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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Berkut (ranked 1995 p4p, 2433 weight class) and Stephen Rowley (ranked 190 p4p, 228 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stephen Rowley enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Kirill Berkut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Rowley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Berkut as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rowley misses.
Rowley throws a lazy body kick
and Berkut counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berkut.
Berkut throwing strikes from guard but Rowley blocks nicely.
Berkut lands a couple of digs.
Berkut lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Berkut forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rowley is looking for a sweep. Berkut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowley controlling the position for now.
Berkut slips a nice elbow through Rowley's hands, connecting with Rowley's forehead.
Rowley wants to get back to full guard but Berkut has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkut throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Berkut misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rowley is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rowley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Berkut with the ground and pound but Rowley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Berkut seems to be looking for submissions.
Rowley is not content to let Berkut control the position.
Rowley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berkut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkut misses with a head shot. Rowley uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rowley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rowley working for a triangle but Berkut defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rowley has momentary wrist control but Berkut slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rowley pulls Berkut in close to his closed guard and prevents Berkut from doing any damage or advancing position.
Berkut trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkut throws a big right hand that misses.
Berkut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berkut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Berkut throwing strikes from guard but Rowley blocks nicely.
Rowley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Berkut passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rowley is rocked!
Berkut lands a big elbow - Rowley is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Berkut!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Berkut!
A victorious Kirill Berkut thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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