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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Winston Todd (ranked 100 p4p, 195 weight class) and Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 15 p4p, 27 weight class). Todd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Piano Man. Alexander Kuznetsov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 38 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Todd.
A cross from Todd lands.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Kuznetsov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Todd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Todd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Kuznetsov misses
and Todd counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd misses the body punch
and Kuznetsov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Todd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Todd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Todd pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and Todd settles back down.
Kuznetsov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kuznetsov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Todd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Todd tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Kuznetsov cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Todd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Todd. That's going to slow Kuznetsov down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped Kuznetsov's head back.
Todd wants to slow Kuznetsov down by chopping away at his legs.
Todd cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Todd strikes.
Todd scores with a nice strike.
Kuznetsov throws an overhand right that lands on Todd's shoulder, as Todd tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Todd checks a leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Todd swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Todd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Todd jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Todd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Todd lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Todd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Todd is blocking nicely.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Todd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike.
Todd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Todd with a hook.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd clobbers Kuznetsov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 leg kick that just misses Todd's sensitive parts.
Kuznetsov has Todd up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
A low kick from Todd is predictable there
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Todd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Todd misses.
Todd cracks Kuznetsov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Todd misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Todd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov scores with a body shot.
Todd misses with a wild body shot.
Todd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Todd.
Todd walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd tries a low kick but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Kuznetsov tries to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick.
Todd looks to throw the jab but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Todd moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
A quick step to the side and Todd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd takes one to the side of the head.
Todd throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Todd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuznetsov can pounce on him.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Todd cracks Kuznetsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and pushes Todd back into the cage.
Todd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Todd misses the target.
Todd swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kuznetsov just manages to avoid it.
Todd tries to work over Kuznetsov's front leg with a kick but Kuznetsov checks it.
Todd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Kuznetsov.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
Kuznetsov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Todd is able to avoid easily.
Todd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Todd throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Kuznetsov.
Todd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuznetsov.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Todd breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Todd throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Kuznetsov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that Todd semi-blocks.
Todd swings widly with a right hand
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Todd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov blocks a head kick by Todd.
Kuznetsov gets a clinch.
Todd breaks the clinch.
Todd tries to bum rush Kuznetsov with a series of wild strikes but Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Kuznetsov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winston Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetsov throws a push kick but Todd slaps the foot to one side.
Todd is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Todd sets himself, and Kuznetsov steps forward looking for the clinch! Todd avoids it this time.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Todd circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov is trying to stall.
Kuznetsov stalls.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Todd blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Todd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd scores with a hook to the body. Kuznetsov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
A low kick from Kuznetsov misses
and Todd counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuznetsov shrugs it off.
A jab from Todd misses.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Todd moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Todd misses its target.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Kuznetsov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Todd throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Todd is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuznetsov has double underhooks.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Todd works on Kuznetsov's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Todd.
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov takes one on the button.
Todd scores with a spinning back kick!
Todd throws a leg kick that misses.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Kuznetsov's knee but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Todd misses with an attempted mid kick.
Todd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Todd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Todd scores with a push kick.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuznetsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Todd blocks it.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuznetsov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Todd connects with an inside leg kick.
Todd tries to keep at a distance but Kuznetsov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Todd misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Todd counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
Todd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov stalks Todd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Todd's face. Todd staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Todd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Todd.
Todd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Todd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznetsov blocks the leg kick.
Todd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Todd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Todd, right into the meat of the thigh.
Todd lands a jab to the head.
Kuznetsov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
A low kick from Todd is predictable there
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Todd swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznetsov moves into range and clinches up with Todd.
Kuznetsov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Winston Todd has been cut.
Todd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Todd scores with a shoulder strike.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Todd.
Todd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuznetsov.
Todd stuns Kuznetsov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Todd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kuznetsov!
Todd thows a leg kick but Kuznetsov checks it
and Kuznetsov counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Todd.
Kuznetsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuznetsov misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Todd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuznetsov's sensitive parts.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the body kick from Todd.
Todd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Todd 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winston Todd!
Winston Todd decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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