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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raive Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Powerful takedowns
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Krush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raive Manuel!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manuel connects with a couple of short punches.
Krush had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manuel defends it easily.
Krush is looking for a triangle but Manuel pushes his legs off easily.
Manuel stands up over Krush, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krush has his feet on Manuel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Krush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Manuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Krush. No joy for Manuel on that attempt.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Krush moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krush clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Krush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krush.
Manuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manuels head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manuel jumps guard but Krush turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Manuel tries to break the clinch but Krush is controlling the position.
Manuel wants to get back to striking at distance but Krush won't allow it.
Krush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manuel is trying to pull guard but Krush turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alexander Krush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raive Manuel.
Manuel tries a body shot but Krush blocks it.
Krush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Krush off the cage and back into range.
Manuel has a takedown stuffed.
Manuel looks gassed!
Manuel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manuel throws a lazy right hand but Krush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Manuel.
Both fighters circling a little - Krush finishes the exchange with a kick 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!
A right-left combo lands from Krush.
Krush swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush works Manuel's body with a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krush missing with knees to the body.
Krush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Krush.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manuel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krush.
Raive Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krush feints and then cracks Manuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuel down.
Krush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krush clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Krush.
Krush misses with a knee strike.
Krush pushes off an throws an elbow but Manuel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krush unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krush scores with a knee to the head.
Krush lands an elbow just above Manuel 's eye.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Krush lands but Manuel takes it in his stride.
Krush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manuel.
Krush delivers a nice body kick.
Krush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Krush misses.
Krush misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krush tries to avoid it but Manuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krush to the ground. Krush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manuel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krush.
Krush stuffs the takedown.
Krush moves into the clinch.
Manuel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Krush pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krush. Krush obviously looking to wear him down.
Manuel tries to bum rush Krush with a series of wild strikes but Krush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krush connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krush slips under a jab from Manuel.
Alexander Krush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krush lands a head kick!
Krush wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Krush moved out of range.
Krush instigates a clinch.
Manuel tries to circle away but Krush has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Krush.
Krush lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Krush dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krush. Krush obviously looking to wear him down.
Krush tries to clinch up.
Manuel throws a right hand that misses
and Krush counters with a good low kick that Manuel was not able to check.
Manuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krush tries to avoid it but Manuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krush to the ground. Krush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A lazy left from Manuel finds it's target.
Krush tries to clinch up but Manuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krush.
Krush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krush. That one must have hurt.
Krush scores with a one two! Manuel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krush forces Manuel back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krush breaks the clinch.
Krush tries to clinch but Manuel moves out of range.
Nice cross by Manuel.
Manuel misses with a few strikes there.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Krush lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alexander Krush is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush moves into the clinch successfully.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manuel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krush's head backwards.
A punch combination from Krush misses.
Krush scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Krush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krush tries to clinch up.
Manuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krush.
Krush rushes Manuel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Krush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manuel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Krush.
Krush manages to break the clinch.
Manuel misses with an uppercut. Krush saw that one coming.
Manuel works the jab nicely.
Manuel scores with a nice strike.
Krush throws a series of punches but Manuel moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel scores with a sloppy right hand. Krush should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manuel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Krush sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manuel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Krush is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Manuel.
Sloppy strikes there by Manuel.
Manuel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Krush avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manuel.
Manuel prevents Krush from escaping the position.
Manuel working the head with strikes.
Krush is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manuel is controlling him well.
Krush throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Manuel is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manuel working the head and body with strikes.
Krush is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel looks up at the clock and then as Krush takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Manuel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krush is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manuel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manuel landing strikes.
Manuel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Krush is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manuel is controlling him well.
Manuel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Krush taking a bit of punishment here - Manuel scoring with strikes.
Krush is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manuel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Manuel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manuel works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Krush is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Manuel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manuel working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manuel.
Krush wants to get back to his feet but Manuel drags him back down.
Manuel lands an elbow.
Krush is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manuel is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Krush tries to escape but Manuel is in control.
Manuel is chipping away with strikes.
Manuel scores with a couple of short elbows.
Raive Manuel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manuel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Manuel working the ground and pound but Krush is defending the strikes.
Manuel prevents Krush from escaping the position.
Manuel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krush down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krush taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krush striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Manuel is working Krush over with some ground and pound from side control.
Manuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krush taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raive Manuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manuel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander Krush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krush takes the fight into the clinch.
Manuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Krush as the two fighters clinch.
Alexander Krush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manuel has Krush pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krush manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuel shoots in looking for a takedown. Krush tries to sprawl out of it but Manuel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manuel steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krush. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Krush scores with a four punch combination!
Manuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krush circles away quickly and effectively.
Manuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but Krush shows good takedown defense.
Alexander Krush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raive Manuel.
Manuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krush tries to close the distance and clinch but Manuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krush tries to clinch but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel misses with a wild combination.
Krush instigates a clinch.
Krush gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manuel.
Krush works on Manuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Krush - that landed with a thud.
Krush lands with a right to the head.
Krush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manuels head.
A shot in the inside from Krush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush breaks the clinch.
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
Manuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krush moves into the clinch.
Manuel wants to take the fight to the mat but Krush manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
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!
Krush breaks the clinch.
Manuel keeps the fight on the outside.
A left and a right from Krush both land. Nice combination.
Manuel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manuel cracks Krush with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Manuel does no damage.
Krush clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krush.
Manuel avoiding damage as Krush throws knees to the body.
Manuel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krush manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Manuel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a few strikes there.
Krush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manuel misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Krush.
Krush scores with a spinning back kick!
Manuel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krush.
Krush throws a head kick that Manuel semi-blocks.
Krush wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Manuel.
Krush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krush is leaning against Manuel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krush misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel.
Krush breaks the clinch.
Manuel cracks Krush with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krush gets caught napping as Manuel dives in and scores a takedown. Krush manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krush is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manuel is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel won't allow Krush to get back to his feet.
Krush has momentary wrist control but Manuel slips an elbow through the middle.
Manuel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manuel is looking to work some ground and pound but Krush has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manuel distracts Krush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Krush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krush 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Krush!
A relieved looking Alexander Krush thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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