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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Rhat (ranked 2348 p4p, 813 weight class) and Viktor Kruglov (ranked 271 p4p, 115 weight class). Rhat's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Das Ist It. Kruglov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by МИХАИЛ КРУГ - Владимирский централ. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Rhat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruglov throws a head kick that Rhat semi-blocks.
Jim Rhat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov looks to land a body kick but Rhat moved away.
Kruglov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhat. Rhat circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruglov scores with a nice strike.
Rhat looking to score a takedown here. Kruglov is defending well but Rhat drives through and ends up in Kruglov's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rhat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruglov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rhat is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruglov has wrist control.
Rhat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruglov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rhat is one step ahead there.
Kruglov is looking to stand back up but Rhat counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kruglov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov wants to get back to his feet.
Rhat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kruglov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kruglov is trying to maintain the position but Rhat is very close to passing his half guard.
Rhat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rhat is pressing down on Kruglov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kruglov is holding on for now.
Rhat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kruglov's head.
Kruglov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rhat wants to free his trapped foot but Kruglov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rhat throwing shots but Kruglov is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rhat wants to free his trapped foot but Kruglov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kruglov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Rhat keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruglov.
Kruglov looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Kruglov.
Kruglov cracks Rhat with a nice body shot.
Rhat tries to pull guard but Kruglov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rhat drops back down to his feet.
Kruglov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rhat is trying to pull guard but Kruglov turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Rhat has Kruglov pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rhat pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Kruglov tumbling to the mat - Rhat dives into Kruglov's guard.
Kruglov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kruglov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruglov wants to stand but Rhat is controlling the position.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov keeping full guard, as Rhat tries to pass.
Rhat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruglov looking to control.
Kruglov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruglov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rhat stops Kruglov from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rhat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rhat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Kruglov moves out of range of the body kick from Rhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kruglov blocks the low kick.
Rhat tries a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Kruglov loads up on a big right hand but Rhat slips the punch.
Rhat catches Kruglov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruglov lunges at Rhat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rhat's hand.
Rhat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruglov misses with a kick to the body.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhat closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kruglov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov wants to stand but Rhat is controlling the position.
Rhat wants to pass the guard but Kruglov is keeping the position.
Rhat trying to control but Kruglov is working from the bottom.
Kruglov wriggles free and stands up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kruglov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kruglov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kruglov!
Rhat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Rhat moved out of range nicely.
Rhat throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruglov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rhat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhat gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kruglov counters with a stiff right hand.
Rhat throws a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Rhat is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rhat misses with a low kick as Kruglov jumps back.
Rhat slips a straight right by Kruglov.
Kruglov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruglov scores with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rhat ducks right into an uppercut from Kruglov.
Kruglov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rhat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruglov stuffs the takedown.
Kruglov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rhat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhat shoots in but Kruglov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhat shoots for a double leg takedown but Kruglov sprawls well. He's pushed Rhat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rhat lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruglov's head.
Rhat closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kruglov quickly recovers to half guard.
Kruglov is looking to escape.
Rhat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kruglov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kruglov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rhat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kruglov!
Rhat lands a nice shot to the head.
Kruglov tries to hold on but Rhat postures up.
Rhat wants to control the action but instead Kruglov gets a body lock and reverses into Rhat's guard! Nice work!
Rhat working for a triangle but Kruglov defends it easily.
Kruglov wanted to stand there but Rhat had control of the position.
Rhat wants to sweep but no luck.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rhat is looking for a triangle but Kruglov pushes his legs off easily.
Rhat wants to sweep here but Kruglov controlling him for the moment.
Rhat is working hard here to advance position.
Rhat keeping full guard, as Kruglov tries to pass.
Kruglov wanted to stand there but Rhat had control of the position.
Rhat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kruglov controls the pace.
Let's hope that Kruglov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kruglov is looking to stand up but Rhat won't let him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov gets to his feet - Rhat follows without any prompting.
Kruglov lands a nice shot that snaps Rhat's head back.
