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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karr Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kix Rus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karr Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kix Rus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rus connects with a solid leg kick.
Rus throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Mike misses.
Rus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mike throws a series of punches but Rus moves out of range.
Rus scores with a leg kick.
Rus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rus pushes Mike away with a front kick.
Rus scoring well with a low kick there.
Kix Rus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mike fails to land with a series of punches.
Rus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rus lands with a slapping head kick.
Mike avoids the head kick by Rus.
Mike misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike avoids the head kick by Rus.
Rus throws a body kick that misses.
Rus lands with a slapping head kick.
Rus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rus circles away quickly and effectively.
Rus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mike.
Rus lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Rus.
Rus lands with a slapping head kick.
Mike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike looks to land a combination but Rus avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mike's head.
Rus throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
Mike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike throws a nice looking combination but Rus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rus throws a head kick that misses.
Rus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mike will feel that in the morning.
Rus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mike takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rus misses with a body kick.
Mike has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rus.
Mike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mike closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Mike.
Mike lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rus.
Rus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mike's face.
Rus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mike lands a shoulder strike.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
Mike managing to block the knees to the body from Rus.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mike.
Rus lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Rus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mike has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mike is defending well for now.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Rus with a knee to the head.
Rus looks gassed!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike.
Mike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rus missing with knees to the body.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mike blocks it with crossed arms.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mike lands a nice shot to the body.
Mike is trying to break the clinch but Rus has him pressed against the cage.
Rus tries to land knees in the clinch but Mike avoids the damage to the body.
Mike lands a nice shot to the body.
Mike makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Mike.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike wants to break free but Rus has control.
Mike stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Mike has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mike wants to break free but Rus has control.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russ head.
Mike is looking to break free of the clinch but Rus has double underhooks.
Rus takes a shot to the head.
Rus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mike has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike tries to circle away but Rus has him pinned against the cage.
Rus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Mike.
Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Rus won't allow it.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Rus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mike.
Mike is trying to break the clinch but Rus is controlling him.
Mike is trying to break free.
Mike wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rus with a knee to the head.
Mike makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Mike stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Mike's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mike.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
Mike tries to break free but Rus pushes him back against the cage.
Mike makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mike works on Rus's body with a couple of short punches.
Rus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mike has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rus missing with knees to the body.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mike.
Mike lands a right hand.
Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Russ head.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
Mike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mike digs a right hand into Rus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rus's gas tank.
Rus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mike lands a right hand.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Mike avoiding damage as Rus throws knees to the body.
A short right from Mike on the inside.
Mike has had enough of the clinch but Rus keeps him there for the moment.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
Mike lands a body punch.
Mike lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mike lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Mike is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mike scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mike scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karr Mike dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike throws a series of punches but Rus avoids them all with ease.
Mike misses with a two punch combination.
Rus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mike has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rus.
Mike stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rus.
Rus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mike's calf.
Mike blocks a head kick by Rus.
Mike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rus circles away quickly and effectively.
Rus lands a front kick.
Mike misses with a double jab.
Rus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rus scores with a head kick.
Mike fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mike blocks a head kick by Rus.
Rus misses with a head kick.
Rus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mike.
Mike swinging wildly here.
Mike misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus throws a push kick but Mike slaps the foot to one side.
Karr Mike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rus throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
Rus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rus.
Mike fails to land with a series of punches.
Rus scores with a spinning back kick!
Mike avoids the head kick by Rus.
Rus slips a jab and a cross from Mike.
A punch combination from Mike misses.
Mike misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters circling a little - Rus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mike is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Rus.
Mike blocks a head kick by Rus.
Mike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rus lands a head kick. Mike smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mike closes the distance and clinches.
Mike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karr Mike has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rus landing knees to the head.
Rus is breathing heavily.
Mike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rus pushes Mike away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus lands a front kick.
Rus lands a nice looking body kick.
Mike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rus circles away quickly and effectively.
Rus thuds his shin into the meat of Mike's side.
Rus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mike.
A head kick misses from Rus.
Rus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Rus slams his shin into Mike's torso.
Rus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mike steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rus. That one must have hurt.
Mike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rus.
Mike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike is looking to clinch.
Mike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike throws a combination. Rus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mike scores with a three punch combo!
Rus lands a head kick!
Some wild striking there from Mike.
Rus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mike throws a nice looking combination but Rus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mike. That did some damage!
Mike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rus lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Rus.
Some wild striking there from Mike.
Rus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some wild striking there from Mike.
Rus tries a head kick but it misses.
Rus throws a head kick that half lands.
Rus slips a jab and a cross from Mike.
Mike tries to bum rush Rus with a series of wild strikes but Rus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mike scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mike swinging wildly here.
Rus misses with a head kick.
Mike blocks a head kick by Rus.
Rus lands with a kick to the temple. Mike shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike throws a right and a left that Rus avoids nicely.
Rus throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Mike.
Mike throws a nice looking combination but Rus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike darts in and clinches Rus up against the cage.
Mike works on Rus's body with a couple of short punches.
Mike avoiding damage as Rus throws knees to the body.
Rus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mike blocks it with crossed arms.
Mike working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Mike.
Rus lands a good knee to the midsection. Mike won't want to take too many of those.
Mike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kix Rus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rus scoring well with a low kick there.
Mike misses with the combination.
Mike looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Rus.
Mike misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rus.
Mike swinging wildly here.
Mike tries to bum rush Rus with a series of wild strikes but Rus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mike tries to bum rush Rus with a series of wild strikes but Rus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mike misses with the combination.
Mike throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rus.
Mike throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mike misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rus lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kix Rus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike scores with a three punch combo!
Mike throws a nice looking combination but Rus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mike sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mike misses with a few strikes there.
Mike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mike misses with a double jab.
Rus tries a head kick but it misses.
Rus scores with a leg kick.
Rus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rus scores with a nice body kick.
Rus throws a sloppy head kick and Mike moves out of range easily.
Mike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mike looks to land a combination but Rus avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mike swinging wildly here.
Mike fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike throws a right hand that Rus ducks under and follows up with a left that Rus also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rus throws a head kick but Mike moves out of range.
Rus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mike.
Rus thuds his shin into the meat of Mike's side.
Rus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike misses with a few strikes there.
Rus lands a head kick!
Rus dodges the punch combination from Mike.
Rus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rus lands a nice looking body kick.
Mike fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Mike misses.
Rus throws a front kick that sends Mike stumbling back into the cage.
Rus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rus misses with a head kick.
Rus throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rus.
Mike goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike blocks a head kick by Rus.
Rus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mike throws a series of punches but Rus avoids them all with ease.
Mike fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike throws a one two combo.
Rus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rus keeps Mike at a distance using the push kick.
Rus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rus throws the kick towards the body but Mike avoids it.
Rus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mike misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike throws a series of punches but Rus moves out of range.
Rus circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Mike, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rus. That's going to slow Mike down.
Crunch! Rus slams his shin into Mike's torso.
Rus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mike will feel that in the morning.
Rus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mike lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mike.
Mike drives through and clinches with Rus against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike presses Rus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rus with a knee to the head.
Rus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rus with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mike.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mike lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mike lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mike lands a shoulder strike.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Rus backwards.
Mike breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Rus.
Mike clinches with his opponent.
Mike wants to get back to striking at distance but Rus won't allow it.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike lands a shoulder strike.
Mike gets through Rus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
Rus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mike avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kix Rus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kix Rus!
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hype
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