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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umar Hagmedov (ranked 3473 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Slava Claus (ranked 406 p4p, 350 weight class). Slava Claus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umar Hagmedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slava Claus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claus throws a big shot that misses.
Hagmedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Claus throws out a counter right but Hagmedov avoids it with no problem.
Claus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Claus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claus lands a nice shot that snaps Hagmedov's head back.
Claus thuds his right hand into Hagmedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Claus throws a right hand that Hagmedov ducks under and follows up with a left that Hagmedov also avoids with ease.
Claus lands a nice hook to Hagmedov's body. Hagmedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Claus lands an overhand right.
Claus rushes Hagmedov and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claus is trying to push Hagmedov away but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claus working hard to break the clinch.
Claus is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagmedov has double underhooks.
Claus has had enough of the clinch but Hagmedov keeps him there for the moment.
Claus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Claus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus cracks a nice hook into Hagmedov's ribs.
Claus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Claus forces Hagmedov back against the cage and clinches.
Hagmedov looking to stall.
Claus tries to break the clinch but Hagmedov is controlling the position.
Claus tries to break free but Hagmedov pushes him back against the cage.
Claus manages to break the clinch.
Claus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hagmedov throws out the jab.
Hagmedov swings widly with a right hand
and Claus counters with a straight right hand.
Claus scores with a one two! Hagmedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Umar Hagmedov has been cut.
Hagmedov misses with a body shot.
Claus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hagmedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hagmedov takes one to the side of the head.
Hagmedov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagmedov throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Claus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Claus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Claus lands a jab.
Claus slips under a jab from Hagmedov.
Claus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Hagmedov misses the target.
Hagmedov takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Claus.
Hagmedov is rocked!
Claus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claus takes the fight into the clinch.
Claus tries to circle away but Hagmedov has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hagmedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claus after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Umar Hagmedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claus is trying to break the clinch but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Claus tries to break the clinch but Hagmedov is controlling the position.
Claus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Hagmedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Claus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Claus tries to break free but Hagmedov pushes him back against the cage.
Claus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage.
Hagmedov lands with a light punch inside.
Claus tries to break the clinch but Hagmedov is controlling the position.
Claus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Claus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hagmedov.
Claus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claus breaks from the clinch.
Hagmedov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Claus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hagmedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hagmedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Claus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Claus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Claus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hagmedov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Some wild striking there from Hagmedov.
Claus connects with a crisp jab.
Slava Claus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claus connects with a body shot that sends Hagmedov's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus looks to land a combination but Hagmedov avoids it well.
Claus lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Claus.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Claus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umar Hagmedov's cut.
That's time! Hagmedov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hagmedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Claus misses with an uppercut. Hagmedov saw that one coming.
Claus 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.
Claus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hagmedov eats them both and turns towards Claus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Claus pushes Hagmedov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hagmedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Claus controls his hands.
Hagmedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Claus's efforts to push away.
Claus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hagmedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hagmedov's head backwards.
Hagmedov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Claus. That snapped Hagmedov's head back.
Slava Claus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Claus.
Claus lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Hagmedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagmedov throws out a loose jab but Claus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagmedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Claus connects with a body shot.
Claus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Claus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Claus scores with a punch to the head.
Claus moves into the clinch successfully.
Claus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Claus is trying to push Hagmedov away but Hagmedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hagmedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claus after a bit of a struggle.
Claus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claus working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hagmedov.
Hagmedov prevents Claus from breaking the clinch.
Claus wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus tries to circle away but Hagmedov has him pinned against the cage.
Claus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Claus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hagmedov keeps control of Claus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hagmedov breaks from the clinch.
Claus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Claus as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Claus lands.
Hagmedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Claus tests Hagmedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Claus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hagmedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claus wants to clinch.
Hagmedov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagmedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Claus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hagmedov misses with a wild combination.
Claus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Claus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Claus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Claus.
Claus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hagmedov in his tracks.
Hagmedov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claus throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagmedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Claus jabs Hagmedov right on the nose. Hagmedov blinks but takes it well.
Claus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hagmedov.
Claus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hagmedov circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Hagmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claus lands with an uppercut that bounces Hagmedov off the cage and back into range.
Claus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hagmedov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Claus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hagmedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Claus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Claus works over Hagmedov's head and body with a nice combination.
Claus is breathing heavily.
Claus dodges the punch combination from Hagmedov.
Claus tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus swings for the body but Hagmedov moves out of range.
Claus moves away from the strike by Hagmedov.
Claus misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Claus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Umar Hagmedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Claus as he connects with a hook.
Hagmedov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claus dips to his left and cracks Hagmedov with an uppercut!
Claus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Claus wants to clinch.
Claus scores with a decent looking hook.
Hagmedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Claus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Claus coming out on top.
Claus lands with a right hand.
Claus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagmedov throws a hook to the side of Claus's head but Claus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claus misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Claus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hagmedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Claus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Claus, as that shot connected.
Claus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hagmedov throws a looping overhand right but Claus ducks down to avoid it.
Hagmedov misses with a right hand
and Claus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Claus catches Hagmedov right on the button with a cross.
Hagmedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Claus throws out the jab.
Hagmedov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Claus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Claus connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagmedov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Claus misses with a few strikes there.
Claus connects with a body shot that sends Hagmedov's belly button to the back.
Claus drops Hagmedov with a beautiful combination! Hagmedov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Claus is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claus staying out of range there.
Claus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Claus misses with a looping right.
Hagmedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claus.
Claus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claus cracks Hagmedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Claus connects with a body shot that sends Hagmedov's belly button to the back.
Hagmedov takes one to the side of the head.
Claus cracks Hagmedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Claus misses with a looping left.
Claus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hagmedov.
Claus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hagmedov with a body shot.
Claus scores with a three punch combo!
Claus slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Claus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Claus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Claus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hagmedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claus throws the left hand but Hagmedov avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Hagmedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hagmedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hagmedov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Claus misses the jab.
Claus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hagmedov.
Claus scores with a jab to the body.
Hagmedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Claus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Claus connects with a looping right hand.
Claus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claus connects with a right hand. Hagmedov shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagmedov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Claus.
Claus ducks under a wild hook from Hagmedov.
Hagmedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hagmedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Claus cracks Hagmedov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hagmedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Claus thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Hagmedov does no damage.
Claus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Claus tries to clinch but Hagmedov moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Claus lands with an uppercut that bounces Hagmedov off the cage and back into range.
Umar Hagmedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claus connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Claus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Claus 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slava Claus!
Slava Claus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Umar Hagmedov spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back sorry to my friend and family for not being able to get a W'.
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