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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marko Resnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Charleston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marko Resnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resnov tries to keep at a distance but Charleston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charleston throws a push kick but Resnov slaps the foot to one side.
Resnov tries to keep at a distance but Charleston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Resnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Resnov blocks with his arms.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charleston has Resnov up against the cage in a clinch.
Resnov managing to block the knees to the body from Charleston.
Charleston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Resnov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resnov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charleston misses with a knee to the head.
Resnov lands a knee to the head.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Charleston throws a head kick but Resnov moves out of range.
Charleston clinches.
Resnov throws an elbow that misses.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resnov avoids it.
Stalling in the clinch from Charleston.
Resnov trying to control the position but instead, Charleston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Resnov into the cage.
Resnov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston successfully pulls guard.
Charleston is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Resnov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Resnov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Resnov looking to stall.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resnov avoids it.
Resnov breaks the clinch.
James Charleston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charleston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Resnov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Resnov wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston stalling against the cage.
Charleston looking to throw knees to the head but Resnov is blocking nicely.
Charleston manages to break the clinch.
Charleston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resnov, pushing him back against the cage.
Charleston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Resnov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
Charleston successfully pulls guard.
Resnov is looking to stand up but Charleston won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resnov wants to stand and escape but instead Charleston has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Charleston throws a big elbow that misses.
Charleston trying to control but Resnov is working from the bottom.
Charleston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Resnov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Resnov wants to stand but Charleston is controlling the position.
Resnov keeping full guard, as Charleston tries to pass.
Resnov wants to stand and escape but Charleston is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston 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.
Charleston clinches up with Resnov and pushes him back against the cage.
Charleston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Resnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston lands a nice shot to the body.
Resnov throws the left hand but Charleston avoids the punch easily.
Charleston drives through and clinches with Resnov against the cage.
Charleston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Resnov breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston takes the fight into the clinch.
Charleston looking to throw knees to the head but Resnov is blocking nicely.
Charleston misses with an elbow over the top.
Charleston throws an elbow that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Resnov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resnov avoids the elbow strike from Charleston, against the cage.
Resnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marko Resnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Resnov gets tackled into the cage by Charleston. Charleston maintains the clinch.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charleston avoids it.
Resnov lands an elbow just above Charleston 's eye.
It looks like James Charleston has been cut.
Resnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Charleston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Charleston ducks under a wild hook from Resnov.
Charleston has Resnov up against the cage in a clinch.
James Charleston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Resnov blocks the elbow strike.
Charleston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resnov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charleston misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches.
Resnov just leaning against Charleston, taking a breather.
Charleston manages to break the clinch.
Charleston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Resnov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charleston shoots in and drives through. Resnov sprawls well.
Resnov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resnov closes the distance and pushes Charleston back into the cage.
Charleston manages to pull guard.
Resnov prevents Charleston from getting back to his feet.
Resnov wants to get up but he can't break Charleston's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Charleston has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Resnov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charleston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Resnov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston is trying to pull guard but Resnov has him pressed against the cage.
Charleston crunches a lovely knee into Resnov's ribcage.
Resnov trying to control the position but instead, Charleston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Resnov into the cage.
Resnov missing with knees to the body.
Charleston manages to break the clinch.
Charleston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charleston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Resnov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Charleston gets a clinch.
Charleston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resnov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston misses with a knee strike.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Charleston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Resnov wants to stand but Charleston is controlling his posture from full guard.
Charleston has his feet on Resnov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Charleston has closed the distance and engaged Resnov in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Charleston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Charleston rushes Resnov and presses him up against the cage.
Resnov tries a knee to the head but Charleston blocks it.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Charleston blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charleston.
Charleston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Resnov dodges an elbow strike from Charleston.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Charleston.
Resnov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Resnov blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resnov.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Charleston.
Resnov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Resnov blocks with his arms.
Charleston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Charleston avoiding damage as Resnov throws knees to the body.
Resnov tries a knee to the head but Charleston blocks it.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but Resnov blocks it.
Resnov misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Resnov.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resnov breaks the clinch.
Charleston throws a head kick but Resnov moves out of range.
Charleston moves into range and clinches up with Resnov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resnov blocks an elbow strike from Charleston.
Charleston takes an elbow to the temple.
Resnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
Resnov is looking for a counter combo.
Resnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charleston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Resnov.
Marko Resnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Resnov gets tackled into the cage by Charleston. Charleston maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Resnov.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Resnov blocks with his arms.
Resnov lands a good knee to the midsection. Charleston won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Charleston is trying to drag Resnov to the mat but Resnov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Resnov managing to block the knees to the body from Charleston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but Resnov blocks it.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James Charleston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Resnov gets tackled into the cage by Charleston. Charleston maintains the clinch.
Charleston fails to pull guard.
Charleston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Resnov blocks with his arms.
Charleston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Resnov smiles and moves away.
Marko Resnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Charleston.
A head kick misses from Charleston.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resnov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Resnov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Resnov wants to clinch up but Charleston keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resnov, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Charleston to work.
Resnov avoiding damage as Charleston throws knees to the body.
Resnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charleston is keeping busy.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Charleston gets an underhook and turns Resnov into the cage.
Charleston tries to pull guard but Resnov holds him up against the cage and eventually Charleston drops back down to his feet.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resnov tries to land a knee to the head but Charleston blocks with his arms.
Marko Resnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Charleston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resnov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resnov blocks an elbow strike from Charleston.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Charleston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charleston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Charleston!
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