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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Jelavic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jelavic's entrance music is VocaPeople - Acapella Group. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Jelavic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelavic misses with a body kick.
Byhenikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byhenikov misses with a hook.
Jelavic misses with a low kick.
Byhenikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byhenikov moves out of range of the body kick from Jelavic.
Jelavic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Byhenikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jelavic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jelavic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jelavic throws a looping overhand right but Byhenikov ducks down to avoid it.
Jelavic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jelavic!
Jelavic slips under a jab.
Byhenikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jelavic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byhenikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov pushes Jelavic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Byhenikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jelavic tries to land knees in the clinch but Byhenikov avoids the damage to the body.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byhenikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jelavic blocks a body shot from Byhenikov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jelavic.
Byhenikov tries to circle away but Jelavic has him pinned against the cage.
Jelavic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jelavic lands a left hand.
Byhenikov scores with a hook to the body.
Jelavic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jelavic working aggressively here.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Jelavic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jelavic misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic working Byhenikov over with knees to the body.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
Jelavic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jelavic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jelavic obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jelavic.
Jelavic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byhenikov or not.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jelavic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jelavic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byhenikov looking to stall.
Jelavic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byhenikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jelavic as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic tries a knee to the head but Byhenikov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byhenikov.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Jelavic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jelavic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Byhenikov fails to land.
Jelavic lands a left hand.
Byhenikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jelavic struggles to land a body shot inside as Byhenikov controls his hands.
Jelavic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jelavic.
Jelavic blocking some punches.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Byhenikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jelavic swings wildly with an uppercut but Byhenikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov is trying to force a seperation but Jelavic has the dominant position.
Byhenikov has a couple of punches blocked by Jelavic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jelavic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelavic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jelavic working aggressively here.
Byhenikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jelavic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov looking to stall.
Jelavic scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jelavic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jelavic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
Jelavic lands with a right to the head.
Byhenikov manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Jelavic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jelavic lands with a right hand.
Jelavic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byhenikov's hands.
A head kick misses from Jelavic.
Byhenikov looks to land a right hand but Jelavic moved out of range.
Byhenikov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jelavic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byhenikov.
Jelavic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jelavic lands a head kick. Byhenikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Byhenikov is rocked!
Luka Jelavic is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab from Byhenikov misses.
Byhenikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jelavic finish him?
Byhenikov looks to land a left hand but Jelavic moved out of range nicely.
Byhenikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Jelavic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byhenikov misses with a hook. Jelavic ducked under it nicely.
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!
Byhenikov misses with a looping left.
Byhenikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jelavic was well out of range. Poor timing from Byhenikov.
An inside leg kick from Jelavic misses.
Nice cross by Jelavic.
Jelavic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byhenikov momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jelavic tries to clinch there but Byhenikov circles away.
Byhenikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jelavic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byhenikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jelavic connects with a leg kick. Byhenikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byhenikov misses with a straight right.
Jelavic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byhenikov.
Jelavic throws a low kick but Byhenikov avoids it.
Jelavic darts in and clinches Byhenikov up against the cage.
Jelavic has Byhenikov pushed against the cage.
Jelavic throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byhenikov tries to work over Jelavic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byhenikov has had enough of the clinch but Jelavic keeps him there for the moment.
Jelavic scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jelavic.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jelavic has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jelavic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jelavic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byhenikov slows down the pace here.
Jelavic misses with the head strike.
Jelavic lands a knee to the body.
Byhenikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jelavic blocks an uppercut.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jelavic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jelavic misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jelavic takes a shot to the head.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic lands an uppercut.
Jelavic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byhenikov avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jelavic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byhenikov.
Byhenikov can't find room to land a body shot as Jelavic controls the action.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov pushes Jelavic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jelavic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jelavic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jelavic tries to clinch up but Byhenikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Jelavic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jelavic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byhenikov throws out the jab.
Jelavic throws a head kick that misses.
Byhenikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jelavic.
Byhenikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jelavic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byhenikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jelavic, right into the meat.
Jelavic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byhenikov thuds a left hand into Jelavic's body.
Jelavic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jelavic lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Jelavic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jelavic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jelavic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byhenikov blocking some punches.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byhenikov can do to turn this around?
A short right from Jelavic on the inside.
Byhenikov tries to throw a body punch but Jelavic avoids it by throwing Byhenikov back against the cage.
Jelavic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byhenikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byhenikov pushes Jelavic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byhenikov tries to break free but Jelavic pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Byhenikov.
Good body shot from Jelavic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jelavic.
Jelavic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jelavic tries to throw a body punch but Byhenikov avoids it by throwing Jelavic back against the cage.
Byhenikov tries to break the clinch but Jelavic is controlling the position.
Jelavic scores with a shot to the side of Byhenikov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jelavic lands a good knee to the midsection. Byhenikov won't want to take too many of those.
Byhenikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jelavic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jelavic crunches a lovely knee into Byhenikov's ribcage.
Jelavic lands a nice uppercut.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jelavic lands a good knee to the midsection. Byhenikov won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Jelavic lands a hook that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
Jelavic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jelavic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jelavic stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byhenikov.
Jelavic pushes Byhenikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byhenikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jelavic lands a hook that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic lands a nice knee to the body.
Jelavic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jelavic scores a nice knee to the body.
Jelavic lands a nice knee to the body.
Jelavic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jelavic slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jelavic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jelavic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jelavic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jelavic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byhenikov tries to work over Jelavic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jelavic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov blocks a body shot from Jelavic.
Jelavic throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
A head punch on the inside from Jelavic fails to land.
Byhenikov prevents a body shot from Jelavic.
Jelavic misses with a body punch.
Jelavic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic lands a good knee to the midsection. Byhenikov won't want to take too many of those.
Byhenikov is looking to control Jelavic's arms but Jelavic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Byhenikov has his back to the cage.
Jelavic pushes Byhenikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jelavic is struggling to control the position.
Byhenikov lands a left hand.
Jelavic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luka Jelavic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byhenikov misses with a body punch.
Jelavic'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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jelavic as Byhenikov tries to tie him up.
Byhenikov tries a body shot but Jelavic blocks it.
Byhenikov tries to circle away but Jelavic has him pinned against the cage.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Byhenikov wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byhenikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jelavic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Byhenikov has had enough of the clinch but Jelavic keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Jelavic clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byhenikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jelavic.
A big left from Byhenikov misses.
Jelavic staying out of range there.
Byhenikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byhenikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jelavic moves away.
Jelavic lands a high kick!
Jelavic defending well as Byhenikov loads up on a big left hand.
Byhenikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Byhenikov staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jelavic, right into the meat.
Jelavic throws a head kick that misses.
Jelavic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jelavic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov connects with a jab.
Byhenikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byhenikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byhenikov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jelavic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelavic looks to land a right hand but Byhenikov moved out of range.
Byhenikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jelavic.
Jelavic lands a head kick that stumbles Byhenikov and the fighters go to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byhenikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jelavic lands a couple of elbows.
Jelavic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jelavic loads up on a big left hand. Byhenikov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Jelavic looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Byhenikov can't hide his disappointment, as Jelavic celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Jelavic!
After winning the bout, Luka Jelavic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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