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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Hayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kruzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Hayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Kruzov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruzov throws a body punch but Hayman moves out of range.
Hayman shoots and misses
and Kruzov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayman misses with a takedown attempt - Kruzov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hayman wants to clinch up but Kruzov keeps it at a distance.
Hayman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruzov tries for a takedown but Hayman manages to get underhooks.
Hayman jumps into guard, dragging Kruzov to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kruzov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kruzov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kruzov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hayman tries to strike from the bottom.
Kruzov scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayman wants to get back to his feet but Kruzov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hayman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kruzov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayman throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruzov wants to sweep but no luck.
Hayman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kruzov is proving hard to escape from.
Kruzov pushes Hayman off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Hayman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayman is breathing heavily.
Hayman tries to clinch but Kruzov moves out of range.
Kruzov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hayman is out of range and Kruzov settles back down.
Kruzov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hayman to the ground. Kruzov is now in Hayman's guard.
Kruzov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kruzov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Hayman keeps moving.
Kruzov working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruzov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayman's head.
Kruzov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayman wants to stand but Kruzov is controlling the position.
Kruzov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kruzov looking to sit in guard and control but Hayman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hayman throws a strike but Kruzov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kruzov connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruzov is in close to Hayman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kruzov won't allow Hayman to get back to his feet.
Kruzov works over Hayman with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruzov dominated that round.
That's time! Hayman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruzov scores with a jab. Hayman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hayman throws a right hand that Kruzov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruzov also avoids with ease.
Hayman throws a head kick but Kruzov moves out of range.
Kruzov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kruzov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hayman trying to control but Kruzov postures up.
Kruzov lands strikes from half guard.
Hayman is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruzov trying to pass the guard but Hayman defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruzov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hayman won't allow Kruzov to pass to mount.
Kruzov thows a huge punch but Hayman dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Kruzov there.
Kruzov slips a nice elbow through Hayman's hands, connecting with Hayman's forehead.
Kruzov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruzov wants to take a breather but Hayman is having none of it.
Hayman taking some punishment here, with Kruzov in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kruzov lands a nice short elbow.
Hayman is looking to control Kruzov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayman avoid being mounted?
Kruzov working over Hayman with some ground and pound. Hayman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov drops an elbow to the side of Hayman's head.
Ground and pound from Kruzov.
Kruzov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hayman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kruzov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kruzov slows the pace down in half guard.
Kruzov is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hayman taking some punishment here, with Kruzov in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Kruzov there.
Kruzov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hayman is rocked!
Kruzov uses his free foot to push down on Hayman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hayman.
Hayman taking shots to the head.
Oh Hayman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayman taking shots to the head.
Kruzov tries to control but Hayman wriggling away.
Hayman is in a horrible position here. Kruzov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kruzov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kruzov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruzov landing strikes from the mount.
Kruzov lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kruzov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kruzov lands a heavy elbow.
Kruzov wants to finish this one by submission but Hayman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kruzov.
Kruzov controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruzov with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruzov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hayman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayman seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayman is looking to clinch but Kruzov is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruzov as he connects with a hook.
Kruzov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kruzov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kruzov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kruzov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hayman is rocked!
Kruzov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kruzov stands up over Hayman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Hayman keeps moving.
Kruzov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruzov works over Hayman with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kruzov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Hayman keeps moving.
Kruzov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kruzov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kruzov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayman's head.
Kruzov is working Hayman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kruzov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruzov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruzov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov postures up and lands a big shot to Hayman's brow.
Hayman controls Kruzov momentarily but Kruzov frees himself.
Kruzov works over Hayman with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruzov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kruzov postures up and lands a big shot to Hayman's brow.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
Kruzov postures up and lands a big shot to Hayman's brow.
Viktor Kruzov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruzov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayman keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Kruzov controlling from the top position.
Kruzov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayman's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kruzov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kruzov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kruzov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hayman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kruzov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kruzov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kruzov scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayman keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Kruzov connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruzov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kruzov stands up over Hayman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kruzov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oh Hayman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruzov with a nice head shot there.
Marc Hayman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viktor Kruzov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kruzov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruzov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kruzov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruzov!
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energy
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hype
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