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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chernokov (ranked 980 p4p, 119 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 1624 p4p, 187 weight class). Chernokov comes to the cage accompanied by Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud. Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gardenia by KYUSS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Khal Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 31 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chernokov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stark scores with a sloppy right hand. Chernokov should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Chernokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chernokov's sensitive parts.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Chernokov moves out of range easily.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernokov avoids the body shot from Stark.
Chernokov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stark misses with a right hand
and Chernokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chernokov. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark misses with a looping right.
Chernokov is looking to counter punch.
Chernokov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a left hand
and Chernokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chernokov looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chernokov lands a nice looking body shot.
Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Chernokov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chernokov scores with a jab.
Chernokov cracks Stark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stark lands a head shot.
Stark moves out of range as Chernokov strikes.
Stark throws a push kick but Chernokov slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chernokov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chernokov loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chernokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Chernokov misses.
A little jabbing left from Stark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark lunges at Chernokov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chernokov's hand.
Stark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chernokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Chernokov moves away and avoids it.
Chernokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Chernokov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and Chernokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chernokov dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chernokov.
Chernokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Nice uppercut lands for Chernokov. That snapped Stark's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov misses with a left hand
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark throws a right and a left that Chernokov avoids nicely.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chernokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Chernokov avoids the body shot from Stark.
An attempted straight right counter from Chernokov misses the target.
Chernokov staying out of range there.
Chernokov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chernokov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Chernokov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Stark.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chernokov at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to score with a low kick but Chernokov moves his leg out of the way.
Chernokov misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chernokov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chernokov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stark to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chernokov throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Chernokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chernokov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chernokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Chernokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Stark 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.
Chernokov misses with a body shot
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Chernokov to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Chernokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khal Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark throws a lazy body kick
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Chernokov sees coming a mile off.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chernokov slips under a jab from Stark.
Chernokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chernokov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark looks for the body kick but Chernokov saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a series of strikes that have Chernokov backpedaling.
Stark misses with a right hand
and Chernokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chernokov.
Stark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark sizes up Chernokov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chernokov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Stark misses.
Chernokov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernokov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Chernokov.
It seemed like Stark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Chernokov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stark doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernokov misses the target.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
Chernokov slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stark misses with an uppercut
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Stark.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Chernokov is out of range.
Stark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Chernokov to counter with a crisp jab.
Chernokov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chernokov moves away from the strike by Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Chernokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Stark misses
and Chernokov counters with a stiff right hand.
Chernokov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chernokov rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stark.
Chernokov lands with a short shot to the head.
Chernokov lands with a left to the head.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stark, as that shot connected.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernokov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stark.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chernokov looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Chernokov ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Chernokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chernokov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Chernokov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chernokov's head backwards.
Chernokov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chernokov defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Chernokov avoids the head kick by Stark.
Chernokov attempts a counter takedown but Stark avoids it well and moves away.
Stark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chernokovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chernokov cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khal Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chernokov blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark throws a push kick but Chernokov slaps the foot to one side.
Chernokov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Chernokov moves out of range easily.
Chernokov just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Chernokov counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Chernokov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chernokov staying out of range there.
Chernokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark misses with a hook
and Chernokov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark misses with a low kick as Chernokov jumps back.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Chernokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chernokov counters with a nice uppercut.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Chernokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Chernokov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Stark.
Jab by Stark.
Chernokov throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernokov.
And Stark responds with a good body kick, but Chernokov manages to step out the way in time.
Chernokov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Nice jab there from Stark.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Chernokov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark throws a hook to the side of Chernokov's head but Chernokov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chernokov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Chernokov moves out of range easily.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Chernokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Chernokov throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Chernokov cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chernokov slips under a jab from Stark.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chernokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chernokov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a lunging right hand
and Chernokov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chernokov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Khal Stark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stark is rocked!
Chernokov dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Chernokov finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Chernokov. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexei Chernokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chernokov.
A little feinted left hand from Chernokov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Good shot there by Stark.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chernokov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A left lands for Stark.
A telegraphed right hand from Chernokov misses the target.
A big left from Stark misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Chernokov.
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!
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chernokov.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chernokov scores with a counter punch that sends Stark to the canvas! Chernokov smells blood - he's punishing Stark with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Stark has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Chernokov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexei Chernokov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Khal Stark had this to say: 'Thanks to all the fans!'.
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