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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gangmo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ushenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ushenin has chosen The Godfather as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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269 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gangmo Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Ushenin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushenin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Alex Ushenin has been cut.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ushenin is just out of range.
Ushenin moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ushenin is just out of range.
Ushenin moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee clobbers Ushenin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ushenin misses the shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ushenin enables Lee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ushenin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ushenin dives on top into guard.
Ushenin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ushenin wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lee is looking for a triangle here but Ushenin uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Ushenin controls the position.
Lee tries to buck Ushenin off but Ushenin is having none of it.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Ushenin stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ushenin circles away quickly and effectively.
Ushenin throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee throws a series of punches but Ushenin moves out of range.
Ushenin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Ushenin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee tests Ushenin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushenin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Ushenin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ushenin slips under a jab from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Ushenin sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ushenin has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Ushenin tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Ushenin back against the cage.
Ushenin is stalling here.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Ushenin tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Ushenin back against the cage.
Ushenin pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Ushenin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gangmo Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ushenin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Ushenin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ushenin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee jumps into guard, dragging Ushenin to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee working for a triangle but Ushenin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee keeping full guard, as Ushenin tries to pass.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Ushenin pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee working for a triangle but Ushenin defends it easily.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ushenin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gangmo Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Ushenin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Ushenin has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ushenin has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Ushenin.
Ushenin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Ushenin throws a head punch that misses.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ushenin stalling the fight.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ushenin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ushenin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ushenin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ushenin lands a shot to the body.
Ushenin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ushenin misses with a knee to the head.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Ushenin, against the cage.
Ushenin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ushenin.
Ushenin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee letting Ushenin take a breather here.
Ushenin scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ushenin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Ushenin misses with an elbow strike.
Ushenin pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ushenin scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ushenin.
A short uppercut from Ushenin.
Ushenin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gangmo Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ushenin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Ushenin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ushenin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ushenin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Ushenin on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin pushes Lee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ushenin lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ushenin.
Alex Ushenin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ushenin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ushenin lands a nice uppercut.
Ushenin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Ushenin lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Ushenin.
It looks like Gangmo Lee has been cut.
Ushenin controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ushenin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ushenin - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ushenin.
Ushenin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ushenin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ushenin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ushenin gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ushenin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
Ushenin lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ushenin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ushenin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ushenin lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
Ushenin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ushenin lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ushenin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ushenin.
Ushenin pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ushenin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ushenin tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee tries for a takedown but Ushenin circles away easily
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee swings for the body but Ushenin moves out of range.
Ushenin with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ushenin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gangmo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ushenin misses with the combination.
Ushenin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
OH! Lee has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Ushenin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Ushenin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Lee sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Ushenin!
Alex Ushenin is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Alex Ushenin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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