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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kra Hang (ranked 793 p4p, 832 weight class) and Ivan Kamenev (ranked 107 p4p, 115 weight class). Hang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Ivan Kamenev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kra Hang! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kamenev! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hang scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kamenev. Hang throws a quick inside leg kick. Hang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamenev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hang staying out of range there. Hang slips under a jab. A jab from Hang misses. Hang drops his hands momentarily and Kamenev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kamenev under the eye. Hang drops his hands momentarily and Kamenev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kamenev lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! A looping hook to the body misses from Kamenev. Hang does a little dance to reset his feet. Hang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kamenev moves out of range of the strikes. Hang misses with a hook. Hang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hang on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Hang. Hang connects with a body shot. Hang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kamenev - just one landing. Kamenev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot by Kamenev. Hang throws a leg kick but Kamenev moved away. Kamenev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Hang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hang swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamenev. A decent looking cross lands there for Kamenev. Hang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. A decent looking cross lands there for Hang. Kamenev slips under a jab. Nice uppercut lands for Kamenev. That snapped Hang's head back.
Hang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kamenev finds it's way round the side to connect with Hang's head. Hang defending well as Kamenev loads up on a big left hand. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A jab from Kamenev finds it's way through Hang's defenses. Hang throws a right and a left that Kamenev avoids nicely. Hang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kamenev has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kamenev fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Hang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hang wants it to stay on the feet. Hang throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hang looks to land a left hand but Kamenev moved out of range nicely. Hang throws a shot from downtown. Kamenev moves away and avoids it. Kamenev lands with a straight right. Hang didn't see that one coming. Kamenev moves into range and connects with a jab. Hang throws a low kick, looking for Kamenev's leg but Kamenev calmly moves out of range. Kamenev drives through and clinches with Hang against the cage.
Hang tries a body shot but Kamenev blocks it.
A short right from Hang. Kamenev lands a shot to the body. Hang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamenev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hang.
Hang scores with a jab. Kamenev acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Kamenev shoots in for a takedown but Hang shows good takedown defense. Hang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Kra Hang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Kamenev. Hang throws a lazy right hand but Kamenev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kamenev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamenev sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kamenev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Hang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kamenev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sloppy strikes from Hang. Those never looked like landing. Hang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kamenev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hang had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kamenev catches Hang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kamenev tries to clinch there but Hang circles away.
Kamenev looks to land a right hand but Hang moved out of range. Kamenev lands a really nice looking cross but Hang seems unphased.
Kamenev swings for the body but Hang moves out of range.
Kamenev checks the leg kick. Kamenev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. A looping hook to the body misses from Hang. Kamenev does a little dance to reset his feet. Hang wants to land a leg kick but Kamenev is out of range. Kamenev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hang's guard. Hang wriggles free and stands up. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamenev.
Some bone on bone action there as Kamenev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Kamenev avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Kamenev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hang defends it well. Kamenev lands with a shot to the body. Kamenev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kamenev throws a lazy right hand but Hang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Hang appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Hang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamenev. Hang connects with a body shot that sends Kamenev's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamenev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hang sees it coming and avoids it easily. Hang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Kamenev misses. A lazy left from Hang finds it's target. Hang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kra Hang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hang throws a leg kick but Kamenev checks it. Kamenev connects with a crisp jab. Hang scores with a jab. Kamenev acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Hang tries to move into range but Kamenev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kamenev lands with an overhand left. Hang scores with a nice head shot. Hang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Kamenev 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. Kamenev throws a hook but Hang avoids it easily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hang throws a hook but Kamenev blocks it. Hang misses with a hook. Hang stuffs the takedown attempt from Kamenev. Kamenev gets slowly back to his feet. Hang scores to the head and body with a nice combination! 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 Kra Hang will probably get the nod. That's time! Hang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Kamenev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kamenev tests Hang's chin there with a solid looking shot. Hang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Kamenev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hang. Kra Hang is winning the standup battle so far. Hang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Hang misses with a looping right. Hang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamenev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hang defends it well. Hang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Hang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamenev.
Kamenev lands with an uppercut that bounces Hang off the cage and back into range. Hang with a hook. Hang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Hang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hang tries to move into range but Kamenev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kamenev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. 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! Kamenev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kamenev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Hang thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Hang misses. Kamenev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Hang cracks a nice hook into Kamenev's ribs. Kamenev moves out of range as Hang strikes. Hang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Kamenev scores with a decent looking hook. Hang moves forwards but Kamenev connects with a nice, crisp jab. Kamenev throws a series of punches but Hang moves out of range. Hang feints and then cracks Kamenev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kamenev down. Hang misses with an uppercut. Hang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kamenev tries to clinch up. Hang swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kamenev on the wrong end of a nice jab. Hang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot lands for Kamenev. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hang throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Hang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Hang lands with a shot to the body. Kamenev takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kamenev moves out of range of the strikes. Hang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Kamenev misses with a straight left. Hang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kamenev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Hang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kamenev to score with a decent uppercut. A left lands for Hang. Kamenev clobbers Hang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Hang tries to score with a low kick but Kamenev moves his leg out of the way. Kamenev pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kamenev connects with a single shot there. Kamenev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hang takes a shot right to the bread basket. A slow jab from Hang misses its intended target. Kamenev feints the counter takedown. Hang throws a looping overhand right but Kamenev ducks down to avoid it. Kamenev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Hang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamenev throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Kamenev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Hang scores with a leg kick.
