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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Barathian (ranked 796 p4p, 104 weight class) and Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 319 p4p, 40 weight class). Barathian comes to the cage accompanied by Anderswelt - Schandmaul. Max Barathian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 20 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barathian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barathian misses with a wild combination.
Kuznetsov throws a low kick but Barathian moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Barathian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Barathian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barathian has closed the distance and engaged Kuznetsov in a clinch.
Barathian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barathian blocks it with crossed arms.
Barathian takes an elbow to the temple.
Barathian misses with the head strike.
Barathian drops Kuznetsov with a big knee straight up the middle! Kuznetsov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kuznetsov is rocked!
It looks like Alexandr Kuznetsov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barathian misses with a body shot
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Barathian's knee momentarily.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Barathian finish him?
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuznetsov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy body shot
and Barathian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barathian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barathian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barathian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuznetsov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov cracks the inside of Barathian's front leg.
Barathian forces Kuznetsov back against the cage and clinches.
Barathian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barathian dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Barathian tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body.
Barathian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barathian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barathian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barathian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetsov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barathian.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov lands a nice elbow.
Barathian dodges an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Barathian stalling the fight.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barathian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuznetsov looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Barathian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barathian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuznetsov or not.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Barathian controlling the action here for a moment.
Barathian lands with a right to the head.
Barathian blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Barathian on the inside.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
Barathian tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body.
Barathian tries to stall but Kuznetsov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barathian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barathian's defenses.
Kuznetsov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov cracks Barathian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barathian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov obviously looking to wear him down.
Barathian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barathian misses with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov works the jab nicely.
Barathian lands a head kick. Kuznetsov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kuznetsov pushes Barathian away with a front kick.
Barathian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuznetsov clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barathian.
Kuznetsov with a knee to the 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!
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barathian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuznetsov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Barathian avoids the damage to the body.
Barathian misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuznetsov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow just above Barathian 's eye.
Barathian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Barathian.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barathian just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuznetsov's brow.
Barathian lands a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barathian's brow.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barathian throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuznetsov.
Barathian lands a knee to the head.
Barathian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Barathian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Kuznetsov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuznetsov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Kuznetsov. Beautiful body shot.
Barathian avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Barathian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooh!!! Barathian has knocked Kuznetsov down with a huge combo! Barathian steps away and waves a wobbly Kuznetsov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
Max Barathian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Barathian.
Barathian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuznetsov.
Barathian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barathian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuznetsov blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
Barathian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is leaning against Barathian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuznetsov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barathian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barathian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Barathian.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow but it misses.
Barathian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barathian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barathian throws a head punch that misses.
Barathian wants to stall.
Kuznetsov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kuznetsov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Kuznetsov misses
and Barathian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Barathian moves out of range.
It looked like Barathian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barathian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barathian is rocked!
Kuznetsov cracks a nice hook into Barathian's ribs.
Barathian drops Kuznetsov with a beautiful combination! Kuznetsov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barathian is looking for the KO!
Barathian tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuznetsov misses with a left hand
and Barathian counters with a straight that turns Kuznetsov's legs to rubber! Barathian pushes forward with more strikes and Kuznetsov goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Barathian!
During a confident post fight interview, Max Barathian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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