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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin comes to the cage accompanied by Toccata and Fugue. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmitry Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov misses with a low kick.
Volkov throws a head kick but Luzhin moves out of range.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Luzhin digs a good hook to Volkov's body.
Luzhin looks to land a combination but Volkov avoids it well.
Volkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Volkov misses with a two punch combination.
Luzhin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Luzhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luzhin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Luzhin cracks the inside of Volkov's front leg.
Luzhin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Volkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin scores with a hook.
Volkov lands a nice looking body shot.
Luzhin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkov.
Luzhin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luzhin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volkov checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Volkov.
Luzhin swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Volkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luzhin wants to clinch.
Volkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Luzhin should have avoided that one.
Volkov avoids a kick to the body.
Luzhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luzhin misses with a hook.
Volkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Volkov lands a glancing blow to the side of Luzhin's head.
Volkov needs to keep his hands up - Luzhin had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzhin scores with a leg kick.
Luzhin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luzhin misses the shot to the body.
Volkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Luzhin.
Luzhin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Volkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volkov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Volkov lands with a straight right. Luzhin didn't see that one coming.
Luzhin clinches with his opponent.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Our sources have told us that Luzhin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Volkov leaning against his opponent.
Volkov has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the side of Volkov's head.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Volkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Volkov has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Volkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Volkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luzhin smiles and moves away.
Volkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Luzhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it.
Volkov scores with a shot to the body.
Luzhin dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Luzhin misses
and Volkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luzhin wants to clinch.
Volkov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Volkov takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Luzhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin cracks Volkov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Volkov lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luzhin's head backwards.
Volkov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luzhin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Volkov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volkov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luzhin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Volkov misses with the body kick
and Luzhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luzhin motions for Volkov to come forward. Luzhin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Volkov.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Volkov throws out a leg kick but Luzhin moves out of range and Volkov only half commits.
Luzhin lands with a right hand.
Luzhin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov throws a front kick aimed at Luzhin's knee but Luzhin avoids it well.
Volkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luzhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkov. Volkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luzhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luzhin tries to clinch but Volkov is having none of it.
Volkov throws the left hand but Luzhin avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luzhin doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Volkov swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Volkov missing with a left hand there. Luzhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Volkov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luzhin backs up against the cage.
Luzhin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luzhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luzhin.
Volkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luzhin.
Volkov avoids the head kick by Luzhin.
A punch combination from Luzhin misses.
Volkov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luzhin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Volkov scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Luzhin does it's job there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luzhin, right into the meat.
Volkov blocks a head kick by Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Luzhin misses with a body kick.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov throws a head kick but Luzhin moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Luzhin.
Luzhin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Volkov is rocked!
Luzhin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Luzhin throws a solid leg kick but Volkov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luzhin.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Volkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Volkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkov feints and then cracks Luzhin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luzhin down.
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Volkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Luzhin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a front kick that sends Volkov stumbling back into the cage.
Luzhin lands a leg kick that knocks Volkov off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Volkov.
Volkov takes one to the side of the head.
Volkov scores with a kick to the body.
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Dmitry Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luzhin.
Volkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Volkov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luzhin moves out of range of the leg kick from Volkov.
Volkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Volkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin punishes Volkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Luzhin digs a good body shot into Volkov's ribs.
Luzhin lands a jab to Volkov's midsection.
Volkov misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luzhin moves away.
Luzhin swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov throws a push kick but Luzhin slaps the foot to one side.
Luzhin throws a leg kick which misses Volkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkov tries to avoid it.
Volkov cracks the inside of Luzhin's front leg.
Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhin. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volkov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Luzhin misses.
Volkov moves out of range as Luzhin strikes.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
Luzhin throws a hook to the side of Volkov's head but Volkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin wants to clinch.
Luzhin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luzhin wants to land a leg kick but Volkov is out of range.
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Luzhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volkov. Volkov obviously looking to wear him down.
Luzhin missing with a left hand there. Volkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luzhin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Volkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luzhin thinking.
Volkov throws a low kick but Luzhin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin needs to keep his hands up - Volkov had a free shot at his head there.
