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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jackson (ranked 3409 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Denis Kurlaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Denis Kurlaev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Denis Kurlaev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurlaev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but Kurlaev moved away.
Jackson sets himself, and Kurlaev steps forward looking for the clinch! Jackson avoids it this time.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kurlaev moves out of range.
Kurlaev misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurlaev throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurlaev is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kurlaev moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mike Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurlaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson lands a leg kick that knocks Kurlaev off balance momentarily.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Kurlaev checks it.
Kurlaev wants to clinch.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlaev throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Jackson slips under a jab from Kurlaev.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurlaev dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Kurlaev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kurlaev moves out of range.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kurlaev moves out of range easily.
Kurlaev wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Kurlaev walks into a stiff left hand from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Kurlaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Kurlaev wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
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!
Kurlaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurlaev blocks the body kick.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Kurlaev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurlaev is just out of range.
Kurlaev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kurlaev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurlaev manages to avoid it.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurlaev lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurlaev lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kurlaev takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Denis Kurlaev has been cut.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Kurlaev's side.
Jackson throws the left hand but Kurlaev avoids the punch easily.
Kurlaev wants to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch position.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kurlaev moves out of range easily.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kurlaev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Kurlaev throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Kurlaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurlaev swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson swings for the body but Kurlaev moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Kurlaev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kurlaev avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Kurlaev had a free shot at his head there.
Kurlaev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson looks to land a combination. Kurlaev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Jackson.
Kurlaev misses with a straight right.
Kurlaev walks into a jab.
Jackson throws the left hand but Kurlaev avoids the punch easily.
Kurlaev misses with a looping right.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurlaev manages to avoid it.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Jackson wants to slow Kurlaev down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurlaev throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denis Kurlaev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kurlaev moves out of range easily.
Kurlaev throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurlaev.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jackson 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.
A nice side step and Kurlaev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kurlaev throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson lunges at Kurlaev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurlaev's hand.
Kurlaev drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kurlaev tries to clinch up.
Kurlaev misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Kurlaev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurlaev digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson moves forwards but Kurlaev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kurlaev connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Kurlaev steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range as Kurlaev strikes.
Kurlaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurlaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurlaev misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Kurlaev blocks a low kick nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kurlaev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jackson has got the better of the exchanges.
Kurlaev throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurlaev under the eye.
Kurlaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Kurlaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurlaev can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kurlaev moves out of range.
Kurlaev lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Kurlaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurlaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kurlaev tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Kurlaev back against the cage.
Kurlaev breaks the clinch.
Kurlaev swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kurlaev misses.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Kurlaev's knee but Kurlaev avoids it well.
Kurlaev clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kurlaev obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurlaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Mike Jackson has been cut.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Kurlaev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kurlaev looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Kurlaev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurlaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Kurlaev tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev clinches up against the cage.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Kurlaev blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Kurlaev tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Kurlaev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurlaev throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Kurlaev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurlaev has him pressed against the cage.
Kurlaev manages to break the clinch.
Kurlaev defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denis Kurlaev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Kurlaev staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Kurlaev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurlaev swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Kurlaev counters by clinching up.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Kurlaev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Kurlaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurlaev wants to counter with a clinch but Jackson pushes him away.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurlaev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Kurlaev lands a head shot.
Jab from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev misses with a wild body shot.
Kurlaev moves forwards but Jackson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurlaev throws out the jab.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurlaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws a head kick but Kurlaev moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurlaev rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurlaev misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurlaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurlaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurlaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurlaev won't allow it.
Kurlaev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kurlaev.
Kurlaev lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Kurlaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free but Kurlaev has control.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Kurlaev is controlling the position.
Kurlaev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kurlaev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurlaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurlaev tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurlaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Kurlaev checks a low kick from Jackson.
Kurlaev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurlaev.
Jackson throws a combination that misses
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurlaev manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a swing at Kurlaev's ribcage but misses.
Kurlaev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kurlaev missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Kurlaev saw that one coming.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Kurlaev didn't see that one coming.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurlaev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kurlaev has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Kurlaev has the dominant position.
Denis Kurlaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurlaev.
Kurlaev connects with a right hand. Jackson shakes it off.
Jackson tests Kurlaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Kurlaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kurlaev 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Kurlaev!
An out of breath Denis Kurlaev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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