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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Gluhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lindson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Gluhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Lindson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindson wants to clinch up but Gluhov keeps it at a distance.
Lindson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gluhov circles away.
Gluhov keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindson tries to clinch up but Gluhov circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Lindson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindson wants to clinch.
Gluhov pushes Lindson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindson blocks a body shot from Gluhov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gluhov. Lindson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gluhov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gluhov taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluhov lands a nice shot to the body.
Gluhov digs a right hand into Lindson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lindson's gas tank.
Gluhov is working for takedown but Lindson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lindson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gluhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Gluhov lands an elbow just above Lindson 's eye.
It looks like Michael Lindson has been cut.
Gluhov misses with a body punch.
Gluhov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhov has Lindson pressed against the cage, preventing Lindson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gluhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lindson looks gassed!
Lindson is looking to control Gluhov's arms but Gluhov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindson has his back to the cage.
Lindson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gluhov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gluhov has a couple of punches blocked by Lindson.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gluhov misses with the head strike.
Lindson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gluhov lands a nice elbow.
Lindson letting Gluhov take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Konstantin Gluhov.
Gluhov has closed the distance and engaged Lindson in a clinch.
Lindson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gluhov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lindson up against the cage.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gluhov with a knee to the head.
Gluhov just leaning against Lindson, taking a breather.
Gluhov lands an elbow just above Lindson 's eye.
Gluhov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lindson won't want to take too many of those.
Gluhov crunches a lovely knee into Lindson's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gluhov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gluhov misses with a punch to the body.
Gluhov scores with a knee to the head.
Lindson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gluhov backwards.
Lindson misses with the head strike.
Gluhov breaks from the clinch.
Lindson wants to clinch but Gluhov slips to the side
and Gluhov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lindson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lindson working aggressively here.
Gluhov blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Gluhov.
Gluhov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lindson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindson trying to control the position but instead, Gluhov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindson into the cage.
Lindson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gluhov lands a nice elbow.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gluhov blocking some punches.
Gluhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gluhov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gluhov obliges.
Gluhov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gluhov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gluhov stalling in the clinch.
Gluhov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gluhov moves into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Gluhov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindson darts in trying to clinch
and Gluhov counters by clinching up.
Lindson can't break the clinch.
Lindson taking a breather.
Gluhov controlling the action here for a moment.
Lindson lands a nice uppercut.
Lindson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lindson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lindson lands with a right to the head.
Lindson blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gluhov obliges.
A knee to the head by Gluhov.
Lindson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lindson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Gluhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lindson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lindson darts in trying to clinch
and Gluhov counters by clinching up.
Lindson effectively controlling the action here.
Gluhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gluhov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gluhov lands an elbow inside that Lindson shrugs off.
Lindson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gluhov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gluhov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lindson has a couple of punches blocked by Gluhov.
Lindson working aggressively here.
Gluhov lands an elbow that stopped Lindson in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gluhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gluhov with a knee to the head.
Gluhov lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Gluhov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Lindson fails to land.
Konstantin Gluhov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gluhov landing knees to the body.
Gluhov is pushing Lindson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gluhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluhov blocking some punches.
Come on Gluhov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lindson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gluhov is stalling here.
Lindson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindson as Gluhov tries to tie him up.
Lindson misses with some punches.
Lindson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gluhov with a knee to the head.
Gluhov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gluhov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lindson is keeping busy.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gluhov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindson closes the distance but Gluhov moves to the side
and Gluhov counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lindson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gluhov blocking some punches.
Lindson misses with the head strike.
Lindson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gluhov has Lindson pushed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindson.
Gluhov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lindson's face.
Lindson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gluhov breaks the clinch.
Lindson tries to clinch but Gluhov moves away
and Gluhov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lindson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lindson misses with some punches.
Gluhov is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gluhov.
Gluhov misses with a knee strike.
Gluhov misses with a body punch.
Gluhov misses with the head strike.
Lindson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluhov lands a knee to the body.
Lindson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gluhov.
Gluhov lands a nice knee to the body.
Lindson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gluhov has double underhooks.
Lindson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gluhov blocks an uppercut.
Gluhov blocking some punches.
Gluhov just leaning against Lindson, taking a breather.
Lindson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gluhov.
Gluhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Lindson.
Gluhov lands a knee to the head.
Gluhov is pushing Lindson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gluhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gluhov as Lindson tries to tie him up.
Lindson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindson takes a shot to the head.
Lindson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gluhov stalling the fight.
Lindson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindson throws a head punch that misses.
Gluhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Gluhov is working for takedown but Lindson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gluhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gluhov shoots in for a double leg but Lindson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gluhov instigates a clinch.
Gluhov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gluhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gluhov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lindson's face.
Gluhov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gluhov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gluhov.
Gluhov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konstantin Gluhov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gluhov with a knee to the head.
Gluhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gluhov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Gluhov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lindson'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!
Lindson tries to clinch up
and Gluhov moves into the clinch.
Lindson being controlled against the cage.
Gluhov lands an elbow inside.
Lindson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gluhov avoids a wild elbow strike from Lindson.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gluhov lands a knee to the head.
Gluhov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gluhov lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Gluhov.
Gluhov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gluhov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lindson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gluhov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Gluhov.
Lindson is trying to break the clinch but Gluhov has him pressed against the cage.
Lindson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gluhov slows down the pace here.
Lindson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lindson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gluhov scores with a shoulder strike.
Lindson has a couple of punches blocked by Gluhov.
Gluhov misses with a body punch.
Lindson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gluhov has a couple of punches blocked by Lindson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lindson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindson throws a head punch that misses.
Gluhov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gluhov manages to break the clinch.
Gluhov tries to clinch up.
Lindson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gluhov moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lindson tries for a takedown but Gluhov manages to get underhooks.
Gluhov has Lindson pushed against the cage.
Gluhov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lindson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gluhov lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindson.
The referee calls for Gluhov to work.
Nice elbow from Gluhov.
Gluhov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lindson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gluhov is pushing Lindson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lindson misses with the head strike.
Gluhov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lindson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gluhov lands a nice knee to the body.
Gluhov stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluhov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindson.
Lindson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gluhov avoids it.
Gluhov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lindson's defenses.
Gluhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindson tries to clinch but Gluhov moves away
and Gluhov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gluhov.
Lindson is trying to drag Gluhov to the mat but Gluhov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lindson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lindson fails to land.
Lindson blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lindson misses with the head strike.
Gluhov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Konstantin Gluhov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lindson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindson misses with some punches.
Lindson takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gluhov controls his hands.
Gluhov stalling in the clinch.
Lindson throws a head punch that misses.
Gluhov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lindson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gluhov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindson.
Lindson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lindson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindson.
Gluhov blocking some punches.
Gluhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindson lands a right hand.
Lindson looking to stall.
Lindson tries to break free but Gluhov pushes him back against the cage.
Michael Lindson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gluhov slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Gluhov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gluhov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Gluhov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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