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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two (ranked 2605 p4p, 1174 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 308 p4p, 151 weight class). Sturmovik Two comes into the arena with Russki Style by Russkaja blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Faolin's choice of entrance music: It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. Joey Faolin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faolin lunges at Sturmovik Two with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sturmovik Two's hand.
Faolin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturmovik Two cracks Faolin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sturmovik Two throws a head kick but Faolin moves out of range.
Faolin tries to bum rush Sturmovik Two with a series of wild strikes but Sturmovik Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faolin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circle momentarily. Faolin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faolin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sturmovik Two misses with a head kick.
Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sturmovik Two with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Faolin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturmovik Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faolin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sturmovik Two's head.
Faolin slips a jab and a cross from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sturmovik Two wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Faolin throws a series of punches but Sturmovik Two moves out of range.
Faolin has Sturmovik Two up against the cage in a clinch.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmovik Two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturmovik Two controls his hands.
Faolin lands a knee to the head.
Faolin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sturmovik Two lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmovik Two.
I was talking to Sturmovik Two's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sturmovik Two scores with a shoulder strike.
Sturmovik Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sturmovik Two throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faolins head.
Sturmovik Two cracks Faolin with a nice body shot.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Faolin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Sturmovik Two scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faolin scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturmovik Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sturmovik Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin takes a shot to the head.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Sturmovik Two blocks it.
Faolin lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sturmovik Two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik Two lands with a light punch inside.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Faolin.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturmovik Two tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
Faolin lands a body shot.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faolin can't find room to land a body shot as Sturmovik Two controls the action.
Faolin scores a nice knee to the body.
Sturmovik Two is breathing heavily.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin tries to work over Sturmovik Two's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faolin lands with a right to the head.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Sturmovik Two blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturmovik Two lands a nice uppercut.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmovik Two.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Faolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sturmovik Two backwards.
Faolin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two lands a left hand.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmovik Two.
Faolin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faolin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin working Sturmovik Two over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturmovik Two's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin scores with a shoulder strike.
Faolin gets through Sturmovik Two's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Faolin on the inside.
Faolin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturmovik Two's elbow.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturmovik Two is defending well for now.
Sturmovik Two blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturmovik Two blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sturmovik Two scores with a shot to the side of Faolin's head.
Faolin lands a left hand.
Sturmovik Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmovik Two.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Faolin obliges.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Sturmovik Two blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Faolin.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Faolin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faolin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sturmovik Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturmovik Two swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faolin falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Sturmovik Two counter with a right hand.
Sturmovik Two defending well as Faolin loads up on a big left hand.
Faolin tries to bum rush Sturmovik Two with a series of wild strikes but Sturmovik Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sturmovik Two misses the shot to the body.
Sturmovik Two misses with a leg kick.
Faolin looks to throw the jab but Sturmovik Two is out of range.
Sturmovik Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faolin.
Sturmovik Two moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmovik Two pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Faolin misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Sturmovik Two on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Faolin.
Sturmovik Two throws a low kick but it's checked well by Faolin.
Sturmovik Two staying out of range there.
Faolin takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sturmovik Two needs to keep his hands up - Faolin had a free shot at his head there.
Sturmovik Two rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faolin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Faolin misses.
Faolin throws a big shot that misses.
Faolin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters circling - Faolin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sturmovik Two is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sturmovik Two avoids the body shot from Faolin.
Faolin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sturmovik Two misses with a looping right.
Faolin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturmovik Two manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Sturmovik Two.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sturmovik Two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faolin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sturmovik Two looks to land a body kick but Faolin moved away.
Faolin looks to throw the jab but Sturmovik Two is out of range.
Faolin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik Two scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Sturmovik Two, right into the meat of the thigh.
Faolin avoids the body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Faolin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Faolin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faolin tries to clinch
and Sturmovik Two counters with a slapping leg kick.
Faolin looks to land a right hand but Sturmovik Two moved out of range.
Joey Faolin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faolin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturmovik Two looks to land a body kick but Faolin moved away.
Faolin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sturmovik Two throws a jab but it's blocked by Faolin.
Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sturmovik Two misses with a kick to the body.
Sturmovik Two uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faolin.
Sturmovik Two needs to keep his hands up - Faolin had a free shot at his head there.
Sturmovik Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sturmovik Two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faolin is looking to clinch.
Faolin defending well as Sturmovik Two loads up on a big left hand.
Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faolin connects with a jab.
Faolin throws a body punch but Sturmovik Two moves out of range.
Faolin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sturmovik Two takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faolin needs to keep his hands up - Sturmovik Two had a free shot at his head there.
Sturmovik Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Sturmovik Two was looking to counter with a kick there.
Faolin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Faolin scores with a jab. Sturmovik Two acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sturmovik Two lands a nice shot to the body.
Sturmovik Two scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Faolin is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two is looking for a counter combo.
Sturmovik Two lands with a kick to the ribs.
Faolin moves into the clinch successfully.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Faolin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sturmovik Two takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sturmovik Two controls his hands.
Sturmovik Two lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sturmovik Two lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturmovik Two gets through Faolin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sturmovik Two lands with a nice body punch.
Sturmovik Two cracks Faolin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two moves out of range as Faolin strikes.
Faolin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sturmovik Two tries to keep at a distance but Faolin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sturmovik Two is working Faolin over against the cage.
Sturmovik Two lands with a light punch inside.
Sturmovik Two lands a nice uppercut.
Sturmovik Two lands a nice uppercut.
Sturmovik Two lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Sturmovik Two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturmovik Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturmovik Two gets through Faolin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sturmovik Two can't find room to land a body shot as Faolin controls the action.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturmovik Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Faolin controls his hands.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
A shot in the inside from Faolin.
Faolin tries to throw a body punch but Sturmovik Two avoids it by throwing Faolin back against the cage.
Sturmovik Two lands a shoulder strike.
Sturmovik Two misses with the head strike.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin tries to work over Sturmovik Two's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sturmovik Two has a couple of punches blocked by Faolin.
Sturmovik Two lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sturmovik Two lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturmovik Two blocking some punches.
Faolin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sturmovik Two doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
Sturmovik Two avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
Sturmovik Two misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmovik Two lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sturmovik Two creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin with a knee to the head.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Sturmovik Two lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin scores with a knee to the head.
Faolin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faolin swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturmovik Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Sturmovik Two is blocking nicely.
Faolin working Sturmovik Two over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sturmovik Two.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturmovik Two blocks it with crossed arms.
Sturmovik Two blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sturmovik Two has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sturmovik Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Sturmovik Two blocks with his arms.
Sturmovik Two avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
Sturmovik Two misses with some punches.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faolin misses with the head strike.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturmovik Two's face.
Sturmovik Two prevents a body shot from Faolin.
Faolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik Two blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturmovik Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Sturmovik Two as the two fighters clinch.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturmovik Two.
Joey Faolin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturmovik Two avoids it.
Faolin tries a body shot but Sturmovik Two blocks it.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Sturmovik Two is working Faolin over against the cage.
Sturmovik Two misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturmovik Two throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faolins head.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Sturmovik Two blocks it.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sturmovik Two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Sturmovik Two.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturmovik Two.
Sturmovik Two misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sturmovik Two 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two!
Marshal Kirov Sturmovik Two seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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