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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Krosnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Krosnov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksander Krosnov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krosnov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gamburyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Krosnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamburyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Krosnov is retaining full guard.
Gamburyan is working hard here to advance position.
Gamburyan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krosnov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gamburyan has managed to get both his arms back between Krosnov's legs - danger averted.
Krosnov looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krosnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krosnov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gamburyan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krosnov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gamburyan throws an elbow that misses. Krosnov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gamburyan's guard. Nice move by Krosnov!
Gamburyan working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Krosnov drops back looking for a leg! Gamburyan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gamburyan manages to kick Krosnov off! Krosnov jumps back into Gamburyan's guard.
Gamburyan keeping moving, preventing Krosnov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gamburyan is trying to keep Krosnov in close.
Krosnov passes Gamburyan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Krosnov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krosnov is looking for a kimura here.
Krosnov seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov trying to control the action but Gamburyan is working from the bottom.
Gamburyan manages to get to full guard.
Krosnov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gamburyan wants to sweep here but Krosnov controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krosnov sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gamburyan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krosnov on his heels. He'll look to pass Krosnov's guard now, I'm sure.
Krosnov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gamburyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Krosnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krosnov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gamburyan defends it easily.
Gamburyan stays in close to Krosnov's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gamburyan stopping the sweep attempt from Krosnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manvel Gamburyan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gamburyan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krosnov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Krosnov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gamburyan uses it to pass to side control.
Gamburyan trying to control the position but Krosnov is working away.
Krosnov is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Gamburyan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krosnov looks to move to half guard but instead Gamburyan has passed into mount! Damn!
Krosnov is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamburyan controlling from mount.
Gamburyan with good strikes from the mount here!
Gamburyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krosnov can do to turn this around?
Krosnov is desperately trying to improve his position but Gamburyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Gamburyan dominating with strikes here.
Gamburyan misses with a head shot.
Krosnov is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Krosnov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krosnov taking shots to the head.
Krosnov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Gamburyan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gamburyan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gamburyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Krosnov tries to lock up and control but Gamburyan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gamburyan raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Gamburyan.
Krosnov tries to hold on but Gamburyan pushes him away.
Krosnov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gamburyan is staying active.
Krosnov is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gamburyan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krosnov looks a forlorn figure.
Krosnov can't escape the position.
Gamburyan with the ground and pound from mount.
Gamburyan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Krosnov is working to get back to half guard.
Krosnov wants to hold on but Gamburyan pushes him away.
Krosnov can't escape the position.
Gamburyan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gamburyan looking to finish Krosnov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krosnov!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krosnov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburyan looking to control but Krosnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krosnov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gamburyan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krosnov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gamburyan unloading with bombs!
Gamburyan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krosnov tries to reverse the position but Gamburyan maintains control.
Gamburyan looking to control but Krosnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krosnov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krosnov is in a horrible position here. Gamburyan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krosnov can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manvel Gamburyan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gamburyan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krosnov gets full guard.
Gamburyan trying to control but Krosnov is working from the bottom.
Krosnov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gamburyan uses it to pass to side control.
Gamburyan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamburyan is looking to take a break and control but Krosnov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krosnov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krosnov is trying to control Gamburyan's posture but Gamburyan avoids it.
Krosnov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Gamburyan there.
Krosnov is staying active underneath Gamburyan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Krosnov tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gamburyan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gamburyan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov tries to reverse the position but Gamburyan maintains control.
Krosnov regains half guard.
Gamburyan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gamburyan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krosnov keeps working.
Krosnov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gamburyan pulls his head out easily.
Gamburyan lands strikes from half guard.
Krosnov wants to get back to full guard.
Krosnov is refusing to be controlled, as Gamburyan sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov tries to get to full guard but Gamburyan has control of the leg.
Krosnov wants to control but Gamburyan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krosnov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gamburyan wants to take a breather but Krosnov is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gamburyan shoots in and bounces Krosnov off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gamburyan scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krosnov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gamburyan defends it easily.
Krosnov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gamburyan throwing strikes but missing.
Gamburyan is working Krosnov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gamburyan wants to control from the top but Krosnov keeps moving.
Krosnov looking for a guillotine here but Gamburyan defends easily.
Aleksander Krosnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manvel Gamburyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krosnov looking for a guillotine here but Gamburyan defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manvel Gamburyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gamburyan 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Manvel Gamburyan!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Manvel Gamburyan!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Manvel Gamburyan!
Manvel Gamburyan wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Manvel Gamburyan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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