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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Richard Cheese enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karzamoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzamoff throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Karzamoff throws a series of punches but Cheese moves out of range.
No joy there for Karzamoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheese moves out of range of the strikes.
Karzamoff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheese.
Cheese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Karzamoff finds it's way through Cheese's defenses.
Karzamoff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karzamoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karzamoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese swats away the attempt to clinch by Karzamoff.
Karzamoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff prevents Cheese from getting the reversal.
Cheese is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cheese looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Cheese right now.
Cheese breaks Karzamoff's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Karzamoff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cheese manages to get himself to full guard.
Karzamoff passes Cheese's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese is trying to get back to full guard.
Cheese looking for submissions off his back.
Cheese looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese has hold of Karzamoff's hands but Karzamoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cheese looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Karzamoff pushes past his half guard into mount!
Karzamoff stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Karzamoff lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cheese doesn't seem phased though.
Sergei Karzamoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karzamoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese closes the distance but Karzamoff moves to the side
and Karzamoff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karzamoff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheese wants to clinch but Karzamoff slips to the side
and Karzamoff counters with a three punch combo that has Cheese backing up. Cheese nods at Karzamoff to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karzamoff is trying to stand.
Cheese is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cheese is working for a submission of some sort.
Cheese looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheese trying to pass the guard but Karzamoff defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff pushes Cheese off and gets back to his feet.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cheese closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karzamoff counters with a two punch combo.
Karzamoff fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cheese is out of range.
Karzamoff swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karzamoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karzamoff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that round.
That's time! Karzamoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Karzamoff.
Karzamoff misses with a few strikes there.
Karzamoff throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karzamoff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Karzamoff.
Karzamoff misses with a looping right.
Cheese closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cheese lands in his opponent's guard.
Cheese has gone for a leg lock! Karzamoff slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cheese's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karzamoff has passed into half guard!
Cheese looking for submissions off his back.
Karzamoff decides to return to a standing position.
Karzamoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karzamoff misses with a double jab.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Karzamoff keeps it at a distance.
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.
Karzamoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cheese checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karzamoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cheese closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karzamoff counters with a stiff right hand.
Karzamoff misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Karzamoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheese fails with a takedown attempt.
Karzamoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Karzamoff both land. Nice combination.
Cheese slips a jab and a cross from Karzamoff.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch but Karzamoff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karzamoff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cheese's hands.
Cheese dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff throws a low kick, looking for Cheese's leg but Cheese calmly moves out of range.
Cheese looks for a takedown but Karzamoff sprawls well.
Karzamoff throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karzamoff throws a series of punches but Cheese moves out of range.
Karzamoff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Karzamoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese.
Karzamoff lands a nice shot that snaps Cheese's head back.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karzamoff.
Cheese shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karzamoff as he avoids it easily.
Sergei Karzamoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cheese.
Karzamoff connects with a single shot there.
Karzamoff throws a nice looking combination but Cheese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karzamoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karzamoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Karzamoff dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that Cheese avoids nicely.
Karzamoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karzamoff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sergei Karzamoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karzamoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese.
Karzamoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karzamoff throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Karzamoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cheese.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheese tries for a kimura but Karzamoff is defending well.
Cheese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cheese wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karzamoff, who protects the arm well.
Cheese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cheese tries to advance position but instead Karzamoff slips a leg back in to half guard.
Karzamoff is trying to stand back up but Cheese is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Karzamoff is looking to control Cheese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karzamoff avoid being mounted?
Karzamoff makes his way to full guard, as Cheese worked for a kimura.
Karzamoff keeping full guard, as Cheese tries to pass.
Karzamoff pushes Cheese off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Karzamoff circles away.
Cheese tries to clinch
and Karzamoff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheese lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheese.
Cheese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karzamoff.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheese lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cheese.
Karzamoff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cheese lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karzamoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Karzamoff does no damage.
Cheese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karzamoff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Karzamoff.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karzamoff misses with the combination.
Karzamoff throws a nice looking combination but Cheese bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that Cheese avoids nicely.
Karzamoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karzamoff swinging wilding here.
Karzamoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karzamoff stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sergei Karzamoff did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Karzamoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karzamoff clinches.
Karzamoff has had enough of the clinch but Cheese keeps him there for the moment.
Karzamoff takes an elbow to the temple.
Karzamoff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cheese tries to land knees in the clinch but Karzamoff avoids the damage to the body.
Karzamoff wants to break free but Cheese has control.
Karzamoff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karzamoff manages to break the clinch.
Karzamoff misses with a wild combination.
Karzamoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheese on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Karzamoff misses.
Cheese is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Karzamoff misses with a double jab.
Karzamoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karzamoff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff misses with the combination.
Karzamoff throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch combination from Karzamoff misses.
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese shoots in and drives through. Karzamoff sprawls well.
Karzamoff throws a sloppy head kick and Cheese moves out of range easily.
Karzamoff misses with a wild combination.
Karzamoff misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cheese clinches but Karzamoff breaks the clinch
and Karzamoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cheese's guard.
Cheese looking for a guillotine here but Karzamoff defends easily.
Karzamoff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cheese working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Karzamoff has passed into half guard!
Cheese manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karzamoff can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cheese throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cheese is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karzamoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Karzamoff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cheese moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheese.
Cheese scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheese throws an elbow but it misses.
Karzamoff is trying to break the clinch but Cheese has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cheese throws an elbow but misses.
Karzamoff avoiding damage as Cheese throws knees to the body.
Cheese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karzamoff wants to break free but Cheese has control.
Cheese connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karzamoff's face.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but Karzamoff blocks with his arms.
Cheese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karzamoff tries to break the clinch but Cheese is controlling the position.
Cheese scores with a knee to the head.
Karzamoff avoiding damage as Cheese throws knees to the body.
Cheese gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cheese crunches a lovely knee into Karzamoff's ribcage.
Cheese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karzamoff takes an elbow to the temple.
Cheese with a knee to the head.
Karzamoff blocks an elbow strike.
Karzamoff manages to break the clinch.
Sergei Karzamoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Karzamoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karzamoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karzamoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Richard Cheese will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cheese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karzamoff.
Karzamoff misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Karzamoff misses with the combination.
Karzamoff with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karzamoff looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well.
No joy there for Karzamoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheese shoots in for a double leg but Karzamoff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Karzamoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff throws a jab when Cheese was well out of range.
Cheese shoots in and drives through. Karzamoff sprawls well.
No joy there for Karzamoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karzamoff misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheese fails with the takedown.
Sergei Karzamoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cheese.
Karzamoff looks to land a combination. Cheese sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Karzamoff misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Karzamoff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheese looks for a takedown but Karzamoff sprawls well.
Karzamoff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cheese tries to buck Karzamoff off but Karzamoff is having none of it.
Karzamoff controlling from side mount.
Cheese is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Karzamoff gets to mount! Cheese was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cheese is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cheese has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cheese is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karzamoff has isolated one of Cheese's arms. Cheese looking to fight him off but Karzamoff twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergei Karzamoff!
Sergei Karzamoff retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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RATING
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