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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush comes into the arena with Pusha T- Pain blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Krush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Kaz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Krush.
It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Krush misses with a double jab.
Kaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krush throws a push kick but Kaz slaps the foot to one side.
Krush instigates a clinch.
Kaz can't find room to land a body shot as Krush controls the action.
Krush tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaz avoids the damage to the body.
Krush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaz landing knees to the body.
Krush blocks an elbow strike from Kaz.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krush takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kaz throws a low kick, looking for Krush's leg but Krush calmly moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Krush there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krush. That's going to slow Kaz down.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krush throws a nice looking combination but Kaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krush wants to slow Kaz down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krush, right into the meat.
Kaz avoids the head kick by Krush.
Krush slips a straight right by Kaz.
Krush slips a straight right by Kaz.
Krush throws a nice looking combination but Kaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaz landing knees to the body.
Kaz breaks from the clinch.
Krush blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Krush clinches with his opponent.
Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krush misses with the combination.
Krush scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kaz in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaz lands with a cross.
Kaz scores with a jab to the head.
Krush looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krush makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kaz really felt that one!
Max Kaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Krush does no damage.
Krush on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krush.
Krush tries to clinch but Kaz moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Krush. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Kaz. Those never looked like landing.
Krush misses with the combination.
Krush feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaz's calf.
Krush blocks a head kick by Kaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz scores with a nice body kick.
Kaz checks the leg kick.
Kaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krush momentarily.
Kaz lands a front kick.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
Krush misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kaz tries to land a leg kick but Krush saw it coming and moves away.
Krush connects with a solid leg kick.
Krush attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krush slips under a jab from Kaz.
A clash of legs there as Krush blocks the low kick.
Kaz wants to clinch.
Krush is looking to chop away at Kaz's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush tries for a takedown but Kaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krush misses with a wild combination.
Krush pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kaz back to the cage. Krush follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krush looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
Krush is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kaz looks to land a body kick but Krush moved away.
Kaz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krush if he has to take too many more of those.
Krush is breathing heavily.
Kaz thuds a left hand into Krush's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Krush down.
Kaz throws a push kick but Krush slaps the foot to one side.
Kaz cracks the inside of Krush's front leg.
Kaz scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Krush will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Kaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krush throws a head kick but Kaz moves out of range.
Krush blocks a head kick by Kaz.
Krush tries to clinch but Kaz moves out of range.
Krush does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kaz checks a leg kick.
Kaz misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Kaz misses.
Kaz throws a head kick but Krush moves out of range.
Krush throws a head kick but Kaz moves out of range.
Kaz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander Krush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaz.
Krush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaz's sensitive parts.
Kaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krush throws a leg kick but Kaz checks it.
Kaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaz has Krush up against the cage in a clinch.
Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Krush misses
and Kaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Krush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaz is out of range.
Krush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz tries to clinch but Krush moves out of range.
Kaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaz misses with a head kick.
Krush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaz cracks a nice hook into Krush's ribs.
Kaz has managed to clinch.
Krush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaz misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krush seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kaz can turn it around.
Krush breaks the clinch.
Kaz slips a jab and a cross from Krush.
Kaz throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Krush throws a leg kick
and Kaz counters with a low kick, right behind Krush 's knee.
Krush on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Max Kaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krush misses with a head kick.
Krush throws a lazy head kick
and Kaz counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaz lands a head kick!
It looks like Alexander Krush has been cut.
Kaz cracks the inside of Krush's front leg.
Kaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krush on the side of the head.
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!
Krush throws a sloppy head kick and Kaz moves out of range easily.
Krush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaz. Kaz obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaz.
Krush throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krush's sensitive parts.
Kaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krush has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
Kaz lands a nice shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaz.
Kaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Krush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Krush with that takedown attempt.
Krush has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Krush throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaz checks a low kick from Krush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Krush down.
Kaz throws out a leg kick but Krush moves out of range and Kaz only half commits.
Kaz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krush. Krush obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krush.
Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaz punishes Krush's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Krush takes one on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaz throws a front kick aimed at Krush's knee but Krush avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krush on the side of the head.
Kaz lands with a right hand.
Kaz lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Krush thows a leg kick but Kaz checks it
and Kaz counters with a nice body kick.
Kaz cracks the inside of Krush's front leg.
Kaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaz.
Krush is looking to chop away at Kaz's legs.
Krush throws a leg kick but Kaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaz circles away.
Kaz is looking to clinch.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Krush sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krush takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krush will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaz. Krush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krush misses with a low kick as Kaz jumps back.
Krush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krush is rocked!
Kaz throws a head kick that misses.
Kaz clinches.
Krush with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krush wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaz won't allow it.
Krush trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kaz fails to land.
Krush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kaz - that landed with a thud.
Kaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaz.
Kaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Krush throws out a leg kick but Kaz moves out of range and Krush only half commits.
Kaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Kaz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krush will feel that in the morning.
Kaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaz misses with a low kick as Krush jumps back.
Krush stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaz.
Krush darts in and clinches Kaz up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaz missing with a left hand there. Krush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Kaz misses
and Krush holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krush's brow.
Kaz managing to block the knees to the body from Krush.
Kaz misses with the head strike.
Kaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krush or not.
Krush wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaz won't allow it.
Kaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
Krush has had enough of the clinch but Kaz keeps him there for the moment.
Krush putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Kaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Kaz!
An out of breath Max Kaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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