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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrej Kavelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fair Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrej Kavelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fair Child!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child is looking to clinch.
Kavelin tries to clinch up.
Child tries to close the distance and clinch but Kavelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Child tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kavelin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Child!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Child can't do much from the bottom here.
Kavelin tries for a kimura but Child is defending well.
Kavelin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Child can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavelin tries for a kimura but Child is defending well.
Kavelin takes a little break here. Child wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Child tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kavelin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kavelin is looking to take a break and control but Child is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kavelin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Child rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kavelin's guard! Nice work there by Child!
Kavelin looking for a sweep. Not yet Kavelin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin controlling the position.
Andrej Kavelin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kavelin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Child did well to prevent Kavelin getting side control.
Kavelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Child does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Child blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kavelin.
Kavelin is trying to control the action in half guard but Child is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kavelin is looking to advance position but Child won't allow it.
Kavelin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kavelin passes into side control, despite Child's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child is letting Kavelin control him for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The strikes coming from Kavelin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kavelin is looking to take a break and control but Child is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kavelin with the ground and pound but Child regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kavelin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrej Kavelin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Child doesn't manage to clinch there - Kavelin circles away.
Kavelin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Andrej Kavelin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Child has closed the distance and engaged Kavelin in a clinch.
Kavelin is looking to control Child's arms but Child gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kavelin has his back to the cage.
Child is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Child throws an elbow that misses.
Child blocks the elbow strike.
Child working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Child blocks an elbow strike from Kavelin.
Kavelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Child lands an elbow that stopped Kavelin in his tracks for a moment.
Child creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Child obliges.
Kavelin misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Child just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kavelin's brow.
Child tries to land knees in the clinch but Kavelin avoids the damage to the body.
Kavelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Child is trying to stall.
Child pushes off an throws an elbow but Kavelin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kavelin landing knees to the head.
It looks like Fair Child has been cut.
Child swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Child misses with a punch on the inside.
Kavelin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Childs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kavelin avoiding damage as Child throws knees to the body.
Kavelin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Child throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kavelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kavelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Child lands an elbow that stopped Kavelin in his tracks for a moment.
Kavelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Child blocks the elbow strike.
Child misses with a body punch.
Child tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Child throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Child lands a damaging elbow.
Child throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child being controlled against the cage.
Kavelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kavelin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kavelin misses with a punch to the body.
Kavelin breaks from the clinch.
Kavelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kavelin misses with a few strikes there.
Fair Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kavelin throws a looping overhand right but Child ducks down to avoid it.
Kavelin throws a lazy right hand but Child sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Child tries to close the distance and clinch but Kavelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kavelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Child swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fair Child is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kavelin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Child is looking to clinch but Kavelin is avoiding it.
Kavelin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kavelin prevents a body shot from Child.
Child misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kavelin.
Kavelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Child working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Child scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Kavelin.
Child misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fair Child showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fair Child's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kavelin circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Kavelin to counter with a crisp jab.
Child tries to clinch up.
Kavelin lands with an uppercut that bounces Child off the cage and back into range.
Kavelin looks to score with a jab to the body but Child is just out of range.
Child walks into a straight right hand from Kavelin.
Child wants to clinch.
Kavelin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Child tries to clinch up.
Child tries to clinch up
and Kavelin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavelin scores with a punch to the head.
Child closes the distance but Kavelin moves to the side
and Kavelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Child has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kavelin.
Kavelin misses with the combination.
Andrej Kavelin is winning the standup battle so far.
Child wants to clinch.
Good exchange - Kavelin coming out on top.
Child tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kavelin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to clinch there but Kavelin circles away.
Kavelin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Child manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Child looks to clinch
enabling Kavelin to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Fair Child's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavelin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kavelin.
Kavelin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Child misses with a straight right.
Kavelin moves in looking to clinch but Child pushes him off.
Kavelin clinches with his opponent.
Child misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Kavelin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Child lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavelin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kavelin missing with knees to the body.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kavelin avoids it.
Kavelin blocks an uppercut.
Child misses with a body punch.
Child avoids the elbow strike from Kavelin, against the cage.
Kavelin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fair Child seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kavelin.
Child trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Child.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kavelin avoids it.
Child misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kavelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Child can't find room to land a body shot as Kavelin controls the action.
Child is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kavelin is defending well for now.
Child lands a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kavelin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Child swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kavelin manages to break the clinch.
Kavelin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Child.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrej Kavelin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kavelin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrej Kavelin!
After the fight, Andrej Kavelin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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FIGHT
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