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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Juravlev moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
A cross from Juravlev lands.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juravlev checks the leg kick.
Man moves out of range as Juravlev strikes.
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man connects with the punch.
Man moves away from the strike by Juravlev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Man's coach down at Montreal Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Man's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
Juravlev is looking to improve his position.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Juravlev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Man prevents Juravlev from standing back up.
Man wants to free his trapped foot but Juravlev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Man controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juravlev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man manages to reverse the position and now he's in Juravlev's guard. Nice work there by Man.
Man wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juravlev is keeping the position for now.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Juravlev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Juravlev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev is looking to sweep but instead, Man has passed into half guard.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Man moves into full mount! Juravlev won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to control the pace but Juravlev is squirming around nicely.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Juravlev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Man.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Juravlev tries to hold on but Man pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man controlling from the full mount.
Man wants to control the pace but Juravlev is squirming around nicely.
Man with good strikes from the mount here!
Man content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man clinches up with Juravlev and pushes him back against the cage.
Juravlev lands a left hand.
It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juravlev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juravlev. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juravlev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Juravlev is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Juravlev moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Juravlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Juravlev connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Alexey Juravlev is winning the standup battle so far.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a head kick. Juravlev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juravlev.
Sloppy strikes from Juravlev. Those never looked like landing.
Man throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Juravlev takes one on the button.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Juravlev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Juravlev avoids the head kick by Man.
Juravlev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juravlev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juravlev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Juravlev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man slips a jab from Juravlev.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man throws a push kick but Juravlev slaps the foot to one side.
Juravlev drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
Alexey Juravlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juravlev stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Juravlev throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
And Man tries to counter it with a takedown but Juravlev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Man is looking to clinch but Juravlev is avoiding it.
Juravlev looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man takes a swing at Juravlev's ribcage but misses.
Juravlev misses with a wild combination.
Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Juravlev takes a step back to recover.
Man connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man dives in and scores a takedown into Juravlev's guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
Super Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Juravlev scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juravlev was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man slips under a jab from Juravlev.
Juravlev is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Man's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Juravlev fails to land with a series of punches.
Man has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Juravlev misses the shot to the body.
Juravlev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Juravlev!
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!
Juravlev jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Juravlev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juravlev lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Juravlev. Those never looked like landing.
Juravlev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Man looks to land a right hand but Juravlev moved out of range.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Juravlev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Juravlev just misses with a punch to the body.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Juravlev moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Juravlev lands a two punch combo.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juravlev.
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 Alexey Juravlev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juravlev under the eye.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Juravlev as he avoids it easily.
Juravlev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juravlev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Juravlev off the cage and back into range.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man cracks Juravlev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man slips under a jab.
Man scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Juravlev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man tries to land a front kick but Juravlev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Man.
Man's corner calls for a 1-2. Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Juravlev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Juravlev misses.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Man defending well as Juravlev loads up on a big left hand.
Juravlev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juravlev misses with a looping left.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juravlev cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man jabs at Juravlev's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Juravlev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juravlev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juravlev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juravlev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man throws a wild body kick that Juravlev sees coming a mile off.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Juravlev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Juravlev avoids it.
Man wants to clinch up but Juravlev keeps it at a distance.
Juravlev throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Juravlev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Juravlev duly obliges.
That has opened up Super Man's cut even more.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Juravlev counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Juravlev scores with a body shot.
Juravlev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Man dodges the punch combination from Juravlev.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Juravlev avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a nice looking body kick.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Juravlev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
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!
Man slips a jab from Juravlev.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Juravlev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juravlev was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juravlev throws out the jab.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Juravlev slips the punch.
Juravlev throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Super Man.
I think Man 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Super Man!
Super Man decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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