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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Kratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riiey Karabatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kratos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Back for more - Five finger death punch. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Kratos!
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, Riiey Karabatic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kratos throws a right hand that Karabatic ducks under and follows up with a left that Karabatic also avoids with ease.
Karabatic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kratos avoids it really well and circles away.
Kratos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karabatic moves in looking to clinch but Kratos pushes him off.
Kratos misses with a body punch
and Karabatic counters with a good low kick that Kratos was not able to check.
Kratos throws out a powerful jab.
Karabatic shoots and misses
and Karabatic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karabatic tries to clinch up
and Kratos counters with a stiff right hand.
Karabatic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kratos counters with a left and a right that stings Karabatic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karabatic tries for a takedown but Kratos circles away easily
and Kratos counters with a one-two to the body.
Lewis Kratos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riiey Karabatic.
Kratos misses with a series of wild punches.
Karabatic misses with a left hand
and Kratos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karabatic thinking.
Kratos lands with a nice combination. Karabatic backs away looking to recover.
Karabatic is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kratos fails to land with a series of punches.
Karabatic is still on wobbly legs! Can Kratos finish him?
Karabatic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karabatic seems to have recovered his senses.
Karabatic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kratos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Kratos as Karabatic shoots in.
Karabatic looks gassed!
Kratos instigates a clinch.
Kratos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riiey Karabatic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kratos rushes Karabatic and presses him up against the cage.
Kratos stops a takedown attempt from Karabatic.
Karabatic is trying to break free.
Kratos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kratos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kratos tries to bum rush Karabatic with a series of wild strikes but Karabatic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karabatic tries for a takedown but Kratos circles away easily
and Kratos counters with a straight right hand.
Kratos throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Kratos both land. Nice combination.
Kratos throws a series of punches but Karabatic avoids them all with ease.
Karabatic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kratos as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kratos breaks the clinch.
Lewis Kratos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karabatic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kratos. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick by Karabatic misses
letting Kratos counter with a right hand.
Kratos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kratos duly obliges.
Karabatic gets tackled into the cage by Kratos. Kratos maintains the clinch.
Karabatic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kratos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kratos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kratos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karabatic circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kratos does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karabatic.
Kratos throws a series of punches but Karabatic avoids them all with ease.
Karabatic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kratos swivels and escapes.
Kratos looks to land a combination. Karabatic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kratos scores with a three punch combo!
A left lands for Kratos.
Kratos is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karabatic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karabatic dodges the punch combination from Kratos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Kratos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kratos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kratos closes the distance and pushes Karabatic back into the cage.
Kratos crunches a lovely knee into Karabatic's ribcage.
Karabatic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kratos regains guard.
Karabatic stands and throws Kratos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kratos wants to get back to his feet.
Karabatic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karabatic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lewis Kratos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kratos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karabatic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kratos but Kratos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kratos throws a combination that misses
and Karabatic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karabatic tries to close the distance and clinch but Kratos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kratos digs a good body shot into Karabatic's ribs.
Kratos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karabatic misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kratos to counter with a crisp jab.
Kratos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kratos.
Kratos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kratos duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kratos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kratos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kratos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratos fails to land with a series of punches.
Kratos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kratos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karabatic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kratos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis Kratos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riiey Karabatic.
Karabatic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kratos slips a jab from Karabatic.
Kratos darts in and clinches Karabatic up against the cage.
Kratos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kratos throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kratos throws a one two combo.
Kratos walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Kratos misses.
Karabatic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kratos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kratos clinches with his opponent.
Kratos manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kratos gets caught flat footed, as Karabatic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kratos has his feet on Karabatic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Kratos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karabatic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karabatic shoots in but Kratos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kratos throws a nice looking combination but Karabatic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karabatic misses with a few strikes there.
Kratos tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karabatic tries to close the distance and clinch but Kratos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karabatic with a poor takedown
and Kratos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karabatic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kratos slips a jab and a cross from Karabatic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karabatic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kratos throws a series of punches but Karabatic avoids them all with ease.
Kratos misses with a double jab.
Kratos darts in and clinches Karabatic up against the cage.
Kratos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karabatic struggles to land a body shot inside as Kratos controls his hands.
Karabatic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kratos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karabatic tries to land a front kick but Kratos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kratos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kratos.
Kratos keeps the fight on the outside.
Karabatic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kratos counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karabatic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kratos.
Karabatic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kratos manages to avoid it.
Kratos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karabatic at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kratos.
Kratos moves into the clinch.
Karabatic is trying to stall.
Kratos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karabatic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kratos.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kratos.
Kratos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kratos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kratos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kratos counters with a one-two to the body.
Kratos lands a jab-cross combination.
Kratos stuffs the takedown attempt from Karabatic. Karabatic gets slowly back to his feet.
Lewis Kratos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riiey Karabatic.
Kratos digs a good body shot into Karabatic's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kratos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karabatic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kratos as he jumps to the side.
Kratos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kratos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis Kratos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kratos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Kratos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Kratos does no damage.
Riiey Karabatic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karabatic takes a swing at Kratos's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Kratos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kratos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Kratos!
After winning the bout, Lewis Kratos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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