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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Smolarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smolarek comes into the arena with False Pretense blaring out of the sound system. Cormack Labrador has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viktor Smolarek's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Smolarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolarek misses with a two punch combination.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Smolarek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labrador fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Labrador misses the target.
Smolarek punishes Labrador's body with a nice straight punch.
Smolarek doesn't manage to clinch there - Labrador circles away.
Smolarek gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smolarek thows a huge punch but Labrador dodges it nicely.
Labrador is trying to maintain the position but Smolarek is very close to passing his half guard.
Labrador tries to get to full guard but Smolarek has control of the leg.
Smolarek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Labrador is controlling Smolarek's trapped leg to prevent Smolarek from advancing to side control.
Smolarek tries to pass to full mount but Labrador defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek trying to control from half guard but Labrador is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smolarek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smolarek has a takedown stuffed.
Smolarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Labrador moves away.
Labrador tries to clinch but Smolarek moves away
and Smolarek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smolarek managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Smolarek managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Smolarek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Labrador smiles and moves away.
Labrador clinches up against the cage.
Labrador lands an elbow inside that Smolarek shrugs off.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Smolarek is breathing heavily.
Smolarek takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Viktor Smolarek has been cut.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolarek avoids the damage to the body.
Smolarek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Labrador.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolarek.
Smolarek takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Labrador misses with an elbow over the top.
Labrador lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Labrador.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Labrador throws an elbow but misses.
Smolarek takes a knee right on the jaw!
Labrador lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Smolarek fails to land.
Labrador with a knee to the head.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolarek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Labrador just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smolarek's brow.
Smolarek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Smolarek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smolarek stalling in the clinch but Labrador improves position.
Smolarek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smolarek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Labrador avoiding damage as Smolarek throws knees to the body.
Labrador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smolarek.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Labrador prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Smolarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Labrador with a knee to the head.
Labrador lands a knee to the head.
Smolarek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smolarek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smolarek jumps guard but Labrador stands there with Smolarek around his waist. Smolarek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolarek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smolarek wants to break free but Labrador has control.
Labrador gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smolarek.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smolarek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Labrador is pressed up against the cage. Smolarek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Labrador down to the mat. Labrador avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smolarek throws a hook to the side of Labrador's head but Labrador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Labrador drives through and clinches with Smolarek against the cage.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Labrador scores with a knee to the head.
Labrador stops a takedown attempt from Smolarek.
Smolarek has Labrador pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Labrador manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labrador misses with a knee to the head.
Smolarek blocks an elbow strike.
Smolarek tries to pull guard but Labrador holds him up against the cage and eventually Smolarek drops back down to his feet.
Labrador misses with an elbow strike.
Labrador lands an elbow that stopped Smolarek in his tracks for a moment.
Labrador looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Smolarek.
Smolarek pushes Labrador back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Labrador with a knee to the head.
Labrador stops a takedown attempt from Smolarek.
Smolarek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolarek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador lands a body shot.
Smolarek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smolarek goes for a takedown attempt but Labrador pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Labrador clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Labrador lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smolarek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Smolarek's ribcage.
Labrador lands an elbow that stopped Smolarek in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Smolarek's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smolarek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Labrador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Labrador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smolarek moves away.
Smolarek keeps the fight on the outside.
Smolarek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Labrador counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Smolarek managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolarek avoids the damage to the body.
Smolarek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Labrador smiles and moves away.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smolarek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smolarek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smolarek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Labrador circles away quickly and effectively.
Labrador tries to clinch up
and Smolarek counters with a left and a right that stings Labrador.
Horrible takedown by Smolarek or perhaps it was just good defense by Labrador which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labrador moves into the clinch.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Labrador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolarek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smolarek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Smolarek's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Smolarek. Labrador does a little dance to reset his feet.
Labrador clinches up with Smolarek and pushes him back against the cage.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Smolarek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Labrador crunches a lovely knee into Smolarek's ribcage.
Smolarek stalling in the clinch but Labrador improves position.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smolarek is working for takedown but Labrador is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Smolarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smolarek blocks an elbow strike from Labrador.
Labrador blocking some punches.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Labrador as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Labrador lands a nice knee to the body.
Smolarek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolarek.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolarek.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
Smolarek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Labrador pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a knee to the head.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Smolarek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch but Smolarek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smolarek keeps the fight on the outside.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smolarek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smolarek wants to clinch up but Labrador keeps it at a distance.
Smolarek swats away the attempt to clinch by Labrador.
Smolarek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Labrador.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador tries to clinch
and Smolarek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smolarek postures up in Labrador's guard and throws a big left but Labrador blocks it.
Labrador keeping moving, preventing Smolarek from controlling successfully.
Smolarek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labrador looking to control.
Labrador controlling Smolarek's posture.
Labrador is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Labrador keeping moving, preventing Smolarek from controlling successfully.
Labrador manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Labrador controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Labrador working the ground and pound effectively.
Labrador scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smolarek?
Labrador controlling the position easily from mount.
Smolarek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labrador working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smolarek is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Labrador.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Smolarek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Labrador rushes Smolarek and presses him up against the cage.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Labrador.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smolarek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smolarek fails to pull guard.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Labrador lands an elbow just above Smolarek 's eye.
Smolarek tries for a takedown but Labrador manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Labrador.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolarek avoids the damage to the body.
Labrador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Smolarek has Labrador pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Labrador manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Smolarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smolarek blocks an elbow strike.
Smolarek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Labrador lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smolarek tries to score a body lock takedown but Labrador shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smolarek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolarek.
Smolarek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Labrador gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Labrador connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smolarek's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Smolarek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smolarek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Labrador.
Labrador clinches up with Smolarek and pushes him back against the cage.
Smolarek managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Smolarek fails to pull guard.
Smolarek tries to pull guard but Labrador won't allow it.
Labrador throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smolarek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Labrador just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smolarek's brow.
Smolarek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Labrador just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smolarek managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
Smolarek avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Smolarek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smolarek scores with a decent looking hook.
Labrador darts in trying to clinch
and Smolarek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smolarek connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek trying to control the position from guard on top but Labrador is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Labrador lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smolarek!
Labrador trying to control but Smolarek is having none of it.
Smolarek working to try and regain half guard.
Labrador tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Labrador misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Labrador connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Labrador controlling his opponent.
Viktor Smolarek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Labrador has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Labrador looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Labrador landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smolarek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Labrador tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smolarek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Smolarek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Labrador landing strikes from the mount and Smolarek is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Labrador cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smolarek is rocked!
Smolarek is desperately trying to improve his position but Labrador has a good base and remains in mount.
Viktor Smolarek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Smolarek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Labrador.
Smolarek seems to have got his legs back now.
Smolarek is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Labrador with the ground and pound from mount.
Labrador scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smolarek?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smolarek is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cormack Labrador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Labrador controlling the position easily from mount.
Smolarek tries to hold on but Labrador pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Labrador controlling the position easily from mount.
Smolarek can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormack Labrador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Labrador winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormack Labrador!
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