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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin's entrance music is The time has come.... A fine choice. Al Qarni has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin is looking to clinch.
Luzhin thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni is looking for the big counter here.
Luzhin with a hook.
A big right from Al Qarni misses.
Luzhin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Al Qarni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni slips under a jab.
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Luzhin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luzhin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jab, jab by Al Qarni - just one landing.
Al Qarni throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luzhin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Luzhin. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a hook
and Luzhin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luzhin.
Al Qarni breaks from the clinch.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Al Qarni.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Qarni throws a low kick but Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luzhin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Qarni. That did some damage!
Luzhin throws a leg kick
and Al Qarni counters with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Qarni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Al Qarni has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Al Qarni misses with a hook
and Luzhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Qarni goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Al Qarni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Al Qarni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Qarni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Qarni thuds a left hand into Luzhin's body.
Luzhin drives through and clinches with Al Qarni against the cage.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
Al Qarni blocking some punches.
Al Qarni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Qarni is defending well for now.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries for a takedown but Luzhin manages to get underhooks.
Al Qarni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Qarni is defending well for now.
Al Qarni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luzhin's elbow.
Al Qarni is leaning against Luzhin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Qarni misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Luzhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a body punch.
Al Qarni swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Al Qarni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin tries to pull guard but Al Qarni holds him up against the cage and eventually Luzhin drops back down to his feet.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fahad Al Qarni will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Qarni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Qarni drops his hands momentarily and Luzhin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Qarni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luzhins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al Qarni 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 Luzhin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Luzhin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luzhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Al Qarni in his tracks.
Luzhin throws a nice looking combination but Al Qarni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luzhin slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
Al Qarni keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Luzhin lands a nice looking body kick.
Luzhin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from Al Qarni misses.
Luzhin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Al Qarni.
Luzhin tries to clinch there but Al Qarni circles away.
Luzhin delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin jabs at Al Qarni's body.
Nikolai Luzhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luzhin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Qarni loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Qarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Qarni throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzhin fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Qarni in the body.
Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Al Qarni.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Qarni.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Qarni working aggressively here.
Al Qarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Al Qarni blocks a body shot from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Al Qarni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin has a couple of punches blocked by Al Qarni.
Luzhin is pressed up against the cage. Al Qarni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Luzhin down to the mat. Luzhin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Luzhin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luzhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni fails with a takedown attempt.
As Al Qarni looks to move away, Luzhin throws a big counter combo but Al Qarni just gets out of the way.
Luzhin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands with a kick to the temple. Al Qarni shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luzhin tries to work over Al Qarni's front leg with a kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Al Qarni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Luzhin!
Al Qarni misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Al Qarni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Al Qarni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Al Qarni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Al Qarni works on Luzhin's body with a couple of short punches.
Luzhin tries to work over Al Qarni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Qarni is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nikolai Luzhin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fahad Al Qarni.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Al Qarni avoids the damage to the body.
Luzhin prevents Al Qarni from breaking the clinch.
Luzhin is trying to pull guard but Al Qarni has him pressed against the cage.
Al Qarni misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin is leaning against Al Qarni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni tries for a takedown but Luzhin manages to get underhooks.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Al Qarni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luzhin.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
Al Qarni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
Luzhin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luzhin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Al Qarni knows he should have avoided that one.
Luzhin misses with a low kick.
Al Qarni connects with a leg kick. Luzhin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Qarni throws a head kick but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Al Qarni.
Luzhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luzhin.
Al Qarni tries a head kick but it misses.
Luzhin scores with a kick to the body.
Al Qarni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luzhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Al Qarni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Qarni.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luzhin.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Al Qarni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Al Qarni misses.
Al Qarni lands with a good body shot.
Luzhin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luzhin fakes the leg kick and cracks Al Qarni in the body.
Al Qarni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Qarni goes for a double leg but Luzhin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Luzhin continues to drive forward.
A nice combination there by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Qarni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Al Qarni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Luzhin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Al Qarni can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Al Qarni's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni has Luzhin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Al Qarni pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Luzhin tumbling to the mat - Al Qarni dives into Luzhin's guard.
Luzhin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Luzhin keeps moving.
Luzhin looking for subs off his back but Al Qarni has passed one foot through into half guard.
Luzhin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Al Qarni passes into side control!
