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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 797 p4p, 101 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 829 p4p, 105 weight class). Salieri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DMX - Ain’t No Sunshine. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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167 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salieri tries to score with a low kick but Lupei moves his leg out of the way.
Lupei has Salieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lupei misses with some punches.
Lupei working aggressively here.
Salieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei stalling in the clinch but Salieri improves position.
Salieri prevents Lupei from breaking the clinch.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Salieri controls the action.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salieri's elbow.
Lupei digs a right hand underneath Salieri's ribcage. Salieri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salieri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salieri slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Salieri fails to land.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupei lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Salieri fails to land.
Salieri misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salieri has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short right from Lupei on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
Salieri manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Lupei fails to land.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Salieri.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Lupei.
Still in the clinch, Lupei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lupei tries to work over Salieri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salieri working aggressively here.
Lupei tries a body shot but Salieri blocks it.
Salieri trying to control the position but instead, Lupei has worked for underhooks and has pushed Salieri into the cage.
Salieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Salieri controls his hands.
Salieri blocks a body shot from Lupei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lupei.
Lupei lands an uppercut.
Salieri stalling.
Salieri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salieri slowing the pace effectively.
Salieri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Salieri avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Salieri misses with some punches.
A short left from Lupei.
Salieri throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salieri blocks an uppercut.
Salieri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
Salieri blocking some punches.
Salieri trying to stall but Lupei improves his position.
Salieri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a punch on the inside.
Salieri lands with a right to the head.
Salieri pushes off an throws an elbow but Lupei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lupei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salieri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lupei breaks from the clinch.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick by Salieri misses
and Lupei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lupei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salieri connects with a solid leg kick.
Salieri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lupei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lupei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salieri can pounce on him.
Salieri scores with a hook.
Salieri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Salieri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Antonio Salieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupei ducks right into an uppercut from Salieri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Lupei misses.
Salieri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupei. Salieri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salieri misses with a right hand
and Lupei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lupei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salieri.
Salieri misses with a hook
and Lupei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salieri misses with a leg kick
and Lupei counters with a stiff right hand.
Salieri scoring well with a low kick there.
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salieri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salieri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lupei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salieri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupei.
Salieri misses the jab.
Salieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lupei.
Salieri misses with a hook.
Lupei takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good work by Lupei as he checks the leg kick.
Lupei jabs Salieri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Salieri moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salieri looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupei is just out of range.
Salieri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lupei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lupei checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Lupei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lupei connects with a crisp jab.
Lupei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Salieri as he connects with a hook.
Salieri scores with a decent looking hook.
Salieri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lupei but Lupei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salieri ducks under a wild hook from Lupei.
Lupei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Lupei moves into range and clinches up with Salieri.
Lupei is pushing Salieri up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Salieri avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Salieri taking a breather.
Salieri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Salieri's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lupei tries a body shot but Salieri blocks it.
Salieri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Salieri controls his hands.
Lupei swings wildly with an uppercut but Salieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salieri has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei slows down the pace here.
Salieri has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lupei is trying to keep an underhook but Salieri manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Salieri is stalling here. Lupei is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Salieri seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lupei has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Salieri parries the strikes from Lupei easily there. Lupei is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Salieri to escape.
Lupei misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupei is looking to take a break and control but Salieri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Salieri wants to control but Lupei postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri is looking to reverse the position.
Salieri is not content to let Lupei control the position.
Lupei tries to advance to mount but Salieri instead regains half guard.
Lupei is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salieri doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lupei.
Lupei sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salieri defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salieri is looking for a sweep. Lupei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lupei throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lupei is keen to just control but Salieri is a slippery customer.
Lupei is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salieri defends it well.
Lupei lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Salieri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lupei.
Lupei thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Serafim Lupei will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lupei throws a leg kick which misses Salieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Salieri tries to avoid it.
Salieri misses with a straight left.
Lupei swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Salieri throws a low kick but Lupei moves out of range easily.
Lupei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salieri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salieri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lupei.
Salieri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Salieri throws a big shot that misses.
Salieri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lupei.
Lupei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salieri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lupei.
Lupei lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Lupei. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lupei.
Lupei tries to work over Salieri's front leg with a kick but Salieri checks it.
Salieri takes one to the chin there.
Salieri cracks the inside of Lupei's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salieri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lupei. Lupei obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Salieri lands.
Salieri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri moves out of range of the body kick from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei doesn't manage to clinch there - Salieri circles away.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Lupei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salieri. That did some damage!
Salieri misses with a looping left.
Antonio Salieri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salieri throws a solid leg kick but Lupei takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salieri.
Lupei misses with a looping left.
Salieri looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lupei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salieri.
Salieri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lupei. Lupei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Lupei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lupei gets a clinch.
Salieri breaks the clinch.
Salieri takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Salieri misses.
Salieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lupeis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salieri misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupei defending well as Salieri loads up on a big left hand.
Lupei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salieri misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Salieri throws a hook but Lupei avoids it easily.
Lupei walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lupei drops his hands momentarily and Salieri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lupei throws a good cross that connects.
Lupei is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salieri! But no joy.
Serafim Lupei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salieri tried to score with a low kick but Lupei checks it.
Salieri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salieri throws out a powerful jab.
Lupei moves out of range as Salieri strikes.
Lupei throws a jab when Salieri was well out of range.
Salieri connects with a jab.
Salieri throws out a leg kick but Lupei moves out of range and Salieri only half commits.
Salieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lupei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with the body kick
and Salieri counters with a low kick, right behind Lupei 's knee.
Lupei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lupei.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lupei!
Lupei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salieri scores with a nice body kick.
Lupei checks a low kick from Salieri.
Lupei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salieri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lupei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salieri throws a leg kick but Lupei checks it.
Lupei swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Lupei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salieri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Lupei was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salieri.
Salieri has a takedown stuffed.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lupei checks a leg kick.
Salieri misses with an uppercut.
Antonio Salieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Salieri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lupei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Lupei is predictable there
and Salieri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salieri slips under a jab from Lupei.
Salieri lands with a cross.
Lupei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salieri.
Salieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serafim Lupei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lupei throwing a counter right hand but Salieri manages to avoid it.
Lupei tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
Salieri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lupei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salieri's hands.
Salieri swings for the body but Lupei moves out of range.
Salieri throws out a loose jab but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lupei tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antonio Salieri.
I think Lupei has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Serafim Lupei!
Our winner, Serafim Lupei, 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.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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