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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lander's choice of entrance music: Tribute. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Fedorov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Lander misses the body punch
and Fedorov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedorov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fedorov.
Lander has Fedorov up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lander.
Lander crunches a lovely knee into Fedorov's ribcage.
Fedorov tries a body shot but Lander blocks it.
Fedorov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Lander.
Lander landing knees to the head.
Fedorov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fedorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lander smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedorov moves in looking to clinch but Lander pushes him off.
Lander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lander tries a low kick but Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Lander misses.
Fedorov moves away from the strike by Lander.
Fedorov tries to clinch up
and Lander counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedorov moves out of range of the body kick.
Kirill Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov misses with a jab to the body
and Lander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedorov moves out of range of the body kick from Lander.
Ice Lander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedorov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lander looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedorov is just out of range.
Fedorov scores with a shot to the body.
Fedorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fedorov throws a shot to the body.
Fedorov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lander blocks a jab.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
Fedorov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lander. That one must have hurt.
Fedorov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lander counter with a right hand.
Lander jabs at Fedorov's body.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov connects with a looping right hand.
Fedorov wants to clinch but Lander slips to the side
and Lander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fedorov tries for a takedown but Lander circles away easily
and Fedorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fedorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lander cracks a nice hook into Fedorov's ribs.
Lander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lander throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander clinches.
Fedorov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Lander lands a knee to the body.
Fedorov takes a shot to the head.
Lander works on Fedorov's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lander.
Lander is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fedorov's face.
Lander lands an elbow inside.
Lander lands a damaging elbow.
Lander presses Fedorov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lander lands an elbow that stopped Fedorov in his tracks for a moment.
Lander lands a body shot.
Lander working Fedorov over with knees to the body.
Lander scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander is leaning against Fedorov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lander scores a nice knee to the body.
Lander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fedorov's face.
Lander utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lander crunches a lovely knee into Fedorov's ribcage.
Lander lands a shot to the body.
Lander lands a nice knee to the body.
Lander landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lander landing knees to the body.
Lander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lander lands a shot to the body.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Lander.
Fedorov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Lander won't allow it.
Lander lands a good knee to the midsection. Fedorov won't want to take too many of those.
Lander lands an elbow inside that Fedorov shrugs off.
Fedorov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lander digs a right hand underneath Fedorov's ribcage. Fedorov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 short body shot lands from Lander as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Lander on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lander scores with a shot to the side of Fedorov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedorov clinches but Lander breaks the clinch
and Lander counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lander works over Fedorov's head and body with a nice combination.
Lander fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fedorov slips a jab from Lander.
Fedorov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedorov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lander ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lander lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fedorov will feel that in the morning.
Lander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lander.
Lander lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Lander.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lander'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.
Lander utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lander scores a nice knee to the body.
Lander landing knees to the head.
Lander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Lander - that landed with a thud.
Lander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedorovs head.
Lander with a knee to the head.
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!
Lander landing knees to the body.
Lander with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Lander - that landed with a thud.
Lander with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedorov is trying to break free.
Ice Lander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lander lands a damaging elbow.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lander is stalling here.
Lander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lander avoiding damage.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lander lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lander.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Lander won't allow it.
Lander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lander scores with a knee to the head.
Fedorov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lander.
Fedorov has had enough of the clinch but Lander keeps him there for the moment.
Lander gets through Fedorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slow jab from Fedorov misses its intended target.
Lander has closed the distance and engaged Fedorov in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov jumps guard but Lander stands there with Fedorov around his waist. Fedorov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lander.
Lander just leaning against Fedorov, taking a breather.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Lander won't allow it.
Fedorov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Lander.
Lander gets underhooks to prevent Fedorov's takedown attempt.
Lander lands a nice knee to the body.
Lander lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lander.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lander obliges.
Lander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
Lander lands an elbow inside that Fedorov shrugs off.
Fedorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lander smiles and moves away.
Fedorov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lander counters with a nice body kick.
Lander throws a lazy right hand but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov darts in trying to clinch
and Lander counters with a nice uppercut.
Lander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lander counters with an inside leg kick.
Fedorov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lander throws a jab but it's blocked by Fedorov.
Lander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lander counters with a straight right hand.
Fedorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lander counters with an inside leg kick.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Lander moves away
letting Lander counter with a right hand.
Fedorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fedorov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lander counters with a stiff right hand.
Lander getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fedorov takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lander lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fedorov backs up against the cage.
Lander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fedorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedorov looks to clinch
enabling Lander to counter with a crisp jab.
Lander thuds his shin into the meat of Fedorov's side.
Lander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fedorov's head.
Lander misses with a body kick.
Lander scores with a three punch combo!
Fedorov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Lander.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fedorov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donk. Lander catches Fedorov right on the button with a cross.
Fedorov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lander misses the jab.
Lander throws a hook but Fedorov avoids it easily.
Fedorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lander circles away quickly and effectively.
Lander throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to de liver by Fedorov. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lander - that will leave a mark!
Lander misses with a straight right.
Fedorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lander was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedorov.
Fedorov looks to clinch
and Lander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fedorov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fedorov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Lander does no damage.
Fedorov throws a nice looking combination but Lander bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fedorov wants to clinch
and Lander counters with a good low kick that Fedorov was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lander.
Fedorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedorov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fedorov misses with a body shot.
Lander cracks Fedorov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lander lands with a good body shot.
Fedorov darts in trying to clinch
and Lander counters with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lander - that will leave a mark!
Lander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedorov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lander lands an elbow inside.
Lander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fedorov's defenses.