Luzhin swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Luzhin catches Volkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick from Volkov misses.
Luzhin throws a lazy head kick
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luzhin connects with a solid leg kick.
Volkov takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Volkov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luzhin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luzhin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Volkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A low kick from Luzhin is predictable there
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Volkov throws a front kick aimed at Luzhin's knee but Luzhin avoids it well.
Luzhin misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Volkov moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Luzhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volkov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Volkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luzhin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luzhin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Volkov.
Volkov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luzhin counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to land a front kick but Volkov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Luzhin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Volkov catches Luzhin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a right and a left that Volkov avoids nicely.
Luzhin thows a leg kick but Volkov checks it
and Volkov counters with a right hand to the body.
Volkov throws a wild body kick that Luzhin sees coming a mile off.
Volkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Luzhin counters with a straight right hand.
Luzhin cracks Volkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volkov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range.
Luzhin lands a nice hook to Volkov's body. Volkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luzhin instigates a clinch.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Volkov stalling in the clinch but Luzhin improves position.
Volkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Volkov.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Luzhin has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
Luzhin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Luzhin is rocked!
Luzhin lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Volkov.
Knees to the body from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dmitry Volkov just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luzhin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Volkov cracks Luzhin with an open hand slap.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luzhin, right into the meat.
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luzhin throws out the jab.
Volkov throws a chopping leg kick but Luzhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luzhin takes one to the side of the head.
Luzhin connects with a solid leg kick.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luzhin checks a leg kick.
Luzhin lands with a good body shot.
Volkov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luzhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Volkov throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov throws a low kick, looking for Luzhin's leg but Luzhin calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a slapping body shot.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Volkov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
Luzhin checks a leg kick.
Luzhin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Volkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luzhin avoids a kick to the body.
Luzhin thumps Volkov with a low kick.
Volkov lands a jab.
Luzhin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkov throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin works the jab nicely.
Volkov ducks right into an uppercut from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luzhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luzhin scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Luzhin blocks the leg kick.
Volkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Luzhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Volkov misses with a straight right.
Volkov takes one to the chin there.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Luzhin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Volkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Luzhin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Volkov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Volkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Volkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Volkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Volkov is blocking nicely.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Volkov on the inside.
Volkov trying to stall but Luzhin improves his position.
Volkov tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin working Volkov over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Volkov controls his hands.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.
Luzhin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Luzhin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luzhin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Luzhin cracks Volkov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Luzhin finish him?
Luzhin moves away from the strike by Volkov.
A slow jab from Volkov misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin had his way with Dmitry Volkov in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Luzhin misses with a kick to the body.
Volkov seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volkov.
Volkov lands a jab to Luzhin's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Luzhin, right into the meat.
Luzhin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Volkov.
Luzhin scores with a leg kick.
Luzhin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Volkov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Luzhin is able to avoid easily.
Luzhin lands a jab.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luzhin. Luzhin obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luzhin moves out of range of the body kick.
Luzhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volkov on the side of the head.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Volkov lands with a shot to the body.
Volkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a body shot.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov lands a jab to Luzhin's midsection.
Luzhin slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Volkov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Luzhin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Volkov's head backwards.
Volkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luzhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volkov, right into the meat.
Luzhin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov throws a head kick but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin scores with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Volkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Volkov misses the shot to the body.
Luzhin lands a jab to Volkov's midsection.
Luzhin throws a good cross that connects.
A lazy body kick from Volkov
and Luzhin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luzhin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Volkov checks a low kick from Luzhin.
Volkov checks a low kick from Luzhin.
Luzhin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Volkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Luzhin moved out of range.
Volkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luzhin moves out of range of the body kick from Volkov.
Volkov lands a jab to the head.
Luzhin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Volkov's hands.
Volkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Luzhin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volkov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Volkov tries to score with a low kick but Luzhin moves his leg out of the way.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
Volkov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luzhin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Volkov moves out of range of the body kick from Luzhin.
Volkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Dmitry Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkov throws a sloppy head kick and Luzhin moves out of range easily.
Luzhin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Volkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov misses with some punches.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Luzhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luzhin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Nikolai Luzhin 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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