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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind lands a jab to the nose.
Christmas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kind checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left and a right from Christmas both land. Nice combination.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christmas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kind.
Christmas tries to clinch there but Kind circles away.
Kind displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christmas.
Christmas cracks a nice hook into Kind's ribs.
A low kick from Christmas is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Christmas fails with a takedown attempt.
Christmas misses with a few strikes there.
Christmas tries to clinch but Kind moves out of range.
Kind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christmas's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
Christmas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind.
Kind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christmas takes a step back to recover.
Christmas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kind checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christmas jabs Kind right on the nose. Kind blinks but takes it well.
Kind scores with a push kick.
Christmas darts in looking for a takedown but Kind gets double underhooks and turns Christmas into the cage.
Christmas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kind lands with a cross.
Christmas has been working on his balance at Ironfist MMA , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Christmas.
Kind has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kind lands a leg kick that knocks Christmas off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to land a leg kick but Kind saw it coming and moves away.
Kind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kind sprawls well. Kind wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christmas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kind checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Kind blocks the low kick.
Christmas tries to bum rush Kind with a series of wild strikes but Kind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christmas backing away here, and Kind unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kind misses with a wild body shot.
Kind fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kind.
Kind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Christmas is predictable there
and Kind counters with a nice body shot.
Kind blocks a head kick by Christmas.
Kind misses with a low kick as Christmas jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind blocks a low kick nicely.
Kind has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christmas.
Kind lands a slapping body shot.
Kind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christmas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kind.
Christmas throws out a loose jab but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christmas scores with a takedown into Kind's guard.
Kind is adopting a defensive guard.
Kind looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind has Christmas pulled in close to control his posture.
Christmas looking to sit in guard and control but Kind gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christmas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kind is now in half guard.
Kind controlling the action here.
Kind seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Christmas tries to get to full guard but Kind has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christmas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kind is out of range and Christmas settles back down.
Christmas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kind.
Kind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christmas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christmas dips to his left and cracks Kind with an uppercut!
John Christmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Christmas as he connects with a hook.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.
Christmas 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.
Kind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christmas.
John Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kind throws a head kick but Christmas moves out of range.
Kind blocks a low kick nicely.
Champ Kind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christmas doesn't manage to clinch there - Kind circles away.
Christmas feints a jab promting Kind to slip. Christmas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kind slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas throws a series of punches but Kind moves out of range.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christmas.
Christmas tries to clinch but Kind moves away
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Christmas is looking to clinch but Kind is avoiding it.
Christmas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kind can pounce on him.
Christmas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kind tries a quick counter leg kick but Christmas is wise to it.
Kind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christmas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kind looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Christmas shoots for a double leg takedown but Kind sprawls well. He's pushed Christmas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Christmas.
Christmas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kind!
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!
Kind struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas wants to control for a moment but Kind uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Christmas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kind keeps working.
Kind has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christmas is working away from the top position though.
Kind avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christmas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind is looking to improve his position.
Christmas is just content to waste time from the top position. Kind takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Christmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christmas won't allow Kind to sweep him here.
Christmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kind has control of Christmas's left arm, preventing Christmas from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Christmas misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kind as he jumps to the side.
Christmas swings widly with a right hand
and Kind counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christmas throws out the jab.
Christmas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kind.
It seemed like Kind was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christmas connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Christmas throws a leg kick that misses.
Kind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kind throws a nice looking combination but Christmas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christmas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kind throws a fast counter high kick but Christmas manages to duck under it in time.
Christmas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kind. Kind obviously looking to wear him down.
Kind lands with an uppercut that bounces Christmas off the cage and back into range.
Kind takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 John Christmas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christmas misses with a takedown attempt
and Kind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kind lands a big head kick that sends Christmas tumbling to the mat! Kind takes a step backwards and waves Christmas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christmas is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kind checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kind! But no joy.
Oh Christmas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christmas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kind cracks a nice hook into Christmas's ribs.
Kind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christmas's calf.
Christmas is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christmas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kind jabs at Christmas's body.
Christmas misses with a two punch combination.
Kind connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John Christmas's cut is getting worse.
Christmas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kind's waist but Kind gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christmas off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christmas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kind counters with a body kick.
Christmas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christmas drops his hands momentarily and Kind needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Christmas just on the top of the head. Christmas drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Christmas - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Champ Kind!
A victorious Champ Kind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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