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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abheek Shukla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gareth Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abheek Shukla!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shukla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Shukla counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shukla.
Shukla misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shukla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abheek Shukla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shukla misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Shukla moves out of range.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Shukla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shukla misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shukla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shukla.
Abheek Shukla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Shukla, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shukla counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Shukla finds it's target.
Shukla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Shukla. Those never looked like landing.
Shukla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shukla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shukla takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shukla swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Shukla finds it's target.
Shukla misses with a few strikes there.
Shukla looks gassed!
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Shukla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shukla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Shukla regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shukla is on top in guard.
Lewis wants to sweep here but Shukla controlling him for the moment.
Shukla wants to pass the guard but Lewis is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking to control.
Shukla sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shukla is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Shukla. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Shukla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shukla looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Shukla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shukla looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Shukla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shukla stuffs the takedown.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Shukla, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Shukla against the ropes but Shukla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shukla tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shukla scores with a jab to the body.
Shukla lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lewis backs up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shukla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lewis.
A punch combination from Shukla misses.
Shukla misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abheek Shukla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shukla feints a jab promting Lewis to slip. Shukla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lewis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shukla lunges at Lewis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lewis's hand.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Shukla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shukla defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewis.
Oooooh!!! Shukla has knocked Lewis down with a huge combo! Shukla steps away and waves a wobbly Lewis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Gareth Lewis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shukla lands a slapping body shot.
Shukla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Shukla misses with the combination.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shukla misses with a wild combination.
Shukla throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Abheek Shukla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shukla circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shukla misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shukla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shukla throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shukla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shukla, as that shot connected.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Shukla avoids nicely.
Shukla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shukla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Shukla gets back to half guard.
Shukla is trying to maintain the position but Lewis is very close to passing his half guard.
Lewis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shukla gets back to full guard.
Shukla pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Shukla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shukla is pulling down on Lewis's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to stand but Shukla is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Shukla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shukla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shukla controlling Lewis's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We're going to have a standup here because Gareth Lewis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shukla throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Shukla misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis tries to land a front kick but Shukla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shukla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shukla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shukla lands a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Shukla. Those never looked like landing.
Shukla throws a combination that misses
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis feints and as Shukla raises his hands in defense, Lewis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shukla pulls Lewis in close to prevent any damage.
Shukla 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis trying to control but Shukla is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abheek Shukla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gareth Lewis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shukla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shukla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shukla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
Shukla blocks the body kick.
Shukla throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shukla lands with a nice body punch.
Shukla moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shukla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
Shukla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shukla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shukla fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lewis on the side of the head.
Shukla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shukla misses with a double jab
and Lewis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shukla tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Shukla won't allow it.
Shukla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shukla pushes Lewis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shukla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shukla throws a combination. Lewis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lewis darts in and clinches Shukla up against the ropes.
Shukla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lewis.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but Shukla blocks with his arms.
Abheek Shukla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Shukla to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gareth Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis jumps guard but Shukla stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Shukla holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Shukla on the inside.
Lewis tries to pull guard but Shukla holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lewis drops back down to his feet.
Well,Lewis is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Shukla scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shukla lands with a left to the head.
Lewis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shukla breaks the clinch.
Shukla throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Shukla looks to land a combination. Lewis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shukla throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
Shukla clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shukla misses with a double jab.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Shukla.
Shukla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Shukla.
Shukla misses with a few strikes there.
Shukla throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Lewis tries to clinch but Shukla moves out of range.
Shukla throws a series of strikes that have Lewis backpedaling.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shukla throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shukla as he jumps to the side.
Gareth Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abheek Shukla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shukla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Abheek Shukla!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Abheek Shukla!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Abheek Shukla!
Abheek Shukla wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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