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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alek Vonchan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alek Vonchan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven throws a head kick but Vonchan moves out of range.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick
and Vonchan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Craven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vonchan is keeping busy.
Vonchan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vonchan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Craven's face.
It looks like Destin Craven has been cut.
Vonchan tries to land a knee to the head but Craven blocks with his arms.
Craven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vonchan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven throws a head kick that misses
and Vonchan counters with a head kick that drops Craven!
Craven is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vonchan trying to control the position from guard on top but Craven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Craven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Craven wants to stand and escape but Vonchan is having none of it.
Vonchan looking to pass the guard.
Craven seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vonchan looking to sit in guard and control but Craven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Craven throwing strikes but missing.
Vonchan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Craven.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Craven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Craven advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonchan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Craven tries to advance to mount but can't.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Vonchan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vonchan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vonchan is being controlled here.
Vonchan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Craven misses with the ground and pound.
Vonchan is not content to let Craven control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven landing a few strikes.
Vonchan tries to bench press Craven off him but Craven keeps the position.
Craven cracks Vonchan with a big right hand but Vonchan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Craven scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vonchan to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven trying to control the action but Vonchan is working from the bottom.
Craven working away.
Craven advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonchan is squirming around, avoiding Craven's attempts to control the action.
Craven connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Craven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Craven looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Craven looking to finish Vonchan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vonchan!
Craven putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craven sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Craven wants to control the pace but Vonchan is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Destin Craven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Craven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonchan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vonchan checks a leg kick.
Craven throws a lazy head kick
and Vonchan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Craven is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Craven throws a sloppy head kick and Vonchan moves out of range easily.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Craven or perhaps it was just good defense by Vonchan which made him look bad.
Craven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vonchan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Craven somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Destin Craven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven throws the kick towards the body but Vonchan avoids it.
Craven throws a head kick but Vonchan moves out of range.
Craven throws a shot from downtown. Vonchan moves away and avoids it.
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven throws a lazy head kick
and Vonchan moves into the clinch.
Vonchan lands an elbow that stopped Craven in his tracks for a moment.
Vonchan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Craven's face.
Craven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vonchan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vonchan lands an elbow just above Craven 's eye.
Craven tries to pull guard but Vonchan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven struggles to land a body shot inside as Vonchan controls his hands.
Vonchan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Craven.
Craven takes an elbow to the temple.
Vonchan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vonchan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vonchan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Craven goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vonchan prevents it.
Craven trying to stall but Vonchan improves his position.
Craven tries to break the clinch but Vonchan is controlling the position.
Vonchan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Craven blocks it with crossed arms.
Vonchan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Craven pulls Vonchan into guard.
Craven might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonchan wants to pass the guard but Craven is keeping the position.
Vonchan trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonchan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Craven is on top in guard.
Vonchan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Craven is controlling him.
Vonchan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Craven can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Craven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven stopping the sweep attempt from Vonchan.
Craven is in close to Vonchan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Craven passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craven scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Craven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Destin Craven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Destin Craven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Craven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt.
Vonchan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Craven to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vonchan keeping moving, preventing Craven from controlling successfully.
Craven controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vonchan looking for a sweep. Not yet Vonchan, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven is pushing down on Vonchan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vonchan is fighting to maintain full guard but Craven has managed to sneak the leg through.
Craven perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Craven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Craven is looking for a kimura but Vonchan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Craven to get the leverage.
Craven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Craven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Craven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Craven uses his free foot to push down on Vonchan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vonchan.
Vonchan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craven. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Craven lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vonchan hang on?
Craven landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vonchan is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven landing punches.
Vonchan can't escape the position.
Craven lands a couple of good shots and Vonchan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Vonchan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Vonchan tries to escape but Craven has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Craven lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The referee is taking a good look at Vonchan as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Craven!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven landing with strikes.
Craven tries to keep control of the position but Vonchan is staying busy.
Craven trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Vonchan doesn't escape.
Craven lands shots from the back.
Craven punishes Vonchan with strikes from the back mount.
Craven has good solid back control here.
Vonchan is trying to remain composed but Craven is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craven loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Vonchan hold on?
Craven just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vonchan rolls, trying to escape but Craven keeps control of the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craven lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Vonchan hold on?!
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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