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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anders is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gods Son. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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153 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov slips a straight right by Anders.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anders 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 Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by Anders.
Kuznetsov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Anders circles away.
A big right from Anders misses.
Anders misses with a wild body shot.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov darts in and clinches Anders up against the cage.
Kuznetsov tries a body shot but Anders blocks it.
Anders dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov catches Anders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anders thumps Kuznetsov with a low kick.
Anders tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuznetsov is able to avoid easily.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Anders manages to avoid it.
Anders fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov controlling the action here for a moment.
Anders is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuznetsov throws an elbow but misses.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
Kuznetsov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anders managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Anders.
Kuznetsov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov has Anders pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Anders fails to land.
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov just leaning against Anders, taking a breather.
Anders is working Kuznetsov over against the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
Anders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anders's brow.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anders takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ingemar Anders has been cut.
Anders blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anders.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Kuznetsov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Anders lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuznetsov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders is struggling to control the position.
Anders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuznetsov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ingemar Anders's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anders cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Anders throws out a counter right but Kuznetsov avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Anders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anders moves out of range of the strikes.
Anders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anders lands with a nice body punch.
Kuznetsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov lands with a shot to the body.
Anders throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov works Anders's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ingemar Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anders lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Anders lands with a nice combination. Kuznetsov backs away looking to recover.
Kuznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anders jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
Anders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuznetsov's head backwards.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anders.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Anders circles away and keeps his distance.
Anders feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders looks to land a right hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range.
A left lands for Anders.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anders has managed to clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anders throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Anders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuznetsov avoids it.
Anders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
Anders displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuznetsov up against the cage.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Anders is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Anders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anders is trying to force a seperation but Kuznetsov has the dominant position.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anders.
Anders manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuznetsov misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anders backwards.
Anders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuznetsov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Anders circles away.
Kuznetsov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anders throws out the jab.
Anders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kuznetsov.
Anders chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Anders misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Anders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anders.
Anders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick but Anders checks it.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch
enabling Anders to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ingemar Anders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ingemar Anders's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anders darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anders moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anders wants to counter the offense by Kuznetsov and move into the clinch position.
Anders changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuznetsov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anders gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
Kuznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anders blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Anders blocks the elbow strike.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Anders blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kuznetsov is leaning against Anders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov slows down the pace here.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Anders avoids the damage to the body.
Anders effectively controlling the action here.
Anders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuznetsovs head.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
A short uppercut from Anders.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anders dips to his left and cracks Kuznetsov with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Anders moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kuznetsov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Anders fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter the offense by Anders and move into the clinch.
Anders lunges at Kuznetsov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuznetsov's hand.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Anders jabs at Kuznetsov's body.
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!
A nice combination there by Anders.
Anders scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Anders.
Kuznetsov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuznetsov stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Anders can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to throw a body punch but Anders avoids it by throwing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside that Anders shrugs off.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Anders blocks with his arms.
Anders trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to stall but Anders uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anders lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Anders throws knees to the body.
Anders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a damaging elbow.
Anders misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Anders.
Anders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Alexandr Kuznetsov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Anders.
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anders prevents a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Anders.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ingemar Anders.
I think Anders 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ingemar Anders!
A relieved looking Ingemar Anders thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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