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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zver Barcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Kudryavtsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Kudryavtsev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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255 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Zver Barcuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Kudryavtsev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kudryavtsev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kudryavtsev blocks a head kick by Barcuha.
Kudryavtsev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kudryavtsev wants to clinch up but Barcuha keeps it at a distance.
Kudryavtsev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barcuha's guard.
Barcuha wants to stand but Kudryavtsev is controlling the position.
Barcuha has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kudryavtsev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kudryavtsev shoots in for a takedown but Barcuha shows good takedown defense.
Zver Barcuha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barcuha.
Kudryavtsev shoots in and drives through. Barcuha sprawls well.
Kudryavtsev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barcuha.
Kudryavtsev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barcuha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Barcuha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kudryavtsev.
Barcuha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kudryavtsev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barcuha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barcuha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kudryavtsev.
Barcuha connects with a single shot there.
Kudryavtsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barcuha.
Barcuha misses with a head kick.
Kudryavtsev blocks the body kick.
Barcuha tries to land a leg kick but Kudryavtsev saw it coming and moves away.
Kudryavtsev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barcuha sprawls well. Barcuha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kudryavtsev gets slowly back to his feet.
Barcuha is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kudryavtsev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barcuha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kudryavtsev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kudryavtsev looks gassed!
Barcuha misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kudryavtsev is defended easily by Barcuha.
Barcuha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kudryavtsev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kudryavtsev has a takedown stuffed.
Barcuha moves into the clinch successfully.
Barcuha wants to break free but Kudryavtsev has control.
Kudryavtsev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barcuha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barcuha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kudryavtsev tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcuha successfully pulls guard.
Barcuha is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Barcuha manages to break the clinch.
Barcuha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barcuha gets a clinch.
Kudryavtsev keeps control of Barcuha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barcuha breaks the clinch.
Barcuha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barcuha misses with an uppercut.
Barcuha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kudryavtsev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcuha throws a looping overhand right but Kudryavtsev ducks down to avoid it.
Barcuha throws a leg kick but Kudryavtsev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kudryavtsev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kudryavtsev dodges the punch combination from Barcuha.
Barcuha throws a jab but it's blocked by Kudryavtsev.
Barcuha drives through and clinches with Kudryavtsev against the cage.
Barcuha tries to break the clinch but Kudryavtsev is controlling the position.
Barcuha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barcuha can't break the clinch.
Barcuha manages to break the clinch.
Kudryavtsev defending well as Barcuha loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zver Barcuha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Barcuha misses.
Barcuha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kudryavtsev counters with a big head kick but Barcuha shrugs it off.
Barcuha throws a nice looking combination but Kudryavtsev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barcuha throws a hook but Kudryavtsev blocks it.
Kudryavtsev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kudryavtsev avoids the body shot from Barcuha.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barcuha.
Barcuha clobbers Kudryavtsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Aleksander Kudryavtsev has been cut.
Barcuha moves into the clinch.
Barcuha wants to get back to striking at distance but Kudryavtsev won't allow it.
Barcuha has had enough of the clinch but Kudryavtsev keeps him there for the moment.
Barcuha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barcuha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcuha throws a right and a left that Kudryavtsev avoids nicely.
Barcuha misses with a combination
and Kudryavtsev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barcuha is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barcuha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zver Barcuha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barcuha throws a hook but Kudryavtsev avoids it easily.
A big right from Barcuha misses.
Barcuha drives through and clinches with Kudryavtsev against the cage.
Barcuha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aleksander Kudryavtsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barcuha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kudryavtsev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kudryavtsev slips a jab and a cross from Barcuha.
Kudryavtsev shoots in for a takedown but Barcuha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barcuha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Kudryavtsev or perhaps it was just good defense by Barcuha which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barcuha misses with a wild combination.
Kudryavtsev misses with a double jab.
Kudryavtsev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fighters circling - Barcuha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barcuha misses with an uppercut.
Barcuha throws a lazy right hand but Kudryavtsev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barcuha throws a leg kick but Kudryavtsev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barcuha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kudryavtsev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barcuha's waist but Barcuha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kudryavtsev off to one side.
Zver Barcuha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev moves away from the strike by Barcuha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcuha scores with a nice head shot.
Barcuha 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.
Barcuha fails to land with a series of punches.
Barcuha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kudryavtsev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barcuha sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barcuha throws a low kick but Kudryavtsev avoids it.
Barcuha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kudryavtsev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kudryavtsev tries for a takedown but Barcuha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barcuha misses with a straight right.
Barcuha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barcuha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barcuha has Kudryavtsev up against the cage in a clinch.
Barcuha is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kudryavtsev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barcuha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barcuha pulls guard effortlessly.
Barcuha pushes Kudryavtsev off and gets back to his feet.
Barcuha throws a head kick but Kudryavtsev moves out of range.
Barcuha stuffs the takedown.
Barcuha stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zver Barcuha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Kudryavtsev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kudryavtsev misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kudryavtsev.
Barcuha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barcuha misses with the combination.
Kudryavtsev tries for a takedown but Barcuha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Barcuha misses its intended target.
Kudryavtsev moves out of range as Barcuha strikes.
Barcuha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kudryavtsev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zver Barcuha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kudryavtsev.
Barcuha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kudryavtsev counters with a big head kick but Barcuha shrugs it off.
Kudryavtsev blocks a low kick nicely.
Barcuha scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcuha wants to land a leg kick but Kudryavtsev is out of range.
Barcuha throws a hook but Kudryavtsev avoids it easily.
Barcuha throws a right and a left that Kudryavtsev avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Barcuha.
Kudryavtsev lands a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kudryavtsev.
Kudryavtsev shoots in but no luck this time.
Kudryavtsev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barcuha misses with a wild body shot.
Zver Barcuha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kudryavtsev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barcuha is fending him off so far but Kudryavtsev persists. Nope, Barcuha circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barcuha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barcuha looks to throw the jab but Kudryavtsev is out of range.
A punch combination from Barcuha misses.
Kudryavtsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kudryavtsev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barcuha throws a combination that misses
and Kudryavtsev counters with a series of strikes. Barcuha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kudryavtsev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barcuha defends it nicely.
Barcuha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kudryavtsev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kudryavtsev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barcuha avoids it really well and circles away.
Kudryavtsev staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcuha leaves Kudryavtsev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barcuha closes the distance and clinches.
Kudryavtsev prevents Barcuha from breaking the clinch.
Kudryavtsev has Barcuha pressed against the cage, preventing Barcuha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barcuha breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barcuha.
Barcuha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barcuha throws a jab but it's blocked by Kudryavtsev.
Barcuha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Barcuha misses with a wild combination.
Barcuha throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Kudryavtsev or perhaps it was just good defense by Barcuha which made him look bad.
Kudryavtsev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barcuha circles away.
Barcuha misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barcuha misses with a straight right.
Kudryavtsev shoots for a takedown but Barcuha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barcuha looks to throw the jab but Kudryavtsev is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barcuha displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kudryavtsev.
Horrible takedown by Kudryavtsev or perhaps it was just good defense by Barcuha which made him look bad.
Aleksander Kudryavtsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zver Barcuha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barcuha throws a sloppy head kick
and Kudryavtsev counters with a three punch combo that has Barcuha backing up. Barcuha nods at Kudryavtsev to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zver Barcuha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barcuha 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zver Barcuha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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