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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Sherbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Sherbo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pavel Sherbo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherbo wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richard tries to stall but Sherbo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richard avoiding damage.
Sherbo breaks the clinch.
Sherbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richard can't find room to land a body shot as Sherbo controls the action.
Sherbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Stalling in the clinch from Richard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherbo is trying to break the clinch but Richard is controlling him.
Sherbo breaks from the clinch.
Sherbo throws the left hand but Richard avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Richard was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sherbo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Richard drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sherbo's head.
Richard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richard stands up over Sherbo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but Sherbo blocks nicely.
Richard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sherbo's guard.
Richard is working Sherbo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sherbo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sherbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sherbo enables Richard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sherbo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richard is looking to stand up but Sherbo won't let him.
Sherbo working a defensive guard here.
Richard postures up in Sherbo's guard and throws a big left but Sherbo blocks it.
Sherbo seems keen to control Richard's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherbo 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sherbo working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sherbo drives through and clinches with Richard against the cage.
Richard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sherbo's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Sherbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sherbo breaks from the clinch.
Sherbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Richard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sherbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sherbo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Richard is defended easily by Sherbo.
Richard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sherbo rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Richard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sherbo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Sherbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sherbo tries to clinch but Richard moves away
and Richard counters with a one-two to the body.
Sherbo rushes Richard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sherbo prevents a body shot from Richard.
Sherbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Richard won't allow it.
Sherbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sherbo forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Richard tries to land a knee to the head but Sherbo blocks with his arms.
Sherbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Salvatore Richard has been cut.
Sherbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sherbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherbo misses with the body kick
and Richard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sherbo breaks the clinch.
Pavel Sherbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sherbo quickly recovers to half guard.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richard gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sherbo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Richard under the eye.
Sherbo moves into the clinch.
Richard jumps guard but Sherbo stands there with Richard around his waist. Richard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richard lands a shot to the body.
Richard struggles to land a body shot inside as Sherbo controls his hands.
Sherbo breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherbo misses with a body kick.
Richard tries to keep at a distance but Sherbo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richard misses with a punch to the body.
Sherbo breaks from the clinch.
Sherbo wants to clinch.
Richard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sherbo manages to circle out of the way.
Richard dodges the punch combination from Sherbo.
Sherbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Richard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sherbo is fending him off so far but Richard persists. Nope, Sherbo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo wants to clinch
and Richard counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Sherbo misses
and Richard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sherbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sherbo throws a leg kick
and Richard counters with a two punch combo.
Sherbo scores with a jab to the body.
Sherbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sherbo is breathing heavily.
Sherbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richard scores with a takedown into Sherbo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richard scoring with some ground and pound.
Salvatore Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Richard is looking to work some ground and pound but Sherbo has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richard postures up.
Richard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richard throwing strikes from guard but Sherbo blocks nicely.
Sherbo controls Richard momentarily but Richard frees himself.
Richard working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pavel Sherbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Richard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sherbo moves in looking to clinch but Richard pushes him off.
Sherbo connects with a solid leg kick.
Sherbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richard feinted with a counter takedown.
Sherbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherbo forces Richard back against the cage and clinches.
Richard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Richard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sherbo passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
Richard is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard trying to control but Sherbo postures up.
Richard actively working from the bottom here.
Richard won't allow Sherbo to pass to mount.
Richard wants to improve his position but Sherbo is controlling well.
Richard is trying to stand up here but Sherbo is controlling him well.
Richard wants to improve his position but Sherbo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sherbo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richard's head.
Richard is looking for a sweep. Sherbo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sherbo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Richard trying to control here.
Richard is staying active underneath Sherbo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sherbo instigates a clinch.
Sherbo tries to break free but Richard pushes him back against the cage.
Sherbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sherbo throws a lazy head kick
and Richard counters by moving into the clinch.
Richard is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherbo pushes Richard up against the cage in a clinch.
Sherbo breaks from the clinch.
Richard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sherbo pinned against the cage. Sherbo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sherbo throws a sloppy head kick and Richard moves out of range easily.
Sherbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sherbo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sherbo defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherbo is looking to clinch.
Salvatore Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherbo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sherbo clinches with his opponent.
Sherbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sherbo feints a jab promting Richard to slip. Sherbo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sherbo is looking to chop away at Richard's legs.
Sherbo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sherbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sherbo wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Richard tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sherbo manages to circle out of the way.
Salvatore Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Sherbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Richard throws a series of punches but Sherbo moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Sherbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sherbo 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Sherbo!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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