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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Lazutin (ranked 4502 p4p, 6769 weight class) and Manuel Cristos (ranked 433 p4p, 512 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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145
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaliy Lazutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manuel Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lazutin under the eye.
Cristos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cristos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cristos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lazutin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cristos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lazutin takes one to the chin there.
Cristos with a jab.
Lazutin is looking to clinch.
Lazutin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cristos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lazutin pinned against the cage. Lazutin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Lazutin saw that one coming.
Lazutin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cristos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Cristos misses.
Manuel Cristos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Cristos misses.
Lazutin tries to counter by clinching up but Cristos breaks away and moves out of range.
Lazutin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cristos lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cristos, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazutin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lazutin wants to clinch up but Cristos keeps it at a distance.
Cristos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lazutin. Lazutin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Cristos.
Cristos misses with an uppercut. Lazutin saw that one coming.
Lazutin pushes Cristos up against the cage in a clinch.
Lazutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristos avoids the damage to the body.
Cristos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cristos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cristos.
Cristos is working Lazutin over against the cage.
Cristos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cristos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cristos.
Cristos working aggressively here.
Lazutin prevents a body shot from Cristos.
Lazutin prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Cristos on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazutin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazutin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lazutin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cristos lands a nice uppercut.
Cristos avoiding damage as Lazutin throws knees to the body.
Lazutin pushes off an throws an elbow but Cristos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Lazutin.
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cristos misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Lazutin.
Cristos swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazutin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cristos takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Manuel Cristos has been cut.
Cristos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cristos misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos misses with some punches.
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Cristos tries to throw a body punch but Lazutin avoids it by throwing Cristos back against the cage.
Lazutin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristos avoids it.
Lazutin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cristos lands an uppercut.
Cristos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cristos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cristos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lazutin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Lazutin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cristos's defenses.
Lazutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Cristos avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lazutin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cristos's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cristos.
Lazutin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristos.
Cristos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazutin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Cristos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cristos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cristos avoiding damage as Lazutin throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lazutin throws an elbow but misses.
Cristos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
Lazutin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cristos avoids it.
Cristos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
Cristos has a couple of punches blocked by Lazutin.
Cristos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
Lazutin lands an elbow inside.
Cristos misses with a punch on the inside.
Cristos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazutin lands a damaging elbow.
Lazutin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cristos takes an elbow to the temple.
Lazutin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Cristos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Cristos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lazutin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cristos lands with a left to the head.
Cristos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lazutin blocking some punches.
Cristos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazutin throws an elbow that misses.
Lazutin lands an elbow that stopped Cristos in his tracks for a moment.
Cristos has a couple of punches blocked by Lazutin.
Lazutin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lazutin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cristos is defending well for now.
Lazutin blocking some punches.
Lazutin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cristos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lazutin trying to land knees to the body.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
A short left from Cristos.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
Cristos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lazutin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazutin missing with knees to the body.
Cristos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cristos managing to block the knees to the body from Lazutin.
A right handed body shot lands from Cristos.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lazutin obliges.
Cristos misses with the head strike.
Lazutin crunches a lovely knee into Cristos's ribcage.
Cristos can't find room to land a body shot as Lazutin controls the action.
Cristos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cristos throws a punch but it's blocked by Lazutin.
Cristos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cristos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cristos holds on and takes a little breather.
Lazutin preventing the sweep.
Cristos has a closed guard, preventing Lazutin from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos wants to sweep here but Lazutin controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cristos is on top in guard.
Cristos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Cristos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristos prevents Lazutin from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vitaliy Lazutin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cristos's corner calls for a 1-2. Cristos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lazutin moves in looking to clinch but Cristos pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Cristos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cristos tests Lazutin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lazutin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cristos connects with a jab.
Cristos looks to land a combination but Lazutin avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Cristos.
Manuel Cristos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lazutin tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Lazutin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lazutin tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos tests Lazutin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lazutin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cristos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Cristos misses its intended target.
Cristos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lazutin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cristos throws out the jab.
Cristos 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.
Cristos jabs Lazutin right on the nose. Lazutin blinks but takes it well.
Lazutin is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cristos.
Oh Lazutin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cristos walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lazutin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cristos swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lazutin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Cristos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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