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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Christ (ranked 670 p4p, 645 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 42 p4p, 40 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Julio Christ has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Julio Christ seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26 - 19 - 0 |
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16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ takes one on the button.
It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
Christ throws a low kick but Kuznecov avoids it.
Kuznecov instigates a clinch.
Kuznecov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznecov can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Kuznecov avoiding damage.
Kuznecov slows down the pace here.
Kuznecov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznecov slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Christ.
Kuznecov scores with a shot to the side of Christ's head.
Kuznecov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuznecov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Christ seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznecov can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Christ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznecov tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznecov has a couple of punches blocked by Christ.
With the fighters up against the cage, Christ throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuznecov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Christ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznecov has a couple of punches blocked by Christ.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznecov's elbow.
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuznecov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kuznecov swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ jumps guard but Kuznecov stands there with Christ around his waist. Christ gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuznecov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuznecov digs a right hand underneath Christ's ribcage. Christ let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznecov misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznecov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ tries to pull guard but Kuznecov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznecov slows down the pace here.
Kuznecov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznecov misses with a body punch.
Kuznecov tries to throw a body punch but Christ avoids it by throwing Kuznecov back against the cage.
Christ tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuznecov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznecov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuznecov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Christ being controlled against the cage.
Kuznecov stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ looking to stall.
Kuznecov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Kuznecov has Christ pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Egor Kuznecov.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuznecov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuznecov moves out of range as Christ throws a body kick.
Kuznecov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuznecov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuznecov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Christ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Christ is looking to clinch but Kuznecov is avoiding it.
Kuznecov throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ is looking to clinch.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznecov cracks Christ with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christ moves into range and clinches up with Kuznecov.
Kuznecov digs a right hand into Christ's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Christ's gas tank.
Kuznecov tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Christ prevents a body shot from Kuznecov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznecov presses Christ against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuznecov is pushing Christ up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egor Kuznecov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuznecov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuznecov controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuznecov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznecov works on Christ's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Kuznecov - that landed with a thud.
Kuznecov lands a nice shot to the body.
Come on Kuznecov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hand to the body from Kuznecov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznecov has a couple of punches blocked by Christ.
Kuznecov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznecov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuznecov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuznecov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A body shot lands from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christ up against the cage.
Kuznecov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ tries to pull guard but Kuznecov holds him up against the cage and eventually Christ drops back down to his feet.
Kuznecov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuznecov lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Kuznecov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuznecov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuznecov tries to throw a body punch but Christ avoids it by throwing Kuznecov back against the cage.
Kuznecov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznecov can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Julio Christ's cut is getting worse.
Kuznecov lands a body punch.
Kuznecov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznecov lands a right hand.
Kuznecov lands with a light punch inside.
Kuznecov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznecov tries to throw a body punch but Christ avoids it by throwing Kuznecov back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kuznecov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznecov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuznecov drops Christ onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Christ is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Christ is rocked!
Kuznecov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Christ to his knees! Kuznecov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
During a confident post fight interview, Egor Kuznecov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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