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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Frey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bola Kanukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bola Kanukov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Frey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bola Kanukov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanukov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Frey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanukov darts in and clinches Frey up against the cage.
Frey gets underhooks to prevent Kanukov's takedown attempt.
Kanukov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frey's efforts to push away.
Kanukov manages to break the clinch.
Kanukov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanukov wants to take the fight to the mat but Frey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kanukov tries to pull guard but Frey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Henry Frey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bola Kanukov.
Kanukov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frey's efforts to push away.
Frey trying to land knees to the body.
Kanukov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Frey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frey wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frey tries to circle away but Kanukov has him pinned against the cage.
Frey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanukov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kanukov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kanukov moves into the clinch.
Kanukov manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Frey. Those never looked like landing.
Frey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanukov moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frey tries to clinch but Kanukov moves out of range.
Frey doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanukov circles away.
Kanukov shoots in but no luck this time.
Frey tries to clinch but Kanukov is having none of it.
Kanukov tries to clinch there but Frey circles away.
Frey misses with a head kick.
Kanukov shoots and misses
and Frey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kanukov working hard to break the clinch.
Kanukov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frey tries to circle away but Kanukov has him pinned against the cage.
Kanukov slows down the pace here.
Kanukov avoids a wild elbow strike from Frey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanukov blocks an elbow strike.
Frey tries to break the clinch but Kanukov is controlling the position.
Kanukov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frey to keep the fight standing.
Kanukov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frey can't break the clinch.
Frey misses with a punch to the body.
Frey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanukov.
Frey is trying to break the clinch but Kanukov is controlling him.
Frey is trying to break the clinch but Kanukov has him pressed against the cage.
Frey gets underhooks to prevent Kanukov's takedown attempt.
Frey avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanukov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanukov tries to stall but Frey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frey throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanukov.
Frey is trying to break the clinch but Kanukov has him pressed against the cage.
Kanukov manages to break the clinch.
Frey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Frey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanukov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frey stuffs the takedown.
Frey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanukov slips a jab and a cross from Frey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanukov shoots and misses
and Frey counters with a series of strikes. Kanukov will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Henry Frey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Frey misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Kanukov.
Kanukov tries to close the distance and clinch but Frey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanukov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frey throws a head kick that misses.
Frey doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanukov circles away.
Kanukov scores with a nice body kick.
Kanukov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frey counters by moving into the clinch.
Kanukov avoids a wild elbow strike from Frey.
Kanukov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Kanukov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanukov can't break the clinch.
Kanukov is trying to drag Frey to the mat but Frey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Henry Frey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bola Kanukov.
Frey is looking to control Kanukov's arms but Kanukov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frey has his back to the cage.
Kanukov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kanukov gets control of Frey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kanukov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kanukov is looking to sweep but instead, Frey has passed into half guard.
Kanukov is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanukov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Frey stands up over Kanukov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kanukov working a defensive guard here.
Kanukov wants to get back to his feet but Frey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frey is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Frey just wasn't active enough.
Frey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Kanukov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kanukov throws a body punch but Frey moves out of range.
Frey wants to clinch up but Kanukov keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frey tries to clinch but Kanukov moves out of range.
Frey is looking to clinch but Kanukov is avoiding it.
Kanukov shoots in but Frey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frey 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanukov with a poor takedown
and Frey counters by clinching up.
Frey is trying to push Kanukov away but Kanukov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frey wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanukov won't allow it.
Frey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Frey fails to land.
Kanukov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henry Frey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanukov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Kanukov with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bola Kanukov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Frey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanukov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Frey.
Sloppy strikes from Kanukov. Those never looked like landing.
Kanukov wants to clinch.
Frey throws a head kick that misses.
Frey throws a jab but it's blocked by Kanukov.
Frey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanukov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanukov shoots in for a takedown but Frey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanukov shoots in looking for a takedown but Frey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kanukov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kanukov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frey.
Henry Frey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bola Kanukov.
Kanukov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frey prevents the takedown attempt.
Frey wants to break free but Kanukov has control.
Kanukov looking to stall.
Kanukov jumps guard but Frey stands there with Kanukov around his waist. Kanukov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kanukov is trying to break free.
Kanukov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frey throws a sloppy head kick and Kanukov moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frey moves in looking to clinch but Kanukov pushes him off.
Kanukov ducks under a wild hook from Frey.
Kanukov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kanukov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Frey counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Frey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frey misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Frey as Kanukov shoots in.
Frey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frey leaves Kanukov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frey tries to clinch up.
Kanukov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanukov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanukov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kanukov swats away the attempt to clinch by Frey.
Frey swinging wildly here.
Kanukov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanukov looks to score with a jab to the body but Frey is just out of range.
Frey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanukov instigates a clinch.
Kanukov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frey is trying to push Kanukov away but Kanukov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kanukov is trying to drag Frey to the mat but Frey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kanukov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frey gets underhooks to prevent Kanukov's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Frey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Frey 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Henry Frey!
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