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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Kadurov (ranked 1818 p4p, 3223 weight class) and Benjamin Walton (ranked 250 p4p, 405 weight class). Rustam Kadurov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Rustam Kadurov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Walton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadurov tries for a takedown but Walton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kadurov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov is working Walton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walton working a defensive guard here.
Walton is pulling down on Kadurov's head. It's preventing any offense from Kadurov, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kadurov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kadurov wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kadurov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Kadurov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walton.
Nice jab there from Kadurov.
Walton misses with a lunging right hand
and Kadurov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton is looking to clinch but Kadurov is avoiding it.
Kadurov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walton to the ground. Kadurov is now in Walton's guard.
Walton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kadurov has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Walton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kadurov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kadurov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Walton seems a little lost for a moment, as Kadurov dominates the positioning.
Walton is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Kadurov.
Walton is looking to reverse the position.
Walton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kadurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Walton looks to move to half guard but instead Kadurov has passed into mount! Damn!
Kadurov misses with a head shot.
Walton is squirming around, avoiding Kadurov's attempts to control the action.
Kadurov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Walton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kadurov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kadurov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Walton is now in Kadurov's guard. A big mistake from Kadurov there, giving up the dominant position!
Walton preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kadurov shoots in looking for a takedown but Walton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kadurov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kadurov lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kadurov.
Kadurov backing away here, and Walton unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walton.
Walton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Walton manages to break the clinch.
Walton drives through and clinches with Kadurov against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walton clinches up with Kadurov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walton is pushing Kadurov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Kadurov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kadurov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kadurov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Kadurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kadurov looks to land a left hand but Walton moved out of range nicely.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kadurov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kadurov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kadurov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walton to the mat! Walton manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov wants to control from the top but Walton keeps moving.
Kadurov lands a couple of digs.
Kadurov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kadurov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walton's head.
Walton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walton's head.
Walton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kadurov postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Walton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kadurov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walton wants to sweep here but Kadurov controlling him for the moment.
Kadurov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kadurov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kadurov postures up in Walton's guard and throws a big left but Walton blocks it.
Kadurov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Walton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kadurov.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walton is looking to clinch but Kadurov is avoiding it.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Kadurov is out of range.
Kadurov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kadurov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kadurov scores with punches from side control.
Walton wants to control but Kadurov postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kadurov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kadurov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Walton is being controlled here.
Walton tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kadurov easily slips into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Kadurov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kadurov lands a jab to the nose.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kadurov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kadurov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Walton down.
Kadurov is looking to take a break and control but Walton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kadurov is working Walton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Walton prevents Kadurov from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadurov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Walton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benjamin Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kadurov working away.
Walton is not content to let Kadurov control the position.
Kadurov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Walton, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kadurov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kadurov throwing strikes but Walton manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kadurov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kadurov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kadurov regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov tries to roll over but Walton keeps him under control.
Kadurov gets back to full guard.
Rustam Kadurov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kadurov is trying to control the position but Walton postures up.
Kadurov being controlled here, momentarily.
Walton stopping the sweep attempt from Kadurov.
Kadurov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Walton's guard.
Walton looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadurov is stalling in the full guard.
Kadurov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kadurov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walton seems keen to control Kadurov's posture.
Kadurov content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kadurov is looking to work some ground and pound but Walton has wrist control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rustam Kadurov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kadurov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rustam Kadurov!
Rustam Kadurov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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