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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sherlok Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sherlok Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurt lands with a good body shot.
Kurt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt
and Kurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes shoots and misses
and Kurt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes has his takedown stuffed
and Kurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherlok Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kurt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Kurt keeps moving.
Holmes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kurt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kurt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kurt!
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Kurt stands up and beckons Holmes to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a left and a right that stings Holmes.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Kurt throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Holmes misses with a takedown
and Kurt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurt cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kurt swinging wildly here.
Kurt tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holmes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurt throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurt.
Kurt throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Kurt circles away easily
and Kurt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kurt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holmes on the side of the head.
Kurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kurt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holmes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sherlok Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Kurt.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kurt.
Holmes with a poor takedown
and Kurt counters with a straight right hand.
Kurt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holmes's hands.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kurt counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kurt.
Kurt throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Kurt lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Kurt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurt.
Holmes fails with the takedown
and Kurt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kurt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kurt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Kurt circles away easily
and Kurt counters with a left and a right that stings Holmes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherlok Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes slips under a jab from Kurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurt catches Holmes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Denzel Kurt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Holmes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Kurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Kurt misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Kurt circles away easily
and Kurt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes has his takedown stuffed
and Kurt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kurt there.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt
and Kurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes misses with a takedown
and Kurt counters with a left and a right that stings Holmes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holmes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Kurt does no damage.
Kurt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denzel Kurt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Denzel Kurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmes back to the cage. Kurt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kurt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holmes in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Kurt. Those never looked like landing.
Kurt lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kurt!
Kurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt
and Kurt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurt lands a two punch combo.
Kurt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kurt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kurt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Kurt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holmes fails with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurt tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kurt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kurt duly obliges.
Kurt works the jab nicely.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Kurt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kurt throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes has his takedown stuffed
and Kurt counters with a three punch combo that has Holmes backing up. Holmes nods at Kurt to acknowledge the strikes.
Kurt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt throws a big shot that misses.
Kurt fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Kurt.
Holmes fails with the takedown
and Kurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherlok Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurt throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Kurt.
Holmes shoots and misses
and Kurt counters with a one-two to the body.
Kurt stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Kurt circles away easily
and Kurt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kurt throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holmes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kurt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holmes somewhat.
Kurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kurt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurt lands with a nice combination. Holmes backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kurt stuffs the takedown attempt from Holmes. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holmes. Holmes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kurt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Kurt. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes fails to land the takedown.
Kurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but Kurt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurt lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a one-two to the body.
Holmes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurt misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurt misses with a two punch combination.
Sherlok Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denzel Kurt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that Kurt sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Kurt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurt 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Kurt!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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