Kamenev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hang's head. A looping hook to the body misses from Kamenev. Hang does a little dance to reset his feet. Hang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamenev is out of range. Hang walks into a jab. Kamenev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Kamenev on the wrong end of a nice hook. Hang pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kamenev is out of range and Hang settles back down. Kamenev looks to throw the jab but Hang is out of range. The fighters circle momentarily. Kamenev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. A slow jab from Kamenev misses its intended target. Kamenev lands a jab to the nose. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kamenev throws an overhand right that lands on Hang's shoulder, as Hang tries to avoid the shot. Hang wants to slow Kamenev down by chopping away at his legs. Hang takes a swing at Kamenev's ribcage but misses. Hang swings away with a leg kick that misses. Kamenev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamenev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hang.
A swing and a miss from Hang. Hang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Some wild striking there from Hang.
Kamenev ducks under a wild hook from Hang. Nice cross by Hang. Good exchange - Kamenev coming out on top. Hang wants to land a leg kick but Kamenev is out of range. Kamenev moves out of range as Hang strikes. Kamenev slips under a jab from Hang. Hang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamenev. Hang misses with a looping right. Hang misses the jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kamenev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hang tries to avoid it but Kamenev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hang to the ground. Hang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Kamenev misses with a hook. Hang ducked under it nicely. Kamenev lands a really nice looking cross but Hang seems unphased.
Hang moves out of range of the strikes. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kamenev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! Hang misses with a straight left. Kamenev feints the counter takedown. Hang lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Kamenev. Kamenev lands with a straight right. Hang didn't see that one coming. A looping hook to the body misses from Hang. Kamenev does a little dance to reset his feet. Kamenev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hang's head. Kamenev avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Hang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hang takes a jab right on the kisser.
A clash of legs there as Kamenev blocks the low kick. Hang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kamenev misses with a looping right. Kamenev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Hang misses with a wild body shot. A big right from Hang misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hang tries a low kick but Kamenev avoids it. Hang connects with a single shot there. Hang misses the shot to the body. Kamenev feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Kamenev. Kamenev with a jab. Good work by Kamenev as he checks the leg kick. Kamenev lands a glancing blow to the side of Hang's head. Hang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kamenev misses with a hook. Kamenev lands with a straight right. Hang didn't see that one coming. Hang lands a nice looking body shot.
Hang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamenev.
Hang throws a low kick, looking for Kamenev's leg but Kamenev calmly moves out of range. Kamenev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kamenev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hang can pounce on him.
Hang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamenev doesn't seem bothered though. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kamenev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang. Hang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hang. Kamenev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hang under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hang misses with a body shot.
Kamenev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hang's head backwards. Kamenev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hang. Hang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hang is rocked! Nice uppercut lands for Hang. That snapped Kamenev's head back.
Kamenev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. As Kamenev backs away, Hang returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Hang is looking to slow Kamenev down with leg kicks. Hang pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Hang. Kamenev does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice body punch from Hang. Hang moves forwards but Kamenev connects with a nice, crisp jab. Kamenev misses with an uppercut
and Hang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Kamenev scores with a nice strike. Oh Hang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hang takes a shot right to the bread basket. Hang seems to have got his legs back now. Kamenev with a hook. Hang connects with a solid leg kick. Kamenev misses with a looping left. Kamenev scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice jab there from Hang. Hang misses with a body shot.
Kamenev lunges at Hang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hang's hand. Hang swings away with a leg kick that misses. Hang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kamenev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kamenev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kamenev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hang defends it well. Hang tries a low kick but Kamenev avoids it. Kamenev misses with a hook. Hang ducked under it nicely. Hang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamenev manages to avoid it. Kamenev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang. Kamenev throws a jab but it's blocked by Hang. Hang ducks under a wild hook from Kamenev. Kamenev just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamenev on the wrong end of a nice jab. Kamenev throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kamenev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hang doesn't seem phased though. Kamenev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kamenev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hang momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hang swings for the body but Kamenev moves out of range.
Kamenev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hang. Hang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kamenev on the side of the head. Kamenev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kamenev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Kamenev drops his hands momentarily and Hang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hang needs to keep his hands up - Kamenev had a free shot at his head there. Hang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kamenev throws out a loose jab but Hang uses good head movement to avoid it. As Kamenev looks to move away, Hang throws a big counter combo but Kamenev just gets out of the way. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kamenev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kamenev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Hang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Hang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kamenev checks it well. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kamenev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Kamenev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Kamenev throws the left hand but Hang avoids the punch easily. Hang pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hang looks to land a right hand but Kamenev moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ivan Kamenev. I think Kamenev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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