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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keivan Straikker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruubens Cartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keivan Straikker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruubens Cartnell!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Straikker tenderised Cartnell's leg. Cartnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Straikker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Straikker.
Cartnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Straikker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Straikker throws an overhand right that lands on Cartnell's shoulder, as Cartnell tries to avoid the shot.
Straikker misses with a body shot.
Cartnell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cartnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartnell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartnell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Straikker finds it's way round the side to connect with Cartnell's head.
Straikker slips under a jab.
Straikker lands a body shot.
Cartnell looks gassed!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Straikker, as that shot connected.
Straikker works the jab nicely.
Straikker just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Straikker.
Cartnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straikker throws a looping overhand right but Cartnell ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Straikker.
Keivan Straikker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Straikker. That's going to slow Cartnell down.
Straikker looks to land a left hand but Cartnell moved out of range nicely.
Cartnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Straikker throws a body punch but Cartnell moves out of range.
Cartnell ducks under a wild hook from Straikker.
Straikker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Straikker throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Straikker, as that shot connected.
Straikker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cartnell has time to react.
Straikker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A shot to the liver by Straikker. Beautiful body shot.
Straikker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartnell slips under a jab.
Straikker lands a big head kick that sends Cartnell tumbling to the mat! Straikker takes a step backwards and waves Cartnell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ruubens Cartnell has been cut.
A slow jab from Straikker misses its intended target.
Cartnell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cartnell slips a straight right by Straikker.
Cartnell slips a straight right by Straikker.
Cartnell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Straikker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Straikker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Straikker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cartnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Straikker.
Straikker scores with a shot to the body.
Cartnell ducks under a wild hook from Straikker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straikker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cartnell's head.
Cartnell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Straikker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Straikker scores with a nice body kick.
Straikker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Straikker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Straikker lands a jab to the nose.
Straikker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Straikker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Straikker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Straikker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cartnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Straikker. Straikker obviously looking to wear him down.
Cartnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Straikker.
Cartnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Straikker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straikker lands a leg kick that knocks Cartnell off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Straikker.
Straikker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cartnell. Cartnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Straikker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Straikker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cartnell.
Straikker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cartnell's head.
Straikker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Straikker lands a leg kick that knocks Cartnell off balance momentarily.
Straikker delivers a nice body kick.
Cartnell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Straikker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Straikker.
A big left from Straikker misses.
Cartnell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keivan Straikker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruubens Cartnell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Straikker scores with a jab to the head.
Keivan Straikker is winning the standup battle so far.
Cartnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Straikker.
Straikker scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Straikker, as that shot connected.
Straikker cracks the inside of Cartnell's front leg.
A left lands for Straikker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Straikker.
Cartnell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Straikker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartnell manages to avoid it.
Straikker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Straikker throws a lazy right hand but Cartnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Cartnell.
Cartnell is breathing heavily.
Straikker cracks the inside of Cartnell's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartnell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cartnell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cartnell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cartnell is rocked!
Straikker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cartnell is still on wobbly legs! Can Straikker finish him?
Straikker thows a body kick. Cartnell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cartnell seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cartnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Straikker can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartnell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cartnell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Straikker has got the better of the exchanges.
Straikker delivers a nice body kick.
Straikker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Straikker tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cartnell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Straikker scores with a sloppy right hand. Cartnell should have avoided that one.
Straikker scores with a push kick.
Straikker lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker cracks Cartnell with an open hand slap.
Straikker feints and then cracks Cartnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cartnell down.
Cartnell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid body kick from Straikker.
Straikker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Straikker misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Straikker.
Straikker scores with a punch to the head.
Straikker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cartnell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Straikker.
Straikker lands a nice hook to Cartnell's body. Cartnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Straikker scores with a jab. Cartnell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Straikker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straikker lunges at Cartnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cartnell's hand.
Cartnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartnell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Straikker lands a nice shot that snaps Cartnell's head back.
Straikker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartnell's calf.
Straikker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Straikker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartnell can do to turn this around?
Straikker is looking to slow Cartnell down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Straikker finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straikker lands a big right hand that sends Cartnell crashing to the mat! Straikker stays standing though and waves Cartnell back to his feet!
Straikker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruubens Cartnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Straikker.
Straikker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid body kick from Straikker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straikker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Straikker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cartnell's head.
Cartnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Straikker.
Cartnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Straikker dips to his left and cracks Cartnell with an uppercut!
Straikker lands with an overhand left.
Straikker throws a leg kick which misses Cartnell's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartnell tries to avoid it.
Cartnell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Straikker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Straikker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crunch! Straikker slams his shin into Cartnell's torso.
Straikker misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keivan Straikker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruubens Cartnell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Straikker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cartnell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Straikker.
Cartnell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Straikker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Straikker thuds his right hand into Cartnell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Straikker fakes the leg kick and cracks Cartnell in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Straikker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Straikker.
Straikker lands a head shot.
Straikker tries a head kick but it misses.
Straikker fakes the leg kick and cracks Cartnell in the body.
Straikker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cartnell's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Straikker.
Straikker throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartnell.
Straikker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Straikker lands with a nice body kick.
Cartnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Straikker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cartnell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Straikker.
Straikker lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Straikker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Straikker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartnell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Straikker moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straikker connects with an inside leg kick.
Cartnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Straikker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cartnell momentarily.
Straikker scores with a nice strike.
Straikker scores with a nice right hand.
Straikker connects with a jab.
Cartnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Straikker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cartnell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Straikker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cartnell slips under a jab.
Straikker clobbers Cartnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straikker scores with a decent looking hook.
Straikker connects with a solid leg kick.
Straikker throws a shot to the body.
Straikker lunges at Cartnell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cartnell's hand.
Cartnell moves away from the strike by Straikker.
Straikker misses with an uppercut.
Straikker throws a front kick that sends Cartnell stumbling back into the ropes.
Straikker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cartnell.
Straikker avoids the body shot from Cartnell.
Straikker with a jab.
Straikker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cartnell momentarily.
Straikker throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straikker scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Straikker can pounce on him.
Straikker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cartnell's head backwards.
Straikker scores with a kick to the body.
Ruubens Cartnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Straikker.
Straikker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartnell slips under a jab from Straikker.
Straikker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Straikker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartnell throws a shot to the body.
Straikker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartnell.
Keivan Straikker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Straikker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keivan Straikker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Straikker 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Keivan Straikker!
Keivan Straikker wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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