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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 82 p4p, 12 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 272 p4p, 38 weight class). Luzhin comes to the cage accompanied by The time has come.... Sin has chosen Original Nuttah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
29 - 11 - 2 |
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin lands a slapping body shot.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses.
Sin throws a fast counter high kick but Luzhin manages to duck under it in time.
Sin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Luzhin doesn't seem bothered though.
Sin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sin throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Luzhin.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Luzhin lands a jab to the head.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sin throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Nikolai Luzhin has been cut.
Luzhin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sin counters with a leg kick.
Sin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Luzhin scores with a hook to the body. Sin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin slips under a jab from Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a combination
and Luzhin counters with a thumping low kick.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzhin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luzhin misses with a left hand
and Sin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luzhin keeps Sin at a distance using the push kick.
Luzhin looks to clinch
and Sin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin fakes the leg kick and cracks Sin in the body.
Luzhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Sin should have avoided that one.
Luzhin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Luzhin finds it's target.
We've been informed that Sin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin looks to throw a body kick
and Luzhin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sin loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a decent looking hook.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
Luzhin scores with a punch to the head.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luzhin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Sin finds it's way through Luzhin's defenses.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luzhin.
Luzhin misses the shot to the body.
Luzhin throws a push kick but Sin slaps the foot to one side.
Luzhin keeps Sin at a distance using the push kick.
Sin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luzhin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sin is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Luzhin finds it's way through Sin's defenses.
Luzhin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Sin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luzhin thows a body kick. Sin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
Sin throws a solid leg kick but Luzhin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sin.
Sin looks to land a right hand but Luzhin moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luzhin.
Sin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sin takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
Luzhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Sin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Luzhin with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin staying out of range there.
Luzhin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sin throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Nice shot by Luzhin.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick from Luzhin.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Luzhin moves out of range as Sin strikes.
Luzhin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luzhin - the referee stops the clock and Sin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luzhin. Sin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luzhin. That's going to slow Sin down.
Luzhin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Luzhin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sin misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sin.
Luzhin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin delivers a nice body kick.
Luzhin connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Luzhin's cut.
That's time! Luzhin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luzhin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sin missing with a left hand there. Luzhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sin misses with a hook to the body
and Luzhin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Luzhin.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luzhin slips under a jab from Sin.
A clash of legs there as Sin blocks the low kick.
Sin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Luzhin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily.
Luzhin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Luzhin tries to land a leg kick but Sin saw it coming and moves away.
Luzhin misses with a body shot
and Sin counters with a head kick. That will keep Luzhin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sin throws out a counter right but Luzhin avoids it with no problem.
Luzhin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sin can do to turn this around?
Sin wants to slow Luzhin down by chopping away at his legs.
Luzhin lands a front kick.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick from Luzhin.
Sin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sin swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Sin scores with a hook to the body. Luzhin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin lands a really nice looking cross but Sin seems unphased.
Sin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzhin throws a body kick that misses.
Sin misses the shot to the body.
Nikolai Luzhin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sin scores with a head kick.
Sin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a leg kick.
Sin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Luzhin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luzhin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Luzhin blocks it well.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin throws a sloppy head kick
and Sin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a lazy uppercut
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luzhin swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sin moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Luzhin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sin thinks about the counter body kick.
Sin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sin throws a hook but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sin flicks out a counter leg kick but Luzhin steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin misses with a double jab
and Sin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luzhin thinking.
Sin looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Luzhin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhin. Sin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzhin digs a good body shot into Sin's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Luzhin has got the better of the exchanges.
Sin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luzhin to score with a decent uppercut.
Sin avoids the head kick by Luzhin.
Sin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Luzhin misses with the body kick
and Sin counters with a nice uppercut.
Luzhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luzhin moves out of range of the body kick from Sin.
Luzhin checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Sin should have avoided that one.
Sin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sin blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Luzhin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin throws a low kick but Luzhin moves out of range easily.
Luzhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Sin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Luzhin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
Luzhin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Luzhin misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Sin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luzhin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Luzhin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luzhin misses with the body kick
and Sin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luzhin really felt that one!
Sin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luzhin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sin tries to land a front kick but Luzhin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luzhin looks to land a right hand but Sin moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sin! But no joy.
Luzhin is looking to land body kicks.
Luzhin checks a low kick from Sin.
Sin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luzhin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sin throws out a counter right but Luzhin avoids it with no problem.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Luzhin cracks Sin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sin avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Sin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luzhin moves out of range of the strikes.
Luzhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sin misses with an uppercut. Luzhin saw that one coming.
Luzhin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sin doesn't seem bothered though.
Luzhin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sin can pounce on him.
Luzhin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luzhin throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Luzhin.
Sin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luzhin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sin's head.
Luzhin throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
Luzhin lands a head kick. Sin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Luzhin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Luzhin. Sin shrugs it off though.
Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luzhin throws out the jab.
Sin tries a head kick but it misses.
Sin throws out a leg kick but Luzhin moves out of range and Sin only half commits.
Luzhin misses with a body kick.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the body.
Luzhin misses with a shot to the body
and Sin counters with a head kick. That will keep Luzhin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A left lands for Luzhin.
Luzhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Luzhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Luzhin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sin throws a big shot that misses.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luzhin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sin throws a low kick, looking for Luzhin's leg but Luzhin calmly moves out of range.
Nikolai Luzhin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luzhin misses with a kick to the body.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luzhin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luzhin.
Luzhin jabs Sin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Sin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luzhin lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sin throws out a loose jab but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luzhin misses the shot to the body.
Sin throws a lazy body kick
and Luzhin counters with a nice body shot.
Sin tries a head kick but it misses.
Luzhin looks for the body kick but Sin saw that one coming.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Sin tries a quick counter leg kick but Luzhin is wise to it.
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Luzhin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luzhin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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