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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
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211 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov swings for the body but Ruiz moves out of range.
Good exchange - Nimirov coming out on top.
Nimirov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimirov blocking some punches.
Ruiz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nimirov misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz lands a left hand.
Ruiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimirovs head.
Nimirov pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Nimirov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nimirov dips to his left and cracks Ruiz with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Ruiz ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Ruiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Nimirov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruiz connects with a body shot that sends Nimirov's belly button to the back.
Ruiz throws a right hand that misses
and Nimirov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nimirov connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Nimirov.
Ruiz throws a combination. Nimirov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ruiz misses with a wild combination.
Nimirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimirov misses with a low kick.
Ruiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ruiz tries to bum rush Nimirov with a series of wild strikes but Nimirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Nimirov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nimirov misses the shot to the body.
Nimirov jabs Ruiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nimirov.
Nimirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruiz throws out the jab.
Ruiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nimirov. Nimirov obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruiz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nimirov thuds his right hand into Ruiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ruiz lands a nice hook to Nimirov's body. Nimirov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Nimirov circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ruiz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
Nimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruiz walks into a left hand.
Ruiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimirov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ruiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruiz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nimirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
A jab from Nimirov does it's job there.
Ruiz misses with a few strikes there.
Nimirov lands a jab to Ruiz's midsection.
Carlos Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruiz misses the shot to the body.
Nimirov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ruiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nimirov throws a left that rocks Ruiz and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nimirov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ruiz regain composure!
Ruiz is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nimirov controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lazar Nimirov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nimirov throws a body punch but Ruiz moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov 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.
Ruiz swings widly with a right hand
and Nimirov counters with a leg kick.
Ruiz takes a swing at Nimirov's ribcage but misses.
Nimirov thuds a left hand into Ruiz's body.
Nimirov scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Nimirov.
Nimirov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Nimirov connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nimirov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nimirov connects with a jab.
Ruiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nimirov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nimirov sizes up Ruiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimirov works the jab nicely.
Nimirov scores with a jab. Ruiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nimirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Lazar Nimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
Nimirov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimirov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ruiz sprawls well. Ruiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nimirov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimirov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ruiz's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimirov winds up and cracks Ruiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov controlling the action here.
Ruiz wants to sweep but Nimirov has passed to side control!
Nimirov happy to just control the position for now.
Nimirov wants to control but Ruiz is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov advances to mount.
Ruiz is looking to improve his position but Nimirov isn't that keen on the idea.
Nimirov controlling from the full mount.
Ruiz tries to hold on but Nimirov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazar Nimirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ruiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Ruiz does no damage.
Nimirov throws the kick towards the body but Ruiz avoids it.
Nimirov takes a swing at Ruiz's ribcage but misses.
Nimirov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nimirov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ruiz throws a shot from downtown. Nimirov moves away and avoids it.
Ruiz misses the jab.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nimirov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruiz is just out of range.
Nimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruiz.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Nimirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nimirov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Nimirov.
Nimirov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov cracks a nice hook into Ruiz's ribs.
Nimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruiz tries to clinch up.
Ruiz shoots in but Nimirov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab lands there for Nimirov.
Ruiz scores with a jab to the head.
Ruiz misses with an uppercut.
Ruiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nimirov tries to avoid it but Ruiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nimirov to the ground. Nimirov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Nimirov. No joy for Ruiz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz takes one to the chin there.
Ruiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nimirov looks to throw the jab but Ruiz is out of range.
Nimirov lands with a shot to the body.
Ruiz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ruiz enables Nimirov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ruiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nimirov looking to pass the guard.
Nimirov advances position into side control!
Nimirov staying calm.
Nimirov decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nimirov.
Ruiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nimirov connects with a body shot that sends Ruiz's belly button to the back.
Nimirov ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Nimirov clobbers Ruiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
Nimirov shoots for a takedown but Ruiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Nimirov lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Nimirov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimirov misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ruiz misses with a looping left.
Ruiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruiz tries to clinch there but Nimirov circles away.
Nimirov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nimirov connects with a jab.
Nimirov connects with a leg kick. Ruiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimirov slips a jab and a cross from Ruiz.
Carlos Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nimirov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nimirov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruiz.
Ruiz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazar Nimirov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nimirov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazar Nimirov!
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