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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kukuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria has chosen Kronos - Bloodtower as his entrance music. Joaquim Maria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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193 cm
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270 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kukuev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria throws a leg kick but Kukuev checks it.
Kukuev misses with a takedown attempt
and Maria counters with a big head kick but Kukuev shrugs it off.
Kukuev misses with a takedown attempt
and Maria counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kukuev.
Kukuev is breathing heavily.
Kukuev avoids the head kick by Maria.
Kukuev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maria finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kukuev takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kukuev shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Kukuev was not able to check.
Maria throws a low kick but Kukuev avoids it.
Kukuev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maria counters with a nice body kick.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maria.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kukuev checks a leg kick.
Kukuev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
Maria turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kukuev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kukuev moves out of range as Maria throws a body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kukuev. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Maria.
Maria swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kukuev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria throws a sloppy head kick and Kukuev moves out of range easily.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
That's time! Kukuev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maria thuds his shin into the meat of Kukuev's side.
Joaquim Maria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maria scores with a head kick. Kukuev tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Nikolai Kukuev has been cut.
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!
Maria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kukuev takes a step back to recover.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria lands a big head kick that sends Kukuev tumbling to the mat! Maria takes a step backwards and waves Kukuev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nikolai Kukuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kukuev shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a solid body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maria lands a big head kick that sends Kukuev tumbling to the mat! Maria takes a step backwards and waves Kukuev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kukuev is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Maria.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kukuev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maria.
Kukuev blocks the body kick.
Kukuev blocks a head kick by Maria.
Kukuev shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a thumping low kick.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands a front kick.
Crunch! Maria slams his shin into Kukuev's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kukuev misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria tries a low kick but Kukuev avoids it.
Kukuev tries for a takedown but Maria circles away easily
and Maria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kukuev's knee momentarily.
Kukuev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukuev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Kukuev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good leg kick by Maria there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kukuev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kukuev shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a leg kick.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kukuev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maria lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kukuev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Maria throws a front kick aimed at Kukuev's knee but Kukuev avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Maria tenderised Kukuev's leg. Kukuev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maria scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Kukuev off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kukuev with a poor takedown
and Maria counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kukuev as he checks the leg kick.
Kukuev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kukuev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maria finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kukuev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kukuev. That did some damage!
Maria thumps Kukuev with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maria fakes the leg kick and cracks Kukuev in the body.
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!
Maria dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kukuev. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Maria.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria misses with a head kick.
Kukuev fails with the takedown
and Maria counters with a low kick, right behind Kukuev 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kukuev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Kukuev's cut.
That's time! Kukuev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kukuev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kukuev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maria counters with a good, hard body kick but Kukuev shrugs it off.
Kukuev blocks a head kick by Maria.
Kukuev fails with the takedown
and Maria counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria is looking to slow Kukuev down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Maria.
Kukuev blocks a head kick by Maria.
Maria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a low kick, looking for Kukuev's leg but Kukuev calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Kukuev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kukuev's front leg but catches the back leg as Kukuev tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
Kukuev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria is looking to slow Kukuev down with leg kicks.
Kukuev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maria cracks the inside of Kukuev's front leg.
Maria lands a big head kick that sends Kukuev tumbling to the mat! Maria takes a step backwards and waves Kukuev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukuev blocks a head kick by Maria.
Maria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kukuev's calf.
Kukuev has his takedown stuffed
and Maria counters with a good low kick that Kukuev was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Kukuev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maria is looking to chop away at Kukuev's legs.
Kukuev shoots and misses
and Maria counters with a nice leg kick.
Kukuev fails with the takedown
and Maria counters with a thumping low kick.
Maria feints and then cracks Kukuev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kukuev down.
Kukuev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kukuev.
Kukuev misses with a takedown
and Maria counters with a flying knee that drops Kukuev! Maria dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquim Maria!
Joaquim Maria is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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