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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 1886 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Oscar Oscarsson (ranked 248 p4p, 298 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oscarsson's choice of entrance music: Pain - Shut Your Mouth. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Oscarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurtev has Oscarsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oscarsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kurtev wants a takedown but no success here.
Kurtev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oscarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisko Kurtev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurtev jumps guard but Oscarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oscarsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
A short left from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson stops a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Kurtev gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Oscarsson is trying to escape back to his feet but Kurtev uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kurtev 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.
Kurtev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oscarsson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oscarsson is not content to let Kurtev control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An elbow from Kurtev crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oscarsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kurtev is controlling him well.
Oscarsson dodges the ground and pound from Kurtev.
Oscarsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kurtev tries to score with some ground and pound. Oscarsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kurtev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kurtev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oscarsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kurtev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oscarsson keeps working.
Oscarsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kurtev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oscarsson to see if he's OK.
Oscarsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kurtev is controlling him well.
Kurtev throwing strikes but Oscarsson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Oscarsson decides to stand back up.
Kurtev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kurtev rushes Oscarsson and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Oscarsson - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson working aggressively here.
Kurtev prevents a body shot from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oscarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kurtev is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oscarsson is defending well.
Oscarsson stops a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Oscarsson - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Oscarsson to work.
Kurtev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oscarsson prevents it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oscarsson lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Oscarsson.
Kurtev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oscarsson prevents it.
Kurtev tries to pull guard but Oscarsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kurtev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oscarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kurtev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been informed that Oscarsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Oscarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kurtev is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oscarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oscarsson stalling.
Oscarsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oscarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurtev takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oscarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oscarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kurtev goes for a takedown attempt but Oscarsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kurtev fails with the takedown
and Oscarsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Oscarsson connects with a single shot there.
Oscarsson cracks Kurtev with an uppercut from hell and Kurtev crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Oscarsson's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Kurtev is rocked!
Oscarsson wants to stand but Kurtev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oh Kurtev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oscarsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kurtev, up you get!
Kurtev moves out of range of the strikes.
Kurtev seems to have got his legs back now.
Kurtev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Oscarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Kurtev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oscarsson misses with a straight left.
Oscarsson lands a jab.
Krisko Kurtev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurtev wants a takedown but no success here.
Kurtev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oscarsson.
Oscarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oscarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oscarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurtev up against the cage.
Kurtev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oscarsson after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev tries for a takedown but Oscarsson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisko Kurtev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oscarsson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oscarsson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oscarsson is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oscarsson down to the mat. Oscarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oscar Oscarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurtev ducks under a wild hook from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson misses with a looping right.
A jab from Oscarsson does it's job there.
Kurtev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kurtev lands in his opponent's guard.
Oscarsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kurtev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Oscarsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oscarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtev shoots and misses
and Kurtev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oscarsson as he jumps to the side.
Kurtev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oscarsson forces Kurtev back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson pushes Kurtev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oscarsson digs a right hand into Kurtev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurtev's gas tank.
Oscarsson is pressed up against the cage. Kurtev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Oscarsson down to the mat. Oscarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Oscarsson. Beautiful body shot.
Oscar Oscarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oscarsson gets a clinch.
Kurtev is trying to drag Oscarsson to the mat but Oscarsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oscarsson works on Kurtev's body with a couple of short punches.
Oscarsson lands a body shot.
Oscarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oscarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oscarsson just leaning against Kurtev, taking a breather.
Oscarsson lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oscarsson gets underhooks to prevent Kurtev's takedown attempt.
Kurtev wants to take the fight to the mat but Oscarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oscarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oscarsson scores with a shot to the side of Kurtev's head.
Oscarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oscarsson lands a body punch.
A short left from Oscarsson.
Kurtev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oscarsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oscarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oscarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurtev up against the cage.
Oscarsson lands a left hand.
Kurtev jumps guard but Oscarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oscarsson lands an uppercut.
Oscarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kurtev backwards.
Oscar Oscarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oscarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oscarsson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oscarsson.
Oscarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurtev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtev wants to take the fight to the mat but Oscarsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oscarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oscarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kurtev being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Oscarsson.
Kurtev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oscarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oscarsson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Oscarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kurtev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurtev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Oscarsson after a bit of a struggle.
Kurtev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oscarsson lands with a right to the head.
Oscarsson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurtev up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands with a right to the head.
Kurtev blocks a body shot from Oscarsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisko Kurtev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oscarsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oscarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oscarsson lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oscarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurtev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oscarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kurtev shoots for a double leg takedown but Oscarsson sprawls well. He's pushed Kurtev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oscarsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Oscarsson coming out on top.
Oscarsson pushes Kurtev up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Kurtev controls the action.
Oscarsson lands a body punch.
Oscarsson looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Oscarsson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oscarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Oscarsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oscarsson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oscarsson.
Oscarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oscarsson connects with a big uppercut there that sends Kurtev tumbling to the ground! Oscarsson follows him down into his guard.
Oscarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oscarsson gets to his feet - Kurtev follows without any prompting.
Oscarsson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Kurtev crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Oscarsson!
A victorious Oscar Oscarsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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