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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 558 p4p, 1165 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 67 p4p, 135 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozhkov misses with a right hand
and Pustik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pustik moves out of range of the strikes.
Pustik swings widly with a right hand
and Rozhkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexander Rozhkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rozhkov finds it's way through Pustik's defenses.
Rozhkov cracks Pustik with a good jab.
Pustik misses with a hook
and Rozhkov counters with a left and a right that stings Pustik.
Pustik misses with a wild body shot.
Rozhkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rozhkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pustik.
Rozhkov looks to throw the jab but Pustik is out of range.
Pustik slips a straight right by Rozhkov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pustik! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozhkov throws a body punch but Pustik moves out of range.
Rozhkov tries to keep at a distance but Pustik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rozhkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rozhkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rozhkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rozhkov misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov misses with a hook. Pustik ducked under it nicely.
Rozhkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pustik.
Rozhkov throws a lazy right hand but Pustik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pustik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rozhkov misses with a looping left.
Pustik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pustik takes one on the button.
Rozhkov looks to land a left hand but Pustik moved out of range nicely.
Pustik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rozhkov catches Pustik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Rozhkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rozhkov.
Rozhkov throws a good cross that connects.
Rozhkov moves out of range as Pustik strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pustik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rozhkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pustik manages to avoid it.
Pustik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pustik is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pustik throws out a loose jab but Rozhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rozhkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pustik is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rozhkov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pustik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rozhkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rozhkov throws a big counter combination but Pustik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rozhkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pustik manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pustik needs to keep his hands up - Rozhkov had a free shot at his head there.
Pustik ducks under a wild hook from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Pustik.
Rozhkov throws a shot from downtown. Pustik moves away and avoids it.
Pustik throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozhkov.
Rozhkov looks to land a right hand but Pustik moved out of range.
Pustik throws out a counter right but Rozhkov avoids it with no problem.
Rozhkov throws a combination that misses
and Pustik counters with a nice uppercut.
Rozhkov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rozhkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rozhkov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rozhkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pustik slips a straight right by Rozhkov.
Pustik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rozhkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Pustik.
Rozhkov throws a right hand that misses
and Pustik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pustik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rozhkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pustik walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustik throws an off balance right hand
letting Rozhkov counter with a right hand.
Rozhkov misses with an uppercut
and Pustik counters with a nice uppercut.
Pustik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pustik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rozhkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pustik.
Rozhkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pustik.
Pustik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rozhkov at a distance.
Rozhkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rozhkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rozhkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pustik.
Pustik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rozhkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rozhkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rozhkov throws a right hand that Pustik ducks under and follows up with a left that Pustik also avoids with ease.
A jab from Pustik misses.
Pustik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Pustik off the cage and back into range.
Rozhkov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pustik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rozhkov walks into a stiff left hand from Pustik.
Pustik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rozhkov.
Pustik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rozhkov.
Pustik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pustik scores with a sloppy right hand. Rozhkov should have avoided that one.
Rozhkov misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Pustik there.
Rozhkov misses with a hook. Pustik ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Pustik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rozhkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Rozhkov misses the target.
Rozhkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rozhkov misses with a hook.
Pustik thuds his right hand into Rozhkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rozhkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab from Pustik.
Rozhkov lands with a good body shot.
Rozhkov misses the shot to the body.
Alexander Rozhkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Rozhkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pustik. Pustik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rozhkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rozhkov misses with a combination
and Pustik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rozhkov loads up on a big right hand but Pustik slips the punch.
Rozhkov slips a straight right by Pustik.
Pustik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rozhkov misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pustik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pustik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pustik throws a hook but Rozhkov avoids it easily.
Rozhkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pustik can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Pustik - just one landing.
Pustik walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pustik misses with an uppercut. Rozhkov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Pustik.
Rozhkov tries to bum rush Pustik with a series of wild strikes but Pustik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Pustik misses its intended target.
Pustik slips a jab from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov throws a series of punches but Pustik avoids them all with ease.
Rozhkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Pustik.
Rozhkov missing with a left hand there. Pustik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pustik scores with a sloppy right hand. Rozhkov should have avoided that one.
Rozhkov lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Pustik.
Pustik ducks under a wild hook from Rozhkov.
Pustik misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Rozhkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rozhkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pustik was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozhkov.
Pustik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Pustik misses.
