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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Nevsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fujii Yusuke's chin.
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160 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky clinches.
Yusuke blocks an uppercut.
Nevsky is leaning against Yusuke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yusuke throws a punch but it's blocked by Nevsky.
Yusuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nevsky misses with a body shot.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nevsky.
Yusuke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nevsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yusuke.
Yusuke misses the shot to the body.
Nevsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yusukes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nevsky tries to clinch but Yusuke is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke moves away from the strike by Nevsky.
Nevsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yusuke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yusuke thows a body kick. Nevsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nevsky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Yusuke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky tries to clinch but Yusuke is having none of it.
Yusuke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nevsky under the eye.
Yusuke misses with a straight left.
Nevsky seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Yusuke lands a body shot.
Yusuke connects with a leg kick. Nevsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yusuke - that will leave a mark!
Nevsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Nevsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yusuke digs a good hook to Nevsky's body.
Yusuke moves into range and clinches up with Nevsky.
Yusuke lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevsky trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Nevsky.
Yusuke jumps into guard, dragging Nevsky to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nevsky postures up.
Yusuke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nevsky is aware though and is defending well.
Yusuke wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nevsky is now in half guard.
Yusuke actively working from the bottom here.
Yusuke looking for submissions off his back.
Nevsky looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yusuke wants to get back to full guard.
Nevsky slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke won't allow Nevsky to pass to mount.
Yusuke actively working from the bottom here.
Nevsky content to control rather than advance.
Nevsky wants to pass the guard but Yusuke is defending well.
Nevsky prevents Yusuke from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Nevsky seems content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nevsky is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yusuke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky avoids the attempt from Yusuke to control.
Yusuke is working to get back to half guard.
Nevsky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yusuke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yusuke gets back to half guard.
Yusuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nevsky pulls his head out easily.
Yusuke trying to control here.
Nevsky stalling.
Yusuke is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yusuke slips under a jab.
Yusuke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nevsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yusuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yusuke swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nevsky counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yusuke. Nevsky shrugs it off though.
Yusuke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nevsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nevsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yusuke cracks Nevsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nevsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nevsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nevsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yusuke blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yusuke lands with a light punch inside.
Yusuke has a couple of punches blocked by Nevsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nevsky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nevsky.
Yusuke digs a right hand into Nevsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nevsky's gas tank.
Yusuke jumps guard.
Nevsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yusuke is keeping the position for now.
Yusuke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nevsky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nevsky stopping the sweep attempt from Yusuke.
Yusuke is still trying to improve position.
Yusuke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nevsky 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky stands and steps away. Yusuke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A jab from Yusuke finds it's way through Nevsky's defenses.
Nevsky needs to keep his hands up - Yusuke had a free shot at his head there.
Nevsky swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yusuke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nevsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuke lands a nice looking body kick.
Nevsky lunges at Yusuke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yusuke's hand.
Yusuke delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Yusuke does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevsky moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yusuke.
Yusuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yusuke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nevsky has time to react.
Yusuke connects with the punch.
Yusuke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nevsky's head.
Yusuke scores with a shot to the body.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nevsky.
A jab from Nevsky misses.
The fighters circling - Nevsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevsky slips a straight right by Yusuke.
Nevsky checks a low kick from Yusuke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yusuke lands a nice shot that snaps Nevsky's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yusuke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Nevsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevsky avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Nevsky.
Yusuke keeps Nevsky at a distance using the push kick.
Yusuke looks for the body kick but Nevsky saw that one coming.
Nevsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Yusuke is just out of range.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevsky misses with a looping left.
Nevsky moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Donk. Yusuke catches Nevsky right on the button with a cross.
Nevsky tries to clinch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Nevsky thows a leg kick but Yusuke checks it
and Yusuke finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yusuke throws an overhand right that lands on Nevsky's shoulder, as Nevsky tries to avoid the shot.
Yusuke connects with a nice looking jab.
Yusuke throws an off balance right hand
and Nevsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yusuke thinking.
Yusuke throws out a powerful jab.
Nevsky checks the leg kick.
Yusuke lands with an uppercut that bounces Nevsky off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusuke lands with an uppercut that bounces Nevsky off the cage and back into range.
Yusuke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevsky misses with a right hand
letting Yusuke counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Yusuke.
Yusuke misses the jab.
Nevsky throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nevsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nevsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yusuke under the eye.
Nevsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yusuke.
Yusuke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nevsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yusuke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nevsky's hands.
Nevsky misses with a hook.
Yusuke counters with a body kick.
Nevsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yusuke looks to score with a jab to the body but Nevsky is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nevsky moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Nevsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nevsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky throws an overhand right that lands on Yusuke's shoulder, as Yusuke tries to avoid the shot.
Yusuke cracks the inside of Nevsky's front leg.
Nevsky lands a head shot.
Nevsky rushes Yusuke and presses him up against the cage.
Nevsky tries to work over Yusuke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yusuke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yusuke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Yusuke.
Yusuke is working Nevsky over against the cage.
Nevsky misses with a knee strike.
Yusuke is trying to pull guard but Nevsky has him pressed against the cage.
Yusuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nevsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yusuke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke misses with a punch to the body.
Nevsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Nevsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yusuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nevsky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yusuke lands with a cross.
Nevsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nevsky clinches.
Yusuke gets through Nevsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yusuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yusuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nevsky scores with a shot to the side of Yusuke's head.
Yusuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Nevsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander Nevsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nevsky trying to stall but Yusuke improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke breaks from the clinch.
Nevsky throws a body kick that misses.
Nevsky throws a big shot that misses.
Nevsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yusuke scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Yusuke - just one landing.
Yusuke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nevsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusuke.
Nevsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nevsky misses with an uppercut. Yusuke saw that one coming.
Nevsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nevsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yusuke can pounce on him.
Nevsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fujii Yusuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yusuke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujii Yusuke!
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hype
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pop
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