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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Culver Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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244 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Culver Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson throws a series of punches but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
Vakarchuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vakarchuk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Crimson just manages to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vakarchuk.
Crimson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vakarchuk lands a nice forearm strike.
Vakarchuk misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk throws a strike aimed at the side of Crimson's head but Crimson avoids it well.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vakarchuk working the head and body with strikes.
Vakarchuk scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vakarchuk throws an elbow but Crimson slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson is trying to buck Vakarchuk off.
Vakarchuk cracks Crimson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vakarchuk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Crimson dodges the ground and pound from Vakarchuk.
Sloppy strikes there by Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Vakarchuk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vakarchuk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vakarchuk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vakarchuk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crimson is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crimson is avoiding damage well.
Crimson wants to get back to his feet but Vakarchuk drags him back down.
Vakarchuk throws an elbow but Crimson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crimson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Crimson throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Vakarchuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crimson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Vakarchuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vakarchuk avoids the head kick by Crimson.
Vakarchuk is looking to counter punch.
Culver Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vakarchuk dodges the punch combination from Crimson.
A punch combination from Crimson misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vakarchuk's calf.
Crimson misses the shot to the body.
Vakarchuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vakarchuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crimson pinned against the cage. Crimson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a front kick aimed at Vakarchuk's knee but Vakarchuk avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk tries to counter with a takedown but Crimson is quick to defend against it.
Crimson throws a right and a left that Vakarchuk avoids nicely.
Culver Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vakarchuk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crimson. That one must have hurt.
Crimson lands a high kick!
Vakarchuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crimson's waist but Crimson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vakarchuk off to one side.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
Crimson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crimson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crimson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crimson stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson misses with a double jab.
Vakarchuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crimson.
Vakarchuk throwing a counter right hand but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Crimson misses with a series of wild punches.
Vakarchuk attempts a counter takedown but Crimson avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Crimson lands but Vakarchuk takes it in his stride.
Vakarchuk looks for a takedown but Crimson sprawls well.
No luck for Vakarchuk with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Vakarchuk with that takedown attempt.
Crimson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson 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.
Crimson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vakarchuk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
It looks like Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Crimson. Those never looked like landing.
Vakarchuk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crimson takes a swing at Vakarchuk's ribcage but misses.
Vakarchuk blocks a head kick by Crimson.
Crimson throws a lazy head kick
and Vakarchuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vakarchuk throwing a counter right hand but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Culver Crimson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crimson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vakarchuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Vakarchuk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Crimson throws a combination that misses
and Vakarchuk counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vakarchuk in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vakarchuk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crimson, who protects the arm well.
Vakarchuk throws an elbow but Crimson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakarchuk swings around for an armbar but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vakarchuk's guard.
Crimson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vakarchuk is looking for a triangle but Crimson pushes his legs off easily.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vakarchuk is on top in guard.
Crimson keeping moving, preventing Vakarchuk from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson pushes Vakarchuk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crimson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Vakarchuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crimson.
Crimson misses with a double jab.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Crimson misses.
Crimson cracks the inside of Vakarchuk's front leg.
Crimson looks to land a combination but Vakarchuk avoids it well.
Crimson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crimson misses with the combination.
Vakarchuk attempts a counter takedown but Crimson avoids it well and moves away.
Vakarchuk dives in and grabs Crimson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crimson pushes down on Vakarchuk's head and hops out.
Culver Crimson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vakarchuk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crimson punishes Vakarchuk's body with a nice straight punch.
Crimson misses with a head kick.
Vakarchuk appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Vakarchuk misses.
A punch lands to the side of Vakarchuk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crimson throws a combination that misses
and Vakarchuk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crimson's guard.
Vakarchuk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vakarchuk connects with a couple of short punches.
Vakarchuk looking to pass the guard.
Vakarchuk throws a big elbow that misses.
Vakarchuk cracks Crimson with a solid left hand.
Our spies down at at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA inform us that Crimson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vakarchuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Crimson wants to stand and escape but Vakarchuk is having none of it.
Vakarchuk throwing strikes from guard but Crimson blocks nicely.
Crimson keeping moving, preventing Vakarchuk from controlling successfully.
Vakarchuk won't allow Crimson to get back to his feet.
Vakarchuk wants to control from the top but Crimson keeps moving.
Vakarchuk is really struggling to control Crimson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Culver Crimson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crimson misses with a double jab
and Vakarchuk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk prevents Crimson from getting back to his feet.
Vakarchuk postures up in Crimson's guard and throws a big left but Crimson blocks it.
Vakarchuk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vakarchuk looking to sit in guard and control but Crimson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakarchuk is trying to keep Crimson in close.
Crimson stands up and waves to Vakarchuk to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crimson tries to bum rush Vakarchuk with a series of wild strikes but Vakarchuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vakarchuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crimson looks to land a right hand but Vakarchuk moved out of range.
Crimson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crimson throws the left hand but Vakarchuk avoids the punch easily.
Vakarchuk throwing a counter right hand but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Crimson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vakarchuk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crimson won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing that Vakarchuk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vakarchuk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crimson down.
Vakarchuk tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vakarchuk is trying to get an arm triangle but Crimson is defending well.
Crimson regains half guard, as Vakarchuk was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vakarchuk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vakarchuk trying to control from half guard but Crimson is working away.
Crimson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vakarchuk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vakarchuk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crimson's head.
Crimson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vakarchuk.
Vakarchuk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crimson is refusing to be controlled, as Vakarchuk sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crimson defends it well.
Vakarchuk is looking for a kimura here.
Vakarchuk working the head and body with strikes.
Vakarchuk throwing shots but Crimson is blocking nicely.
Vakarchuk throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crimson to regain full guard.
Vakarchuk trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crimson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vakarchuk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crimson is aware though and is defending well.
Vakarchuk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vakarchuk is working an open guard so Crimson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crimson throws a head kick but Vakarchuk moves out of range.
Crimson lands a head kick. Vakarchuk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses.
Vakarchuk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Culver Crimson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crimson lands with a kick to the temple. Vakarchuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crimson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vakarchuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crimson eats them both and turns towards Vakarchuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vakarchuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crimson circles away.
Crimson throws a fast counter high kick but Vakarchuk manages to duck under it in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Culver Crimson.
I've got Crimson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Culver Crimson!
A relieved looking Culver Crimson 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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