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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 1239 p4p, 134 weight class) and Eldar Smith (ranked 6044 p4p, 431 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
43 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eldar Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Smith tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Juravlev back into the cage.
Juravlev wants to break free but Smith has control.
Juravlev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juravlev has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Juravlev lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Eldar Smith has been cut.
The referee calls for Juravlev to work.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Juravlev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a body punch.
A short left from Juravlev.
Juravlev stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Juravlev fails to land.
Juravlev can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Juravlev breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev scores with a nice right hand.
Juravlev tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Juravlev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juravlev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juravlev checks the leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Juravlev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Juravlev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juravlev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Juravlev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juravlev looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Juravlev rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Juravlev avoids the damage to the body.
Juravlev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Juravlev blocks with his arms.
Juravlev leaning against his opponent.
Smith avoiding damage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juravlev avoids it.
Smith tries a body shot but Juravlev blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev misses with some punches.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juravlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juravlev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juravlev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Juravlev misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juravlev.
Smith darts in and clinches Juravlev up against the cage.
Juravlev prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juravlev.
Juravlev breaks from the clinch.
Juravlev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Juravlev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juravlev lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Juravlev in a clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Juravlev is controlling him.
Juravlev tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Juravlev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juravlev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Juravlev up against the cage.
Juravlev wants to break free but Smith has control.
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 Alexey Juravlev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Juravlev connects with the punch.
Juravlev throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Juravlev throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith feints a jab promting Juravlev to slip. Smith then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Juravlev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Juravlev back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Juravlev throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Juravlev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juravlev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
Juravlev is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juravlev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juravlev throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Juravlev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev working Smith over with knees to the body.
Juravlev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Juravlev lands a nice uppercut.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Juravlev is controlling him.
Juravlev lands an uppercut.
Juravlev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juravlev working aggressively here.
Juravlev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a body shot from Juravlev.
Smith has Juravlev pushed against the cage.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith tries to clinch but Juravlev is having none of it.
Juravlev throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
A big right from Juravlev misses.
Alexey Juravlev is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Juravlev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
Juravlev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juravlev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexey Juravlev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Juravlev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Juravlev.
Juravlev looking to slow down the pace here.
Juravlev stalling against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Juravlev.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Juravlev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Juravlev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Juravlev, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Juravlev.
A nice left hand lands by Juravlev.
A head punch on the inside from Juravlev fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Juravlev tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Juravlev breaks from the clinch.
Juravlev misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith misses with a double jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Juravlev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Juravlev pushes him off.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Juravlev circles away.
Juravlev misses with a wild body shot.
Juravlev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juravlev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Juravlev misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Juravlev dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Juravlev takes the fight into the clinch.
Juravlev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Juravlev slowing the pace effectively.
Smith cracks Juravlev with a nice body shot.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Juravlev gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Juravlev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juravlev's elbow.
Juravlev tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Juravlev back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Juravlev takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juravlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith is trying to break free.
Juravlev keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Juravlev misses its target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Juravlev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juravlev throws an elbow that misses.
Juravlev being controlled against the cage.
Juravlev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Juravlev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith is trying to break free.
Juravlev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juravlev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Juravlev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Juravlev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Juravlev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch up but Juravlev circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juravlev lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juravlev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Juravlev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Juravlev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Juravlev throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Juravlev is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Juravlev is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juravlev.
Juravlev is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Juravlev into the cage.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juravlev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eldar Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexey Juravlev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juravlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves out of range as Juravlev strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith takes a swing at Juravlev's ribcage but misses.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Juravlev lands.
Smith throws a series of punches but Juravlev avoids them all with ease.
Smith moves away from the strike by Juravlev.
Juravlev lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith clinches up with Juravlev and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Juravlev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Juravlev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juravlev 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Juravlev!
A relieved looking Alexey Juravlev 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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