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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuriliv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cansez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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230 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Kuriliv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Cansez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cansez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuriliv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuriliv keeping moving, preventing Cansez from controlling successfully.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Cansez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuriliv striking from his own guard.
Kuriliv throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kuriliv striking off his back but it's not causing Cansez any problems.
Cansez wants to control from the top but Kuriliv keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Cansez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cansez trying to control but Kuriliv is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuriliv trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cansez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuriliv looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cansez is trying to keep Kuriliv in close.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cansez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cansez can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuriliv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cansez looking to control.
Cansez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cansez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuriliv misses with a takedown attempt
and Cansez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuriliv's guard.
Cansez 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.
Cansez looks gassed!
Kuriliv trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kuriliv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cansez slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kuriliv.
Cansez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuriliv tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cansez controlling the action here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kuriliv punching from the bottom.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cansez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cansez lands with some strikes.
Cansez prevents Kuriliv from getting the reversal.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cansez. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cansez controlling the position easily from mount.
Cansez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kuriliv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cansez controlling his opponent.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv can't escape the position.
Cansez controlling the pace for now.
Kuriliv is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cansez controlling from the full mount.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cansez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Cansez.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cansez working the ground and pound effectively.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kuriliv taking shots to the head.
Kuriliv is looking to improve his position but Cansez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cansez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuriliv is looking to escape.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cansez wants to control the pace but Kuriliv is squirming around nicely.
Cansez blocks Kuriliv's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cansez looking to control but Kuriliv is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuriliv is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cansez blocks Kuriliv's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuriliv is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cansez wants to control the pace but Kuriliv is squirming around nicely.
Cansez controlling from mount.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cansez with a couple of short strikes.
Kuriliv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cansez. What's that going to do exactly?
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cansez tries to control but Kuriliv wriggling away.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv is squirming around, avoiding Cansez's attempts to control the action.
Kuriliv is in a horrible position here. Cansez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cansez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuriliv is working to get back to half guard.
Kuriliv takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cansez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Cansez 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuriliv doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cansez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cansez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuriliv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cansez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cansez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cansez blocks the strikes from Kuriliv.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuriliv throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cansez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cansez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuriliv keeps working.
Kuriliv is looking for a sweep. Cansez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cansez with a poor takedown
and Kuriliv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuriliv.
Kuriliv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuriliv is in close to Cansez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuriliv has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuriliv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuriliv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuriliv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv postures up in Cansez's guard and throws a big left but Cansez blocks it.
Cansez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cansez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kuriliv kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cansez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kuriliv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuriliv.
Cansez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuriliv postures up.
Rodrigo Cansez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cansez is trying to keep Kuriliv in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuriliv is looking to work some ground and pound but Cansez has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuriliv closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuriliv lands in his opponent's guard.
Cansez controlling the position.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuriliv throwing strikes but missing.
Kuriliv being controlled here momentarily.
Cansez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cansez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cansez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cansez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuriliv thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuriliv shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kuriliv in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Kuriliv connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cansez tries to lock up and control but Kuriliv gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv looking to ground and pound but Cansez is blocking nicely.
Feeble punches landing from Cansez - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Cansez tries to hold on but Kuriliv postures up.
Cansez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kuriliv.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuriliv connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuriliv breaks from Cansez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cansez tries to hold on but Kuriliv pushes him away.
Kuriliv landing strikes from the mount and Cansez is in trouble!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cansez tries to hold on but Kuriliv pushes him away.
Kuriliv with the ground and pound from mount.
Cansez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuriliv pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuriliv throws some wild stikes that Cansez manages to avoid easily.
Kuriliv in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cansez tries to lock up and control but Kuriliv gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuriliv throws some wild stikes that Cansez manages to avoid easily.
Kuriliv thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cansez is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cansez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cansez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Cansez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cansez fails with the takedown
and Kuriliv counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cansez's guard now.
Alexander Kuriliv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cansez.
Kuriliv throwing strikes from guard but Cansez blocks nicely.
Cansez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuriliv throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuriliv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cansez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cansez holds on and takes a little breather.
Cansez controls Kuriliv momentarily but Kuriliv frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuriliv misses with a takedown
and Cansez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cansez won't allow Kuriliv to sweep him here.
Cansez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Cansez is working Kuriliv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuriliv keeping moving, preventing Cansez from controlling successfully.
Cansez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv striking off his back but it's not causing Cansez any problems.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuriliv drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cansez gets back to half guard.
Kuriliv missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cansez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cansez trying to hold on to Kuriliv's head to control him but Kuriliv postures up.
Cansez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cansez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kuriliv showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Alexander Kuriliv!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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