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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Kuznetsov (ranked 835 p4p, 113 weight class) and Yuri Loel (ranked 776 p4p, 105 weight class). Loel has chosen Bush - Glycerine as his entrance music. Yuri Loel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
31 - 23 - 4 |
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187 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
31 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandr Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Loel!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loel avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Loel throws a looping overhand right but Kuznetsov ducks down to avoid it.
Loel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loel tried to score with a low kick but Kuznetsov checks it.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Loel blocks it.
Alexandr Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Loel is just out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loel! But no joy.
Loel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Loel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loel with a jab.
Loel throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Loel loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a lunging right hand
and Loel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Loel tries a head kick but it misses.
Loel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loel misses with a shot to the body
and Kuznetsov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loel lands a leg kick that knocks Kuznetsov off balance momentarily.
Kuznetsov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetsov clinches up with Loel and pushes him back against the cage.
Loel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Loel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loel.
Loel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov avoids the elbow strike from Loel, against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands a good knee to the midsection. Loel won't want to take too many of those.
Kuznetsov pushes off an throws an elbow but Loel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loel forces Kuznetsov back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Loel throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loel throws a big shot that misses.
As Loel backs away, Kuznetsov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Loel's corner calls for a 1-2. Loel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Alexandr Kuznetsov has been cut.
Loel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuznetsov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loel is looking to clinch but Kuznetsov is avoiding it.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Loel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body kick from Loel.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Loel.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuznetsov.
Loel throws the left hand but Kuznetsov avoids the punch easily.
Loel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Loel pushes Kuznetsov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pushes off an throws an elbow but Loel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Loel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Loel avoiding damage as Kuznetsov throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznetsov avoids the elbow strike from Loel, against the cage.
Loel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Loel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuznetsov is keeping busy.
Kuznetsov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Yuri Loel has been cut.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuznetsov is trying to maintain a safe position but Loel gets an underhook and turns Kuznetsov into the cage.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov lands a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov blocks an elbow strike from Loel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loel misses with some punches.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loel tries a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov struggles to land a body shot inside as Loel controls his hands.
Kuznetsov blocks an elbow strike from Loel.
Kuznetsov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuznetsov.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Loel has a couple of punches blocked by Kuznetsov.
Loel blocks a body shot from Kuznetsov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov blocks an elbow strike from Loel.
Loel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuznetsov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Kuznetsov.
Loel throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Loel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuznetsovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetsov as he connects with a hook.
Loel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuznetsov punishes Loel's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuznetsov connects with a high kick.
Kuznetsov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loel.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yuri Loel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loel takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Loel is looking to slow Kuznetsov down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loel misses with the combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Kuznetsov misses its target.
Loel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loel keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loel checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Loel.
Loel looks to throw a body kick
and Loel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuznetsov on the side of the head.
Loel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loel loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Loel misses with a wild body shot.
Loel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loel swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loel connects with a right hand. Kuznetsov shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Loel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Loel.
Kuznetsov is rocked!
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznetsov blocks the leg kick.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Loel manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loel misses with a body kick.
Loel defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov takes a swing at Loel's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loel. Kuznetsov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loel just misses with a punch to the body.
Loel checks a leg kick.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Loel.
It looked like Kuznetsov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loel lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov lands with a cross.
Loel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Loel moves out of range.
Loel looks to throw the jab but Kuznetsov is out of range.
Loel scores with a punch to the head.
Loel lands a nice shot to the body.
Loel lands a big right hook! Kuznetsov looks hurt but is still standing! Loel lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Kuznetsov falls down and Loel dives in with a huge hammer fist! Kuznetsov's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Loel runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuri Loel!
A very excited looking Yuri Loel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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