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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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224 lbs
28 - 15 - 1 |
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211 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos clinches.
Chatzikomninos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos is working Seleznyov over against the cage.
Seleznyov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Chatzikomninos misses.
Chatzikomninos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Seleznyov misses
and Chatzikomninos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chatzikomninos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seleznyov connects with a body shot that sends Chatzikomninos's belly button to the back.
Seleznyov misses with a leg kick
and Chatzikomninos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seleznyov throws a push kick but Chatzikomninos slaps the foot to one side.
Chatzikomninos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook but Seleznyov blocks it.
Chatzikomninos throws a sloppy head kick and Seleznyov moves out of range easily.
Chatzikomninos darts in trying to clinch
and Seleznyov counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Seleznyov tests Chatzikomninos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Seleznyov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seleznyov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chatzikomninos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos throws a head punch that misses.
Seleznyov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seleznyov tries a body shot but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
Seleznyov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Seleznyov backwards.
Seleznyov misses with a punch on the inside.
Chatzikomninos lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chatzikomninos throws an elbow but misses.
Seleznyov stalling the fight.
Chatzikomninos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov just leaning against Chatzikomninos, taking a breather.
Seleznyov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Chatzikomninos.
It looks like Roberto Seleznyov has been cut.
Chatzikomninos misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chatzikomninos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chatzikomninos throws a punch but it's blocked by Seleznyov.
Chatzikomninos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seleznyov blocks a body shot from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Seleznyov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chatzikomninos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Seleznyov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chatzikomninos can turn it around.
Chatzikomninos misses with a punch to the body.
Chatzikomninos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seleznyov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chatzikomninos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chatzikomninos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Seleznyov as the two fighters clinch.
Chatzikomninos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chatzikomninos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seleznyov backwards.
Seleznyov pushes Chatzikomninos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seleznyov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chatzikomninos lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seleznyov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chatzikomninos.
A short body shot lands from Chatzikomninos as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos blocking some punches.
Chatzikomninos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seleznyov avoids the elbow strike from Chatzikomninos, against the cage.
Chatzikomninos blocks an uppercut.
Chatzikomninos lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Seleznyov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seleznyov slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chatzikomninos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seleznyov throws a head punch that misses.
Seleznyov avoiding damage.
Chatzikomninos misses with an elbow strike.
Chatzikomninos throws an elbow but it misses.
Seleznyov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seleznyov stalling in the clinch but Chatzikomninos improves position.
Seleznyov lands a nice shot to the body.
Seleznyov avoids a wild elbow strike from Chatzikomninos.
Seleznyov lands with a right to the head.
Seleznyov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chatzikomninos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chatzikomninos walks into a stiff left hand from Seleznyov.
Chatzikomninos throws an off balance right hand
and Seleznyov counters with an outside leg kick.
Chatzikomninos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seleznyov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roberto Seleznyov is winning the standup battle so far.
Seleznyov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seleznyov ducks under a wild hook from Chatzikomninos.
As Chatzikomninos backs away, Seleznyov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Chatzikomninos misses.
Seleznyov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chatzikomninos wants to counter with a clinch but Seleznyov pushes him away.
Chatzikomninos throws an overhand right that lands on Seleznyov's shoulder, as Seleznyov tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Chatzikomninos misses.
It looked like Seleznyov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seleznyov moves away from the strike by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos lunges at Seleznyov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Seleznyov's hand.
Chatzikomninos looks to land a right hand but Seleznyov moved out of range.
Seleznyov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seleznyov moves out of range as Chatzikomninos strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seleznyov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Roberto Seleznyov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seleznyov slips under a jab from Chatzikomninos.
Seleznyov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chatzikomninos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice combination there by Seleznyov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seleznyov.
Nice straight punches there by Chatzikomninos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chatzikomninos.
Seleznyov looks to throw a body kick
letting Chatzikomninos counter with a right hand.
Seleznyov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chatzikomninos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chatzikomninos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chatzikomninos slips a straight right by Seleznyov.
Chatzikomninos throws a head kick that misses.
Seleznyov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Chatzikomninos has a couple of punches blocked by Seleznyov.
Chatzikomninos misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seleznyov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seleznyov - that will leave a mark!
Seleznyov tries to score with a low kick but Chatzikomninos moves his leg out of the way.
Seleznyov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seleznyov slips a jab from Chatzikomninos.
Seleznyov throws a push kick but Chatzikomninos slaps the foot to one side.
Seleznyov tried to score with a low kick but Chatzikomninos checks it.
Chatzikomninos misses with a straight left.
Seleznyov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chatzikomninos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Seleznyov scores with a hook.
Seleznyov slips a straight right by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Seleznyov avoids the body shot from Chatzikomninos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chatzikomninos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seleznyov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chatzikomninos eats them both and turns towards Seleznyov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Chatzikomninos misses the target.
Chatzikomninos throws out a loose jab but Seleznyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Seleznyov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chatzikomninos doesn't seem phased though.
Seleznyov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seleznyov scores with a nice strike.
Chatzikomninos misses with an uppercut.
Chatzikomninos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seleznyov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chatzikomninos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seleznyov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seleznyov lands a nice looking body shot.
Chatzikomninos misses with a two punch combination.
Chatzikomninos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov scores with a one two! Chatzikomninos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chatzikomninos is rocked!
Seleznyov avoids the head kick by Chatzikomninos.
It looked like Seleznyov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos is still on wobbly legs! Can Seleznyov finish him?
Chatzikomninos throws a head kick but Seleznyov moves out of range.
Seleznyov looks to land a body kick but Chatzikomninos moved away.
Seleznyov sets himself, and Chatzikomninos steps forward looking for the clinch! Seleznyov avoids it this time.
Chatzikomninos seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Chatzikomninos misses.
Seleznyov moves out of range as Chatzikomninos strikes.
Chatzikomninos avoids the head kick by Seleznyov.
Chatzikomninos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seleznyov walks into a stiff left hand from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos connects with a high kick.
Roberto Seleznyov's cut is getting worse.
Chatzikomninos misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch but Seleznyov is having none of it.
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 Roberto Seleznyov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roberto Seleznyov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Seleznyov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chatzikomninos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chatzikomninos checks a leg kick nicely.
Seleznyov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chatzikomninos misses with a straight left.
Seleznyov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chatzikomninos.
Seleznyov misses with a left hand
and Chatzikomninos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chatzikomninos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chatzikomninos misses with a hook.
Chatzikomninos blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seleznyov throws a head kick but Chatzikomninos moves out of range.
Chatzikomninos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Seleznyov coming out on top.
Seleznyov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos moves in looking to clinch but Seleznyov pushes him off.
Seleznyov throws a leg kick that misses.
Seleznyov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chatzikomninos checks a low kick from Seleznyov.
Seleznyov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chatzikomninos misses the jab.
Seleznyov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chatzikomninos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seleznyov keeps the fight on the outside.
Seleznyov misses with a hook
enabling Chatzikomninos to counter with a crisp jab.
Chatzikomninos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seleznyov on the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seleznyov throws a shot from downtown. Chatzikomninos moves away and avoids it.
Chatzikomninos scores with the left hand. Seleznyov knows he should have avoided that one.
Chatzikomninos throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos throws a nice head kick!
Seleznyov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seleznyov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seleznyov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chatzikomninos. That did some damage!
Seleznyov drops his hands momentarily and Chatzikomninos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Seleznyov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chatzikomninos staying out of range there.
Seleznyov walks straight into a right hand from Chatzikomninos - that's dropped him! Chatzikomninos jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Seleznyov from any more punishment! Seleznyov complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
An out of breath Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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