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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stas Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan St Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov comes to the cage accompanied by Ленинград - К&#. St Peters has chosen Time By Culture Club as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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174 cm
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stas Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan St Peters!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov has his takedown stuffed
so St Peters counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kuznetsov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuznetsov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Peters is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Peters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Peters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kuznetsov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Stas Kuznetsov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Peters counters with a single leg into guard. Kuznetsov didn't expect that.
St Peters connects with a couple of short punches.
St Peters works over Kuznetsov with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
St Peters advances position into side control!
Kuznetsov tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
St Peters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Peters avoids the attempt from Kuznetsov to control.
St Peters controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov is in a horrible position here. St Peters smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
St Peters raining down hammerfists from mount.
St Peters landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Peters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kuznetsov is rocked!
St Peters dominating with strikes here.
Oh Kuznetsov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuznetsov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
St Peters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Peters dominating with strikes here.
Kuznetsov can't escape the position.
St Peters controlling the pace for now.
Kuznetsov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Peters with shots to the head and body - Kuznetsov looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Peters lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Peters with the ground and pound from mount.
St Peters lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan St Peters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Peters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Peters takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Peters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuznetsov trying to hold on to St Peters's head to control him but St Peters postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Peters in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nathan St Peters has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
St Peters shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Peters showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Peters passes the guard and advances to mount!
St Peters working the ground and pound effectively.
St Peters breaks from Kuznetsov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to hold on but St Peters postures up.
St Peters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Peters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St Peters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Peters landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Peters scoring with strikes but Kuznetsov is staying in there.
Kuznetsov tries to reverse the position but St Peters maintains control.
Kuznetsov is bucking up trying to escape but St Peters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Peters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Peters with a couple of short strikes.
St Peters tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kuznetsov is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Peters avoids the attempt from Kuznetsov to control.
St Peters lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kuznetsov is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Peters controlling from the full mount.
Kuznetsov is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan St Peters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
St Peters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kuznetsov working a defensive guard but St Peters manages to pass into side control anyway.
St Peters connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kuznetsov some visible discomfort.
Kuznetsov tries to control but St Peters manages to take his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Peters connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kuznetsov to escape the position.
St Peters lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Kuznetsov rolls, trying to escape but St Peters keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Peters cracks Kuznetsov with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kuznetsov from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Kuznetsov has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
St Peters lands a shot to the body.
Can Kuznetsov hold on?! St Peters is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
St Peters loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Kuznetsov hold on?
St Peters not allowing Kuznetsov to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from St Peters.
St Peters avoiding Kuznetsov 's attempts to control his hands.
St Peters lands a shot to the head.
Good control from St Peters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Peters is not going to allow Kuznetsov to sit and survive in this position.
St Peters has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kuznetsov is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
St Peters keeps control of the position easily here as Kuznetsov tries to buck him off.
Nathan St Peters has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Peters cracks Kuznetsov with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kuznetsov from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kuznetsov tries to escape but St Peters has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan St Peters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Peters 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan St Peters!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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