Luzhin is looking for a sweep.
Luzhin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Luzhin tries to roll over but Al Qarni keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Al Qarni is looking to advance position but Luzhin won't allow it.
Luzhin wants to get back to full guard.
Luzhin actively working from the bottom here.
Luzhin tries to get to full guard but Al Qarni has control of the leg.
Al Qarni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luzhin defends it well.
Luzhin wants to improve his position but Al Qarni is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nikolai Luzhin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Al Qarni throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luzhin.
As Al Qarni tries to get set, Luzhin tries to push him back and clinch up but Al Qarni manages to avoid the attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Al Qarni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - Al Qarni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Al Qarni jabs at Luzhin's body.
Al Qarni swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin tries to clinch up.
Al Qarni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luzhin's head backwards.
Al Qarni scores with a nice head shot.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Al Qarni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Qarni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Qarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Qarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Luzhin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luzhin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Al Qarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Luzhin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luzhin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Luzhin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Qarni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nikolai Luzhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luzhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzhin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Al Qarni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Qarni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luzhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Qarni throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Al Qarni punishes Luzhin's body with a nice straight punch.
Al Qarni works Luzhin's body with a nice hook.
Crunch! Luzhin slams his shin into Al Qarni's torso.
Al Qarni is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Luzhin lands a head kick!
Luzhin tries to clinch there but Al Qarni circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luzhin cracks Al Qarni with a good jab.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luzhin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Al Qarni.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luzhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Qarni checks the leg kick.
Al Qarni throws a big counter head kick but Luzhin avoids it with no problem.
Al Qarni has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luzhin.
Al Qarni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Qarni looks for a takedown but Luzhin sprawls well.
Al Qarni avoids the head kick by Luzhin.
Al Qarni scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Qarni lands with an overhand left.
Al Qarni misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni lands with a kick to the ribs.
Luzhin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Qarni gets a clinch.
Luzhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Al Qarni walks away with a smile on his face. Luzhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Luzhin wants to slow Al Qarni down by chopping away at his legs.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni jabs Luzhin right on the nose. Luzhin blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Luzhin.
Al Qarni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luzhin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws the kick towards the body but Al Qarni avoids it.
Al Qarni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin is looking to score with low kicks.
Luzhin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin darts in trying to clinch
and Al Qarni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Qarni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Qarni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Al Qarni blocks the low kick.
Luzhin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Qarni, pushing him back against the cage.
Al Qarni tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Qarni.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Qarni is defending well for now.
Al Qarni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Qarnis head.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Qarni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Fahad Al Qarni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Luzhin slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Qarni, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Luzhin wants to clinch up but Al Qarni keeps it at a distance.
Al Qarni clobbers Luzhin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luzhin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Qarni scores with a hook to the body. Luzhin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Al Qarni will feel that in the morning.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick
and Al Qarni counters with a straight right hand.
Luzhin slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Luzhin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Luzhin clinches up with Al Qarni and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Al Qarni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luzhin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Qarni lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Luzhin cracks Al Qarni with a nice body shot.
Al Qarni tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Qarni avoids it.
Luzhin is working Al Qarni over against the cage.
Al Qarni is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Luzhin lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni managing to block the knees to the body from Luzhin.
Al Qarni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
Luzhin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Luzhin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Al Qarni's efforts to push away.
Al Qarni prevents a body shot from Luzhin.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Qarnis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Qarni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Luzhin.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin prevents a body shot from Al Qarni.
Luzhin misses with a body punch.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Luzhin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Al Qarni walks away with a smile on his face. Luzhin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Al Qarni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Qarni connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Qarni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Luzhin slams his shin into Al Qarni's torso.
Luzhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Qarni clinches up against the cage.
Luzhin lands a body shot.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luzhin gets through Al Qarni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Al Qarni's face.
Al Qarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Qarni blocks an uppercut.
Luzhin lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Luzhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Al Qarni to keep the fight standing.
Al Qarni misses with the head strike.
Luzhin jumps guard.
Luzhin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Al Qarni trying to control but Luzhin is working from the bottom.
Al Qarni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luzhin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Qarni has managed to get both his arms back between Luzhin's legs - danger averted.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Luzhin keeps moving.
Al Qarni sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Luzhin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luzhin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 47:48
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Nikolai Luzhin retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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