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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 2208 p4p, 3173 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 317 p4p, 427 weight class). Alexander Korolev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Khanna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Korolev.
Khanna throws a body punch but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Korolev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korolev throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Korolev.
Khanna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korolev.
Korolev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Korolev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korolev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Korolev scores with a body shot.
Khanna slips under a jab from Korolev.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Khanna slips under a jab from Korolev.
Nice defenses there by Khanna.
Khanna tries to counter with a clinch but Korolev shakes him off and moves away.
Khanna clobbers Korolev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Korolev's head but Korolev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Khanna.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korolev's elbow.
Khanna misses with the head strike.
Korolev misses with the head strike.
Khanna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna lands a nice uppercut.
Khanna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev blocking some punches.
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!
Khanna pushes Korolev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korolev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khanna has him pressed against the cage.
Khanna tries a body shot but Korolev blocks it.
Korolev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korolev has had enough of the clinch but Khanna keeps him there for the moment.
Khanna misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Korolev.
Korolev throws a jab when Khanna was well out of range.
Khanna has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanna.
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna misses with the head strike.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korolev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanna rushes Korolev and presses him up against the cage.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korolev takes a shot to the head.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Khanna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korolev wants to get back to striking at distance but Khanna won't allow it.
Khanna lands with a short shot to the head.
Korolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korolev.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev sets himself, and Khanna steps forward looking for the clinch! Korolev avoids it this time.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korolev.
Korolev swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Khanna cracks Korolev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Korolev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanna.
Korolev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khanna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander Korolev is winning the standup battle so far.
Korolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korolev.
Khanna slips a straight right by Korolev.
Korolev throws a hook to the side of Khanna's head but Khanna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Korolev misses its intended target.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korolev lands with an uppercut that bounces Khanna off the cage and back into range.
Khanna lands a nice shot that snaps Korolev's head back.
Korolev misses with a straight left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khanna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Khanna.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korolev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Korolev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korolev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Korolev.
Khanna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Korolev defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Korolev throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Khanna tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khanna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korolev moves away.
Khanna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Korolev momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanna throws a jab when Korolev was well out of range.
Korolev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanna blocks a jab.
Korolev looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna cracks a nice hook into Korolev's ribs.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
Korolev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khanna.
Korolev slips under a jab.
Khanna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Korolev counters with a nice uppercut.
Korolev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanna.
Korolev needs to keep his hands up - Khanna had a free shot at his head there.
Korolev missing with a left hand there. Khanna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanna connects with a body shot.
Korolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanna.
Khanna slips under a jab.
Khanna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Korolev misses.
Khanna wants to counter with a clinch but Korolev pushes him away.
Korolev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khanna on the side of the head.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Korolev moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korolev, as that shot connected.
Khanna staying out of range there.
Korolev sets himself, and Khanna steps forward looking for the clinch! Korolev avoids it this time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korolev, as that shot connected.
Khanna takes the fight into the clinch.
Khanna lands an uppercut.
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korolev or not.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korolev's elbow.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Korolev.
A nice left hand lands by Khanna.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korolev can't find room to land a body shot as Khanna controls the action.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Khanna lands a body punch.
Khanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
Khanna takes a swing at Korolev's ribcage but misses.
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Korolev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Korolev swinging wildly here.
Khanna tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Korolev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Korolev.
Khanna connects with a single shot there.
Korolev throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korolev.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Korolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna digs a good body shot into Korolev's ribs.
Khanna throws a body punch but Korolev moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna swings for the body but Korolev moves out of range.
Khanna lands a body shot.
Korolev throws a shot to the body.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Khanna moves away and avoids it.
Korolev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khanna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korolev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna moves forwards but Korolev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khanna clinches with his opponent.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khanna tries to throw a body punch but Korolev avoids it by throwing Khanna back against the cage.
Korolev tries to break the clinch but Khanna is controlling the position.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Korolev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev is trying to break free.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Korolev misses.
Khanna throws a hook but Korolev avoids it easily.
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korolev misses with a looping right.
Khanna is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with an uppercut.
Korolev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Korolev.
Korolev just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Khanna moves away and avoids it.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Korolev saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Khanna.
Khanna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khanna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Khanna scores with a hook to the body.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna scores with a jab. Korolev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Korolev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khanna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Korolev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Korolev's shoulder, as Korolev tries to avoid the shot.
Korolev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khanna moves out of range as Korolev strikes.
Korolev moves away from the strike by Khanna.
Khanna slips under a jab.
Korolev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanna counters by moving into the clinch.
Khanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Khanna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Korolevs head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
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