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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 476 p4p, 603 weight class) and Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 69 p4p, 92 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khanna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Khanna avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch
enabling Khanna to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khanna is looking to counter punch.
Khanna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov stalks Khanna and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khanna's face. Khanna staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Kuznetsov takes one to the chin there.
Khanna throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
Khanna moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
It looked like Khanna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Khanna avoids it easily.
Khanna misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanna.
Khanna moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Khanna throws a right hand that Kuznetsov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuznetsov also avoids with ease.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Khanna gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov lands with a hook. Khanna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuznetsov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuznetsov takes one to the side of the head.
Khanna lands the left hand.
Kuznetsov tries to score with a low kick but Khanna moves his leg out of the way.
Khanna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuznetsov at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Khanna lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Khanna.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Khanna throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanna presses Kuznetsov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Khanna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Khanna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Khanna misses with the head strike.
Khanna stalling the fight.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khanna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuznetsov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Khanna is trying to break free.
Khanna breaks from the clinch.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
A swing and a miss from Khanna.
Kuznetsov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
Kuznetsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Khanna ducks under and follows up with a left that Khanna also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khanna throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Raja Khanna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuznetsov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Khanna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Kuznetsov. Those never looked like landing.
Kuznetsov lands an overhand right.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khanna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khanna 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.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna misses with a right hand
and Khanna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khanna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuznetsov dips to his left and cracks Khanna with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuznetsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khanna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khanna scores with a decent looking hook.
Khanna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khanna slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov scores with a nice head shot.
Khanna scores with a spinning back kick!
Khanna looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khanna counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that Khanna avoids nicely.
Kuznetsov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Khanna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuznetsovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuznetsov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khanna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khanna swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Khanna's head but Khanna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khanna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuznetsov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov loads up on a big right hand but Khanna slips the punch.
It appears Khanna was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Khanna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov lands with a straight right. Khanna didn't see that one coming.
Kuznetsov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khanna counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook.
Khanna slips under a jab from Kuznetsov.
Nice uppercut there from Khanna.
Khanna slips under a jab from Kuznetsov.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Khanna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna throws a hook but Kuznetsov avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice cross by Khanna.
Khanna connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov closes the distance and pushes Khanna back into the cage.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna breaks the clinch.
Khanna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuznetsov counters with a left and a right that stings Khanna.
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Khanna has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Khanna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanna.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Khanna misses its target.
Khanna misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Khanna blocks it.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Khanna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that Khanna avoids nicely.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Khanna scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Khanna.
Khanna connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
Kuznetsov defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khanna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuznetsov under the eye.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khanna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab.
Khanna misses with a hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Khanna misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khanna connects with a right hand. Kuznetsov shakes it off.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Khanna misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khanna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khanna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Kuznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Khanna was well out of range.
Khanna scores with a body shot.
Khanna throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Khanna scores with a shoulder strike.
Khanna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.
Kuznetsov defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Khanna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetsov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khanna throws a push kick but Kuznetsov slaps the foot to one side.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanna is looking to counter punch.
Khanna lands a really nice looking cross but Kuznetsov seems unphased.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to Khanna's midsection.
Khanna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Khanna moves out of range.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanna throws out the jab.
Khanna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Khanna.
It seemed like Kuznetsov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Khanna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Khanna counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khanna was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khanna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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