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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 3286 p4p, 2940 weight class) and Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 425 p4p, 390 weight class). Kegomoditswe Vermeulen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
Vermeulen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Aleksandr Zuev has been cut.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zuev breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuev. That snapped Vermeulen's head back.
Zuev scores with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Vermeulen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen moves into the clinch.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands an elbow inside that Zuev shrugs off.
Zuev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Zuev is looking to break free of the clinch but Vermeulen has double underhooks.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev wants to break free but Vermeulen has control.
Zuev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zuev looking to throw knees to the head but Vermeulen is blocking nicely.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vermeulen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vermeulen lands an elbow that stopped Zuev in his tracks for a moment.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev lands a nice uppercut.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Our sources have told us that Zuev has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vermeulen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zuev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up.
Vermeulen pushes Zuev up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
Zuev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Zuev keeps it at a distance.
A good leg kick by Zuev.
Vermeulen has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zuev's brow.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Vermeulen has the dominant position.
Vermeulen prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev tries to break the clinch but Vermeulen is controlling the position.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vermeulen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zuev landing knees to the head.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev is trying to break the clinch but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vermeulen.
Aleksandr Zuev's cut is getting worse.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zuev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zuev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Zuev - just one landing.
Vermeulen slips under a jab.
Vermeulen wants to counter the offense by Zuev and move into the clinch position.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Zuev is having none of it.
Zuev throwing a counter right hand but Vermeulen manages to avoid it.
Vermeulen has closed the distance and engaged Zuev in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zuev's brow.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zuev's brow.
Zuev taking a breather.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vermeulen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zuev's defenses.
Zuev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vermeulen prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Zuev keeps it at a distance.
Vermeulen closes the distance and clinches.
Zuev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vermeulen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zuev works the jab nicely.
Vermeulen pushes Zuev up against the cage in a clinch.
Vermeulen has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kegomoditswe Vermeulen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Zuev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vermeulen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zuev is trying to force a seperation but Vermeulen has the dominant position.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zuev can't break the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it misses.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Zuev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zuev breaks the clinch.
Zuev lands with a hook. Vermeulen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vermeulen closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
Vermeulen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuev breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Zuev - just one landing.
Zuev misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen gets a clinch.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Zuev avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuev is trying to break free.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Zuev takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've been informed that Vermeulen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zuev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vermeulen has him pressed against the cage.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Zuev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zuev takes an elbow to the temple.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Zuev avoids a wild elbow strike from Vermeulen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev is trying to stall.
Zuev misses with a knee to the head.
Zuev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Vermeulen darts in and clinches Zuev up against the cage.
Vermeulen prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev misses with the head strike.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow over the top.
Vermeulen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zuev's defenses.
Zuev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Zuev - just one landing.
Good shot there by Zuev.
Aleksandr Zuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zuev scores with a head kick.
Vermeulen closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Zuev counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Zuev connects with a jab.
Vermeulen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vermeulen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vermeulen takes the fight into the clinch.
Zuev blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zuev.
Vermeulen lands a damaging elbow.
Aleksandr Zuev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Zuev misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vermeulen throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Zuev wants to get back to striking at distance but Vermeulen won't allow it.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vermeulen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zuev dodges an elbow strike from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zuev wants to break free but Vermeulen has control.
Zuev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zuev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zuev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuev. That snapped Vermeulen's head back.
Zuev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeulen moves into range and clinches up with Zuev.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
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 Aleksandr Zuev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksandr Zuev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vermeulen clinches with his opponent.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
Zuev manages to break the clinch.
Zuev scores with a nice right hand.
Zuev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vermeulen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zuev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kegomoditswe Vermeulen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuev looks to score with a jab to the body but Vermeulen is just out of range.
Vermeulen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuev is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vermeulen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zuev cracks Vermeulen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vermeulen has closed the distance and engaged Zuev in a clinch.
Zuev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zuev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vermeulen moves to clinch but Zuev breaks away
and Zuev counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeulen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zuev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vermeulen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zuev.
Zuev with a nice cross.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Zuev is having none of it.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Zuev moves away
and Zuev counters with a stiff right hand.
Vermeulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev.
Vermeulen has managed to clinch.
Zuev is trying to break free.
Vermeulen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vermeulen pushes off an throws an elbow but Zuev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zuev tries to land a knee to the head but Vermeulen blocks with his arms.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vermeulen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zuev breaks from the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up
and Zuev counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch but Zuev is avoiding it.
Vermeulen is looking to clinch.
Vermeulen doesn't manage to clinch there - Zuev circles away.
Zuev misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zuev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zuev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vermeulen blocks a head kick by Zuev.
Jab by Zuev.
Vermeulen clinches up with Zuev and pushes him back against the cage.
Zuev working hard to break the clinch.
Vermeulen throws an elbow that misses.
Vermeulen prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev scores with a jab.
Zuev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zuev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zuev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vermeulen.
Zuev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Vermeulen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vermeulen has Zuev pressed against the cage, preventing Zuev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vermeulen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zuev's brow.
Zuev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zuev blocks the elbow strike.
Zuev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vermeulen has managed to clinch.
Zuev avoids the elbow strike from Vermeulen, against the cage.
Zuev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zuev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vermeulen looks to clinch
and Zuev counters with a low kick, right behind Vermeulen 's knee.
Zuev lands a nice hook to Vermeulen's body. Vermeulen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zuev looks to land a combination but Vermeulen avoids it well.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Zuev circles away.
Zuev is looking to counter punch.
Vermeulen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev digs a good body shot into Vermeulen's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vermeulen rushes Zuev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vermeulen misses with an elbow strike.
Zuev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vermeulen closes the distance but Zuev moves to the side
and Zuev counters with a big head kick but Vermeulen shrugs it off.
Vermeulen tries to clinch up.
Vermeulen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vermeulen wants to clinch up but Zuev keeps it at a distance.
Zuev pushes Vermeulen away with a front kick.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick and Vermeulen moves out of range easily.
Vermeulen wants to clinch
and Zuev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Zuev moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Zuev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zuev 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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