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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christmas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enea Vollare Mezzo. John Christmas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Champ Kind's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind throws a series of punches but Christmas avoids them all with ease.
Christmas misses with a head kick.
Kind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kind moves away from the strike by Christmas.
Christmas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christmas misses with a left hand
and Kind counters with a good low kick that Christmas was not able to check.
Christmas misses with a hook
and Kind counters with a good low kick that Christmas was not able to check.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christmas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kind has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kind and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christmas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kind thumps Christmas with a low kick.
Christmas lunges at Kind with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kind's hand.
Kind circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kind fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Christmas.
Christmas walks into a jab.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kind moves away from the strike by Christmas.
Christmas gets a double leg takedown into Kind's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Christmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kind can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Christmas controls the pace.
Christmas postures up in Kind's guard and throws a big left but Kind blocks it.
Christmas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Christmas wants to pass the guard but Kind is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christmas wants to control from the top but Kind keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christmas misses with a left hand
and Kind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kind throws a shot from downtown. Christmas moves away and avoids it.
Christmas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kind connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kind moves away from the strike by Christmas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kind.
Christmas moves out of range of the body kick from Kind.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christmas.
Christmas shoots for a takedown but Kind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas throws a head kick but Kind moves out of range.
Christmas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Christmas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kind moves away.
Kind lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kind avoids a kick to the body.
Kind throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
A low kick from Kind is predictable there
and Christmas counters with an outside leg kick.
Kind lands a jab.
Kind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kind checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kind defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christmas.
Kind thuds his shin into the meat of Christmas's side.
Kind connects with a leg kick. Christmas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind lands a jab to the nose.
Christmas tries to score with a low kick but Kind moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Kind misses.
Christmas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christmas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christmas has closed the distance and engaged Kind in a clinch.
Kind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Christmas's cut is getting worse.
Christmas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kind up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christmas throws the kick towards the body but Kind avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Kind.
Christmas misses with a few strikes there.
Christmas gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kind as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Christmas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kind's brow.
Christmas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
I was talking to Christmas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christmas looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind lands a nice uppercut.
Christmas tightens his grip and picks Kind up, before dumping him to the ground. Kind manages to land in guard.
Christmas throwing strikes from guard but Kind blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kind holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind is continuing to stall.
Christmas throwing strikes from guard but Kind blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christmas won't allow Kind to sweep him here.
Christmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Champ Kind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kind works Christmas's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Champ Kind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christmas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kind sprawls well initially but Christmas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Christmas misses with a head shot. Kind uses the momentum to regain guard.
Christmas postures up in Kind's guard and throws a big left but Kind blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christmas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christmas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kind is keeping the position for now.
Christmas throws a strike but Kind rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kind is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christmas looking for a sweep. Not yet Christmas, not yet.
Christmas 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.
Kind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kind slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kind trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christmas's guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Christmas tries to land a leg kick but Kind saw it coming and moves away.
Kind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christmas darts in and clinches Kind up against the cage.
Kind tries to throw a body punch but Christmas avoids it by throwing Kind back against the cage.
Kind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christmas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kind scores with a shot to the side of Christmas's head.
Kind lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christmas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Christmas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Christmas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kind connects with a solid leg kick.
Christmas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kind sprawls well. Kind wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christmas gets slowly back to his feet.
Christmas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kind can pounce on him.
Christmas misses with a body kick.
Kind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christmas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kind working aggressively here.
Champ Kind seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Kind.
Kind tries to work over Christmas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christmas misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind throws a head punch that misses.
Christmas has had enough of the clinch but Kind keeps him there for the moment.
Kind tries to throw a body punch but Christmas avoids it by throwing Kind back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Christmas has Kind pushed against the cage.
Christmas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kind lands a hook that snaps the head of Christmas backwards.
Christmas lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christmas.
Christmas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Christmas misses with the head strike.
A short left from Kind.
Christmas wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas lands an elbow inside that Kind shrugs off.
Kind has a couple of punches blocked by Christmas.
Christmas pushes off an throws an elbow but Kind leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Christmas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kind blocks an elbow strike from Christmas.
Kind lands an uppercut.
Kind tries to throw a body punch but Christmas avoids it by throwing Kind back against the cage.
Kind working hard to break the clinch.
Kind breaks from the clinch.
Christmas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kind was well out of range. Poor timing from Christmas.
Kind slips a jab from Christmas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas throws a head kick that misses
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Christmas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries to bum rush Christmas with a series of wild strikes but Christmas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kind takes a swing at Christmas's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christmas checks a leg kick.
Kind throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christmas moves away from the strike by Kind.
Kind throws out a leg kick but Christmas moves out of range and Kind only half commits.
Kind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christmas.
Some wild striking there from Christmas.
Christmas slips under a jab.
Christmas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Christmas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kind. That one must have hurt.
Christmas scores with a jab. Kind acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christmas misses with a looping left.
Christmas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Christmas misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Christmas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kind.
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!
Christmas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christmas throws a hook but Kind blocks it.
Kind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christmas throws out the jab.
Kind takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A good leg kick by Kind.
Christmas misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Kind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kind 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Kind!
Champ Kind seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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