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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 1203 p4p, 934 weight class) and Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 154 p4p, 117 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Zuev.
Zuev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zuev avoids the body shot from Winston.
Zuev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Zuev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuev. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zuev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winston ducks right into an uppercut from Zuev.
Zuev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
Zuev throws out a counter right but Winston avoids it with no problem.
Zuev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zuev avoids the body shot from Winston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick and Winston moves out of range easily.
Zuev lands a body shot.
Winston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zuev.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Zuev moves out of range easily.
Zuev throws a lazy body kick
and Winston counters with a right hand to the body.
Zuev lunges at Winston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winston's hand.
Winston bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuev looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Winston looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zuev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zuev misses with a double jab
and Winston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zuev's knee momentarily.
Zuev misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuev misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zuev throws a lazy uppercut
and Winston counters with a thumping low kick.
Zuev wants to slow Winston down by chopping away at his legs.
Winston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston misses with a lunging right hand
letting Zuev counter with a right hand.
Zuev ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Nice body kick from Zuev.
Zuev cracks Winston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winston throws the kick towards the body but Zuev avoids it.
Zuev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zuev swings widly with a right hand
and Winston counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Zuev misses.
Winston connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
Winston tried to counter with a leg kick but Zuev avoided it.
Zuev takes the fight into the clinch.
Winston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston throws a leg kick but Zuev sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zuev cracks Winston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zuev! But no joy.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuev throws a wild body kick that Winston sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Zuev.
Zuev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zuev clinches up against the cage.
Winston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksandr Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston throws a poor cross that misses
and Zuev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zuev misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a thumping low kick.
Winston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zuev looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Zuev misses with a hook.
Winston throwing a counter right hand but Zuev manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zuev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zuev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winston 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 Zuev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zuev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zuev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Zuev misses
and Zuev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zuev tries a head kick but it misses.
Zuev scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
Zuev misses with a wild body shot.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but Winston ducks down to avoid it.
Aleksandr Zuev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston throws a hook but Zuev avoids it easily.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Zuev is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Zuev is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Zuev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zuev fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Winston on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zuev scores with a punch to the head.
Zuev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zuev misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Zuev just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuev.
Winston tries to score with a low kick but Zuev moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuev. That snapped Winston's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winston walks into a straight right hand from Zuev.
Winston throws an off balance right hand
and Zuev counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston slips under a jab.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Zuev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zuev throws a sloppy head kick
and Winston counters with an inside leg kick.
Winston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zuev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zuev throws a leg kick
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick from Winston, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Winston.
Zuev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston counters with a leg kick.
Zuev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zuev throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Winston wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zuev throws a solid leg kick but Winston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zuev.
Winston is looking to counter punch.
Zuev throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Zuev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zuev has Winston up against the cage in a clinch.
Zuev keeps control of Winston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zuev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zuev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winston prevents Zuev from breaking the clinch.
Zuev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winston manages to break the clinch.
Zuev misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winston counters with a leg kick.
Zuev tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Zuev lands a nice shot that snaps Winston's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Zuev there.
Zuev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zuev misses with the combination.
Zuev throws a combination that misses
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston with a nice calf kick.
Zuev moves out of range of the leg kick from Winston.
A little jabbing left from Zuev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev clinches with his opponent.
Zuev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston breaks from the clinch.
Zuev misses with an uppercut. Winston saw that one coming.
A low kick from Winston misses
letting Zuev counter with a right hand.
Winston throws a front kick aimed at Zuev's knee but Zuev avoids it well.
Zuev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Zuev as he checks the leg kick.
Zuev looks for the body kick but Winston saw that one coming.
Winston connects with a leg kick.
Winston slips a jab from Zuev.
Zuev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Zuev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev swinging wildly here.
Aleksandr Zuev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zuev misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Winston misses
and Zuev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zuev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zuev needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Zuev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Winston avoids the body shot from Zuev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a leg kick
and Zuev counters with a good, hard body kick but Winston shrugs it off.
Winston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston takes one on the button.
Winston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuev. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuev.
Winston tries to score with a low kick but Zuev moves his leg out of the way.
Winston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zuev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Zuev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zuev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Zuev!
Aleksandr Zuev bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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