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HFC 11:Kuznecov vs Dobrosavlje PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Iverson (ranked 5927 p4p, 24883 weight class) and Kirby Smart (ranked 453 p4p, 502 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirby Smart!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson scores with a nice right hand.
Iverson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Iverson throws a big shot that misses.
Smart with the counter takedown but Iverson avoids it easily.
Iverson throws an overhand right that lands on Smart's shoulder, as Smart tries to avoid the shot.
Iverson throws a right hand that misses
and Smart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iverson is looking to stand up but Smart isn't so interested in that idea.
Smart drops back looking for a leg! Iverson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Iverson manages to kick Smart off! Smart jumps back into Iverson's guard.
Iverson wants to stand but Smart is controlling the position.
Iverson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart is stalling in the full guard.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smart on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart won't allow Iverson to get back to his feet.
Iverson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Iverson, as that shot connected.
Iverson throws a lazy right hand but Smart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smart doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Iverson swinging wildly here.
Smart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson misses with a straight left.
Smart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Iverson defends it well.
Smart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iverson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iverson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iverson scores with a hook.
Iverson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Iverson catches Smart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Iverson.
Iverson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 Smart is rocked!
Iverson drops Smart with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smart! Iverson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Iverson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Alexander (ranked 5616 p4p, 24328 weight class) and Alessandro Moretti (ranked 511 p4p, 568 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Alexander !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moretti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alexander 's half guard.
Alexander looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alexander has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Moretti is on him like a limpet, forcing Alexander back against the cage.
Moretti is looking to take this one to the mat.
Moretti turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alexander really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moretti landing strikes.
Moretti throws an elbow but Alexander slips to the side and avoids it well.
Alexander takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moretti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alexander tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Alexander defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Moretti lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alexander defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Moretti's arms.
Moretti punches Alexander on the ear.
Moretti really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Alexander .
Alexander is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander staying busy and making it hard for Moretti to control.
Moretti is landing with strikes from the back.
Alexander is trying to stand back up.
Alexander showing good submission defense here.
Can Alexander hold on?! Moretti is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Moretti scores with punches from the back.
Moretti is looking for the choke from the back position but Alexander is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Alexander is looking for a way out.
Moretti has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Moretti connects with a big shot to the side of Alexander 's head.
Alexander manages to stand up with Moretti still on his back. Eventually Moretti drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Good exchange - Moretti coming out on top.
Moretti drops Alexander with a beautiful combination! Alexander stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Moretti is looking for the KO!
 Alexander is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moretti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moretti closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Alexander ! Moretti dives in looking to finish! Alexander is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Moretti!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vaunhg Jeremaia (ranked 24785 p4p, 5061 weight class) and Hakim Zerhouni (ranked 281 p4p, 238 weight class). Zerhouni has chosen Salah Edin - Tfoe ft. Sefyu as his entrance music. Hakim Zerhouni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vaunhg Jeremaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hakim Zerhouni!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremaia lands a nice hook to Zerhouni's body. Zerhouni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jeremaia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zerhouni throws a sloppy head kick and Jeremaia moves out of range easily.
Jeremaia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zerhouni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zerhouni successfully pulls guard.
Zerhouni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jeremaia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Zerhouni is tightening it up a little... Jeremaia has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Jeremaia reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Jeremaia taps out! Nice BJJ there by Zerhouni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hakim Zerhouni!
During a confident post fight interview, Hakim Zerhouni thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between InSaen Chai (ranked 4762 p4p, 4601 weight class) and Faizon Burrell (ranked 562 p4p, 552 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, InSaen Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Faizon Burrell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai clinches.
Chai misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Burrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Burrell is trying to pull guard but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Chai blocks the elbow strike.
Chai scores with a hook to the body.
Chai stops a takedown attempt from Burrell.
Burrell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chai smiles and moves away.
InSaen Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faizon Burrell.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burrell.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
InSaen Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Chai - just one landing.
Burrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Burrell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chai.
Burrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Burrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Chai tries to sprawl out of it but Burrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai thuds a left hand into Burrell's body.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Burrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Chai circles away.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Faizon Burrell has been cut.
Chai lands a nice shot that snaps Burrell's head back.
Chai's corner calls for a 1-2. Chai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burrell is rocked!
Burrell looks winded!
Chai pounces like a tiger and cracks Burrell with a vicious hook! Burrell is down but not out! Chai follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). InSaen Chai!
InSaen Chai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Klenchko (ranked 3896 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 422 p4p, 488 weight class). Klenchko has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Klenchko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ragnar Lothbrok!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok tries for a takedown but Klenchko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Klenchko wants to slow Lothbrok down by chopping away at his legs.
Klenchko connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Klenchko's head coaches at Hilo MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Klenchko closes the distance and clinches.
Lothbrok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klenchko smiles and moves away.
Lothbrok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boris Klenchko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Lothbrok.
Klenchko tries to score with a low kick but Lothbrok moves his leg out of the way.
Lothbrok misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Klenchko. No joy for Lothbrok on that attempt.
Lothbrok's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lothbrok's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrok. Klenchko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klenchko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok with a lazy takedown attempt
and Klenchko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Klenchko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lothbrok with the counter takedown but Klenchko avoids it easily.