Kruglov moves out of range as Rhat strikes.
Viktor Kruglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruglov moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhat.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhat manages to avoid it.
Rhat looking to score a takedown here. Kruglov is defending well but Rhat drives through and ends up in Kruglov's guard.
Rhat wants to pass the guard but Kruglov is keeping the position.
Kruglov is looking to stand up but Rhat isn't so interested in that idea.
Rhat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruglov is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rhat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruglov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kruglov lands a hook that snaps the head of Rhat backwards.
Kruglov trying to control the position but instead, Rhat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kruglov into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rhat is trying to pull guard but Kruglov turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Rhat fails to pull guard.
Kruglov is trying to stall.
Kruglov lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruglov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruglov is fending him off so far but Rhat persists. Nope, Kruglov circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rhat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kruglov defends well and Rhat ends up having to push Kruglov into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kruglov breaks the clinch.
Kruglov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kruglov tries to avoid it but Rhat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kruglov to the ground. Kruglov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rhat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruglov delivers a nice body kick.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhat is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Kruglov.
Rhat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kruglov thuds a left hand into Rhat's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhat blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhat is just out of range.
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
Rhat misses with a looping right.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruglov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rhat eats them both and turns towards Kruglov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Rhat swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhat shoots in for a double leg but Kruglov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kruglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhat was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruglov.
Kruglov has closed the distance and engaged Rhat in a clinch.
Rhat has clasped his hands together around Kruglov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kruglov is looking to regain half guard here but Rhat keeps moving and retains side control.
Rhat trying to control the position but Kruglov is working away.
Kruglov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kruglov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kruglov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rhat wants to free his trapped foot but Kruglov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kruglov wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhat is stalling here. Kruglov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rhat seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kruglov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rhat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kruglov stands up.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Rhat circles away.
Kruglov looks to land a body kick but Rhat moved away.
Kruglov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rhat's head backwards.
Kruglov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rhat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhat tries to counter with a takedown but Kruglov is quick to defend against it.
Rhat throws the kick towards the body but Kruglov avoids it.
Rhat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kruglov defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov swings for the body but Rhat moves out of range.
Rhat drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kruglov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov is trying to stand up here but Rhat is controlling him well.
Rhat is looking to advance position but Kruglov won't allow it.
Rhat is trying to work for a kimura but Kruglov is defending well.
Rhat seems to be working for a kimura but Kruglov defends the submission attempt.
Rhat is thwarting Kruglov's attempts to control the position.
Jim Rhat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rhat tries to pass to full mount but Kruglov defends it.
Kruglov wants to get back to full guard.
Kruglov has hold of Rhat's hands but Rhat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kruglov is holding on to half guard well.
Rhat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rhat is keen to just control but Kruglov is a slippery customer.
Rhat is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rhat stops Kruglov from getting back to his feet.
That's six 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.
Rhat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kruglov is trying to stand up here but Rhat is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rhat throws a looping overhand right but Kruglov ducks down to avoid it.
Rhat shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Rhat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rhat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruglov gets a clinch.
Rhat tries to pull guard but Kruglov holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rhat drops back down to his feet.
Rhat fails to pull guard.
Rhat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kruglov smiles and moves away.
Kruglov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rhat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov punishes Rhat's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruglov avoids the head kick by Rhat.
Kruglov tries to clinch up.
Rhat throws an off balance right hand
and Kruglov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kruglov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kruglov but Kruglov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rhat throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.
Kruglov throws a series of punches but Rhat moves out of range.
Kruglov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rhat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruglov is fending him off so far but Rhat persists. Nope, Kruglov circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhat misses with a right hand
and Kruglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhat sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rhat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.
Rhat will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kruglov was covering up waiting for the punch and Rhat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rhat tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruglov is retaining full guard.
Rhat trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruglov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhat prevents Kruglov from getting back to his feet.
Rhat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rhat is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruglov has wrist control.
Rhat passes Kruglov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rhat is looking to take a break and control but Kruglov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rhat stops Kruglov from getting back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rhat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kruglov is trying to stand up here but Rhat is controlling him well.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruglov.
