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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader comes to the cage accompanied by Pantera - Walk. Luzhin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The time has come... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy Slader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Luzhin's chin.
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185 lbs
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174 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Slader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luzhin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Slader.
Slader throws a push kick but Luzhin slaps the foot to one side.
Slader throws a lazy right hand but Luzhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Slader throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
Slader throws a solid leg kick but Luzhin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slader.
Luzhin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Slader is just out of range.
Slader misses the shot to the body.
Luzhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Slader.
Slader slips under a jab from Luzhin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luzhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin throws a lazy uppercut
and Slader counters with a low kick, right behind Luzhin 's knee.
Slader takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luzhin moves away.
Luzhin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Slader slips a jab and a cross from Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slader drops his hands momentarily and Luzhin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Luzhin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slader has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Slader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luzhin scoring well with a low kick there.
Luzhin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luzhin tries to score with a low kick but Slader moves his leg out of the way.
Luzhin drops his hands momentarily and Slader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Luzhin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luzhin.
Slader takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Slader lands a leg kick that knocks Luzhin off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slader throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Slader.
Slader throws a low kick but Luzhin moves out of range easily.
Luzhin wants to counter the offense by Slader and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader scores with a one two! Luzhin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Luzhin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slader doesn't seem phased though.
Luzhin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slader's sensitive parts.
Luzhin avoids the body shot from Slader.
Luzhin misses with a body shot.
Slader jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Luzhin jabs at Slader's body.
A big right from Luzhin misses.
Luzhin misses with a hook to the body
and Slader counters with an inside leg kick.
Luzhin moves out of range as Slader throws a body kick.
Luzhin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab lands there for Luzhin.
Luzhin looks to throw the jab but Slader is out of range.
Luzhin scores with a one two! Slader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Slader scores with a kick to the body.
Slader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luzhin throws out the jab.
Luzhin scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slader checks it well.
Slader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luzhin misses with a kick to the body.
Slader swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Luzhin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luzhin misses with a leg kick
and Slader counters with a good low kick that Luzhin was not able to check.
Slader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luzhin throws a looping overhand right but Slader ducks down to avoid it.
Slader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luzhin.
Luzhin slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Luzhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slader misses the shot to the body.
Slader tries to move into range but Luzhin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slader throws a low kick but Luzhin moves out of range easily.
Luzhin misses with a head kick.
Slader looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Slader throws a jab when Luzhin was well out of range.
Luzhin throws a looping overhand right but Slader ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin connects with a jab.
Luzhin lands the left hand.
Luzhin fails to land with a series of punches.
Luzhin throws out a leg kick but Slader moves out of range and Luzhin only half commits.
Luzhin cracks Slader with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader moves away from the strike by Luzhin.
Slader avoids the head kick by Luzhin.
Slader jabs at Luzhin's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luzhin.
Slader throws a big shot that misses.
Luzhin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Luzhin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luzhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slader.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin 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.
Slader thumps Luzhin with a low kick.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slader looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Luzhin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luzhin.
Luzhin wants to land a leg kick but Slader is out of range.
Slader tries to counter by clinching up but Luzhin breaks away and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slader, right into the meat.
Luzhin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luzhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slader.
Luzhin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luzhin instigates a clinch.
Slader tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slader throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Slader blocks it.
Luzhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slader lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luzhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slader lands with a light punch inside.
Slader softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
Slader lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Luzhin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luzhin misses with a punch to the body.
Slader misses with a body punch.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slader misses with a punch on the inside.
Slader can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.
A short right from Luzhin.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Slader misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Slader.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Luzhin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Luzhin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slader is rocked!
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Slader controls the action.
Oh Slader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slader swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slader seems to have got his legs back now.
Slader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Luzhin fails to land.
Slader misses with the head strike.
Slader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luzhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slader is defending well for now.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Slader misses with a punch on the inside.
Slader tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Slader back against the cage.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin scores with a hook to the body.
Luzhin throws a punch but it's blocked by Slader.
Slader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slader misses with a body punch.
Luzhin struggles to land a body shot inside as Slader controls his hands.
Luzhin drops Slader with a big knee straight up the middle! Slader is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Randy Slader has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slader digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Slader blocks with his arms.
Luzhin presses Slader against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
Slader tries to stall but Luzhin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the side of Slader's head.
Slader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slader tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Slader is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Slader.
A short left from Luzhin.
Slader has a couple of punches blocked by Luzhin.
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Slader lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin drops Slader with a big knee straight up the middle! Slader is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Slader's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Luzhin.
Slader misses with an uppercut.
Slader looks up at the clock. Bad move! Luzhin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Slader. Luzhin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Luzhin!
Nikolai Luzhin is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Nikolai Luzhin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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