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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Mckenny (ranked 4988 p4p, 470 weight class) and Omir Stalingrad (ranked 5553 p4p, 493 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Mckenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omir Stalingrad!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalingrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Mckenny wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mckenny shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stalingrad defends it nicely.
Mckenny clinches up against the cage.
Mckenny managing to block the knees to the body from Stalingrad.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mckenny pulls Stalingrad into guard.
Stalingrad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalingrad postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalingrad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mckenny wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stalingrad is now in half guard.
Mckenny really is a fat lump.
Stalingrad is taking a breather. Mckenny says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stalingrad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mckenny throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Stalingrad manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mckenny is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stalingrad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mckenny tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stalingrad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stalingrad just content to control the position.
Stalingrad stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A head kick misses from Stalingrad.
Mckenny shoots and misses
and Stalingrad counters with a three punch combo that has Mckenny backing up. Mckenny nods at Stalingrad to acknowledge the strikes.
Stalingrad throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mckenny throws a leg kick but Stalingrad checks it.
As Mckenny backs off Stalingrad throws a huge counter combo but Mckenny manages to avoid it all.
Stalingrad throws a nice head kick!
Stalingrad misses with a head kick.
Mckenny takes a kick to the side of the head.
Omir Stalingrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mckenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mckenny lands in his opponent's guard.
Mckenny is looking to stand up but Stalingrad won't let him.
Mckenny wants to control from the top but Stalingrad keeps moving.
Mckenny won't allow Stalingrad to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mckenny manages to get himself to full guard.
Mckenny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stalingrad controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omir Stalingrad dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stalingrad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stalingrad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mckenny checks it well.
Mckenny rushes Stalingrad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stalingrad tries to land a knee to the head but Mckenny blocks with his arms.
Stalingrad is trying to break free.
Stalingrad tries to work over Mckenny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalingrad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalingrad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalingrad looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalingrad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mckenny managing to block the knees to the body from Stalingrad.
Mckenny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mckenny as Stalingrad tries to tie him up.
Stalingrad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mckenny's elbow.
Mckenny is trying to pull guard but Stalingrad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalingrad is trying to break the clinch but Mckenny is controlling him.
Mckenny drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stalingrad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalingrad tries to throw a body punch but Mckenny avoids it by throwing Stalingrad back against the cage.
Stalingrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalingrad lands a head kick!
Stalingrad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mckenny counters with a left and a right that stings Stalingrad.
Mckenny fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Mckenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad throws a head kick that misses
and Mckenny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalingrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mckenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mckenny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mckenny closes the distance and clinches.
Mckenny tries to pull guard but Stalingrad won't allow it.
Stalingrad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mckenny misses with an elbow over the top.
Stalingrad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckenny managing to block the knees to the body from Stalingrad.
Stalingrad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalingrad works on Mckenny's body with a couple of short punches.
Mckenny tries to pull guard but Stalingrad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mckenny is trying to pull guard but Stalingrad has him pressed against the cage.
Stalingrad trying to land knees to the body.
Stalingrad missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenny drags the fight down to the ground.
Mckenny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stalingrad controls the pace.
Mckenny is trying to control the position but Stalingrad postures up.
Mckenny wants to stand and escape but Stalingrad is having none of it.
Mckenny working for submissions but it's allowed Stalingrad to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mckenny is looking for a sweep. Stalingrad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad moves into full mount! Mckenny won't be happy about that!
Mckenny is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stalingrad controlling from mount.
Mckenny is squirming around, avoiding Stalingrad's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalingrad looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omir Stalingrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stalingrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stalingrad.
Stalingrad scores with a head kick. Mckenny tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mckenny fails with the takedown.
Stalingrad throws a push kick but Mckenny slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Stalingrad.
Mckenny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stalingrad misses with a body shot.
Stalingrad throws a sloppy head kick and Mckenny moves out of range easily.
Stalingrad misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalingrad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Omir Stalingrad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mckenny shoots in and bounces Stalingrad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckenny looking to sit in guard and control but Stalingrad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalingrad gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stalingrad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mckenny looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stalingrad!
Mckenny trying to control the action but Stalingrad is working from the bottom.
Stalingrad is trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stalingrad can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenny trying to control the action but Stalingrad is working from the bottom.
Stalingrad regains half guard, as Mckenny was trying to land strikes.
Stalingrad controlling the position well.
Stalingrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mckenny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenny is pressing down on Stalingrad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stalingrad is holding on for now.
Mckenny trying to control from Stalingrad's half guard. Stalingrad has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stalingrad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mckenny manages to get himself to full guard.
Mckenny wants to improve his position but instead Stalingrad has moved into half guard.
Stalingrad not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stalingrad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mckenny is trying to maintain the position but Stalingrad is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omir Stalingrad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stalingrad 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omir Stalingrad!
Omir Stalingrad was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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