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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Krutov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Krutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Bubbles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krutov swings for the body but Bubbles moves out of range.
Bubbles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krutov momentarily.
Bubbles drops his hands momentarily and Krutov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bubbles throws a lazy uppercut
and Krutov counters with a good low kick that Bubbles was not able to check.
Krutov blocks a jab.
Bubbles checks a low kick from Krutov.
Bubbles throws a hook to the side of Krutov's head but Krutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bubbles misses with a lunging right hand
and Krutov counters with a good low kick that Bubbles was not able to check.
Krutov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bubbles throws an overhand right that lands on Krutov's shoulder, as Krutov tries to avoid the shot.
Bubbles throws a right hand that misses
and Krutov counters with a nice body shot.
Krutov is looking to land body kicks.
Krutov moves away from the strike by Bubbles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubbles throws the left hand but Krutov avoids the punch easily.
Bubbles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krutov.
Krutov slips under a jab from Bubbles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubbles throws a jab but it's blocked by Krutov.
Bubbles throws a hook but Krutov avoids it easily.
Bubbles connects with a nice looking jab.
Bubbles misses with a right hand
and Krutov counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Bubbles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bubbles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krutov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bubbles. Bubbles obviously looking to wear him down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Krutov.
Krutov looks up at the clock and then as Bubbles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krutov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krutov gets to mount! Bubbles was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubbles is bucking up trying to escape but Krutov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Krutov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bubbles is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bubbles trying to control here.
Bubbles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krutov with a nice head shot there.
Krutov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bubbles trying to control the position.
Bubbles can't keep his opponent in guard - Krutov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles wants to get back to full guard.
Krutov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bubbles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bubbles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bubbles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bubbles is looking to improve his position.
Krutov 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.
Krutov is keen to just control but Bubbles is a slippery customer.
Bubbles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles trying to hold on to Krutov's head to control him but Krutov postures up.
Bubbles tries to get to full guard but Krutov has control of the leg.
Krutov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bubbles wants to improve his position but Krutov is controlling well.
Krutov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubbles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krutov content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexandr Krutov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bubbles misses with a low kick.
Bubbles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krutov.
Krutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krutov shoots in but Bubbles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bubbles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krutov's sensitive parts.
Krutov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bubbles scores with a jab to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Krutov blocks the leg kick.
Bubbles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bubbles.
Krutov defending well as Bubbles loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bubbles - just one landing.
Bubbles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bubbles swings widly with a right hand
and Krutov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bubbles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Bubbles misses.
Bubbles throws the left hand but Krutov avoids the punch easily.
Krutov is looking to land body kicks.
Krutov checks a leg kick nicely.
Bubbles bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krutov's head.
Krutov moves out of range as Bubbles strikes.
Bubbles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubbles throws a leg kick
and Krutov counters with a body kick that stops Bubbles in his tracks momentarily.
Krutov tests Bubbles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Krutov blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krutov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bubbles's waist but Bubbles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krutov off to one side.
Krutov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bubbles.
Krutov looks to throw the jab but Bubbles is out of range.
Krutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bubbles misses with a looping right.
Krutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bubbles.
Bubbles misses with an uppercut
and Krutov counters with a nice body shot.
Bubbles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krutov tries to avoid it but Bubbles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krutov to the ground. Krutov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krutov throws a leg kick but Bubbles checks it.
Krutov takes a swing at Bubbles's ribcage but misses.
Bubbles misses with a right hand
and Krutov counters with a straight right hand.
Krutov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bubbles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Bubbles misses the target.
Krutov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bubbles to score with a decent uppercut.
Bubbles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krutov counters by clinching up.
Krutov taking a breather.
Bubbles struggles to land a body shot inside as Krutov controls his hands.
Krutov is stalling here.
Krutov lands with a short shot to the head.
Krutov has Bubbles pressed against the cage.
Krutov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bubbles uses from the top position.
Krutov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bubbles controls the pace.
Krutov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krutov looking to control.
Bubbles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krutov trying to control the position.
Bubbles throws a big right hand that misses.
Bubbles is stalling in the full guard.
Krutov looking for a guillotine here but Bubbles defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bubbles preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Bubbles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Krutov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bubbles scores with a jab to the head.
Bubbles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bubbles takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bubbles misses with an uppercut. Krutov saw that one coming.
Bubbles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krutov counters with a good low kick that Bubbles was not able to check.
Bubbles throws a hook to the side of Krutov's head but Krutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bubbles misses with a hook
and Krutov counters with a thumping low kick.
Bubbles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krutov checks it well.
A clash of legs there as Bubbles blocks the low kick.
Bubbles is looking to score with low kicks.
Bubbles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ricky Bubbles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bubbles moves out of range as Krutov throws a body kick.
Bubbles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krutov.
Bubbles misses with a hook
and Krutov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutov throws a low kick, looking for Bubbles's leg but Bubbles calmly moves out of range.
Krutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bubbles.
Krutov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krutov misses the shot to the body.
Bubbles throws a jab when Krutov was well out of range.
Bubbles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bubbles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bubbles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krutovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krutov fakes the leg kick and cracks Bubbles in the body.
Bubbles misses with a body shot.
Krutov ducks under a wild hook from Bubbles.
Krutov connects with a solid leg kick.
Krutov looks to land a body kick but Bubbles moved away.
Bubbles misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krutov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bubbles.
Bubbles looks to land a body kick but Krutov moved away.
Bubbles throws a right hand that misses
and Krutov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bubbles really felt that one!
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!
Bubbles throws a hook to the side of Krutov's head but Krutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bubbles.
Bubbles misses with a hook
and Krutov counters with a good, hard body kick but Bubbles shrugs it off.
Bubbles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bubbles slaps away a takedown attempt from Krutov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bubbles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bubbles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krutov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bubbles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bubbles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bubbles moves out of range of the body kick from Krutov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutov throws a jab when Bubbles was well out of range.
Bubbles throws a leg kick that misses.
Krutov thows a body kick. Bubbles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Krutov lands a body shot.
Bubbles misses with a hook
and Krutov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricky Bubbles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubbles looks to throw the jab but Krutov is out of range.
Bubbles checks the leg kick.
Bubbles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krutov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubbles is just out of range.
Krutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bubbles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick from Bubbles misses
and Krutov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krutov slips a jab from Bubbles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles lands with an uppercut that bounces Krutov off the cage and back into range.
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!
The fighters circling - Krutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bubbles throws out a loose jab but Krutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krutov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bubbles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krutov.
Bubbles steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krutov. That one must have hurt.
Krutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bubbles moves away.
Bubbles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krutov. Krutov obviously looking to wear him down.
Bubbles misses with a right hand
and Krutov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krutov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Krutov.
Krutov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bubbles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krutov.
The fighters circling - Bubbles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Krutov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krutov 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Krutov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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