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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kulakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulakov has chosen Lube-Shparu as his entrance music. Marco Dragonov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viktor Kulakov's chin.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Kulakov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulakov throws a big shot that misses.
Dragonov ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Kulakov misses with a wild body shot.
Kulakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Dragonov scores with a jab. Kulakov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kulakov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kulakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kulakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragonov doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulakov circles away.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Kulakov pushes him off.
Dragonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragonov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dragonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kulakov as Dragonov tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulakov wants to break free but Dragonov has control.
Dragonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulakov avoids the damage to the body.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Kulakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kulakov avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Kulakov blocks it.
Kulakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Dragonov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Viktor Kulakov has been cut.
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov lands a two punch combo.
Dragonov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kulakov throws a series of punches but Dragonov moves out of range.
Kulakov scores with a jab.
Kulakov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulakov defending well as Dragonov loads up on a big left hand.
Kulakov cracks a nice hook into Dragonov's ribs.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kulakov does no damage.
Dragonov slips a jab and a cross from Kulakov.
A combination from Dragonov does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Kulakov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kulakov.
Dragonov darts in and clinches Kulakov up against the cage.
Kulakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Dragonov counters by clinching up.
Dragonov working Kulakov over with knees to the body.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kulakov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kulakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Dragonov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kulakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dragonov.
Kulakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kulakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kulakov breaks the clinch.
Kulakov misses with a double jab
and Dragonov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Kulakov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragonov counters by clinching up.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragonov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Dragonov is controlling him.
Kulakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kulakov's face.
Kulakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulakov.
Kulakov tries to break the clinch but Dragonov is controlling the position.
Dragonov stalling.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulakov lands a jab-cross combination.
Dragonov is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Kulakov throws a right hand that misses
and Dragonov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kulakov scores with the left hand. Dragonov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dragonov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kulakov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragonov ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Dragonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragonov takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kulakov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulakov.
Dragonov takes one to the chin there.
Kulakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragonov moves away.
Dragonov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kulakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kulakov throws the left hand but Dragonov avoids the punch easily.
Kulakov throws a shot from downtown. Dragonov moves away and avoids it.
Dragonov moves to clinch but Kulakov breaks away
and Kulakov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulakov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dragonov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dragonov counter with a right hand.
Kulakov takes a swing at Dragonov's ribcage but misses.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kulakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulakov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Kulakov keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulakov misses with a straight right.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Kulakov circles away.
Kulakov throws out a loose jab but Dragonov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov closes the distance and pushes Kulakov back into the cage.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Dragonov is controlling him.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Kulakov can't break the clinch.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulakov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragonov counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Dragonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kulakov doesn't seem phased though.
Kulakov misses with a hook
and Dragonov counters with a two punch combo.
Kulakov lands with a nice combination. Dragonov backs away looking to recover.
Dragonov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kulakov connects with a jab.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Kulakov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragonov dodges the punch combination from Kulakov.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Kulakov pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kulakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragonov has Kulakov pressed against the cage, preventing Kulakov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kulakov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kulakov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kulakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulakov.
Kulakov takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dragonov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulakov.
Kulakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragonov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dragonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Kulakov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov swings widly with a right hand
and Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Kulakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov tries to clinch up but Kulakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut
and Dragonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragonov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kulakov avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Kulakov blocks it.
Dragonov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kulakov manages to break the clinch.
Kulakov throws a nice looking combination but Dragonov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kulakov lands a body shot.
Dragonov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kulakov swings widly with a right hand
and Dragonov counters by clinching up.
Kulakov avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Kulakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulakov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Dragonov - just one landing.
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut
and Dragonov counters with a straight right hand.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragonov throws a combination that misses
and Kulakov counters with a one-two to the body.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kulakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kulakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Kulakov avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.
Kulakov needs to keep his hands up - Dragonov had a free shot at his head there.
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 Marco Dragonov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kulakov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kulakov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dragonov throws a series of punches but Kulakov avoids them all with ease.
Kulakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulakov.
Dragonov misses with a combination
and Kulakov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dragonov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulakov.
Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Dragonov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kulakov blocks it with crossed arms.
Kulakov is trying to break the clinch but Dragonov is controlling him.
Dragonov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kulakov avoids the damage to the body.
Dragonov looking to stall.
Kulakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kulakov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Viktor Kulakov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragonov throws a right and a left that Kulakov avoids nicely.
Kulakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
Kulakov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonov defending well as Kulakov loads up on a big left hand.
Kulakov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragonov.
Dragonov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dragonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragonov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dragonov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragonov throws a right hand that Kulakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulakov also avoids with ease.
Kulakov tries to bum rush Dragonov with a series of wild strikes but Dragonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulakov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Dragonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dragonov moves to clinch but Kulakov breaks away
and Kulakov counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragonov closes the distance but Kulakov moves to the side
and Kulakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulakov throws a poor cross that misses
and Dragonov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kulakov misses with a body shot.
Kulakov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dragonov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kulakov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragonov counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragonov digs a good body shot into Kulakov's ribs.
Dragonov moves in looking to clinch but Kulakov pushes him off.
Dragonov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kulakov throws a right hand that misses
and Dragonov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kulakov avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov lands an elbow just above Kulakov 's eye.
Dragonov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulakov is defending well for now.
Kulakov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulakov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kulakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Kulakov coming out on top.
Dragonov ducks under a wild hook from Kulakov.
Kulakov misses with a looping left.
Kulakov lands with a hook. Dragonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dragonov darts in trying to clinch
and Kulakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragonov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kulakov, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragonov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kulakov.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kulakov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kulakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Dragonov.
Dragonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulakov swings widly with a right hand
and Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Kulakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulakov throws a combination that misses
and Dragonov counters by clinching up.
Dragonov stalls.
Dragonov misses with a knee to the head.
Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulakov.
Kulakov misses with a shot to the body
and Dragonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dragonov wants to clinch but Kulakov slips to the side
and Kulakov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kulakov throws a right hand that misses
and Dragonov counters with a series of strikes. Kulakov will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulakov misses with an uppercut
and Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Kulakov dodges an elbow strike from Dragonov.
Kulakov is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Dragonov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dragonov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Dragonov!
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hype
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