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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes to the cage accompanied by Amphetamines. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22 - 8 - 0 |
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199 lbs
23 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monday lands with an uppercut that bounces Surov off the cage and back into range.
Monday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Monday staying out of range there.
Monday cracks a nice hook into Surov's ribs.
Surov shoots in but Monday avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Surov misses with an uppercut.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monday looks to throw the jab but Surov is out of range.
Monday catches Surov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Surov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monday is out of range and Surov settles back down.
Monday jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday misses with a hook.
A left lands for Surov.
Monday throws out a loose jab but Surov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Surov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Surov throws a nice looking combination but Monday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Surov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monday napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Monday tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Surov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Monday sneaks back into half guard.
Monday makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monday.
Surov throws a big right hand that misses.
Surov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Monday swinging wildly here.
Monday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Surov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monday to score with a decent uppercut.
Surov scores with a shot to the body.
Surov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Surov.
Monday blocks a leg kick.
Monday bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monday wants it to stay on the feet.
Surov stuffs the takedown attempt from Monday. Monday gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Monday!
Monday misses with a straight right.
Surov shoots for a takedown but Monday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Surov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Surov.
Surov misses with a wild body shot.
Surov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Monday's half guard.
Surov passes to full mount!
Monday really wants to buck Surov off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday is working to get back to half guard.
Surov landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monday tries to reverse the position but Surov maintains control.
Monday sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Surov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Surov misses with a head shot. Monday uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monday is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Monday will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Monday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Surov.
Surov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Monday circles away.
Monday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monday walks into a jab.
Surov digs a good body shot into Monday's ribs.
Monday looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Surov is fending him off so far but Monday persists. Nope, Surov circles away and we're back to standing.
Surov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Monday was covering up waiting for the punch and Surov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surov forces his way into half guard.
Surov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Monday is just riding it out for now. Surov eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Surov jumps into side control!
Surov tries for a kimura but Monday is defending well.
Monday is trying to get back to half guard.
Surov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Surov gets to mount! Monday was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Monday is in all sorts of trouble here.
Surov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Monday in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monday is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Monday wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov gets his hands free as Monday looks to control.
Monday is trying to get back to his feet but Surov has full control of the position and if anything, Monday has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Surov is persistently looking for the submission but Monday is defending it well.
Surov has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Monday is defending well but eventually Surov manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Monday has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov retains his middleweight title!
Alexei Surov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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