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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Kurt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Destin Craven's chin.
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184 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven dodges the punch combination from Kurt.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Craven.
Craven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craven.
Kurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Craven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven throws a series of punches but Kurt avoids them all with ease.
Craven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Craven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven shoots in looking for a takedown but Kurt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craven's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Craven swinging wildly here.
Craven throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craven throws a jab when Kurt was well out of range.
Craven scores with a three punch combo!
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Craven.
Kurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Craven circles away quickly and effectively.
Craven with a hook.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Kurt misses
and Craven counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurt.
Kurt blocks a head kick by Craven.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denzel Kurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craven lands the left hand.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Craven throws a head kick that Kurt semi-blocks.
Kurt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Craven.
Craven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick from Craven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands a head kick. Kurt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kurt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Craven. That one must have hurt.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurt throws a head kick but Craven moves out of range.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Craven ducks under a wild hook from Kurt.
A big left from Kurt misses.
Craven is looking to slow Kurt down with leg kicks.
Craven blocks a head kick by Kurt.
A slow jab from Kurt misses its intended target.
Craven has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Craven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Craven connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Craven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Craven misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Craven lands a high kick!
Kurt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Kurt takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Kurt.
Craven throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Craven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kurt misses the jab.
Kurt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Craven. Craven obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kurt pinned against the cage. Kurt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Craven slips under a jab from Kurt.
Craven moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven avoids the body shot from Kurt.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kurt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Craven has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Craven!
Craven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kurt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craven throws a wild body kick that Kurt sees coming a mile off.
Craven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kurt misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Craven. Those never looked like landing.
Craven throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven looks to land a combination. Kurt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Craven is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Craven does no damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kurt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Craven.
A big left from Kurt misses.
Craven scores with a head kick. Kurt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Craven moves out of range as Kurt strikes.
Kurt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Craven slips a straight right by Kurt.
Craven scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craven.
Some wild striking there from Craven.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Craven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven shoots for a takedown but Kurt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Kurt tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Destin Craven is winning the standup battle so far.
Craven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kurt's head.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Craven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Craven misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kurt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Craven momentarily.
A combination from Craven does no damage.
Craven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craven lands with a kick to the temple. Kurt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kurt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craven.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Craven throws a shot to the body.
Kurt misses with a looping right.
Kurt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Craven misses with a body shot.
Kurt misses with a wild body shot.
Craven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurt can do to turn this around?
Craven fails with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craven.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Kurt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Craven's head.
Craven blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Kurt throws a low kick but Craven moves out of range easily.
Craven with a poor takedown
and Kurt counters with a left and a right that stings Craven.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craven throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Craven.
Craven takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt lands a slapping body shot.
Kurt misses with a looping right.
Craven avoids a kick to the body.
Craven throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Kurt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Craven eats them both and turns towards Kurt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Craven throws a body punch but Kurt moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craven throws a leg kick but Kurt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Craven misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Craven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurt.
Craven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurt is fending him off so far but Craven persists. Nope, Kurt circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craven dives in and grabs Kurt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kurt pushes down on Craven's head and hops out.
Kurt throws a body kick that misses.
Craven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kurt circles away.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven throws a leg kick that misses.
Craven connects with a solid leg kick.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Kurt throws a lazy right hand but Craven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurt throws a hook but Craven blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Craven.
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Craven.
Craven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Craven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Craven wants to control but Kurt is keeping him busy.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurt tries to escape but Craven is in control.
Craven wants to control but Kurt is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurt is pushing Craven's head away, looking to escape. Craven manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Destin Craven.
Well Craven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
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