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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (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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135 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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173 cm
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140 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bussel doesn't seem bothered though.
Bussel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bussel lands a nice hook to Smirnov's body. Smirnov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smirnov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the temple. Bussel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smirnov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smirnov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smirnov lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Bussel is predictable there
and Smirnov moves into the clinch.
Bussel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bussel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Bussel has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bussel throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov lands an elbow just above Bussel 's eye.
Bussel trying to control the position but instead, Smirnov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bussel into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bussel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bussel wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bussel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bussel can't break the clinch.
Smirnov effectively controlling the action here.
Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smirnov.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bussel's defenses.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Bussel leaning against his opponent.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smirnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smirnov pushes Bussel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bussel, pushing him back against the ropes.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bussel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Smirnov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smirnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smirnov keeps control of Bussel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smirnov slows down the pace here.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Bussel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bussel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smirnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bussel.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bussel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bussel takes an elbow to the temple.
Bussel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
That's time! Bussel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bussel closes the distance and pushes Smirnov back into the ropes.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Bussel.
Bussel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Smirnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bussel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov lands a damaging elbow.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bussel avoids it.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Bussel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov keeps control of Bussel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smirnov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Smirnov throws an elbow but misses.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smirnov with a knee to the head.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.
Bussel blocks the elbow strike.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel pushes off an throws an elbow but Smirnov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smirnov trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Bussel avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bussel has had enough of the clinch but Smirnov keeps him there for the moment.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Bussel taking a breather.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Bussel shrugs off.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Smirnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bussel avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it misses.
Smirnov lands an elbow that stopped Bussel in his tracks for a moment.
Smirnov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks with his arms.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Bussel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bussel is trying to break free.
Smirnov prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bussel is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bussel wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Bussel wants to break free but Smirnov has control.
Smirnov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bussel managing to block the knees to the body from Smirnov.
Bussel lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bussel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Smirnov prevents Bussel from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Smirnov moves into the clinch.
Bussel avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Smirnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bussel is defending well for now.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Bussel throws knees to the body.
Bussel is trying to stall.
Bussel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smirnov connects with a knee to the head.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bussel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bussel takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smirnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bussel blocks an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Bussel takes an elbow to the temple.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bussel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Smirnov.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bussel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smirnov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bussel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Bussel avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smirnov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smirnov lands a nice elbow.
Bussel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bussel is keeping busy.
Bussel avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
Smirnov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bussel blocks it with crossed arms.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smirnov is defending well for now.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smirnov tries to land a knee to the head but Bussel blocks with his arms.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Smirnov scores with a knee to the head.
Smirnov is stalling here.
Smirnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Smirnov taking a breather.
Smirnov misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bussel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bussel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov managing to block the knees to the body from Bussel.
Smirnov lands a knee to the head.
Smirnov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov looking to throw knees to the head but Bussel is blocking nicely.
Bussel misses with a knee to the head.
Smirnov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Smirnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Bussel avoiding damage as Smirnov throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bussel pushes off an throws an elbow but Smirnov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Bussel is trying to push Smirnov away but Smirnov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bussel dodges an elbow strike from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a knee strike.
Smirnov misses with an elbow strike.
Smirnov lands an elbow inside that Bussel shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov tries a knee to the head but Bussel blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smirnov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smirnov lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Smirnov.
Bussel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smirnov blocks it with crossed arms.
Sydney Bussel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bussel's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
Alexander Smirnov is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Alexander Smirnov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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