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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Krylov (ranked 39 p4p, 203 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 5 p4p, 22 weight class). Lang has chosen Каспийский Груз - Табор уходит в небо as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Krylov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krylov.
Lang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krylov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Krylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Krylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krylov doesn't seem phased though.
Krylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang throws out a counter right but Krylov avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Krylov misses.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lang misses with a hook. Krylov ducked under it nicely.
Lang is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Krylov.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Lang throws a hook but Krylov avoids it easily.
A big left from Krylov misses.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krylov. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a straight left.
Krylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krylov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Krylov ducks down to avoid it.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Lang.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Krylov is looking to counter punch.
Lang cracks Krylov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krylov avoids the body shot from Lang.
Lang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krylov.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krylov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Krylov's front leg but catches the back leg as Krylov tries to avoid it.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Krylov moves away and avoids it.
Lang thuds his shin into the meat of Krylov's side.
Lang tries to bum rush Krylov with a series of wild strikes but Krylov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lang throws the kick towards the body but Krylov avoids it.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krylov moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.
Krylov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lang on the side of the head.
Krylov throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Krylov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lang finds it's way round the side to connect with Krylov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krylov moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.
Krylov throws a lazy uppercut
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krylov thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
and Lang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krylov manages to avoid it.
Krylov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Krylov throws a good cross that connects.
Krylov misses with a hook
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with an outside leg kick.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Krylov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lang moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Krylov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krylov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
Lang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krylov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krylov takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krylov takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krylov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krylov manages to avoid it.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Krylov throws out a loose jab but Lang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krylov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Krylov throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lang.
Lang misses with a low kick as Krylov jumps back.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Krylov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krylov manages to avoid it.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krylov drops his hands momentarily and Lang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Krylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krylov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Lang.
Krylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Krylov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang takes a swing at Krylov's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Lang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krylov doesn't seem phased though.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Krylov moved out of range nicely.
Lang lands with a shot to the body.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
Krylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krylov.
Krylov throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang defending well as Krylov loads up on a big left hand.
Lang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Clubber Lang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang thuds a left hand into Krylov's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lang lands with a right hand.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Krylov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
Krylov misses with a hook
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang feints and then cracks Krylov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krylov down.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Krylov misses with a looping right.
Lang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krylov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krylov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lang on the side of the head.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krylov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Lang slips a jab from Krylov.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov misses with a straight right.
Krylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang slips a jab from Krylov.
Krylov misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Krylov avoids a kick to the body.
Krylov slips a jab from Lang.
Lang misses the jab.
Krylov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krylov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
Krylov walks into a left hand.
Lang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krylov in his tracks.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Krylov moved out of range nicely.
Krylov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Krylov.
Lang tests Krylov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
Lang lands a nice looking body shot.
Lang connects with a crisp jab.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Krylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krylov slips a jab from Lang.
Lang lands a jab to Krylov's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lang staying out of range there.
A big right from Lang misses.
Krylov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krylov slips under a jab from Lang.
Krylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Lang throws a hook but Krylov blocks it.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Krylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krylov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krylov misses with an uppercut.
Lang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
Lang scores with a hook.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krylov's head.
Lang throws a lazy uppercut
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krylov thuds his right hand into Lang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krylov.
Lang throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krylov. That did some damage!
Krylov moves out of range of the body kick from Lang.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
It looked like Krylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krylov throws a big shot that misses.
Krylov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Lang.
Lang throws a leg kick
and Krylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krylov in his tracks.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Krylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krylov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lang.
Krylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang works the jab nicely.
Krylov throws a lazy right hand but Lang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krylov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lang throws a low kick but Krylov avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lang. Krylov shrugs it off though.
Lang slips a straight right by Krylov.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
Lang moves forwards but Krylov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krylov throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Krylov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Krylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Krylov.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lang throws a leg kick
letting Krylov counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lang lands a right hook to the body.
Lang throws a chopping leg kick but Krylov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krylov looks to land a combination but Lang avoids it well.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lang 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 Krylov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krylov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a body punch but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov misses the jab.
Lang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Krylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang defending well as Krylov loads up on a big left hand.
Lang swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Krylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lang moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
Lang scores with a spinning back kick!
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lang throws a looping overhand right but Krylov ducks down to avoid it.
Lang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Lang misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Krylov blocks the leg kick.
Lang connects with a crisp jab.
Lang catches Krylov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov looks to throw the jab but Lang is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lang.
Good shot there by Krylov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov throwing a counter right hand but Lang manages to avoid it.
Clubber Lang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krylov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krylov scrambles back to his feet.
Lang moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
Krylov walks into a left hand.
Krylov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krylov.
Lang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lang throws a jab but it's blocked by Krylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Lang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lang throws a hook but Krylov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Lang. Those never looked like landing.
Krylov ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
An inside leg kick from Lang misses.
A little feinted left hand from Krylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krylov moves out of range as Lang throws a body kick.
A jab from Krylov misses.
A slow jab from Krylov misses its intended target.
Krylov misses with an uppercut
and Lang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
Lang thuds a left hand into Krylov's body.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Krylov moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Krylov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krylov moves away.
It looked like Krylov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krylov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lang connects with a looping right hand.
Lang scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Anton Krylov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Krylov cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lang looks to score with a jab to the body but Krylov is just out of range.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Krylov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krylov scrambles back to his feet.
Krylov avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Lang jabs Krylov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krylov looks to land a right hand but Lang moved out of range.
Krylov checks a low kick from Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang blocks a jab.
Krylov misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lang moves away.
Krylov throws a right hand that misses
and Lang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lang misses with a straight right.
Krylov swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krylov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lang - the referee stops the clock and Krylov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lang. Krylov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Lang coming out on top.
Donk. Lang catches Krylov right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Clubber Lang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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