Lander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lander scores with a shot to the side of Fedorov's head.
Lander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander working Fedorov over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov jumps guard but Lander stands there with Fedorov around his waist. Fedorov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Lander won't allow it.
Lander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Lander.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedorov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Lander.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedorov is defending well for now.
Fedorov pulls guard successfully.
Fedorov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fedorov looking for a guillotine here but Lander defends easily.
Lander gets to his feet. Fedorov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov dives in and grabs Lander's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lander pushes down on Fedorov's head and hops out.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Lander moves away
and Lander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fedorov is looking to wear down Lander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Lander.
Ice Lander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lander moves into range and clinches up with Fedorov.
Nice body punch from Lander - that landed with a thud.
Lander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fedorov backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lander.
Fedorov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lander lands a knee to the head.
Fedorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lander smiles and moves away.
Lander misses with the combination.
Fedorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Fedorov slips a straight right by Lander.
Fedorov wants to clinch but Lander slips to the side
enabling Lander to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov lands a nice looking body shot.
Lander scoring well with a low kick there.
Fedorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Lander both land. Nice combination.
Fedorov tries to clinch up
and Lander counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedorov digs a good body shot into Lander's ribs.
Fedorov takes a swing at Lander's ribcage but misses.
Fedorov looks to clinch
and Lander counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirill Fedorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fedorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fedorov slips a jab from Lander.
Lander loads up on a big right hand but Fedorov slips the punch.
Fedorov clinches but Lander breaks the clinch
and Lander counters with a body kick that stops Fedorov in his tracks momentarily.
Lander moves into range and clinches up with Fedorov.
Lander throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fedorov blocks it with crossed arms.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Lander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Lander won't allow it.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Lander won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedorov throws a right hand that Lander ducks under and follows up with a left that Lander also avoids with ease.
Fedorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fedorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lander counters with a nice uppercut.
Fedorov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fedorov clinches but Lander breaks the clinch
letting Lander counter with a right hand.
Fedorov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lander counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander with a knee to the head.
Lander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fedorov.
Fedorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lander.
Lander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lander lands a damaging elbow.
Fedorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lander has double underhooks.
Lander lands a knee to the head.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedorov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedorov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lander tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A left lands for Fedorov.
Fedorov walks into a left hand.
Lander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fedorov tries to clinch
and Lander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fedorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedorov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fedorov misses with a body shot.
Fedorov throws a body punch but Lander moves out of range.
Fedorov clinches.
Lander presses Fedorov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Lander.
Lander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fedorov's defenses.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Lander lands a knee to the body.
Fedorov jumps guard.
Fedorov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lander controls the pace.
Lander must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fedorov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lander defends well.
Fedorov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lander takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fedorov connects with a jab.
Fedorov wants to clinch
and Lander counters by moving into the clinch.
Lander taking a breather.
Fedorov looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Lander.
Lander landing knees to the head.
Lander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lander scores with a hook to the body.
Lander lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Lander - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander presses Fedorov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lander lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lander - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fedorov wants a takedown.
Lander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lander stalling.
Lander presses Fedorov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fedorov's face.
Fedorov fails to pull guard.
Lander throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lander misses with the combination.
Fedorov lands with a right hand.
Fedorov lands a right hook to the body.
Fedorov darts in trying to clinch
and Lander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fedorov if he has to take too many more of those.
Lander throws a hook to the side of Fedorov's head but Fedorov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Lander dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fedorov is looking to clinch but Lander is avoiding it.
Lander throws a series of punches but Fedorov avoids them all with ease.
Lander misses with a jab to the body
and Fedorov counters with a stiff right hand.
Fedorov scores with a jab. Lander acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fedorov wants to clinch.
Fedorov avoids a kick to the body.
Fedorov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lander lands an elbow that stopped Fedorov in his tracks for a moment.
Lander lands a nice knee to the body.
Lander lands an elbow just above Fedorov 's eye.
Lander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lander lands an elbow inside.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Lander - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander works on Fedorov's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Lander - that landed with a thud.
Lander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lander stalls.
Knees to the body from Lander.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedorov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lander.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lander walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fedorov.
Lander throws a series of punches but Fedorov avoids them all with ease.
Lander misses with a low kick.
Fedorov slips under a jab.
Lander circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lander counters with a straight right hand.
Fedorov looks to land a combination. Lander sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedorov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lander - just one landing.
Fedorov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fedorov doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lander to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Fedorov does no damage.
Fedorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lander is just out of range.
Lander swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedorov.
Fedorov looks to clinch
enabling Lander to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lander circles away.
The fighters circling - Lander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lander cracks Fedorov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fedorov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lander.
Lander lands a nice shot that snaps Fedorov's head back.
Lander gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lander.
Lander lands an elbow inside that Fedorov shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lander.
Lander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lander presses Fedorov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lander scores a nice knee to the body.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lander just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hand to the body from Lander.
Lander lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Lander.
Lander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fedorov.
Lander working Fedorov over with knees to the body.
Lander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lander obliges.
Fedorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lander smiles and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lander.
Fedorov misses with a jab to the body
and Lander counters with a series of strikes. Fedorov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kirill Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lander ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Lander works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fedorov works Lander's body with a nice hook.
Fedorov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lander counters with a nice body shot.
Lander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedorov tries to clinch
and Lander moves into the clinch.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lander lands a knee to the body.
Lander lands a good knee to the midsection. Fedorov won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Lander.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lander.
Lander'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.
Fedorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lander's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Lander.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ice Lander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lander 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 44:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 43:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ice Lander!
Ice Lander is the new middleweight champion!
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