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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Claude Dacre (ranked 1250 p4p, 2337 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 135 p4p, 230 weight class). Ruslan Temirov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claude Dacre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dacre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Temirov throws out a counter right but Dacre avoids it with no problem.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dacre gets a clinch.
Dacre tries to pull guard but Temirov holds him up against the cage and eventually Dacre drops back down to his feet.
Temirov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temirov breaks the clinch.
Temirov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dacre on the side of the head.
Temirov scores with the left hand. Dacre knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temirov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dacre slips under a jab.
Dacre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Temirov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dacre is in Temirov's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacre has gone for a leg lock! Temirov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dacre's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dacre looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dacre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dacre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Temirov is aware though and is defending well.
Dacre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dacre is trying to hold Temirov in close to prevent damage but Temirov has managed to pass into half guard.
Dacre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Temirov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Temirov's back!
Temirov is having to fend off submission attempts from Dacre, who is looking to sink in the choke. Dacre doesn't have the hooks in though and Temirov manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Temirov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacre misses with a shot to the body
and Temirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temirov cracks Dacre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Temirov swinging wildly here.
Dacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Temirov is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dacre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Temirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dacre circles away quickly and effectively.
Dacre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Temirov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dacre tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
Dacre tries to clinch up but Temirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Temirov throws out a counter right but Dacre avoids it with no problem.
Temirov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dacre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dacre connects with a body shot that sends Temirov's belly button to the back.
Dacre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Temirov misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov throws a hook but Dacre blocks it.
Dacre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Temirov defends it nicely.
Dacre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Dacre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Temirov.
Dacre is looking to clinch but Temirov is avoiding it.
Dacre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Temirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Temirov lands with a hook. Dacre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Temirov misses with a double jab.
Dacre closes the distance and clinches.
Dacre is working for takedown but Temirov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dacre is looking for a takedown.
Dacre tries a body shot but Temirov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Dacre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Temirov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Claude Dacre has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dacre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dacre shoots in but Temirov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dacre is looking to wear down Temirov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Temirov throws the left hand but Dacre avoids the punch easily.
Temirov throws a series of punches but Dacre moves out of range.
Temirov thumps Dacre with a low kick.
Dacre scores with the left hand. Temirov knows he should have avoided that one.
Temirov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dacre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Temirov was covering up waiting for the punch and Dacre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dacre trying to control but Temirov is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dacre scores with the left hand. Temirov knows he should have avoided that one.
Temirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Temirov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dacre slips under a jab.
Dacre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Temirov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dacre. That did some damage!
Dacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Temirov is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dacre.
Temirov feints a jab promting Dacre to slip. Temirov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dacre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre misses with a shot to the body
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Temirov slips a jab from Dacre.
Temirov throws a right hand that Dacre ducks under and follows up with a left that Dacre also avoids with ease.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dacre - just one landing.
Dacre takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Dacre shoots in looking for a takedown. Temirov tries to sprawl out of it but Dacre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Temirov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Temirov throws a chopping leg kick but Dacre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Temirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Temirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Dacre.
Dacre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temirov.
A nice side step and Temirov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Temirov avoids the body shot from Dacre.
As Dacre backs off Temirov throws a huge counter combo but Dacre manages to avoid it all.
Dacre throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
Dacre scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dacre tries to clinch up.
Temirov moves out of range as Dacre strikes.
The crowd cheers as Dacre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Temirov doesn't seem phased though.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov throws a series of strikes that have Dacre backpedaling.
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!
Dacre misses with a takedown attempt - Temirov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Temirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dacre swings widly with a right hand
and Temirov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dacre tries to move into range but Temirov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Dacre should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Dacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Temirov connects with a right hand. Dacre shakes it off.
Temirov looks to land a left hand but Dacre moved out of range nicely.
Dacre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Temirov wants to land a leg kick but Dacre is out of range.
Dacre swings widly with a right hand
and Dacre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Temirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dacre shoots for a takedown but Temirov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands with a hook. Dacre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dacre is rocked!
Temirov cracks a nice hook into Dacre's ribs.
Dacre throws the left hand but Temirov avoids the punch easily.
Dacre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Temirov is fending him off so far but Dacre persists. Nope, Temirov circles away and we're back to standing.
Temirov throws out a counter right but Dacre avoids it with no problem.
Temirov avoids the body shot from Dacre.
Temirov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dacre.
Temirov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dacre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Temirov.
Dacre fails with the takedown
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Dacre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temirov lands with a nice combination. Dacre backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Temirov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dacre misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Temirov.
Dacre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temirov.
Dacre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dacre shoots in for a takedown but Temirov shows good takedown defense.
Temirov throws a right and a left that Dacre avoids nicely.
Dacre swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Dacre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dacre fails with a takedown attempt.
Dacre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Temirov's corner calls for a 1-2. Temirov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dacre moves in looking to clinch but Temirov pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
Temirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Temirov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temirov throws a jab when Dacre was well out of range.
Temirov throws a hook but Dacre avoids it easily.
Dacre seems to have got his legs back now.
Dacre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dacre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Temirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dacre.
Dacre moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claude Dacre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good work by Dacre as he checks the leg kick.
Dacre takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Dacre moves out of range of the strikes.
Temirov misses with the combination.
Dacre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Temirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dacre walks into a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dacre is defended easily by Temirov.
Dacre slips a jab from Temirov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dacre lands a nice shot that snaps Temirov's head back.
Temirov missing with a left hand there. Dacre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dacre tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
Dacre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Temirov.
Dacre tries to clinch up but Temirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Temirov looks to land a combination. Dacre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov throws a body shot but no joy.
Dacre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dacre shoots for a takedown but Temirov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Temirov swinging wildly here.
Dacre closes the distance and clinches up with Temirov, looking for a takedown. Dacre pushes Temirov against the cage but Temirov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claude Dacre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dacre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dacre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Temirov.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dacre.
Temirov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dacre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Temirov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Temirov misses.
Dacre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dacre stuns Temirov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dacre misses
and Temirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Temirov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dacre looks for a takedown but Temirov sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Temirov.
Dacre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Temirov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dacre checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Temirov.
Temirov drops his hands momentarily and Dacre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacre manages to avoid it.
Temirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacre manages to avoid it.
Dacre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Temirov swivels and escapes.
Donk. Dacre catches Temirov right on the button with a cross.
Temirov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre has a takedown stuffed.
Temirov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dacre's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Temirov. Those never looked like landing.
Temirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dacre.
Dacre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dacre throws a hook to the side of Temirov's head but Temirov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Temirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dacre with a body shot.
Temirov throws a lazy right hand but Dacre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Dacre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Temirov.
Temirov misses with an uppercut
and Dacre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dacre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Temirov did well to prevent Dacre getting side control.
Temirov is looking to escape.
Dacre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Temirov defends it well.
Dacre tries to pass to full mount but Temirov defends it.
Claude Dacre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dacre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Temirov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dacre.
Dacre is trying to control. Temirov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dacre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dacre trying to control from half guard but Temirov is working away.
Temirov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dacre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Temirov's thigh. Temirov counters though and makes it back to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dacre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Temirov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
Ruslan Temirov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Claude Dacre was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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