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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 181 p4p, 28 weight class) and Vadim Nazarov (ranked 553 p4p, 75 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Kuschelbär!
Von Kuschelbär looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazarov throws a jab when Von Kuschelbär was well out of range.
Von Kuschelbär looking to score a takedown here. Nazarov is defending well but Von Kuschelbär drives through and ends up in Nazarov's guard.
Nazarov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Von Kuschelbär is aware though and is defending well.
Von Kuschelbär loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Kuschelbär is in close to Nazarov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Kuschelbär keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nazarov's head.
Nazarov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Von Kuschelbär pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nazarov is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nazarov working for a triangle but Von Kuschelbär defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nazarov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Von Kuschelbär keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to control Nazarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Kuschelbär avoid being mounted?
Von Kuschelbär moves into full guard.
Nazarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Kuschelbär works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nazarov's guard.
Nazarov pulls Von Kuschelbär in to control the position.
Nazarov wants to sweep here but Von Kuschelbär controlling him for the moment.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Nazarov working for a triangle but Von Kuschelbär defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Von Kuschelbär stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nazarov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is trying to control the position but Von Kuschelbär postures up.
Von Kuschelbär wants to control from the top but Nazarov keeps moving.
Nazarov is trying to control the position but Von Kuschelbär postures up.
Nazarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarov, not yet.
Von Kuschelbär content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nazarov wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär is working Nazarov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nazarov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Von Kuschelbär.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nazarov holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been informed that Nazarov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Von Kuschelbär is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär works over Nazarov with some ground and pound from guard.
Nazarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nazarov, not yet.
Von Kuschelbär pushing down on Nazarov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Von Kuschelbär drops an elbow to the side of Nazarov's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nazarov is looking to improve his position.
Nazarov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Kuschelbär's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Kuschelbär's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nazarov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
Vadim Nazarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Nazarov.
Nazarov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Kuschelbär throwing a counter right hand but Nazarov manages to avoid it.
Nazarov fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Kuschelbär drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazarov sprawls and moves away.
Von Kuschelbär 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.
Nazarov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazarov misses the target.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Kuschelbär staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nazarov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nazarov misses with a right hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazarov can do to turn this around?
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
Nazarov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nazarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nazarov misses the jab.
Von Kuschelbär jabs Nazarov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Von Kuschelbär feints and then cracks Nazarov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarov down.
Von Kuschelbär walks into a left hand.
Nice combo by Von Kuschelbär! Oh, that's hurt him - Nazarov falls to the canvas and Von Kuschelbär follows him into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Kuschelbär lands a decent elbow from side control.
Von Kuschelbär scores with punches from side control.
Nazarov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Kuschelbär wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Kuschelbär.
Nazarov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the action but Nazarov is working from the bottom.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a strike but Nazarov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nazarov working a defensive guard here.
Nazarov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Von Kuschelbär haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Von Kuschelbär scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär stands up over Nazarov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nazarov wants to hit a switch here but Von Kuschelbär passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nazarov there!
Von Kuschelbär avoids the attempt from Nazarov to control.
The referee warns Nazarov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nazarov is squirming around, avoiding Von Kuschelbär's attempts to control the action.
Nazarov is desperately trying to improve his position but Von Kuschelbär has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to hold on but Von Kuschelbär postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Von Kuschelbär cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nazarov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Von Kuschelbär with good strikes from the mount here!
Nazarov tries to reverse the position but Von Kuschelbär maintains control.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Nazarov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarov throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Kuschelbär.
Nice straight punches there by Von Kuschelbär. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Kuschelbär.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Kuschelbär misses the target.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelbär takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nazarov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Von Kuschelbär uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nazarov.
Von Kuschelbär paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nazarov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Kuschelbär looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Nazarov moved out of range.
Nazarov throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazarov.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body shot but no joy.
Nazarov clobbers Von Kuschelbär with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär preventing the sweep.
Von Kuschelbär trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Von Kuschelbär slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nazarov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Von Kuschelbär throws a strike aimed at the side of Nazarov's head but Nazarov avoids it well.
Nazarov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vadim Nazarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov regains half guard.
Von Kuschelbär scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nazarov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Von Kuschelbär's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Von Kuschelbär's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarov has the hooks in. Von Kuschelbär is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Even with his hooks in, Nazarov manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the position but Nazarov manages to sink in the hooks.
Nazarov scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Nazarov is hanging on to Von Kuschelbär's back as he tries to escape.
Von Kuschelbär is working hard here to advance position.
Nazarov looking to break Von Kuschelbär's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Von Kuschelbär remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nazarov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Nazarov is landing with strikes. Von Kuschelbär can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär tries to break free.
Von Kuschelbär trying to control the position but Nazarov manages to sink in the hooks.
Nazarov is persistently looking for the submission but Von Kuschelbär is defending it well.
Nazarov controlling well, preventing Von Kuschelbär from escaping the position.
Nazarov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Nazarov.
Nazarov is hanging on to Von Kuschelbär's back as he tries to escape.
Von Kuschelbär covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nazarov is not going to allow Von Kuschelbär to sit and survive in this position.
Nazarov lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär is keeping busy.
Von Kuschelbär is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Von Kuschelbär defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Von Kuschelbär grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Nazarov lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Nazarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Kuschelbär 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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