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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Strålman (ranked 905 p4p, 800 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 118 p4p, 106 weight class). Strålman comes to the cage accompanied by Three Kings. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anton Strålman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temirov throws a looping overhand right but Strålman ducks down to avoid it.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch but Temirov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Temirov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Strålman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Temirov takes a swing at Strålman's ribcage but misses.
Strålman lands a jab-cross combination.
Strålman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Strålman lands with a hook. Temirov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strålman takes a swing at Temirov's ribcage but misses.
Strålman misses with the combination.
Strålman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strålman blocks a leg kick.
Temirov misses with a two punch combination.
Temirov throws a jab when Strålman was well out of range.
Temirov keeps the fight on the outside.
Strålman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strålman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Strålman fails to land with a series of punches.
Strålman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strålman.
Temirov keeps the fight on the outside.
Strålman doesn't manage to clinch there - Temirov circles away.
Anton Strålman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strålman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Temirov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Temirov throws a leg kick but Strålman moved away.
Strålman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strålman lands a right hook to the body.
Strålman wants to clinch up but Temirov keeps it at a distance.
Strålman throws a sloppy head kick and Temirov moves out of range easily.
Temirov checks a low kick from Strålman.
Strålman cracks the inside of Temirov's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strålman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Temirov's sensitive parts.
Strålman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temirov throws a hook but Strålman avoids it easily.
Temirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Strålman should have avoided that one.
Temirov throws a lazy right hand but Strålman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strålman misses with a body shot
and Temirov counters with an inside leg kick.
Strålman tries a low kick but Temirov avoids it.
Strålman lands with a good body shot.
Strålman misses with a wild combination.
Temirov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strålman doesn't seem bothered though.
Strålman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Temirov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strålman throws a body kick that misses.
Strålman tries to score with a low kick but Temirov moves his leg out of the way.
Temirov throws a jab but it's blocked by Strålman.
Strålman is looking to clinch.
Strålman tries to clinch up but Temirov circles away and keeps his distance.
Strålman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
Strålman is looking to wear down Temirov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strålman closes the distance and clinches.
Temirov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strålman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Temirov cracks Strålman with a good jab.
Strålman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Temirov.
Temirov misses with a body shot
and Strålman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strålman just misses with a punch to the body.
Temirov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strålman.
Temirov looks to land a right hand but Strålman moved out of range.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch but Temirov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strålman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strålman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strålman 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.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Temirov throws out a loose jab but Strålman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Temirov throws a hook but Strålman avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Temirov.
Strålman moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Strålman.
Strålman tries to land a knee to the head but Temirov blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Strålman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strålman throws a combination. Temirov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Temirov scores with a jab. Strålman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strålman tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strålman wants to clinch but Temirov slips to the side
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
Strålman scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Temirov blocks the leg kick.
Temirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Strålman lands a right hook to the body.
Temirov blocks a head kick by Strålman.
As Strålman backs off Temirov throws a huge counter combo but Strålman manages to avoid it all.
Strålman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strålman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strålman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
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!
Temirov misses with a body shot.
A big right from Temirov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov scores with a hook to the body. Strålman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Temirov lands a right hook to the body.
Strålman misses with a series of wild punches.
Temirov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Temirov throws a hook to the side of Strålman's head but Strålman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strålman forces Temirov back against the cage and clinches.
Temirov manages to break the clinch.
Temirov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strålman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strålman clinches up with Temirov and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Strålman.
Strålman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands a hook that snaps the head of Strålman backwards.
Temirov throws a head punch that misses.
Temirov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strålman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temirov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strålman at a distance.
Temirov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strålman darts in and clinches Temirov up against the cage.
Temirov working aggressively here.
Strålman is looking for a takedown.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strålman moves away from the strike by Temirov.
Temirov swats away the attempt to clinch by Strålman.
Strålman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strålman is looking to clinch.
Strålman pushes Temirov up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strålman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strålman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Temirov avoids the body shot from Strålman.
Temirov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strålman blocks a low kick nicely.
Strålman appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov throws a hook but Strålman avoids it easily.
Anton Strålman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strålman drives through and clinches with Temirov against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Strålman fails to land.
Temirov misses with a punch on the inside.
Temirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Strålman tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
Temirov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strålman with a body shot.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strålman moves into the clinch.
Strålman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strålman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strålman fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruslan Temirov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strålman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov throws a combination that misses
and Strålman counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice cross by Temirov.
Temirov blocks a head kick by Strålman.
Temirov throws out a counter right but Strålman avoids it with no problem.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Temirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Temirov throws an off balance right hand
and Strålman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Temirov misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strålman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strålman moves away from the strike by Temirov.
Strålman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov stalling against the cage.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Strålman misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Temirov.
Temirov throws a leg kick
and Strålman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Temirov is looking to slow Strålman down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Temirov misses
and Strålman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strålman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Temirov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strålman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Temirov counters with an inside leg kick.
Strålman lands a head shot.
Temirov ducks under a wild hook from Strålman.
Temirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Temirov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strålman darts in trying to clinch
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Strålman does no damage.
Temirov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strålman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Temirov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Strålman throws a leg kick which misses Temirov's front leg but catches the back leg as Temirov tries to avoid it.
Temirov throws a right hand that misses
and Strålman counters with a three punch combo that has Temirov backing up. Temirov nods at Strålman to acknowledge the strikes.
Strålman 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.
Strålman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Temirov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Temirov scores with a punch to the head.
Temirov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Strålman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Temirov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strålman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Strålman backs off Temirov throws a huge counter combo but Strålman manages to avoid it all.
Temirov misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Temirov misses.
Strålman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Temirov counters with a straight right hand.
Temirov lands a nice shot that snaps Strålman's head back.
A jab from Temirov misses.
No joy there for Strålman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strålman tries to clinch but Temirov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strålman closes the distance but Temirov moves to the side
and Temirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strålman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Temirov checks a leg kick.
Strålman tries to clinch there but Temirov circles away.
A little jabbing left from Temirov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strålman thumps Temirov with a low kick.
Strålman wants to clinch but Temirov slips to the side
and Temirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strålman scores with a sloppy right hand. Temirov should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Strålman misses the target.
Temirov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Temirov gets tackled into the cage by Strålman. Strålman maintains the clinch.
Temirov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Strålman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruslan Temirov.
I think Temirov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
Our winner, Ruslan Temirov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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