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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Kukla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukla kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Eagles - Hotel California. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Kukla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzzle drives through with a takedown into Kukla's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kukla wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanzzle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kukla is looking to sweep but instead, Hanzzle has passed into half guard.
Kukla is trying to get back to full guard.
Kukla manages to get to full guard.
Kukla looking for a sweep. Not yet Kukla, not yet.
Hanzzle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kukla has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanzzle has managed to get both his arms back between Kukla's legs - danger averted.
Hanzzle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kukla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanzzle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kukla is trying to control the position but Hanzzle postures up.
Kukla looking for a sweep. Not yet Kukla, not yet.
Hanzzle advances position into side control!
Kukla tries to buck Hanzzle off but Hanzzle is having none of it.
Hanzzle landing a few strikes.
Kukla tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukla seems a little lost for a moment, as Hanzzle dominates the positioning.
Hanzzle working the ground and pound.
Kukla tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukla manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kukla regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hanzzle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kukla is retaining full guard.
Kukla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kukla has momentary wrist control but Hanzzle slips an elbow through the middle.
Kukla keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Hanzzle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kukla haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hanzzle postures up and lands a big shot to Kukla's brow.
Kukla wants to hit a switch here but Hanzzle passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kukla there!
Hanzzle lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle raining down shots from the mount!
Hanzzle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kukla is rocked!
Kukla is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kukla is working hard here to advance position.
Hanzzle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hanzzle prevents Kukla from getting the reversal.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kukla taking shots to the head.
Oh Kukla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Artur Kukla has been cut.
Kukla is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle with shots to the head and body - Kukla looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hanzzle looking to control but Kukla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kukla seems to have got his legs back now.
Kukla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanzzle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hanzzle controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanzzle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kukla looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukla working to try and regain half guard.
Hanzzle raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artur Kukla's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hanzzle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kukla. That did some damage!
Artur Kukla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kukla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kukla shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kukla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hanzzle tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kukla has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kukla sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kukla is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kukla postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hanzzle looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Yuri Hanzzle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kukla wants to control the pace but Hanzzle is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle tries to hold on but Kukla pushes him away.
Kukla looking to finish with strikes here!
Kukla lands a couple of good shots and Hanzzle has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kukla has the hooks in. Hanzzle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hanzzle is trying to remain composed but Kukla is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Hanzzle tries to roll but Kukla sticks to his back.
Kukla is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hanzzle has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzzle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukla fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Yuri Hanzzle's cut even more.
Yuri Hanzzle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanzzle 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.
Hanzzle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kukla.
Kukla wants to free his trapped foot but Hanzzle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hanzzle is trying to maintain the position but Kukla is very close to passing his half guard.
Kukla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kukla tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanzzle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hanzzle trying to control here.
Kukla is looking to advance position but Hanzzle won't allow it.
Hanzzle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kukla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kukla looking to pass the guard.
Hanzzle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hanzzle controls Kukla momentarily but Kukla frees himself.
Kukla 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.
Hanzzle has a closed guard, preventing Kukla from standing up.
Kukla lands a couple of digs.
Hanzzle is pulling down on Kukla's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hanzzle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kukla.
Kukla is looking to work some ground and pound but Hanzzle has wrist control.
Kukla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kukla postures up in Hanzzle's guard and throws a big left but Hanzzle blocks it.
Kukla stopping the sweep attempt from Hanzzle.
Kukla throws a big elbow that misses.
Kukla won't allow Hanzzle to sweep him here.
Kukla with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanzzle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kukla trying to control but Hanzzle is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Kukla dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Kukla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanzzle can pounce on him.
No luck for Kukla with that takedown attempt.
Kukla darts in looking for a takedown but Hanzzle gets double underhooks and turns Kukla into the cage.
Hanzzle stops a takedown attempt from Kukla.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Kukla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzzle misses with the head strike.
Hanzzle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanzzle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kukla backwards.
Kukla blocks a body shot from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle works on Kukla's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanzzle misses with some punches.
Hanzzle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanzzle's coach down at Meats Slaughter House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hanzzle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right hand to the body from Hanzzle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kukla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzzle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kukla.
Hanzzle throws a punch but it's blocked by Kukla.
A shot in the inside from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle can't find room to land a body shot as Kukla controls the action.
Hanzzle can't find room to land a body shot as Kukla controls the action.
Hanzzle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle lands a shoulder strike.
Hanzzle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanzzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kukla controls his hands.
Hanzzle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kukla backwards.
Hanzzle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kukla's elbow.
Kukla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanzzle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle can't find room to land a body shot as Kukla controls the action.
Kukla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanzzle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kukla changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanzzle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kukla tries to sprawl but Hanzzle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Kukla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kukla tries to roll over but Hanzzle keeps him under control.
Hanzzle moves into full mount! Kukla won't be happy about that!
Kukla is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukla takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanzzle controlling his opponent.
Hanzzle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kukla tries to reverse the position but Hanzzle maintains control.
BOOM! Hanzzle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hanzzle landing strikes from the mount and Kukla is in trouble!
Artur Kukla's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzzle postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Kukla out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hanzzle goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yuri Hanzzle!
Yuri Hanzzle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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