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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlaimir Cuschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Lafleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cuschenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.A.T.U - Prostye Dvizhen'ya. Jacob Lafleur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vlaimir Cuschenko's chin.
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192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlaimir Cuschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Lafleur!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuschenko has managed to clinch.
Lafleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cuschenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cuschenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lafleur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuschenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cuschenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cuschenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cuschenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but Lafleur keeps moving.
Cuschenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cuschenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lafleur has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cuschenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko tries to clinch up but Lafleur circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuschenko wants to clinch.
Cuschenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lafleur throws a nice looking combination but Cuschenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cuschenko scores a takedown into full mount!
Lafleur squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cuschenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cuschenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cuschenko prevents Lafleur from getting the reversal.
Cuschenko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lafleur has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lafleur is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lafleur wants to hold on but Cuschenko pushes him away.
Cuschenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lafleur is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cuschenko has hold of Lafleur's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lafleur manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cuschenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko cracks Lafleur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cuschenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Lafleur is trying desperately to improve position.
Lafleur taking shots to the head.
Cuschenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cuschenko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuschenko with shots to the head and body - Lafleur looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lafleur is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cuschenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cuschenko looking to control but Lafleur is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lafleur is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuschenko is landing with some decent strikes but Lafleur is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlaimir Cuschenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cuschenko tries a low kick but Lafleur avoids it.
Lafleur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cuschenko is looking to clinch but Lafleur is avoiding it.
Lafleur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuschenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cuschenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lafleur looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lafleur looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lafleur!
You can see the frustration on Cuschenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lafleur is looking to take a break and control but Cuschenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lafleur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cuschenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cuschenko tries to buck Lafleur off but Lafleur is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Cuschenko throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cuschenko is trying to control Lafleur's posture but Lafleur avoids it.
Cuschenko tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lafleur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cuschenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cuschenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lafleur misses with the combination.
Lafleur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafleur misses with a combination
and Cuschenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lafleur is breathing heavily.
Cuschenko is nestled in close to Lafleur, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cuschenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lafleur is defending against the submission attempts here by Cuschenko.
Cuschenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lafleur keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cuschenko.
Cuschenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lafleur keeps working.
Cuschenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lafleur's head.
Cuschenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lafleur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cuschenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lafleur is trying to get back to full guard.
Cuschenko controlling the action here.
Cuschenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cuschenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafleur defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlaimir Cuschenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cuschenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lafleur to the mat! Lafleur manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuschenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cuschenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cuschenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafleur is keeping the position for now.
Lafleur controls Cuschenko momentarily but Cuschenko frees himself.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but Lafleur keeps moving.
Cuschenko prevents Lafleur from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko advances position into side control!
Cuschenko is chipping away with strikes.
Cuschenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cuschenko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lafleur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lafleur is pushing Cuschenko's head away, looking to escape. Cuschenko manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur taking a bit of punishment here - Cuschenko scoring with strikes.
Cuschenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Lafleur is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cuschenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cuschenko is chipping away with strikes.
Cuschenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is trying to get back to his feet.
Cuschenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cuschenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cuschenko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lafleur is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jacob Lafleur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlaimir Cuschenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lafleur is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cuschenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet but Cuschenko is dominant here and he's now got Lafleur's back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlaimir Cuschenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cuschenko 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlaimir Cuschenko!
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energy
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