking for a counter combo.
Halidjic lands with a shot to the body.
Halidjic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quasintisimo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Halidjic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Halidjic looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halidjic throws a series of punches but Quasintisimo moves out of range.
Quasintisimo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Quasintisimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halidjic darts in trying to clinch
enabling Quasintisimo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halidjic throws a head kick that half lands.
Halidjic doesn't manage to clinch there - Quasintisimo circles away.
Halidjic tries for a takedown but Quasintisimo circles away easily
and Quasintisimo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quasintisimo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halidjic throws out the jab.
We've been informed that Halidjic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Halidjic tries to clinch but Quasintisimo is having none of it.
Quasintisimo avoids the head kick by Halidjic.
An attempted straight right counter from Quasintisimo misses the target.
Halidjic tries a head kick but it misses.
As Halidjic looks to move away, Quasintisimo throws a big counter combo but Halidjic just gets out of the way.
Halidjic closes the distance but Quasintisimo moves to the side
and Quasintisimo counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quasintisimo blocks a head kick by Halidjic.
Quasintisimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halidjic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quasintisimo counters with a straight right hand.
Halidjic throws a sloppy head kick and Quasintisimo moves out of range easily.
Quasintisimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halidjic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Halidjic looks to move away, Quasintisimo throws a big counter combo but Halidjic just gets out of the way.
Halidjic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quasintisimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Halidjic tries a low kick but Quasintisimo avoids it.
Halidjic misses with a double jab.
Halidjic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halidjic throws a big shot that misses.
Halidjic tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edin Halidjic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larzabal Quasintisimo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halidjic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quasintisimo counters with a stiff right hand.
Halidjic misses with a head kick.
Quasintisimo throwing a counter right hand but Halidjic manages to avoid it.
Halidjic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quasintisimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halidjic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Halidjic misses
and Quasintisimo counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Halidjic.
Halidjic misses with a head kick.
Halidjic misses with a double jab
and Quasintisimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Quasintisimo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Halidjic is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Halidjic misses.
Quasintisimo is looking for a counter combo.
Halidjic wants to clinch up but Quasintisimo keeps it at a distance.
Halidjic is looking to clinch.
Halidjic misses with a hook.
Larzabal Quasintisimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidjic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quasintisimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halidjic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quasintisimo counters with a three punch combo that has Halidjic backing up. Halidjic nods at Quasintisimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Edin Halidjic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halidjic misses with a double jab
and Quasintisimo counters with a three punch combo that has Halidjic backing up. Halidjic nods at Quasintisimo to acknowledge the strikes.
Halidjic moves in looking to clinch but Quasintisimo pushes him off.
It looked like Quasintisimo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halidjic.
Halidjic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halidjic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halidjic is looking to clinch but Quasintisimo is avoiding it.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halidjic looks to clinch
and Quasintisimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halidjic moves in looking to clinch but Quasintisimo pushes him off.
Quasintisimo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halidjic is looking to clinch.
Halidjic misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quasintisimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Halidjic.
Halidjic darts in looking for a takedown but Quasintisimo gets double underhooks and turns Halidjic into the cage.
No joy there for Halidjic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quasintisimo defending well as Halidjic loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Quasintisimo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halidjic misses with a lunging right hand
and Quasintisimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quasintisimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quasintisimo is looking for a counter combo.
Halidjic tries to clinch up but Quasintisimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halidjic looks to land a combination but Quasintisimo avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Halidjic.
Halidjic moves in looking to clinch but Quasintisimo pushes him off.
Quasintisimo is looking for a counter combo.
Quasintisimo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halidjic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quasintisimo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halidjic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halidjic tries to clinch but Quasintisimo moves out of range.
Quasintisimo ducks under a wild hook from Halidjic.
Quasintisimo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halidjic misses with a two punch combination.
Halidjic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quasintisimo counters with a left and a right that stings Halidjic.
Halidjic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Quasintisimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halidjic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quasintisimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halidjic throws a nice looking combination but Quasintisimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quasintisimo slips a jab and a cross from Halidjic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halidjic misses with a looping left.
Halidjic wants to clinch up but Quasintisimo keeps it at a distance.
Quasintisimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halidjic throws a series of punches but Quasintisimo avoids them all with ease.
Quasintisimo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halidjic misses with a two punch combination.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halidjic fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quasintisimo slips under a jab from Halidjic.
Halidjic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halidjic darts in trying to clinch
and Quasintisimo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halidjic misses the jab.
Halidjic throws a head kick that misses.
Quasintisimo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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 Larzabal Quasintisimo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larzabal Quasintisimo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Halidjic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quasintisimo.
Halidjic moves in looking to clinch but Quasintisimo pushes him off.
Quasintisimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halidjic throws a series of punches but Quasintisimo avoids them all with ease.
Halidjic tries to clinch up but Quasintisimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halidjic misses with a double jab.
It looked like Quasintisimo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halidjic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quasintisimo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halidjic misses with a low kick as Quasintisimo jumps back.
Quasintisimo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halidjic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halidjic is looking to clinch.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halidjic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quasintisimo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halidjic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halidjic throws a big shot that misses.
Halidjic misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halidjic throws a sloppy head kick and Quasintisimo moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Halidjic misses
and Quasintisimo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halidjic throws a sloppy head kick
and Quasintisimo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Halidjic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Halidjic misses with a double jab.
It looked like Quasintisimo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halidjic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quasintisimo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Quasintisimo misses its target.
Halidjic misses with a combination
and Quasintisimo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Halidjic.
An attempted straight right counter from Quasintisimo misses the target.
Halidjic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quasintisimo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halidjic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Quasintisimo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halidjic wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halidjic misses with a wild combination.
As Halidjic looks to move away, Quasintisimo throws a big counter combo but Halidjic just gets out of the way.
Halidjic throws a right and a left that Quasintisimo avoids nicely.
Halidjic tries to close the distance and clinch but Quasintisimo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Halidjic looks to move away, Quasintisimo throws a big counter combo but Halidjic just gets out of the way.
Quasintisimo blocks a head kick by Halidjic.
Quasintisimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halidjic missing with a left hand there. Quasintisimo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Quasintisimo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halidjic closes the distance but Quasintisimo moves to the side
and Quasintisimo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Halidjic misses with a few strikes there.
Quasintisimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halidjic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quasintisimo.
A quick step to the side and Quasintisimo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halidjic moves to clinch but Quasintisimo breaks away
and Quasintisimo counters with a straight right hand.
Quasintisimo avoids a kick to the body.
Halidjic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quasintisimo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Halidjic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quasintisimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halidjic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quasintisimo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halidjic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quasintisimo avoids the head kick by Halidjic.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halidjic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halidjic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quasintisimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Quasintisimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Halidjic.
A little feinted left hand from Quasintisimo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Halidjic.
Quasintisimo is looking for a counter combo.
Halidjic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quasintisimo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A punch combination from Halidjic misses.
Quasintisimo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Quasintisimo avoids the head kick by Halidjic.
Quasintisimo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halidjic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quasintisimo throws a big counter combination but Halidjic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A lazy body kick from Halidjic
and Quasintisimo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halidjic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quasintisimo.
Halidjic is looking to clinch but Quasintisimo is avoiding it.
As Halidjic looks to move away, Quasintisimo throws a big counter combo but Halidjic just gets out of the way.
Halidjic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quasintisimo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halidjic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edin Halidjic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halidjic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edin Halidjic!
A victorious Edin Halidjic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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RATING
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