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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 687 p4p, 547 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 104 p4p, 82 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Khanna circles away.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Khanna strikes.
Kuznetsov lands with a shot to the body.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Khanna misses the target.
Kuznetsov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khanna.
Khanna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuznetsov if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khanna instigates a clinch.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands with a light punch inside.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khanna is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling him.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Kuznetsov's head.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the body.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Khanna is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Khanna no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Khanna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuznetsov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khanna holds on and takes a little breather.
Khanna controls Kuznetsov momentarily but Kuznetsov frees himself.
Kuznetsov stands and steps away. Khanna gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kuznetsov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Khanna to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanna.
Kuznetsov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna throws a lazy right hand but Kuznetsov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khanna clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Khanna can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanna blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuznetsov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov lands a left hand.
Khanna is trying to pull guard but Kuznetsov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kuznetsov prevents a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna tries to throw a body punch but Kuznetsov avoids it by throwing Khanna back against the cage.
Khanna lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuznetsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khanna's brow.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Khanna.
Khanna pulls guard.
Khanna is pulling down on Kuznetsov's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanna is trying to keep Kuznetsov in close.
Kuznetsov throwing strikes from guard but Khanna blocks nicely.
Khanna trying to control the position here.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Khanna keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuznetsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuznetsov throwing strikes but missing.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Khanna keeps moving.
Khanna is trying to keep Kuznetsov in close.
Kuznetsov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khanna keeps the fight on the outside.
Khanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Kuznetsov moves away and avoids it.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A quick step to the side and Kuznetsov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanna is just out of range.
Khanna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov connects with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuznetsov lands a jab.
Khanna throws a body kick that misses.
Khanna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khanna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna misses with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Khanna to counter with a crisp jab.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Khanna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Khanna.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Khanna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanna slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Kuznetsov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov throws a big shot that misses.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Khanna circles away.
Khanna clinches up with Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khanna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanna.
Kuznetsov stalling in the clinch.
Khanna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Kuznetsov won't allow it.
Khanna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khanna.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khanna lands a nice uppercut.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khanna pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Kuznetsov won't allow it.
Alexander Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raja Khanna.
Khanna gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Khanna is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khanna blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khanna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanna.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuznetsov to keep the fight standing.
I was talking to Kuznetsov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Khanna is trying to push Kuznetsov away but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khanna lands a nice uppercut.
Khanna tries to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling the position.
Khanna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Kuznetsov holds him up against the cage and eventually Khanna drops back down to his feet.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Khanna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Khanna is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov blocks an uppercut.
Kuznetsov stalling in the clinch but Khanna improves position.
Kuznetsov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Khanna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khanna tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanna.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov prevents Khanna from breaking the clinch.
Khanna breaks from the clinch.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetsov as he connects with a hook.
Khanna throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.
Khanna throws a big shot that misses.
Khanna moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raja Khanna will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khanna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanna can pounce on him.
Khanna defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khanna with the inside leg kick.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Kuznetsov coming out on top.
Khanna throws a low kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanna is just out of range.
Khanna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuznetsov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Khanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khanna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Khanna gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kuznetsov.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the head.
Khanna avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Khanna is blocking nicely.
Khanna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khanna throws a front kick that sends Kuznetsov stumbling back into the cage.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Khanna.
Khanna tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Khanna misses.
Khanna throws a body kick that misses.
Khanna looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 scores with the left hand. Kuznetsov knows he should have avoided that one.
Khanna rushes Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khanna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khanna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khanna avoids it.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Khanna blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Raja Khanna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Khanna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna digs a right hand underneath Kuznetsov's ribcage. Kuznetsov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuznetsov pushes off an throws an elbow but Khanna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khanna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khanna lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuznetsov will feel that in the morning.
Khanna defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov backing away here, and Khanna unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khanna pushes Kuznetsov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khanna blocks an elbow strike.
Kuznetsov is trying to maintain a safe position but Khanna gets an underhook and turns Kuznetsov into the cage.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Khanna blocks it.
Khanna avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Khanna gets through Kuznetsov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khanna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Kuznetsov prevents Khanna from breaking the clinch.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuznetsov missing with knees to the body.
Khanna tries to pull guard but Kuznetsov won't allow it.
Khanna tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Khanna blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov prevents Khanna from breaking the clinch.
Khanna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Khanna.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body. Khanna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alexander Kuznetsov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanna throws a low kick, looking for Kuznetsov's leg but Kuznetsov calmly moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
Khanna throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
A little feinted left hand from Kuznetsov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
A head punch on the inside from Kuznetsov fails to land.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Khanna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Khanna drags the fight down to the ground.
Kuznetsov gets to his feet - Khanna follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna lands a jab to the nose.
Khanna rushes Kuznetsov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
That has opened up Raja Khanna's cut even more.
Khanna is leaning against Kuznetsov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khanna lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
Khanna blocks an elbow strike from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khanna is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Raja Khanna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Khanna.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khanna jumps guard but Kuznetsov stands there with Khanna around his waist. Khanna gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khanna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuznetsov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuznetsov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
A nice left hand lands by Kuznetsov.
Khanna lands with a left to the head.
Khanna manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov cracks a nice hook into Khanna's ribs.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Khanna moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Khanna misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Khanna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khanna.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Khanna.
Khanna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanna scores with the left hand. Kuznetsov knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Kuznetsov.
Khanna misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuznetsov throws a poor cross that misses
letting Khanna counter with a right hand.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
Khanna throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Khanna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khanna blocks a jab.
Khanna only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuznetsov.
Khanna cracks Kuznetsov with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Kuznetsov had his way with Raja Khanna in that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Kuznetsov both land. Nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuznetsov, as that shot connected.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Kuznetsov.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Khanna is having none of it.
Khanna slips under a jab.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khanna.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov cracks Khanna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
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!
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Khanna replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov blocks it well.
A lazy left from Kuznetsov finds it's target.
Kuznetsov throws a combination that misses
and Khanna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuznetsov's knee momentarily.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khanna moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khanna! But no joy.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch there but Khanna circles away.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
Khanna keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kuznetsov.
Khanna's corner calls for a 1-2. Khanna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khanna goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kuznetsov misses with a low kick.
Khanna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khanna tries to counter with a clinch but Kuznetsov shakes him off and moves away.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov clinches up with Khanna and pushes him back against the cage.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna pulls Kuznetsov into guard.
Kuznetsov controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Khanna's guard.
Khanna throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kuznetsov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khanna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Khanna is tightening it up a little... Kuznetsov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kuznetsov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kuznetsov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Khanna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Raja Khanna!
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