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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kurizohf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). knight has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. Derek knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Kurizohf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derek knight!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurizohf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from knight.
knight decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kurizohf trying to control but knight postures up.
knight moves into full mount! Kurizohf won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurizohf really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kurizohf tries to improve his position but instead knight has taken his back!
Kurizohf trying to control but not successfully.
knight tightening his grip on Kurizohf, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
knight doesn't have the hooks in and Kurizohf manages to turn into his guard.
knight working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kurizohf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kurizohf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kurizohf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurizohf trying to control but knight is working from the bottom.
Kurizohf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because knight is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kurizohf sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kurizohf is breathing heavily.
knight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kurizohf passes into half guard.
knight wants to get back to full guard.
knight is staying active underneath Kurizohf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurizohf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for knight!
knight is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek knight dominated that 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.
Kurizohf tests knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurizohf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurizohf clinches.
Kurizohf breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kurizohf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
knight looks for a takedown but Kurizohf sprawls well.
Kurizohf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurizohf tries to clinch but knight moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kurizohf. No joy for knight on that attempt.
knight blocks a low kick nicely.
knight fails to land the takedown.
Oleg Kurizohf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek knight.
Kurizohf takes a swing at knight's ribcage but misses.
knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurizohf takes the fight into the clinch.
knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kurizohf smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kurizohf punishes knight's body with a nice straight punch.
knight shoots in and drives through. Kurizohf sprawls well.
Kurizohf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
knight scores a takedown into full mount!
knight working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
knight goes for an armbar but Kurizohf turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kurizohf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
knight is looking for a triangle but Kurizohf pushes his legs off easily.
knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurizohf wants to control from the top but knight keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kurizohf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
knight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kurizohf passes into side control.
knight sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oleg Kurizohf will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
knight shoots in for a takedown but Kurizohf shows good takedown defense.
knight moves out of range as Kurizohf strikes.
Kurizohf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kurizohf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurizohf connects with a body shot.
Kurizohf scores with a punch to the head.
Kurizohf stuffs the takedown attempt from knight. knight gets slowly back to his feet.
knight steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kurizohf. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurizohf is looking to clinch.
knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurizohf is fending him off so far but knight persists. Nope, Kurizohf circles away and we're back to standing.
Oleg Kurizohf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek knight.
knight shoots for a takedown but Kurizohf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
knight shoots in but no luck this time.
Oleg Kurizohf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
knight looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kurizohf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kurizohf as knight shoots in.
Kurizohf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurizohf wants to clinch up but knight keeps it at a distance.
knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurizohf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but knight manages to avoid it.
Kurizohf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurizohf wants to clinch.
Kurizohf is looking to wear down knight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
knight tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurizohf swivels and escapes.
Kurizohf wants to clinch up but knight keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
knight changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kurizohf tries to avoid it but knight manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kurizohf to the ground. Kurizohf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
knight keeps the fight on the outside.
knight has managed to clinch.
knight prevents Kurizohf from breaking the clinch.
knight manages to break the clinch.
Kurizohf closes the distance but knight moves to the side
and knight counters by clinching up.
knight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurizohf tries to clinch
and knight counters with a single leg into guard. Kurizohf didn't expect that.
knight advances to half guard.
knight is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
knight works his way into full mount!
Kurizohf defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from knight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek knight.
I think knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek knight!
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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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