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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbas Kurlov (ranked 5184 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Fury (ranked 24626 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurlov comes to the cage accompanied by Chechen Mob Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abbas Kurlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel Fury!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury closes the distance and pushes Kurlov back into the cage.
Fury pulls guard successfully.
Kurlov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fury is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fury trying to keep a closed guard but Kurlov is proving a slippery customer.
Fury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurlov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fury is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kurlov defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurlov.
We've been hearing that Kurlov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fury is working an open guard so Kurlov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlov stuffs the takedown attempt from Fury. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurlov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kurlov throwing a counter right hand but Fury manages to avoid it.
Fury darts in looking for a takedown but Kurlov gets double underhooks and turns Fury into the cage.
Kurlov is looking to counter punch.
Abbas Kurlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Fury.
Kurlov dives in for a single leg takedown but Fury sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nigel Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury shoots in for a double leg but Kurlov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fury rushes Kurlov and presses him up against the cage.
Kurlov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Kurlov.
Fury drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kurlov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kurlov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kurlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurlov postures up.
Fury is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kurlov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kurlov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fury manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurlov has Fury in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury wants to control from the top but Kurlov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is fighting to break Kurlov's control of his arms but Kurlov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Kurlov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurlov controlling Fury's posture.
Kurlov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kurlov holds on and takes a little breather.
Kurlov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kurlov managing to control the position.
Fury trying to control but Kurlov is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Kurlov.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurlov circles away.
Kurlov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fury manages to circle out of the way.
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 Abbas Kurlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fury takes the fight into the clinch.
Kurlov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kurlov can't get the takedown.
Fury has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurlov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kurlov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fury is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fury tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kurlov defends well and Fury ends up having to push Kurlov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kurlov misses with a lunging right hand
and Fury counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurlov. Kurlov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbas Kurlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurlov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fury.
Fury moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fury is keeping busy.
Fury decides to pull guard.
Fury is trying to keep Kurlov in close.
Kurlov throwing strikes but missing.
Kurlov stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Kurlov wanted to stand there but Fury had control of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurlov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurlov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fury manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurlov has Fury in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury stands up from Kurlov's guard - Fury perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fury keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurlov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the cage. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kurlov darts in looking for a takedown but Fury gets double underhooks and turns Kurlov into the cage.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurlov. Kurlov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurlov shoots in looking for a takedown. Fury tries to sprawl out of it but Kurlov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury gets a clinch.
Fury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fury wants to take the fight to the mat but Kurlov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fury is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kurlov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kurlov tries to break free but Fury pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kurlov managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Fury lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fury is pressed up against the cage. Kurlov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fury down to the mat. Fury avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kurlov misses with a wild combination.
As Kurlov backs off Fury throws a huge counter combo but Kurlov manages to avoid it all.
Fury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kurlov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kurlov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fury sprawls and moves away.
Fury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurlov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fury tries to avoid it but Kurlov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fury to the ground. Fury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Fury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kurlov has a takedown stuffed.
Fury clinches up against the cage.
Fury pulls guard effortlessly.
Fury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kurlov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Kurlov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurlov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fury looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fury looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fury!
Fury thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlov tries to buck Fury off but Fury is having none of it.
Kurlov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Fury misses with the ground and pound.
Kurlov is looking for a sweep.
Kurlov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fury is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fury misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kurlov tries to buck Fury off but Fury is having none of it.
Kurlov prevents Fury from moving into mount.
Kurlov is trying to control Fury's posture but Fury avoids it.
The strikes coming from Fury are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fury decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kurlov to his feet.
Nice shot by Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury has Kurlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurlov fails to pull guard.
Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurlov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fury.
Fury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fury goes for a double leg but Kurlov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kurlov continues to drive forward.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Kurlov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abbas Kurlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kurlov kicks Fury off and gets to his feet.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kurlov sprawls well. Kurlov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurlov shoots for a takedown but Fury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fury gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury pulls guard effortlessly.
Kurlov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fury's head.
Kurlov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kurlov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurlov is in close to Fury's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Fury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Fury!
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RATING
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