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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Argo Surtr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Argo Surtr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Buckner!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckner checks a low kick from Surtr.
Surtr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buckner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Surtr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buckner throws a front kick aimed at Surtr's knee but Surtr avoids it well.
Surtr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr is looking to land body kicks.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Buckner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surtr manages to avoid it.
Surtr misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Buckner misses
and Surtr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buckner's knee momentarily.
Buckner misses with a low kick.
Surtr misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckner checks a leg kick.
Surtr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surtr looks for the body kick but Buckner saw that one coming.
Surtr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buckner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Buckner.
Surtr misses with a body kick.
Surtr throws out a leg kick but Buckner moves out of range and Surtr only half commits.
Buckner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Surtr tries to work over Buckner's front leg with a kick but Buckner checks it.
A swing and a miss from Buckner.
Surtr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Buckner with a jab.
Buckner loads up on a big right hand but Surtr slips the punch.
Surtr checks a leg kick.
Buckner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surtr tries to score with a low kick but Buckner moves his leg out of the way.
Buckner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matt Buckner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surtr throws a front kick aimed at Buckner's knee but Buckner avoids it well.
Surtr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buckner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surtr looks to clinch
and Buckner counters with a straight right hand.
Buckner checks a low kick from Surtr.
Surtr checks the leg kick.
Surtr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Buckner is out of range and Surtr settles back down.
Buckner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Surtr throws a wild body kick that Buckner sees coming a mile off.
Buckner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Surtr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Surtr misses with a low kick as Buckner jumps back.
Surtr misses with a body shot.
Buckner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surtr manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckner manages to avoid it.
Surtr motions for Buckner to come forward. Surtr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Surtr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckner lands a right hook to the body.
Surtr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buckner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buckner is looking to clinch but Surtr is avoiding it.
Surtr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buckner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Surtr is out of range.
Buckner lands a nice shot that snaps Surtr's head back.
Buckner lands a nice hook to Surtr's body. Surtr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Surtr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buckner fakes the leg kick and cracks Surtr in the body.
Surtr is breathing heavily.
Buckner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner works over Surtr's head and body with a nice combination.
A left lands for Buckner.
Buckner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Surtr manages to avoid it.
Buckner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Surtr wants to slow Buckner down by chopping away at his legs.
Buckner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buckner throws a head kick but Surtr moves out of range.
Buckner thumps Surtr with a low kick.
Surtr is looking to clinch.
Buckner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Surtr misses with a low kick as Buckner jumps back.
Buckner throws the left hand but Surtr avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Buckner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Buckner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Surtr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Surtr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buckner is able to avoid easily.
Buckner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surtr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Surtr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buckner to score with a decent uppercut.
Buckner blocks a head kick by Surtr.
Buckner just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckner moves into the clinch.
Surtr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Surtr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buckner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buckner misses with a body punch.
Surtr misses with a punch to the body.
Buckner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Surtr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckner blocks it with crossed arms.
Surtr blocks a body shot from Buckner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Buckner.
Surtr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surtr avoids the head kick by Buckner.
Surtr is looking to chop away at Buckner's legs.
A clash of legs there as Buckner blocks the low kick.
Buckner tries to clinch up.
Matt Buckner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Buckner just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buckner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Surtr counter with a right hand.
Surtr tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Surtr lands with an uppercut that bounces Buckner off the ropes and back into range.
Buckner works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Buckner is predictable there
and Surtr counters with a good low kick that Buckner was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner misses with a low kick as Surtr jumps back.
Buckner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Surtr tries to score with a low kick but Buckner moves his leg out of the way.
Buckner throws a right and a left that Surtr avoids nicely.
Surtr jabs away that one connects to the head 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!
Jab, jab by Surtr - just one landing.
Buckner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Surtr wants to clinch up but Buckner keeps it at a distance.
Surtr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses.
Surtr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buckner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Surtr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buckner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Surtr misses
and Buckner counters with a big head kick but Surtr shrugs it off.
Buckner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Surtr is rocked!
Surtr thumps Buckner with a low kick.
Oh Surtr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Surtr misses with a hook. Buckner ducked under it nicely.
Surtr feints and then cracks Buckner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buckner down.
Surtr seems to have got his legs back now.
Buckner looks to land a left hand but Surtr moved out of range nicely.
Buckner scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Surtr on the side of the head.
Surtr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buckner.
Surtr throws out a leg kick but Buckner moves out of range and Surtr only half commits.
Buckner cracks Surtr with a good jab.
Buckner feints and then cracks Surtr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Surtr down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Buckner.
Surtr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckner lands a nice looking body shot.
Buckner stuns Surtr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buckner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Surtr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buckner scores with a head kick.
Buckner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Surtr eats them both and turns towards Buckner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Surtr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Buckner.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses
and Buckner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surtr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Buckner digs a good body shot into Surtr's ribs.
Buckner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Buckner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Surtr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Surtr avoids the body shot from Buckner.
Buckner throws a shot from downtown. Surtr moves away and avoids it.
Buckner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Surtr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buckner.
Buckner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buckner misses with a looping right.
Buckner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Surtr. That one must have hurt.
Buckner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Surtr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Buckner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Surtr closes the distance and clinches.
Buckner trying to control the position but instead, Surtr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Buckner into the ropes.
Buckner tries to break free but Surtr pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surtr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckner misses with a punch to the body.
Buckner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckner.
Buckner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Surtr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buckner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buckner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Surtr or not.
Buckner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Surtr is trying to stall.
Buckner throws a punch but it's blocked by Surtr.
Buckner slowing the pace effectively.
Surtr looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Surtr.
Buckner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Surtr backwards.
Surtr taking a breather.
Buckner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Surtr is keeping busy.
Surtr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Surtr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Surtr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Surtr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buckner just misses with a punch to the body.
Buckner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buckner checks a leg kick.
Buckner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr throws a push kick but Buckner slaps the foot to one side.
Surtr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surtr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Surtr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Surtr tries to land a front kick but Buckner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buckner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buckner connects with a high kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Buckner blocks the leg kick.
Buckner scores with a hook to the body. Surtr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buckner cracks Surtr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Surtr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buckner throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Buckner.
Buckner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buckner throws a solid leg kick but Surtr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buckner.
Surtr tries to clinch but Buckner is having none of it.
Buckner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Surtr misses.
Matt Buckner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Buckner thuds his right hand into Surtr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Argo Surtr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckner misses with a kick to the body.
Surtr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Surtr needs to keep his hands up - Buckner had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Surtr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buckner thuds his right hand into Surtr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buckner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Buckner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buckner 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Matt Buckner!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Matt Buckner!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Matt Buckner!
Matt Buckner wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matt Buckner made sure he mentioned BLKOUT Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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