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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C K Cbomb (ranked 2557 p4p, 317 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 2514 p4p, 313 weight class). Alexander Usikov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, C K Cbomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usikov misses with a low kick as Cbomb jumps back.
Usikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Cbomb lands a glancing blow to the side of Usikov's head.
Cbomb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Usikov misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Usikov misses its intended target.
Usikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Cbomb takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cbomb lands a jab to the nose.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cbomb lands a nice uppercut.
Cbomb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Usikov.
Usikov wants to break free but Cbomb has control.
Cbomb misses with a punch to the body.
Cbomb presses Usikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cbomb working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Cbomb.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov crunches a lovely knee into Cbomb's ribcage.
Cbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Usikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Cbomb won't want to take too many of those.
Cbomb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Usikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cbomb pulls Usikov into guard.
Cbomb throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cbomb is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Usikov is aware though and is defending well.
Cbomb is looking for a triangle here but Usikov uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cbomb is trying to control Usikov's posture but Usikov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb is looking for a sweep.
Cbomb sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cbomb is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Usikov pulls his head out easily.
Usikov prevents Cbomb from improving his position.
Usikov trying to control from half guard but Cbomb is working away.
Cbomb keeping hold of Usikov's head, controlling as best he can.
Cbomb is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Usikov pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb is looking to improve his position.
Cbomb is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Usikov pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cbomb wants to control but Usikov is keeping busy.
Usikov is trying to control. Cbomb wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cbomb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cbomb throws a strike from the bottom but Usikov passes into side control!
Cbomb wants to control but Usikov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cbomb wants to get back to his feet but Usikov drags him back down.
Cbomb struggling a bit here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Usikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Usikov throws a hook but Cbomb avoids it easily.
Usikov thuds his shin into the meat of Cbomb's side.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch but Usikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Usikov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cbomb.
Usikov throws a hook to the side of Cbomb's head but Cbomb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cbomb throwing a counter right hand but Usikov manages to avoid it.
Cbomb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cbomb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Usikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cbomb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cbomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Usikov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cbomb is looking to clinch but Usikov is avoiding it.
Cbomb lands a really nice looking cross but Usikov seems unphased.
Cbomb tries to clinch there but Usikov circles away.
Cbomb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cbomb with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cbomb avoids a kick to the body.
Cbomb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Usikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Usikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cbomb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Usikov throws a hook but Cbomb avoids it easily.
Usikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cbomb lands a nice shot to the body.
Cbomb gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cbomb.
C K Cbomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cbomb blocks it with crossed arms.
Cbomb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Usikov stalling in the clinch.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov is trying to stall.
Cbomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cbomb on the inside.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
Usikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Cbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cbomb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Cbomb blocks with his arms.
Cbomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cbomb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
Cbomb blocking some punches.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Usikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cbomb avoids the damage to the body.
Usikov lands a left hand.
Cbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Cbomb.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cbomb.
Cbomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cbomb avoids it.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Cbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Cbomb blocks with his arms.
Cbomb working aggressively here.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cbomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Usikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cbomb is defending well for now.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
Usikov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cbomb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Usikov can turn it around.
Usikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cbomb.
Cbomb has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Cbomb working aggressively here.
Cbomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov scores with a knee to the head.
Cbomb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Cbomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Usikov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like C K Cbomb has been cut.
Usikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cbomb is defending well for now.
Usikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Usikov.
Come on Usikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cbomb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cbomb closes the distance looking to clinch
and Usikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Usikov.
C K Cbomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cbomb. That did some damage!
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!
Cbomb tries to clinch there but Usikov circles away.
Cbomb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Usikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Usikov throws a sloppy head kick and Cbomb moves out of range easily.
Cbomb tests Usikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cbomb tries to clinch there but Usikov circles away.
Cbomb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cbomb closes the distance but Usikov moves to the side
letting Usikov counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Usikov. That's going to slow Cbomb down.
Usikov throws a nice looking combination but Cbomb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cbomb walks into a left hand.
Usikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Usikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Usikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 C K Cbomb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on C K Cbomb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cbomb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Usikov.
Cbomb is looking to clinch.
A combination from Usikov does no damage.
Cbomb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Usikov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cbomb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cbomb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cbomb. Usikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Usikov.
Cbomb tries to clinch there but Usikov circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usikov misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Cbomb tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cbomb closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Cbomb.
Cbomb is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Cbomb has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Cbomb lands with a left to the head.
Cbomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cbomb is leaning against Usikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov trying to control the position but instead, Cbomb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Usikov into the cage.
Usikov connects with a knee to the head.
Cbomb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cbomb is trying to maintain a safe position but Usikov gets an underhook and turns Cbomb into the cage.
Nice body punch from Cbomb.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Cbomb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Cbomb blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cbomb blocks it with crossed arms.
Usikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Usikov lands a left hand.
Cbomb misses with a punch to the body.
Usikov misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cbomb digs a right hand into Usikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Usikov's gas tank.
Cbomb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Usikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cbomb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Usikov fails to land.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Cbomb blocks it.
Usikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Cbomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Usikov lands a left hand.
Cbomb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cbomb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usikov tries to stall but Cbomb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cbomb lands a body punch.
Usikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cbomb lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Cbomb.
A head punch on the inside from Usikov fails to land.
Cbomb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Usikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cbomb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Usikov.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov takes a shot to the head.
Cbomb pushes Usikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cbomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cbomb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
A short uppercut from Cbomb.
Cbomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Cbomb.
A frustrated look appears on Usikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cbomb lands a nice shot to the body.
Cbomb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cbomb lands with a left to the head.
Cbomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cbomb lands a body punch.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cbomb blocks it with crossed arms.
Cbomb has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Cbomb pushes Usikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cbomb lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
C K Cbomb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cbomb has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Usikov!
Alexander Usikov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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