Rhat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruglov on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruglov, as that shot connected.
Rhat is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kruglov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Kruglov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kruglov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhat to score with a decent uppercut.
Rhat avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kruglov slips under a jab.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruglov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruglov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruglov throws a push kick but Rhat slaps the foot to one side.
Rhat ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
A clash of legs there as Kruglov blocks the low kick.
Kruglov misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Kruglov does it's job there.
Rhat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruglov is fending him off so far but Rhat persists. Nope, Kruglov circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Kruglov.
Rhat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruglov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruglov.
Rhat shoots in for a double leg but Kruglov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rhat.
Kruglov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruglov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhat. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Rhat misses
and Kruglov counters with a big head kick but Rhat shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov misses with the body kick
and Rhat counters with a takedown into side control.
Rhat advances nicely into full mount.
Rhat unloads with some shots from mount but Kruglov bucks and avoids them well.
Rhat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhat swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kruglov is now in Rhat's guard. A big mistake from Rhat there, giving up the dominant position!
Rhat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhat is on top in guard.
Kruglov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kruglov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rhat throws a head kick that misses.
Rhat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Rhat is predictable there
and Kruglov counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhat was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruglov.
Rhat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruglov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kruglov breaks the clinch.
Kruglov punishes Rhat's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhat throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kruglov.
Kruglov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rhat throws a sloppy head kick
and Kruglov counters with a nice body shot.
Rhat throws a shot from downtown. Kruglov moves away and avoids it.
Rhat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kruglov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Rhat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruglov moves out of range as Rhat strikes.
Kruglov swings for the body but Rhat moves out of range.
Kruglov scores with a body shot.
Kruglov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Kruglov as Rhat shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rhat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rhat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kruglov avoids it really well and circles away.
Rhat tries to land a front kick but Kruglov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rhat misses with a body kick.
Kruglov works the jab nicely.
Rhat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kruglov lands a slapping body shot.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Rhat saw that one coming.
Rhat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruglov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rhat throws a wild body kick that Kruglov sees coming a mile off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruglov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruglov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhat drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rhat throws a big elbow that misses.
Rhat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kruglov is keeping the position for now.
Rhat stops Kruglov from standing up.
Rhat won't allow Kruglov to sweep him here.
Rhat won't allow Kruglov to get back to his feet.
Rhat advances to half guard.
Kruglov is trying to maintain the position but Rhat is very close to passing his half guard.
Rhat trying to control the action but Kruglov is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rhat wants to pass the guard but Kruglov is defending well.
Kruglov is staying active underneath Rhat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rhat is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kruglov wants to improve his position but Rhat is controlling well.
Kruglov gets back to full guard.
Kruglov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov wants to stand and escape but Rhat is having none of it.
Rhat trying to control but Kruglov is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rhat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jim Rhat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruglov stuffs the takedown attempt from Rhat. Rhat gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruglov darts in and clinches Rhat up against the ropes.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhat dives in and scores a takedown into Kruglov's guard.
Rhat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rhat looking to pass the guard.
Viktor Kruglov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruglov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rhat is controlling him.
Rhat is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruglov has wrist control.
Kruglov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rhat throws a leg kick but Kruglov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kruglov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhat tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice body shot.
Rhat shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kruglov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rhat wants to pass the guard but Kruglov is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rhat drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kruglov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kruglov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kruglov!
Rhat looking for a sweep but Kruglov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rhat is desperately trying to improve his position but Kruglov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kruglov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rhat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kruglov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruglov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruglov. That snapped Rhat's head back.
Rhat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruglov can pounce on him.
Kruglov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rhat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruglov finds it's way round the side to connect with Rhat's head.
Rhat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruglov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kruglov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Viktor Kruglov!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Viktor Kruglov!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Viktor Kruglov!
Viktor Kruglov wins by unanimous decision!
Viktor Kruglov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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pop
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FIGHT
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