Klenchko misses with a straight left.
Klenchko closes the distance and clinches.
Lothbrok is trying to pull guard but Klenchko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Come on Klenchko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lothbrok fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klenchko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lothbrok pulls Klenchko into guard.
Lothbrok has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Klenchko should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lothbrok has tightened it up now! Klenchko should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ragnar Lothbrok!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddah Joe (ranked 3454 p4p, 4193 weight class) and Dick Cummings (ranked 136 p4p, 154 weight class). Cummings has chosen Dick Too Bomb by D2B as his entrance music. Buddah Joe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Cummings!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cummings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
Cummings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cummings connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Cummings both land. Nice combination.
Cummings moves away from the strike by Joe.
Cummings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cummings blocks a leg kick.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cummings pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joe back to the cage. Cummings follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cummings misses with a body shot.
Cummings lands with an uppercut that bounces Joe off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Joe misses.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe tries to counter by clinching up but Cummings breaks away and moves out of range.
Cummings looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cummings lands a right hook to the body.
Cummings misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cummings catches Joe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cummings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Cummings tries to get set, Joe tries to push him back and clinch up but Cummings manages to avoid the attempt.
Cummings fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cummings connects with a body shot that sends Joe's belly button to the back.
Cummings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cummings connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Cummings feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joe sprawling to the canvas! Joe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cummings finish him?!
Cummings lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Joe head around and knocks him out cold! Cummings hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Cummings!
A victorious Dick Cummings thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Handerson (ranked 4048 p4p, 3527 weight class) and Sam Carter (ranked 429 p4p, 399 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Handerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Carter!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handerson scores with a takedown into Carter's guard.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Handerson from controlling successfully.
Handerson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Handerson is retaining full guard.
Handerson looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
Carter stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Handerson has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Carter manages to get his head free but now Handerson has transitioned to an armbar! Carter grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Handerson! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Handerson!
Dave Handerson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Williams (ranked 2870 p4p, 3683 weight class) and Hunter Weaver (ranked 283 p4p, 358 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Weaver's choice of entrance music: Cassius Clay - Avelino. On his way into the cage it seems that Jimmy Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jimmy Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Weaver!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Weaver's head back.
Weaver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weaver throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Weaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Weaver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Weaver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weaver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Weaver misses with a double jab.
Weaver tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams lands a head kick!
It looks like Hunter Weaver has been cut.
Weaver throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weaver rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weaver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weaver misses with a right hand
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Weaver.
Weaver tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Williams.
Weaver looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
 It looks like Jimmy Williams has been cut.
Williams thuds his shin into the meat of Weaver's side.
Weaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weaver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Weaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
I was talking to Williams's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Weaver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Weaver avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Weaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Weaver checks a leg kick.
Williams clinches up with Weaver and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weaver.
Weaver tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weaver misses with a hook.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams avoids the body shot from Weaver.
Weaver has managed to clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Weaver tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Weaver if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been informed that Weaver has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Weaver misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Weaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Weaver tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Williams stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Williams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weaver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Weaver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams tries to work over Weaver's front leg with a kick but Weaver checks it.
Weaver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Weaver's leg but Weaver calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weaver. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hunter Weaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Weaver.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams with a nice calf kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weaver moves away.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weaver.
Weaver tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weaver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Weaver closes the distance and clinches.
Weaver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weaver wants a takedown.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Weaver's head.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Weaver pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Weaver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weaver throws an elbow that misses.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weaver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Weaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Weaver takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weaver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Weaver checks it.
A little jabbing left from Weaver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Weaver pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams pushes Weaver away with a front kick.
Weaver has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Weaver takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weaver tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Weaver swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weaver misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weaver throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams moves away from the strike by Weaver.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Weaver checks a low kick from Williams.
Weaver scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams keeps Weaver at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick lands for Williams.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Weaver checks it well.
Weaver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weaver throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Weaver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weaver jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Weaver throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weaver throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jimmy Williams will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Weaver misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a head kick but Weaver moves out of range.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Williams moves out of range as Weaver strikes.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver looking for a takedown.
Williams breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weaver is able to avoid easily.
Weaver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weaver. Weaver circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Weaver misses with a body shot.
Weaver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Weaver blocks the leg kick.
Weaver throws a counter combo.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Weaver both land. Nice combination.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Weaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter Weaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Weaver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weaver throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a body punch but Weaver moves out of range.
Weaver misses with a series of wild punches.
Weaver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Weaver's head but Weaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Weaver.
Weaver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Weaver sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Weaver if he has to take too many more of those.
Williams throws a head kick but Weaver moves out of range.
Williams wants to clinch up but Weaver keeps it at a distance.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Weaver misses with a combination
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weaver. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jimmy Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Weaver controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Weaver.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Williams.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams slips a straight right by Weaver.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Weaver tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Weaver controls his hands.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Williams!
