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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 1085 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Cyborg Reyes (ranked 166 p4p, 291 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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6 - 2 - 0 |
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6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyborg Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Reyes lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Reyes.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Reyes.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Reyes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
It looks like Cyborg Reyes has been cut.
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuznetsov scores with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov 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.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.
Reyes is pushing Kuznetsov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reyes works on Kuznetsov's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Reyes.
Reyes misses with some punches.
A short right from Kuznetsov on the inside.
Reyes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Reyes fails to land.
Good body shot from Kuznetsov.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Reyes blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Kuznetsov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes looks winded!
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Cyborg Reyes's cut even more.
Kuznetsov stalling.
Reyes taking a breather.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike.
Reyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reyes avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Reyes is working Kuznetsov over against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands with a left to the head.
Kuznetsov pushes Reyes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Reyes shrugs off.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes misses with a punch to the body.
Reyes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reyes avoids it.
Kuznetsov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reyess head.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Reyes tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Reyes misses with the head strike.
Reyes blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes lands with a left to the head.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.
Reyes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Reyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reyes misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight right hand.
Reyes throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Kuznetsov. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuznetsov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuznetsov has closed the distance and engaged Reyes in a clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike.
Reyes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reyes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Reyes working aggressively here.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Reyes can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Reyes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Kuznetsov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reyes gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Reyes lands with a light punch inside.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov tries to stall but Reyes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes avoids the elbow strike from Kuznetsov, against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reyes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuznetsov as Reyes tries to tie him up.
Kuznetsov struggles to land a body shot inside as Reyes controls his hands.
Reyes lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov - that landed with a thud.
Reyes lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reyes.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
Cyborg Reyes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Reyes avoids the damage to the body.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Reyes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cyborg Reyes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Kuznetsov!
A relieved looking Alexander Kuznetsov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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