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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kratos Karumaa (ranked 270 p4p, 611 weight class) and Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 23 p4p, 53 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karumaa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MINK'S - Le Gars Là Est Laid . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kratos Karumaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karumaa misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov checks a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karumaa's sensitive parts.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akhtankhanov!
Akhtankhanov digs a good body shot into Karumaa's ribs.
A shot to the body from Akhtankhanov misses
and Karumaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karumaa slips under a jab.
Karumaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karumaa, as that shot connected.
Akhtankhanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karumaa drops his hands momentarily and Akhtankhanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karumaa defending well as Akhtankhanov loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Karumaa misses the target.
Akhtankhanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karumaa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Karumaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karumaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a leg kick
and Akhtankhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick
and Karumaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Karumaa scores with a punch to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akhtankhanov.
A clash of legs there as Akhtankhanov blocks the low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akhtankhanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karumaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karumaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab from Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Akhtankhanov lands with a cross.
Akhtankhanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akhtankhanov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by Karumaa as he checks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Karumaa.
Karumaa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Akhtankhanov's hands.
Karumaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Karumaa misses the target.
Karumaa looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Akhtankhanov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karumaa misses the shot to the body.
Karumaa slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa is looking to counter punch.
Karumaa throws a low kick, looking for Akhtankhanov's leg but Akhtankhanov calmly moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
Karumaa avoids the body shot from Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick
and Karumaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick
and Karumaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karumaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karumaa counters with a leg kick.
Karumaa with a hook.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karumaa throws a lazy right hand but Akhtankhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a looping overhand right but Akhtankhanov ducks down to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a combination. Karumaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karumaa throws a sloppy head kick and Akhtankhanov moves out of range easily.
Akhtankhanov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karumaa with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
Akhtankhanov cracks Karumaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Karumaa moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Karumaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karumaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akhtankhanov throws a right hand that Karumaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Karumaa also avoids with ease.
Karumaa is looking to counter punch.
Karumaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Karumaa, as that shot connected.
Karumaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karumaa misses with a body shot.
Karumaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws the left hand but Akhtankhanov avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karumaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karumaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. Karumaa moves away and avoids it.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Karumaa is out of range.
Karumaa swings for the body but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Karumaa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akhtankhanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Karumaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Karumaa misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Akhtankhanov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karumaa slips under a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa lands a leg kick that knocks Akhtankhanov off balance momentarily.
Karumaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a combination but Karumaa avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Karumaa misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karumaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akhtankhanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karumaa moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Karumaa under the eye.
Akhtankhanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karumaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Akhtankhanov tries to score with a low kick but Karumaa moves his leg out of the way.
Akhtankhanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Karumaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Akhtankhanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akhtankhanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akhtankhanov ducks under a wild hook from Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight left.
Karumaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akhtankhanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karumaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akhtankhanov throws a poor cross that misses
and Karumaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov catches Karumaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akhtankhanov swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karumaa lands the left hand.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice combination. Karumaa backs away looking to recover.
A low kick from Akhtankhanov misses
and Karumaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Karumaa throws an overhand right that lands on Akhtankhanov's shoulder, as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karumaa on the side of the head.
Karumaa misses with a hook. Akhtankhanov ducked under it nicely.
Karumaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karumaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akhtankhanov is out of range and Karumaa settles back down.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa connects with a right hand. Akhtankhanov shakes it off.
Karumaa moves forwards but Akhtankhanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karumaa throws a leg kick but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Karumaa misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Karumaa takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Akhtankhanov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karumaa misses the body punch
and Karumaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa throws the left hand but Akhtankhanov avoids the punch easily.
Akhtankhanov lands with a good body shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Karumaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov misses with a wild combination.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut
and Karumaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot that snaps Karumaa's head back.
Karumaa staying out of range there.
Karumaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akhtankhanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good standup being displayed there by Akhtankhanov as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Karumaa misses.
Akhtankhanov takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Karumaa.
Karumaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karumaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akhtankhanov tests Karumaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karumaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Akhtankhanov drops his hands momentarily and Karumaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karumaa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akhtankhanov at a distance.
Akhtankhanov tries to bum rush Karumaa with a series of wild strikes but Karumaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karumaa misses with a shot to the body
and Karumaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akhtankhanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karumaa misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa is looking to land body kicks.
Akhtankhanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karumaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akhtankhanov throws out the jab.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Karumaa throws a body punch but Akhtankhanov moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karumaa takes one to the chin there.
Akhtankhanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akhtankhanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karumaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Karumaa misses.
Akhtankhanov misses the body punch
enabling Karumaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a solid leg kick but Karumaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick, looking for Karumaa's leg but Karumaa calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aslanbek Akhtankhanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Karumaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akhtankhanov. That did some damage!
Karumaa tries to move into range but Akhtankhanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Karumaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akhtankhanov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karumaa is out of range.
Akhtankhanov swinging wildly here.
Karumaa ducks under a wild hook from Akhtankhanov.
Nice cross by Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov misses with a right hand
and Karumaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karumaa lands a jab to Akhtankhanov's midsection.
Akhtankhanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Akhtankhanov throws a solid leg kick but Karumaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick, looking for Karumaa's leg but Karumaa calmly moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karumaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov feints a jab promting Karumaa to slip. Akhtankhanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karumaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akhtankhanov blocks a leg kick.
Karumaa looks to throw the jab but Akhtankhanov is out of range.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karumaa checks it well.
Karumaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karumaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akhtankhanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karumaa misses with a low kick.
Karumaa backing away here, and Akhtankhanov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Akhtankhanov throws a body punch but Karumaa moves out of range.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick as Karumaa jumps back.
Karumaa throws a good cross that connects.
Karumaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karumaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akhtankhanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Karumaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karumaa lands a slapping body shot.
Akhtankhanov throws a low kick but Karumaa moves out of range easily.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karumaa throws a hook to the side of Akhtankhanov's head but Akhtankhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akhtankhanov throws the left hand but Karumaa avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karumaa takes one to the side of the head.
Karumaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karumaa throws a leg kick
letting Akhtankhanov counter with a right hand.
Akhtankhanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akhtankhanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karumaa misses the shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a series of punches but Karumaa avoids them all with ease.
Akhtankhanov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karumaa.
Akhtankhanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Karumaa misses its intended target.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Karumaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Karumaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses with a low kick.
Karumaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Akhtankhanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karumaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karumaa slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa misses with a straight left.
Karumaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Akhtankhanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karumaa in his tracks.
Karumaa cracks Akhtankhanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karumaa connects with an inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Karumaa throws a lazy right hand but Akhtankhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karumaa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karumaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook but Karumaa blocks it.
Karumaa is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Akhtankhanov misses.
Karumaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Karumaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Karumaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Sloppy strikes from Akhtankhanov. Those never looked like landing.
Akhtankhanov misses with an uppercut. Karumaa saw that one coming.
Akhtankhanov swinging wildly here.
Karumaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Karumaa.
Karumaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Karumaa misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick from Karumaa misses.
Kratos Karumaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhtankhanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kratos Karumaa.
Well Akhtankhanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
During a confident post fight interview, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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