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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes to the cage accompanied by Amphetamines. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kato's choice of entrance music: 神風 Musashi Kato is gyrating in front of the ring girls. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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188 cm
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190 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Musashi Kato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato throws a right hand that misses
and Surov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kato trying to control the position.
Kato is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Surov trying to control but Kato is working from the bottom.
Surov looking to sit in guard and control but Kato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Surov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Surov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Kato from controlling successfully.
Surov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato trying to control but Surov is working from the bottom.
Surov wants to hit a switch here but Kato passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Surov there!
We've been hearing good reports from Surov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kato lands a couple of good shots and Surov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Surov trying to control the hands but Kato won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Surov hold on?!
Surov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kato's guard. Nice work there by Surov.
Kato working a defensive guard here.
Surov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kato trying to keep a closed guard but Surov is proving a slippery customer.
Surov lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Surov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kato wants to sweep but no luck.
Surov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Surov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kato's head.
Kato keeping full guard, as Surov tries to pass.
Kato looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Surov has picked Kato up and slammed him! Kato can't keep hold of the triangle and Surov manages to pass to side control!
Kato is trying to improve his position.
Surov trying to control the position but Kato is working away.
Surov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kato is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kato regains half guard, as Surov was trying to land strikes.
Surov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Surov trying to control but Kato is working from the bottom.
Surov is fighting to break Kato's control of his arms but Kato is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Surov looking to sit in guard and control but Kato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov looking for a sweep. Not yet Surov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kato throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kato throws a lazy body kick
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kato keeping full guard, as Surov tries to pass.
Kato controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surov throwing strikes but missing.
Surov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kato is trying to keep Surov in close.
Surov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov trying to control the action but Kato is working from the bottom.
Alexei Surov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kato is trying to get back to full guard.
Kato is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Surov jumps into side control!
Kato manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Surov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kato is pressing down on Surov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Surov is holding on for now.
Surov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kato jumps into side control!
An elbow from Kato crashes against the mat.
Surov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kato is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato tries to control but Surov wriggling away.
Surov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kato is controlling Surov's posture.
Surov wants to control from the top but Kato keeps moving.
Kato trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kato is retaining full guard.
Kato keeping moving, preventing Surov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kato looks to land a body kick but Surov moved away.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Kato scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Surov throws a leg kick but Kato checks it.
Kato looks to throw the jab but Surov is out of range.
Kato has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Surov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Surov finds it's way round the side to connect with Kato's head.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Surov defending well as Kato loads up on a big left hand.
Kato scores with a nice right hand.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surov closes the distance and clinches up with Kato, looking for a takedown. Surov pushes Kato against the cage but Kato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Surov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Surov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato misses with a hook.
Surov throws a hook but Kato blocks it.
Surov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kato.
Surov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kato is looking for a sweep. Surov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kato trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexei Surov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Surov slips under a jab.
Kato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Surov.
Surov misses with a looping left.
Surov walks into a straight right hand from Kato.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato misses with a left hand
and Surov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kato wants to control but Surov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Surov is looking to advance position but Kato won't allow it.
Kato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Surov.
Kato 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.
Kato keeping full guard, as Surov tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov advances to half guard.
Surov seems to be looking for submissions.
Kato is looking for a sweep. Surov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kato is looking to control Surov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kato avoid being mounted?
Kato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Surov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Surov moves nicely into side control.
Kato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Surov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kato keeps Surov under control for a moment.
Surov scoring with punches from side control.
Musashi Kato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexei Surov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato is being controlled here.
Surov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kato is looking to regain half guard here but Surov keeps moving and retains side control.
Surov is looking to take a break and control but Kato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov is really struggling to control Kato but he's trying to hold on to the position.
You can see the frustration on Kato's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Surov trying to control the position but Kato is working away.
Kato is looking for a sweep.
Kato holding on.
Alexei Surov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Surov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kato lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses the shot to the body.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato misses with an uppercut.
Musashi Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Surov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Surov.
Surov misses with a looping left.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Surov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Kato misses with the body kick
and Surov counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov trying to control the action but Kato is working from the bottom.
Surov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kato's shoulder. That is not cool.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov is looking to take a break and control but Kato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Surov, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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