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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kravinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fybra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fybra is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crippled Black Phoenix / Born In a Hurricane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Kravinoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Fybra!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravinoff staying out of range there.
Kravinoff misses with a wild body shot.
Fybra keeps Kravinoff at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Kravinoff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kravinoff throws a front kick aimed at Fybra's knee but Fybra avoids it well.
Fybra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kravinoff at a distance.
Fybra lands with an overhand left.
Fybra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fybra connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravinoff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kravinoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fybra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kravinoff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kravinoff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fybra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kravinoff.
Fybra lands a front kick.
Kravinoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fybra.
Kravinoff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fybra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravinoff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fybra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kravinoff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fybra. Fybra obviously looking to wear him down.
Kravinoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fybra.
Fybra scores with a nice strike.
Fybra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michael Fybra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kravinoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fybra.
Kravinoff throws the left hand but Fybra avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fybra. That's going to slow Kravinoff down.
Kravinoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Fybra is just out of range.
Fybra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kravinoff misses with an uppercut. Fybra saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fybra.
Kravinoff wants to slow Fybra down by chopping away at his legs.
Fybra tries a low kick but Kravinoff avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff throws a jab but it's blocked by Fybra.
A good leg kick by Fybra.
Kravinoff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fybra is out of range and Kravinoff settles back down.
Fybra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kravinoff walks into a jab.
Kravinoff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Fybra.
Fybra cracks Kravinoff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fybra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fybra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fybra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fybra takes a shot to the head.
Fybra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fybra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fybra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kravinoff.
Fybra works on Kravinoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Fybra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fybra tries to throw a body punch but Kravinoff avoids it by throwing Fybra back against the cage.
Fybra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kravinoff's elbow.
Kravinoff prevents a body shot from Fybra.
Fybra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kravinoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Fybra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fybra pushes Kravinoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kravinoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kravinoff.
Fybra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kravinoff tries to throw a body punch but Fybra avoids it by throwing Kravinoff back against the cage.
Kravinoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fybra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fybra presses Kravinoff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fybra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fybra lands a right hand.
Fybra misses with the head strike.
Kravinoff tries to throw a body punch but Fybra avoids it by throwing Kravinoff back against the cage.
Fybra scores with a hook to the body.
Kravinoff is breathing heavily.
Fybra gets through Kravinoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fybra scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Fybra.
Kravinoff prevents a body shot from Fybra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kravinoff.
Kravinoff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fybra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fybra struggles to land a body shot inside as Kravinoff controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Kravinoff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fybra works on Kravinoff's body with a couple of short punches.
Kravinoff takes a shot to the head.
Kravinoff blocking some punches.
Kravinoff throws a head punch that misses.
Fybra tries to throw a body punch but Kravinoff avoids it by throwing Fybra back against the cage.
Kravinoff misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kravinoff.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
Kravinoff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Fybra - that landed with a thud.
Fybra misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fybra lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fybra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fybra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kravinoff backwards.
Fybra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fybra scores with a shot to the side of Kravinoff's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fybra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fybra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fybra. That's going to slow Kravinoff down.
Fybra connects with a solid leg kick.
Fybra tries a head kick but it misses.
Fybra checks a low kick from Kravinoff.
Fybra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kravinoff scores with a nice body kick.
Fybra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fybra cracks Kravinoff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Kravinoff blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Kravinoff misses its intended target.
Kravinoff misses the jab.
Fybra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fybra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fybra scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fybra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kravinoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fybra lands a glancing blow to the side of Kravinoff's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fybra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Fybra there.
Kravinoff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael Fybra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fybra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Fybra.
Fybra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fybra, right into the meat.
Kravinoff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fybra.
Fybra thumps Kravinoff with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fybra checks a leg kick.
Fybra thuds a left hand into Kravinoff's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fybra tries to clinch up.
Fybra connects with a leg kick. Kravinoff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kravinoff misses with a hook to the body
and Fybra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fybra.
