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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Yuriy Kuznetmedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Draganov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draganov has chosen The Cranberries - Zombies as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuriy Kuznetmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Draganov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov connects with a looping right hand.
Draganov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuznetmedov. Kuznetmedov obviously looking to wear him down.
Draganov lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetmedov.
Draganov looks to land a left hand but Kuznetmedov moved out of range nicely.
Draganov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetmedov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draganov swings for the body but Kuznetmedov moves out of range.
Draganov throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kuznetmedov tries to work over Draganov's front leg with a kick but Draganov checks it.
Kuznetmedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draganov with a jab.
Draganov clobbers Kuznetmedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetmedov misses with a hook.
Kuznetmedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draganov instigates a clinch.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuznetmedov can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Draganov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draganov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draganov dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Kuznetmedov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow that stopped Draganov in his tracks for a moment.
Draganov blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
Draganov blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov misses with an elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow inside that Draganov shrugs off.
Kuznetmedov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetmedov avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the ropes.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuznetmedov.
We've been informed that Draganov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetmedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov presses Draganov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetmedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuznetmedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetmedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetmedov misses with a body punch.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetmedov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetmedov tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetmedov lands an elbow that stopped Draganov in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but misses.
Draganov takes an elbow to the temple.
Draganov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetmedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetmedov scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetmedov, against the ropes.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetmedov lands a damaging elbow.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuznetmedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Draganov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetmedov misses with a body shot.
Draganov scores with a jab. Kuznetmedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draganov jabs Kuznetmedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Draganov digs a good body shot into Kuznetmedov's ribs.
Draganov lands a slapping body shot.
Kuznetmedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Draganov to score with a decent uppercut.
Draganov misses with a right hand
and Kuznetmedov counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivan Draganov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetmedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draganov lands with a right hand.
A jab from Draganov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draganov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetmedov missing with a left hand there. Draganov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draganov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kuznetmedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetmedov takes a swing at Draganov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetmedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kuznetmedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetmedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetmedov throws a sloppy head kick and Draganov moves out of range easily.
Draganov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Draganov throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetmedov moves away and avoids it.
Draganov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetmedov.
Draganov misses with a straight right.
Draganov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuznetmedov's head backwards.
Kuznetmedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
Draganov checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Draganov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draganov moves out of range as Kuznetmedov throws a body kick.
Draganov scores with a hook to the body. Kuznetmedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draganov sizes up Kuznetmedov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuznetmedov misses with a shot to the body
and Draganov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kuznetmedov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetmedov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draganov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuznetmedov off the ropes and back into range.
Draganov gets a clinch.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetmedov is working Draganov over against the ropes.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow that misses.
Kuznetmedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Draganov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetmedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Kuznetmedov.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetmedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Draganov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetmedov backwards.
Draganov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuznetmedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Draganov counters with a straight right hand.
Kuznetmedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetmedov is looking to wear down Draganov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab lands there for Draganov.
Kuznetmedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
Draganov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draganov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draganov.
It looks like Yuriy Kuznetmedov has been cut.
Draganov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draganov tries to clinch but Kuznetmedov is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Draganov.
Draganov clinches up against the ropes.
Draganov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Kuznetmedov.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draganov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetmedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Draganov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Draganov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kuznetmedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Draganov's brow.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kuznetmedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Draganov presses Kuznetmedov against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuznetmedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Kuznetmedov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetmedov blocks an uppercut.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Kuznetmedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Kuznetmedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Ivan Draganov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetmedov.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetmedov backwards.
Kuznetmedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Draganov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kuznetmedov blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetmedov blocking some punches.
Draganov lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetmedov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kuznetmedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draganov's elbow.
Kuznetmedov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetmedov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetmedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetmedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuznetmedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetmedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetmedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetmedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draganov is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Draganov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuriy Kuznetmedov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuznetmedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuznetmedov ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Kuznetmedov throwing a counter right hand but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetmedov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetmedov throws a leg kick but Draganov checks it.
Kuznetmedov lands a nice hook to Draganov's body. Draganov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draganov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetmedov.
Kuznetmedov staying out of range there.
Kuznetmedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draganov manages to avoid it.
Draganov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetmedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetmedov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Draganov's hands.
Draganov misses with a straight right.
Draganov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetmedov takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov throws a hook to the side of Kuznetmedov's head but Kuznetmedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draganov looks to land a right hand but Kuznetmedov moved out of range.
Kuznetmedov pushes Draganov away with a front kick.
Kuznetmedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Draganov moves out of range of the body kick.
Draganov cracks Kuznetmedov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draganov checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Draganov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetmedov throws a front kick aimed at Draganov's knee but Draganov avoids it well.
Kuznetmedov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draganov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Draganov finds it's way through Kuznetmedov's defenses.
Draganov misses with a hook
and Kuznetmedov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draganov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetmedov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kuznetmedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetmedov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draganov wants to counter with a clinch but Kuznetmedov pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov drops his hands momentarily and Kuznetmedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznetmedov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draganov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov moves into range and clinches up with Kuznetmedov.
Draganov working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Kuznetmedov blocking some punches.
Draganov blocks an elbow strike.
Draganov pushes Kuznetmedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetmedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetmedov.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Nice elbow from Kuznetmedov.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetmedov backwards.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetmedov tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuriy Kuznetmedov'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Decent striking displayed by Draganov there.
Kuznetmedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draganov.
Kuznetmedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuznetmedov slips a straight right by Draganov.
Kuznetmedov throws a looping overhand right but Draganov ducks down to avoid it.
Draganov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Draganov throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetmedov moves away and avoids it.
Kuznetmedov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kuznetmedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draganov moves out of range as Kuznetmedov throws a body kick.
Kuznetmedov throws a wild body kick that Draganov sees coming a mile off.
Draganov blocks a head kick by Kuznetmedov.
Draganov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetmedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetmedov slips a jab from Draganov.
Draganov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetmedov lands a jab.
Draganov drops his hands momentarily and Kuznetmedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Kuznetmedov misses
and Draganov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draganov blocks the body kick.
Kuznetmedov dodges the punch combination from Draganov.
A jab from Draganov misses.
Kuznetmedov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetmedov.
Draganov throws out a loose jab but Kuznetmedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetmedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetmedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draganov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuznetmedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draganov misses the shot to the body.
Draganov cracks Kuznetmedov with a good jab.
Yuriy Kuznetmedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuznetmedov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov feints a jab promting Kuznetmedov to slip. Draganov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kuznetmedov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetmedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Draganov.
Draganov swings for the body but Kuznetmedov moves out of range.
Kuznetmedov throws an overhand right that lands on Draganov's shoulder, as Draganov tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetmedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetmedov throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Draganov.
Draganov scores with a jab. Kuznetmedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draganov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draganov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetmedov as he connects with a hook.
Draganov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kuznetmedov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Draganov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetmedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Draganov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draganov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov!
A very excited looking Ivan Draganov 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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