Rozhkov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Pustik to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov throws a hook to the side of Pustik's head but Pustik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pustik throws out a counter right but Rozhkov avoids it with no problem.
Pustik connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pustik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rozhkov counters with a left to the body.
Pustik missing with a left hand there. Rozhkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pustik misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Rozhkov.
Rozhkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pustik.
It looked like Rozhkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pustik sizes up Rozhkov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rozhkov misses with a double jab.
Rozhkov takes one to the chin there.
Pustik throws a hook but Rozhkov avoids it easily.
Rozhkov looks to land a right hand but Pustik moved out of range.
Rozhkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pustik was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozhkov.
Pustik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rozhkov moves away.
Rozhkov misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rozhkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rozhkov lands with an overhand left.
Some wild striking there from Rozhkov.
Pustik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pustik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rozhkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rozhkov scores with a jab to the head.
Pustik stalks Rozhkov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rozhkov's face. Rozhkov staggers backwards, shaken.
Rozhkov scores with the left hand. Pustik knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rozhkov misses with a lunging right hand
and Pustik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rozhkov thuds his right hand into Pustik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pustik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rozhkov.
Pustik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov throws a jab when Pustik was well out of range.
Pustik throws a lazy right hand but Rozhkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pustik defending well as Rozhkov loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rozhkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Pustik.
Rozhkov throws a body punch but Pustik moves out of range.
Rozhkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rozhkov throws an off balance right hand
and Pustik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rozhkov ducks under a wild hook from Pustik.
Rozhkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pustik.
Pustik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rozhkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rozhkov slips under a jab.
Pustik moves away from the strike by Rozhkov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pustik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pustik slips a jab from Rozhkov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Rozhkov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rozhkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Rozhkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pustik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rozhkov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rozhkov throws a lazy right hand but Pustik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pustik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pustik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rozhkov.
It seemed like Pustik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rozhkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pustik was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozhkov.
Pustik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rozhkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pustik.
Rozhkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pustik throws a jab when Rozhkov was well out of range.
A slow jab from Rozhkov misses its intended target.
Pustik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pustik looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pustik looks to land a combination but Rozhkov avoids it well.
Rozhkov misses with a double jab.
Pustik scores with a body shot.
Rozhkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pustik throws an overhand right that lands on Rozhkov's shoulder, as Rozhkov tries to avoid the shot.
Rozhkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Pustik misses the target.
Pustik moves away from the strike by Rozhkov.
Rozhkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pustik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rozhkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Pustik misses.
Rozhkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pustik. Pustik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rozhkov misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Pustik.
Pustik looks to land a left hand but Rozhkov moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rozhkov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Rozhkov misses.
Pustik misses with a wild body shot.
Pustik jabs at Rozhkov's body.
Rozhkov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rozhkov misses with a straight right.
Rozhkov misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rozhkov defending well as Pustik loads up on a big left hand.
Rozhkov throws a hook but Pustik avoids it easily.
Rozhkov throws the left hand but Pustik avoids the punch easily.
Pustik misses with a looping right.
Rozhkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pustik in his tracks.
Rozhkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Rozhkov misses its intended target.
Pustik throws a hook but Rozhkov blocks it.
Rozhkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rozhkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pustik connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pustik ducks under a wild hook from Rozhkov.
Pustik throws the left hand but Rozhkov avoids the punch easily.
Rozhkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pustik.
Pustik defending well as Rozhkov loads up on a big left hand.
Rozhkov slips a straight right by Pustik.
Rozhkov scores with a body shot.
Rozhkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pustik slips a straight right by Rozhkov.
Pustik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rozhkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Rozhkov just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Pustik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alexander Rozhkov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rozhkov lands a head shot.
Pustik slips a jab from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pustik cracks Rozhkov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pustik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pustik scores with a nice strike.
Pustik takes a swing at Rozhkov's ribcage but misses.
Rozhkov misses with the combination.
Pustik misses with an uppercut
and Rozhkov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rozhkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rozhkov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pustik throws out a loose jab but Rozhkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rozhkov connects with a body shot that sends Pustik's belly button to the back.
Rozhkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pustik.
Pustik misses with a looping right.
Rozhkov connects with a body shot that sends Pustik's belly button to the back.
Prokop Pustik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rozhkov works Pustik's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Rozhkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pustik doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rozhkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rozhkov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Rozhkov!
Alexander Rozhkov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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