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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 720 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 101 p4p, 146 weight class). Kruschev comes to the cage accompanied by Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Wally Kruschev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andrianov.
Kruschev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Kruschev misses with a head kick.
Andrianov checks a low kick from Kruschev.
Andrianov blocks a leg kick.
Kruschev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruschev slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Kruschev 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.
Kruschev throws out a leg kick but Andrianov moves out of range and Kruschev only half commits.
Andrianov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrianov moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Kruschev misses with a hook.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruschev.
Andrianov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Andrianov throws a shot from downtown. Kruschev moves away and avoids it.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruschev jabs Andrianov right on the nose. Andrianov blinks but takes it well.
Kruschev with a nice calf kick.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Andrianov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Andrianov connects with a body shot.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Kruschev scores with a decent looking hook.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev loads up on a big right hand but Andrianov slips the punch.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Andrianov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Andrianov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruschev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruschev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruschev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Andrianov has managed to clinch.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruschev controls his hands.
Kruschev lands with a left to the head.
Kruschev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Andrianov.
Kruschev has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Kruschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruschev.
Andrianov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruschev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andrianov with a hook.
Kruschev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrianov lands with a hook. Kruschev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruschev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andrianov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrianov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruschev.
Andrianov throws out a powerful jab.
Kruschev throws the left hand but Andrianov avoids the punch easily.
Andrianov wants to clinch but Kruschev slips to the side
and Kruschev counters with a good low kick that Andrianov was not able to check.
Kruschev with a nice calf kick.
Kruschev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruschev sizes up Andrianov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrianov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrianov 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.
Kruschev's corner calls for a 1-2. Kruschev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andrianov dips to his left and cracks Kruschev with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a wild combination.
Andrianov sizes up Kruschev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kruschev scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrianov should have avoided that one.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Kruschev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruschev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Andrianov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruschev moves out of range as Andrianov strikes.
Andrianov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Kruschev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov with a jab.
Kruschev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Andrianov misses with the combination.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kruschev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andrianov misses with a left hand
enabling Kruschev to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Andrianov throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruschev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruschev. Andrianov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andrianov wants to counter with a clinch but Kruschev pushes him away.
Kruschev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
Kruschev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianov misses with a straight left.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Kruschev slips the punch.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Kruschev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrianov just manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andrianov pushes Kruschev up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Kruschev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruschev tests Andrianov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruschev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
Andrianov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrianov just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Kruschev misses its intended target.
Andrianov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kruschev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Kruschev jumps guard but Andrianov stands there with Kruschev around his waist. Kruschev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kruschev misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tries to work over Kruschev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruschev.
Kruschev misses with some punches.
Kruschev lands a nice uppercut.
Andrianov looking to stall.
Kruschev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruschev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruschev backwards.
Andrianov misses with some punches.
Kruschev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruschev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruschev.
Andrianov moves out of range of the body kick.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrianov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Kruschev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev swinging wildly here.
Andrianov lands with a nice body punch.
Andrianov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andrianov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianov throws a shot from downtown. Kruschev moves away and avoids it.
Kruschev lands with a cross.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrianov moves away.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruschev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andrianov's knee momentarily.
Kruschev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with the combination.
It looked like Kruschev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kruschev to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Andrianov defending well as Kruschev loads up on a big left hand.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Kruschev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Kruschev.
Kruschev lands a body shot.
Kruschev throws a low kick but Andrianov avoids it.
Kruschev throws a lazy right hand but Andrianov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrianov swinging wildly here.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruschev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wally Kruschev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kruschev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Andrianov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrianov 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.
Andrianov's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrianov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Kruschev connects with a right hand. Andrianov shakes it off.
A big right from Kruschev misses.
A little jabbing left from Andrianov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrianov misses with a hook.
Andrianov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andrianov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrianov doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruschev circles away.
Andrianov throws out a loose jab but Kruschev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruschev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev throws a leg kick but Andrianov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruschev.
Kruschev ducks under a wild hook from Andrianov.
Kruschev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Andrianov moves out of range as Kruschev strikes.
Kruschev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Andrianov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruschev with a body shot.
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Kruschev's head but Kruschev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruschev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andrianov at a distance.
Andrianov takes a swing at Kruschev's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschev counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruschev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut. Kruschev saw that one coming.
Kruschev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andrianov throws a sloppy body shot
and Kruschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruschev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruschev.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruschev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
Andrianov throws an off balance right hand
and Kruschev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick from Kruschev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev thumps Andrianov with a low kick.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev is having none of it.
Andrianov dips to his left and cracks Kruschev with an uppercut!
Kruschev drops his hands momentarily and Andrianov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruschev motions for Andrianov to come forward. Kruschev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrianov throws a right and a left that Kruschev avoids nicely.
Andrianov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kruschev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruschev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev scores with a hook.
Kruschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Kruschev misses with a hook. Andrianov ducked under it nicely.
Andrianov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruschev.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Kruschev moved out of range.
Andrianov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wally Kruschev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrianov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruschev is just out of range.
Kruschev throws a leg kick which misses Andrianov's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrianov tries to avoid it.
Kruschev throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov.
It seemed like Andrianov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev digs a good hook to Andrianov's body.
Andrianov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andrianov connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruschev throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Andrianov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruschev.
Kruschev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruschev lands with a hook. Andrianov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruschev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrianov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Andrianov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivan Andrianov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruschev staying out of range there.
Kruschev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andrianov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruschev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruschev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrianov in his tracks.
Kruschev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrianov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruschev.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov misses with a hook
and Kruschev counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruschev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
Wally Kruschev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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