Hunter Weaver spoke after the fight, saying 'Is that all you needed me for? Good. I've had to piss like a racehorse since the fight started.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sabanov (ranked 3046 p4p, 2720 weight class) and Nico Campbell (ranked 365 p4p, 333 weight class). Nico Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Sabanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell thuds his right hand into Sabanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sabanov throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Campbell.
Nico Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabanov ducks right into an uppercut from Campbell.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sabanov.
Campbell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sabanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Campbell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sabanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Sabanov. Sabanov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Sabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Sabanov looks for a takedown but Campbell sprawls well.
Campbell connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabanov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Campbell but Campbell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sabanov dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Campbell is working Sabanov over against the cage.
Campbell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Campbell lands but Sabanov takes it in his stride.
Sabanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Campbell as he jumps to the side.
Campbell scores with a leg kick.
Campbell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sabanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Campbell scores with a punch to the head.
Sabanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sabanov gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Campbell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Sabanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sabanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Campbell goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sabanov is rocked!
Sabanov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Campbell is trying to defend but Sabanov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oh Sabanov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sabanov wants to free his trapped foot but Campbell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Campbell is looking for a sweep. Sabanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sabanov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell won't allow Sabanov to pass to mount.
Sabanov is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Campbell is trying to get back to full guard.
Campbell is looking to get back to full guard here but Sabanov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Campbell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Campbell is looking for a sweep.
Sabanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Campbell is not content to let Sabanov control the position.
Sabanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabanov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Campbell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Campbell tries to buck Sabanov off but Sabanov is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Campbell is trying to control Sabanov's posture but Sabanov avoids it.
Sabanov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Campbell trying to remain calm as Sabanov controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nico Campbell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sabanov slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Sabanov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Campbell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sabanov shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sabanov misses with a takedown attempt - Campbell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Campbell scores with a jab.
Campbell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Sabanov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Campbell defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Sabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Campbell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sabanov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campbell avoids it really well and circles away.
Sabanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sabanov misses with a takedown
and Campbell counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sabanov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell lands with a shot to the body.
Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Campbell scores with a leg kick.
Campbell lands a head shot.
Nico Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell lands a big uppercut and Sabanov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sabanov looks OK. Campbell waves Sabanov back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sabanov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Sabanov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Campbell runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nico Campbell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kuznecov (ranked 2767 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 335 p4p, 369 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznecov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuznecov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kuznecov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobrosavljevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobrosavljevic tests Kuznecov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuznecov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dobrosavljevic to the mat! Dobrosavljevic manages to get full guard.
Dobrosavljevic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznecov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dobrosavljevic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuznecov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuznecov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuznecov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuznecov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuznecov is looking to pass into half guard but Dobrosavljevic pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dobrosavljevic is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov trying to control the position here.
Dobrosavljevic trying to control but Kuznecov is working from the bottom.
Kuznecov has his hands on Dobrosavljevic's head, controlling the position.
Kuznecov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dobrosavljevic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kuznecov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dobrosavljevic.
Kuznecov struggling a bit here.
Dobrosavljevic avoids the strikes from the bottom by Kuznecov.
Kuznecov tries to bench press Dobrosavljevic off him but Dobrosavljevic keeps the position.
Kuznecov sneaks back into half guard.
Kuznecov is refusing to be controlled, as Dobrosavljevic sits in half guard.
Kuznecov controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov wants to improve his position but Dobrosavljevic is controlling well.
Kuznecov moves into full guard.
Dobrosavljevic being controlled here momentarily.
Kuznecov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuznecov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dobrosavljevic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kuznecov with a body shot.
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.
Dobrosavljevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuznecov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuznecov connects with a body shot.
Kuznecov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dobrosavljevic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dobrosavljevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznecov.
No joy there for Kuznecov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuznecov lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Dobrosavljevic.
Kuznecov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dobrosavljevic but Dobrosavljevic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Egor Kuznecov will probably get the nod.
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.
Kuznecov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobrosavljevic's waist but Dobrosavljevic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuznecov off to one side.
Kuznecov tries to move into range but Dobrosavljevic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuznecov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuznecov misses with a right hand
letting Dobrosavljevic counter with a right hand.
Kuznecov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dobrosavljevic.
Kuznecov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dobrosavljevic throws a lazy right hand but Kuznecov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznecov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dobrosavljevic did well to prevent Kuznecov getting side control.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dobrosavljevic trying to control here.
Kuznecov working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Kuznecov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic is staying active underneath Kuznecov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuznecov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuznecov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznecov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Egor Kuznecov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dobrosavljevic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuznecov thows a huge punch but Dobrosavljevic dodges it nicely.
Dobrosavljevic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov drops an elbow to the side of Dobrosavljevic's head.
Kuznecov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kuznecov is looking to stall here but Dobrosavljevic recovers full guard.
Kuznecov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dobrosavljevic's head.
Kuznecov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuznecov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuznecov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dobrosavljevic's head.
Kuznecov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dobrosavljevic's head.
Kuznecov lands a couple of digs.
Kuznecov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuznecov lands a couple of elbows.
Dobrosavljevic is rocked!
Kuznecov loads up on a big left hand. Dobrosavljevic felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Kuznecov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dobrosavljevic can't hide his disappointment, as Kuznecov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
Egor Kuznecov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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pop
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