Fybra struggles to land a body shot inside as Kravinoff controls his hands.
Kravinoff tries to throw a body punch but Fybra avoids it by throwing Kravinoff back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fybra cracks Kravinoff with a nice body shot.
Fybra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kravinoff blocking some punches.
Fybra presses Kravinoff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Fybra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kravinoff takes a shot to the head.
Fybra lands a hook that snaps the head of Kravinoff backwards.
Fybra cracks Kravinoff with a nice body shot.
Fybra presses Kravinoff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Fybra.
Fybra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fybra struggles to land a body shot inside as Kravinoff controls his hands.
Fybra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fybra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Fybra.
Fybra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kravinoff or not.
Fybra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Fybra.
Nice body punch from Fybra - that landed with a thud.
Fybra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fybra scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fybra lands with a left to the head.
Michael Fybra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fybra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fybra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fybra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fybra tries to throw a body punch but Kravinoff avoids it by throwing Fybra back against the cage.
Kravinoff blocking some punches.
Fybra misses with the head strike.
Kravinoff is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fybra's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kravinoff throws a head punch that misses.
Fybra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kravinoff backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fybra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fybra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fybra.
Kravinoff is trying to pull guard but Fybra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravinoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fybra has a couple of punches blocked by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff tries to throw a body punch but Fybra avoids it by throwing Kravinoff back against the cage.
Kravinoff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fybra misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Fybra.
Kravinoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Fybra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra lands a right hand.
Kravinoff is rocked!
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Kravinoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kravinoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fybra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kravinoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Fybra presses Kravinoff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fybra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kravinoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fybra can't find room to land a body shot as Kravinoff controls the action.
Fybra tries to work over Kravinoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Fybra.
A left hand lands to the body for Fybra.
Fybra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kravinoff.
Fybra lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Fybra.
A short body shot lands from Fybra as the two fighters clinch.
Fybra lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fybra lands with a left to the head.
Fybra misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fybra.
Nice body punch from Fybra.
Fybra misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fybra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fybra sizes up Kravinoff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fybra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kravinoff. That did some damage!
Michael Fybra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kravinoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fybra was well out of range. Poor timing from Kravinoff.
Fybra misses with the combination.
Fybra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fybra drives through and clinches with Kravinoff against the cage.
Fybra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kravinoff backwards.
Kravinoff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kravinoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fybra blocking some punches.
Kravinoff blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
Kravinoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fybra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fybra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fybra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fybra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kravinoff's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fybra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kravinoff blocking some punches.
Kravinoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fybra tries to work over Kravinoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fybra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kravinoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kravinoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fybra misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fybra.
Kravinoff tries to throw a body punch but Fybra avoids it by throwing Kravinoff back against the cage.
Fybra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fybra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fybra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fybra misses with a body punch.
Fybra scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kravinoff fails to land.
Fybra misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Fybra.
Kravinoff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fybra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kravinoff can't find room to land a body shot as Fybra controls the action.
Fybra misses with some punches.
Michael Fybra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff throws a head punch that misses.
Kravinoff misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kravinoff.
Fybra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kravinoff is trying to pull guard but Fybra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kravinoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kravinoff fails to land.
Kravinoff has a couple of punches blocked by Fybra.
Fybra scores with a shoulder strike.
Fybra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kravinoff lands a right hand.
It looks like Michael Fybra has been cut.
Kravinoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sergei Kravinoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kravinoff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravinoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fybra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fybra - that landed with a thud.
Kravinoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Kravinoff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fybra can't find room to land a body shot as Kravinoff controls the action.
Fybra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kravinoff misses with a punch on the inside.
Kravinoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Fybra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kravinoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kravinoff fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fybra prevents a body shot from Kravinoff.
Kravinoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kravinoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fybra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kravinoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fybra has a couple of punches blocked by Kravinoff.
Kravinoff misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kravinoff fails to land.
Kravinoff misses with a body punch.
Kravinoff missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kravinoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fybra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kravinoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Fybra uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Fybra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fybra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fybra!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Fybra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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