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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yann Kerrec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narikaev Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yann Kerrec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Narikaev Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan throws a hook to the side of Kerrec's head but Kerrec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruslan with a jab.
Kerrec darts in looking for a takedown but Ruslan gets double underhooks and turns Kerrec into the cage.
Ruslan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruslan loads up on a big right hand but Kerrec slips the punch.
Kerrec lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kerrec misses with a wild body shot.
Ruslan swings widly with a right hand
and Kerrec counters with a nice body shot.
Ruslan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerrec counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ruslan thinking.
Kerrec closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ruslan circles away.
Kerrec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruslan to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruslan throws a lazy right hand but Kerrec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerrec clinches.
Kerrec lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kerrec.
Kerrec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kerrec taking a breather.
Ruslan prevents a body shot from Kerrec.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerrec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruslan has had enough of the clinch but Kerrec keeps him there for the moment.
Our sources have told us that Kerrec has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerrec.
Kerrec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerrec cracks Ruslan with a nice body shot.
Kerrec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruslan has had enough of the clinch but Kerrec keeps him there for the moment.
Kerrec can't find room to land a body shot as Ruslan controls the action.
Kerrec tries to pull guard but Ruslan holds him up against the cage and eventually Kerrec drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yann Kerrec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Kerrec.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerrec breaks the clinch.
Narikaev Ruslan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Kerrec moves out of range.
Ruslan missing with a left hand there. Kerrec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Ruslan.
Kerrec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruslan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ruslan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ruslan swings widly with a right hand
and Kerrec counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruslan lands with a cross.
Ruslan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslan misses with a two punch combination.
Ruslan misses with a looping right.
Kerrec shoots for a takedown but Ruslan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kerrec is breathing heavily.
Kerrec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
Kerrec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerrec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruslan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerrec connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerrec moves away.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut. Kerrec saw that one coming.
Kerrec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruslan.
A jab lands there for Ruslan.
Kerrec rushes Ruslan and presses him up against the cage.
Kerrec swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruslan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerrec is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ruslan prevents a body shot from Kerrec.
Kerrec misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruslan prevents a body shot from Kerrec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerrec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerrec lands a right hand.
Ruslan blocks a body shot from Kerrec.
Kerrec fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kerrec misses with a body punch.
Kerrec is trying to break free.
Ruslan tries to break the clinch but Kerrec is controlling the position.
Kerrec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruslan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kerrec is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yann Kerrec 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.
Ruslan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerrec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerrec throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerrec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruslan can do to turn this around?
Ruslan throws a right hand that Kerrec ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerrec also avoids with ease.
Kerrec was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kerrec moves out of range of the strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ruslan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ruslan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerrec sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerrec appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kerrec closes the distance and clinches.
Kerrec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerrec prevents a body shot from Ruslan.
Kerrec throws a head punch that misses.
Ruslan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerrec has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerrec tries a body shot but Ruslan blocks it.
Yann Kerrec has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kerrec swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerrec has Ruslan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ruslan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruslan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruslan is pressed up against the cage. Kerrec has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruslan down to the mat. Ruslan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kerrec cracks Ruslan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruslan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Kerrec misses the target.
Kerrec wants to clinch up but Ruslan keeps it at a distance.
Ruslan takes a swing at Kerrec's ribcage but misses.
Kerrec tries to clinch but Ruslan moves away
and Ruslan counters with a straight right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kerrec digs a good hook to Ruslan's body.
Ruslan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruslan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruslan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruslan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kerrec moves out of range of the strikes.
Kerrec misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerrec walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruslan misses with a few strikes there.
Kerrec went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerrec tries for a takedown but Ruslan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yann Kerrec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruslan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerrec seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruslan misses with an uppercut.
Ruslan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruslan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruslan misses with a straight left.
Ruslan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruslan throws out a loose jab but Kerrec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruslan throws a body punch but Kerrec moves out of range.
Ruslan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerrec lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice cross by Kerrec.
Ruslan tries to bum rush Kerrec with a series of wild strikes but Kerrec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kerrec tries to clinch but Ruslan is having none of it.
Ruslan throws a big shot that misses.
Ruslan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan connects with a body shot that sends Kerrec's belly button to the back.
Ruslan throws a lazy right hand but Kerrec sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ruslan scores with a nice strike.
Ruslan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruslan. Kerrec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruslan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kerrec eats them both and turns towards Ruslan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kerrec is rocked!
Ruslan drops Kerrec with a naaaaasty hook - Kerrec is in real trouble here! Ruslan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narikaev Ruslan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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