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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 783 p4p, 1130 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 110 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown cracks Kuznetsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Kuznetsov sprawls well.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuznetsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown misses the jab.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Kuznetsov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuznetsov, which made it look bad.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Alexander Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuznetsov as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuznetsov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kuznetsov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kuznetsov has escaped and now he's on top!
Brown has his foot on Kuznetsov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuznetsov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuznetsov gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuznetsov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Kuznetsov won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Kuznetsov defends easily.
Kuznetsov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Kuznetsov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuznetsov rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Kuznetsov's side.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuznetsov finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown tries to bum rush Kuznetsov with a series of wild strikes but Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetsov throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuznetsov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kuznetsov has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown lands a right hand.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
Brown wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Kuznetsov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Brown on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Kuznetsov lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown is trying to drag Kuznetsov to the mat but Kuznetsov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuznetsov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznetsov blocks the leg kick.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuznetsov looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Kuznetsov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Kuznetsov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuznetsov. That snapped Brown's head back.
A nice combination there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown thows a leg kick but Kuznetsov checks it
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Brown slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Brown.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Kuznetsov coming out on top.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Kuznetsov jabs at Brown's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuznetsov with a hook.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuznetsov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown jabs Kuznetsov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Kuznetsov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov lands a right hook to the body.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Kuznetsov. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Kuznetsov blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Kuznetsov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuznetsov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kuznetsov!
After winning the bout, Alexander Kuznetsov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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