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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Brasnof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolai Brasnof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn jabs Brasnof to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chulainn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chulainn lands with a good body shot.
Brasnof misses with a body shot.
Brasnof showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chulainn.
Sloppy strikes from Chulainn. Those never looked like landing.
Brasnof takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chulainn, as that shot connected.
Chulainn misses with a looping right.
Chulainn misses with a wild body shot.
Chulainn misses with a body kick.
Brasnof misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brasnof ducks under a wild hook from Chulainn.
Chulainn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chulainn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chulainn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brasnof.
Brasnof looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brasnof connects with a crisp jab.
Brasnof moves out of range of the body kick from Chulainn.
Chulainn throws a lazy right hand but Brasnof sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chulainn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chulainn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chulainn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chulainn misses with a wild body shot.
Cu Chulainn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulainn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brasnof. Brasnof circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulainn throws a jab when Brasnof was well out of range.
Chulainn misses with a looping right.
Brasnof misses with a double jab.
Brasnof uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chulainn.
Chulainn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chulainn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brasnof.
Chulainn misses the shot to the body.
Chulainn's coach down at WarZone Training Facility 1 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Chulainn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brasnof takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chulainn misses with a straight left.
Brasnof misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Chulainn.
Brasnof looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brasnof misses with a few strikes there.
Chulainn missing with a left hand there. Brasnof was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Brasnof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chulainn throws a body punch but Brasnof moves out of range.
Chulainn just misses with a punch to the body.
Brasnof throws a hook to the side of Chulainn's head but Chulainn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brasnof lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chulainn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chulainn moves in looking to clinch but Brasnof pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn cracks Brasnof with an open hand slap.
Chulainn misses with a shot to the body
and Chulainn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brasnof takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Chulainn.
Brasnof throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chulainn.
Brasnof walks into a stiff left hand from Chulainn.
Brasnof lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chulainn misses with a left hand
letting Brasnof counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulainn takes a swing at Brasnof's ribcage but misses.
Chulainn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brasnof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cu Chulainn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brasnof moves out of range of the strikes.
Chulainn throws a combination that misses
and Brasnof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Chulainn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chulainn.
Chulainn swings for the body but Brasnof moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Chulainn.
Chulainn looks to land a right hand but Brasnof moved out of range.
Brasnof lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulainn circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chulainn. Brasnof does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chulainn scores with a one two! Brasnof had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brasnof throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brasnof takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulainn instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasnof breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulainn throws a lazy uppercut
and Chulainn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chulainn looks to land a left hand but Brasnof moved out of range nicely.
Chulainn throws a hook to the side of Brasnof's head but Brasnof sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chulainn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brasnof drops Chulainn with a left right combo! Brasnof follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brasnof stands up and beckons Chulainn to his feet.
Brasnof throws a series of punches but Chulainn moves out of range.
Chulainn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brasnof backs up against the cage.
Brasnof cracks Chulainn with a good jab.
Chulainn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chulainn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chulainn slips a jab and a cross from Brasnof.
Chulainn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brasnof.
Chulainn scores with a nice right hand.
Chulainn scores with a nice head shot.
Brasnof has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chulainn finds it's way round the side to connect with Brasnof's head.
Chulainn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof lands a nice shot to the body.
Brasnof throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chulainn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chulainn lands a jab to Brasnof's midsection.
Brasnof's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chulainn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brasnof scrambles back to his feet.
Brasnof takes a swing at Chulainn's ribcage but misses.
Brasnof moves away from the strike by Chulainn.
Brasnof throws a series of strikes that have Chulainn backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasnof tries to keep at a distance but Chulainn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chulainn can't find room to land a body shot as Brasnof controls the action.
Brasnof has Chulainn pressed against the cage, preventing Chulainn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brasnof is trying to force a seperation but Chulainn has the dominant position.
Chulainn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cu Chulainn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chulainn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brasnof connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chulainn scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Brasnof, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chulainn misses with a two punch combination.
Brasnof jabs at Chulainn's body.
Chulainn is breathing heavily.
Chulainn ducks under a wild hook from Brasnof.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulainn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chulainn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brasnof lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulainn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolai Brasnof dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cu Chulainn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chulainn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brasnof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chulainn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brasnof.
Brasnof steps into range and cracks Chulainn with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Chulainn flops backwards and Brasnof dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasnof stands and steps away. Chulainn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brasnof looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brasnof keeps the fight on the outside.
Brasnof throws a hook to the side of Chulainn's head but Chulainn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Chulainn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chulainn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brasnof avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chulainn swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn scores with a nice right hand.
Chulainn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brasnof's hands.
Brasnof throws a lazy right hand but Chulainn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brasnof jabs Chulainn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chulainn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brasnof lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brasnof throws a jab but it's blocked by Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn rushes Brasnof and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasnof's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brasnof throws a right hand that Chulainn ducks under and follows up with a left that Chulainn also avoids with ease.
Brasnof takes a swing at Chulainn's ribcage but misses.
Chulainn blocks a jab.
Chulainn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chulainn throws a body punch but Brasnof moves out of range.
Brasnof bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Brasnof. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brasnof.
Brasnof swings for the body but Chulainn moves out of range.
Brasnof lands with an uppercut that bounces Chulainn off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chulainn throws a chopping leg kick but Brasnof manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chulainn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brasnof keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chulainn.
Chulainn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicolai Brasnof is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brasnof moves out of range of the strikes.
Brasnof ducks under a wild hook from Chulainn.
The fighters circling - Chulainn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brasnof lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulainn circles away quickly and effectively.
Chulainn misses with a leg kick.
Brasnof has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chulainn finds it's way round the side to connect with Brasnof's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brasnof.
Chulainn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chulainn throws a hook but Brasnof blocks it.
Jab from Brasnof.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chulainn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brasnof moves away.
Brasnof throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chulainn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brasnof paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulainn missing with a left hand there. Brasnof was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brasnof moves forwards but Chulainn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolai Brasnof showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brasnof has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolai Brasnof!
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