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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kula Leumpei (ranked 4722 p4p, 418 weight class) and Sergei Ulatov (ranked 1963 p4p, 227 weight class). Kula Leumpei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kula Leumpei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ulatov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulatov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ulatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Leumpei.
Ulatov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulatov misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulatov.
Leumpei letting Ulatov take a breather here.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulatov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Ulatov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Ulatov.
Ulatov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulatov avoids the damage to the body.
Ulatov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leumpei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ulatov blocks it with crossed arms.
Ulatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Leumpei fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ulatov.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov scores with a shot to the side of Leumpei's head.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov lands with a left to the head.
Ulatov lands a right hand.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulatov avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulatov.
Leumpei blocking some punches.
Leumpei misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Ulatov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulatov avoids it.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leumpei misses with a knee to the head.
Ulatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leumpei backwards.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulatov avoids the damage to the body.
Ulatov lands with a light punch inside.
Leumpei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ulatov throws a head punch that misses.
Leumpei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ulatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Leumpei backwards.
Leumpei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ulatov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ulatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leumpei missing with knees to the body.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but Ulatov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ulatov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ulatov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulatov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Ulatov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but Ulatov blocks it.
Sergei Ulatov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulatov avoids it.
Leumpei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ulatov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ulatov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ulatov pushes Leumpei back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ulatov.
Leumpei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ulatov misses with a body punch.
Leumpei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leumpei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
Ulatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
Ulatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Leumpei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Leumpei up against the ropes.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulatov avoids the damage to the body.
Ulatov lands with a right to the head.
Ulatov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulatov scores with a shot to the side of Leumpei's head.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulatov avoids the damage to the body.
Ulatov pushes Leumpei back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ulatov managing to block the knees to the body from Leumpei.
Ulatov misses with the head strike.
Ulatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ulatov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ulatov lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Ulatov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatov avoiding damage as Leumpei throws knees to the body.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ulatov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ulatov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leumpei on the side of the head.
Leumpei swinging wildly here.
Jab from Ulatov.
Leumpei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ulatov working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Ulatov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ulatov.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leumpei being controlled against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulatov misses with the head strike.
Leumpei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leumpei misses with a knee strike.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but Ulatov blocks it.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leumpei missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatov pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Ulatov.
Leumpei scores a nice knee to the body.
Leumpei trying to land knees to the body.
Ulatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leumpei backwards.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulatov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leumpei tries a knee to the head but Ulatov blocks it.
Leumpei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulatov avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ulatov.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
Kula Leumpei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Ulatov on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ulatov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ulatov misses with the head strike.
Leumpei tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulatov avoids the damage to the body.
Leumpei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leumpei misses with a knee strike.
Leumpei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulatov.
Sergei Ulatov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ulatov leaning against his opponent.
Ulatov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leumpei missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Ulatov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ulatov 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ulatov!
Sergei Ulatov 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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