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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Ljosha Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kool Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by INTERNATIONALE. 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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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksei Ljosha Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kool Keith!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith misses the shot to the body.
Keith connects with a body shot.
Putin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keith takes a step back to recover.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keith moves into the clinch.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Keith.
Putin working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Putin.
Putin prevents a body shot from Keith.
Putin works on Keith's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keith prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Putin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keith works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith takes a shot to the head.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
The referee calls for Putin to work.
Keith lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Keith 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.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putin blocks a body shot from Keith.
Keith tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin trying to land knees to the body.
Putin lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Keith.
Putin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Keith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keith blocks the elbow strike.
Keith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin tries to work over Keith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keith can't get the takedown.
Keith throws a head punch that misses.
Keith is working for takedown but Putin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keith misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Keith swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin takes a shot to the head.
Putin tries to work over Keith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keith prevents a body shot from Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith struggles to land a body shot inside as Putin controls his hands.
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Putin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kool Keith.
Putin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keith avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Putin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Putin blocks a body shot from Keith.
Putin stalling in the clinch.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
Putin lands a right hand.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Putin tries a body shot but Keith blocks it.
Putin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Putin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keith misses with a punch to the body.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keith gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Keith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Putin as the two fighters clinch.
Keith tries a body shot but Putin blocks it.
Keith tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Keith back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keith avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Keith.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kool Keith 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.
Putin throws a wild body kick that Keith sees coming a mile off.
Putin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Kool Keith has been cut.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Putin has closed the distance and engaged Keith in a clinch.
Keith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin tries to work over Keith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin cracks Keith with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Keith.
Keith can't find room to land a body shot as Putin controls the action.
Keith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Putin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Keith controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Keith lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin working aggressively here.
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Putin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Putin trying to stall but Keith improves his position.
Keith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putin misses with some punches.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keith backwards.
Putin is pressed up against the cage. Keith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Putin down to the mat. Putin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Putin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Putin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Putin defends well and Keith ends up having to push Putin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Putin can't find room to land a body shot as Keith controls the action.
Putin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Putin misses with an elbow over the top.
Putin misses with an elbow strike.
Keith tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Putin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keith.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Keith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Keith blocks an uppercut.
Putin misses with a punch to the body.
Keith avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Keith lands with a left to the head.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin blocks a body shot from Keith.
Putin struggles to land a body shot inside as Keith controls his hands.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Putin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Putin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Putin blocks a body shot from Keith.
Putin blocking some punches.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Keith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Keith on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Keith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Keith - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Keith.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keith works on Putin's body with a couple of short punches.
Keith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keith lands a shoulder strike.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
Keith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Putin.
Keith has Putin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Putin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kool Keith.
Keith lands with a right to the head.
Putin gets underhooks to prevent Keith's takedown attempt.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Keith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keith lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kool Keith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kool Keith'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!
Putin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Putin throws a solid leg kick but Keith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Putin.
Putin throws a front kick aimed at Keith's knee but Keith avoids it well.
Keith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Putin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A left lands for Keith.
Putin connects with a solid leg kick.
Putin connects with a crisp jab.
Putin scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin slips a jab from Keith.
Putin throws a front kick that sends Keith stumbling back into the cage.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin misses with a leg kick
and Keith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keith moves away.
Nice body kick there by Keith.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Keith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keith.
Keith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Putin's head.
Keith trying to control the position from guard on top but Putin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Putin trying to keep a closed guard but Keith is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Putin working a defensive guard but Keith passes into half guard.
Aleksei Ljosha Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin is refusing to be controlled, as Keith sits in half guard.
Putin is looking to improve his position.
Keith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Putin wants to get back to full guard but Keith has passed into side control.
Putin is trying to improve his position.
Putin is trying to control Keith's posture but Keith avoids it.
Putin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Putin wants to control but Keith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith lands some shots froms side control.
Keith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Putin wants to control but Keith postures up.
Putin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Keith.
Putin regains half guard, as Keith was trying to land strikes.
Putin tries to get to full guard but Keith has control of the leg.
Keith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keith thows a huge punch but Putin dodges it nicely.
Keith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Putin defending well though.
Putin wants to control but Keith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Putin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Keith scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Putin gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keith is aware though and is defending well.
Putin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Keith pushes down on Putin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Keith lands with a punch from half guard.
Keith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Keith working over Putin with some ground and pound. Putin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Putin wants to improve his position but Keith is controlling well.
Putin is controlling Keith's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin trying to control from the bottom.
Putin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kool Keith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kool Keith!
Our winner, Kool Keith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Aleksei Ljosha Putin had this to say: 'I am proud communist.'.
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energy
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