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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karp Medvedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maverick Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karp Medvedov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedov moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
It looks like Karp Medvedov has been cut.
A knee to the head by Smokeleaf.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Medvedov is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Medvedov's ribcage.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Medvedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smokeleaf walks away with a smile on his face. Medvedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Medvedov moves into the clinch successfully.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Medvedov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medvedov is trying to stall.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Medvedov's ribcage.
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Medvedov's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
That has opened up Karp Medvedov's cut even more.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf drops Medvedov with a big knee straight up the middle! Medvedov is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Smokeleaf is looking to slow Medvedov down with leg kicks.
Karp Medvedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf lands with an uppercut that bounces Medvedov off the ropes and back into rage.
Smokeleaf fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Medvedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smokeleaf has closed the distance and engaged Medvedov in a clinch.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Medvedov in his tracks for a moment.
Smokeleaf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Medvedov tries to circle away but Smokeleaf has him pinned against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Medvedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Medvedov blocks it.
Medvedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medvedov is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smokeleaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Medvedov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Medvedov avoids it.
Smokeleaf misses with a knee to the head.
Medvedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smokeleaf has Medvedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Medvedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medvedov wants to break free but Smokeleaf has control.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Medvedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Medvedov breaks from the clinch.
Medvedov forces Smokeleaf back against the ropes and clinches.
Medvedov ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Medvedov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Medvedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smokeleaf's guard.
Medvedov wants to get up but he can't break Smokeleaf's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Medvedov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smokeleaf's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maverick Smokeleaf just wasn't active enough.
Smokeleaf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Medvedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Medvedov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smokeleaf can pounce on him.
Medvedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Medvedov rushes Smokeleaf and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf scores a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Medvedov in his tracks for a moment.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karp Medvedov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Medvedov drives through and clinches with Smokeleaf against the ropes.
Medvedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Medvedov working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Smokeleaf on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Medvedov goes for a takedown attempt but Smokeleaf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Medvedov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A chopping leg kick lands by Smokeleaf.
Medvedov shoots in for a takedown but Smokeleaf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smokeleaf feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Medvedovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A right-left combo lands from Smokeleaf.
Karp Medvedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smokeleaf connects with an inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Medvedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Medvedov has closed the distance and engaged Smokeleaf in a clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Medvedov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a hook that snaps the head of Medvedov backwards.
Medvedov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Medvedov tries to pull guard but Smokeleaf holds him up against the ropes and eventually Medvedov drops back down to his feet.
Maverick Smokeleaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karp Medvedov.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside that Medvedov shrugs off.
Medvedov misses with some punches.
Medvedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medvedov's defenses.
The cut above Karp Medvedov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow just above Medvedov 's eye.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smokeleaf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medvedov wants to break free but Smokeleaf has control.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Medvedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Smokeleaf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medvedov can do to turn this around?
Medvedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smokeleaf has Medvedov pressed against the ropes.
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smokeleaf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Medvedov tries to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Medvedov has had enough of the clinch but Smokeleaf keeps him there for the moment.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Medvedov.
Medvedov is trying to break free.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf has Medvedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Medvedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Medvedov is trying to push Smokeleaf away but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medvedov's defenses.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf pushes Medvedov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Medvedov fails to pull guard.
Smokeleaf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smokeleaf prevents Medvedov from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head.
Medvedov has had enough of the clinch but Smokeleaf keeps him there for the moment.
Smokeleaf crunches a lovely knee into Medvedov's ribcage.
Smokeleaf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Medvedov is leaning against Smokeleaf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Medvedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Medvedov is trying to force a seperation but Smokeleaf has the dominant position.
Smokeleaf has Medvedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Medvedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
Medvedov breaks from the clinch.
Smokeleaf thuds his shin into the meat of Medvedov's side.
Maverick Smokeleaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Medvedov clinches.
Smokeleaf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Maverick Smokeleaf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf prevents the takedown attempt.
Smokeleaf gets through Medvedov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Medvedov in his tracks for a moment.
Medvedov has Smokeleaf pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Smokeleaf manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smokeleaf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Medvedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smokeleaf is struggling to control the position.
Medvedov wants to break free but Smokeleaf has control.
Smokeleaf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medvedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Medvedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Medvedov is trying to push Smokeleaf away but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a nice elbow.
Medvedov has had enough of the clinch but Smokeleaf keeps him there for the moment.
Medvedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smokeleaf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Medvedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Medvedov is trying to force a seperation but Smokeleaf has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
Medvedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smokeleaf's elbow.
Medvedov is working for takedown but Smokeleaf is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maverick Smokeleaf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karp Medvedov'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!
Smokeleaf gets tackled into the ropes by Medvedov. Medvedov maintains the clinch.
Medvedov working hard to break the clinch.
Medvedov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smokeleaf walks away with a smile on his face. Medvedov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Medvedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medvedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smokeleaf moves into range and clinches up with Medvedov.
Smokeleaf prevents Medvedov from breaking the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a good knee to the midsection. Medvedov won't want to take too many of those.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow just above Medvedov 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smokeleaf obliges.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Smokeleaf is pushing Medvedov up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Medvedov is trying to force a seperation but Smokeleaf has the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Medvedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Medvedov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smokeleaf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Medvedov tries to break free but Smokeleaf pushes him back against the ropes.
Medvedov is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smokeleaf stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smokeleaf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Medvedov blocks it with crossed arms.
Medvedov tries to break free but Smokeleaf pushes him back against the ropes.
Medvedov is trying to break free.
Smokeleaf stalling in the clinch.
Medvedov tries to break free but Smokeleaf pushes him back against the ropes.
Medvedov is trying to push Smokeleaf away but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Medvedov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Medvedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smokeleaf.
Medvedov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Medvedov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Medvedov's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf has Medvedov pressed against the ropes, preventing Medvedov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smokeleaf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Medvedov is trying to force a seperation but Smokeleaf has the dominant position.
Medvedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Medvedov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smokeleaf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Medvedov's face.
Medvedov fails to pull guard.
Medvedov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smokeleaf pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maverick Smokeleaf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karp Medvedov.
Smokeleaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medvedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smokeleaf.
Medvedov clinches up against the ropes.
Medvedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Medvedov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Medvedov's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smokeleaf scores with a knee to the head.
Medvedov wants to break free but Smokeleaf has control.
Medvedov wants to break free but Smokeleaf has control.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body.
Medvedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Smokeleaf shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Smokeleaf.
Medvedov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Smokeleaf.
Medvedov is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling him.
Medvedov goes for a takedown attempt but Smokeleaf pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smokeleaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smokeleaf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Smokeleaf - just one landing.
Smokeleaf scores with a leg kick.
Medvedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Medvedov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smokeleaf has closed the distance and engaged Medvedov in a clinch.
Medvedov wants a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
Medvedov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smokeleaf obliges.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medvedov takes an elbow to the temple.
Medvedov takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
Medvedov is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the ropes.
Karp Medvedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maverick Smokeleaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Medvedov has a couple of punches blocked by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Medvedov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick Smokeleaf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smokeleaf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Maverick Smokeleaf!
Maverick Smokeleaf wins by unanimous decision!
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