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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Puhovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanaka Roots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanaka Roots has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Puhovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kanaka Roots!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puhovin misses with a leg kick.
Roots thows a body kick. Puhovin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roots tries a head kick but it misses.
Puhovin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puhovin dodges the punch combination from Roots.
Puhovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roots. Roots obviously looking to wear him down.
Roots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puhovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Roots.
Puhovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roots takes a swing at Puhovin's ribcage but misses.
Puhovin blocks a head kick by Roots.
Puhovin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Puhovin showed some decent athleticism there.
Puhovin trying to mount his opponent but Roots defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puhovin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roots felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhovin seems to be working for a kimura but Roots defends the submission attempt.
Roots is trying to get back to full guard.
Puhovin is trying to work for a kimura but Roots is defending well.
Roots wants to get back to his feet.
Puhovin is looking for a kimura here.
Puhovin controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roots wants to get back to his feet.
Puhovin is looking to stall here but Roots recovers full guard.
Puhovin trying to control but Roots is working from the bottom.
Puhovin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puhovin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Puhovin.
Puhovin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Puhovin lands strikes from half guard.
Roots is trying to stand up here but Puhovin is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puhovin not doing much here.
Puhovin is pressing down on Roots's thigh, looking to free his foot. Roots is holding on for now.
Puhovin trying to control from half guard but Roots is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puhovin controlling the action here.
Puhovin is keen to just control but Roots is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Puhovin.
Roots shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've been hearing good reports from Puhovin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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!
Roots perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roots is trying to control. Puhovin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roots sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Puhovin dominated that round.
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.
Puhovin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Roots's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Puhovin happy to just control the position for now.
Puhovin throws a strike aimed at the side of Roots's head but Roots avoids it well.
Puhovin tries for a kimura but Roots is defending well.
Puhovin trying to control the position but Roots is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roots prevents Puhovin from improving position.
Roots gets back to half guard.
Roots tries to kick Puhovin off but Puhovin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Roots trying to hold on to Puhovin's head to control him but Puhovin postures up.
Puhovin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puhovin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Puhovin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Puhovin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roots has managed to free his arm - good work.
Puhovin wants to pass to mount but Roots is defending the position.
Alexander Puhovin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puhovin seems to be working for a kimura but Roots defends the submission attempt.
Puhovin stalling.
Roots wants to get back to his feet.
Puhovin is looking for a kimura here.
Roots tries to get to full guard but Puhovin has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puhovin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Puhovin wants to control but Roots is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puhovin wants to free his trapped foot but Roots is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roots trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Puhovin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Puhovin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roots!
Puhovin trying to control the position but Roots is working away.
Puhovin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Puhovin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Puhovin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Puhovin tries for a kimura but Roots is defending well.
Puhovin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhovin works to advance to full mount. Roots defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Puhovin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Puhovin!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Puhovin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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