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Event: HFC 56 - King vs Lachance     
Date:   Jan 16, 2021
#R1#
Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Semenov ducks down to avoid it.
Semenov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Semenov closes the distance and pushes Ragnarsson back into the cage.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenov tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks with his arms.
Ragnarsson gets through Semenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Semenov landing knees to the head.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenov.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand into Semenov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Semenov's gas tank.
Semenov looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Semenov.
Semenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenov takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Semenov.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
A right hand to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnarsson pushes Semenov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Semenov's ribcage. Semenov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson is leaning against Semenov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnarsson gets through Semenov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenov throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Semenov.
A short right from Ragnarsson.
A short left from Ragnarsson. #ROC#Semenov is rocked!
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Semenov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Semenov seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Semenov trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ragnarsson pushes Semenov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnarsson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Semenov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ragnarsson is unloading with more strikes now! Semenov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragnar Ragnarsson!
Kirill Semenov was interviewed post fight and said 'I eat bears then your wifes pussy he he he '.

 

Event: HFC 50 - Slingin vs King     
Date:   Dec 05, 2020
#R1#
Semenov digs a good hook to Qanar's body.
Semenov misses with a lunging right hand
and Qanar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Qanar avoids it well.
Qanar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Qanar lunges at Semenov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Semenov's hand.
Semenov misses with a hook. Qanar ducked under it nicely.
Qanar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Qanar eats them both and turns towards Semenov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#It looks like Dro Qanar has been cut.
Semenov misses with a hook.
Qanar jabs at Semenov's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Qanar.
Good shot there by Semenov.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
Qanar swinging wildly here.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Qanar avoids nicely.
Qanar misses with a body shot
letting Semenov counter with a right hand.
Semenov misses the body punch
and Qanar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Qanar ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Qanar swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Qanar moved out of range nicely.
Semenov lands a jab to the nose.
Semenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Qanar clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Qanar.
Semenov with a knee to the head.
Qanar throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenov.
Qanar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Semenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Semenov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Qanar managing to block the knees to the body from Semenov.
Qanar tries to throw a body punch but Semenov avoids it by throwing Qanar back against the cage.
Qanar tries a body shot but Semenov blocks it.
Qanar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Qanar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Semenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Semenov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Qanar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qanar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Semenov after a bit of a struggle.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dro Qanar.
Semenov scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Qanar goes for a takedown attempt but Semenov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Semenov with a hook.#T2#
Qanar takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Semenov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Qanar swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Qanar fails with a takedown attempt.
Qanar throws a body shot but no joy.
Qanar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenov throws out the jab.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Qanar walks into a straight right hand from Semenov.
Qanar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Semenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semenov tests Qanar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Qanar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3#
Qanar connects with a looping right hand.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Qanar slips a jab from Semenov.
Semenov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Semenov lunges at Qanar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Qanar's hand.
Qanar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Semenovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Qanar lands with an uppercut that bounces Semenov off the cage and back into range.
Semenov throws a hook but Qanar blocks it.
Qanar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenov.
Semenov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Qanar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qanar walks into a stiff left hand from Semenov.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Qanar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qanar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qanar shoots in and drives through. Semenov sprawls well.
Semenov misses with a looping right.
Qanar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Qanar dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Qanar's head and hops out.
It looked like Semenov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Semenov throws the left hand but Qanar avoids the punch easily.
Semenov misses with a left hand
and Qanar counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Semenov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Qanar.
Qanar misses with a wild combination.
Semenov is looking to counter punch.
Semenov lands a jab to Qanar's midsection.
Semenov defending well as Qanar loads up on a big left hand.
Qanar shoots in looking for a takedown but Semenov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Qanar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Semenov misses with a wild body shot.
Qanar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Qanar. Those never looked like landing.
Qanar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target. #CL2#
Qanar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch.
Semenov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dro Qanar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Qanar closes the distance and pushes Semenov back into the cage.
Qanar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Qanar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Semenov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Qanar up against the cage.
Semenov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Qanar.
Qanar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Semenov.
A short right from Qanar on the inside. #BC#
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Semenov gets a clinch.
Qanar lands with a left to the head.
Qanar misses with the head strike. #BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirill Semenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Qanar's shoulder, as Qanar tries to avoid the shot.
Semenov moves forwards but Qanar connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Qanar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Qanar on the side of the head.
Semenov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Qanar staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Semenov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Qanar takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Semenov throwing a counter right hand but Qanar manages to avoid it.
Semenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenov looks to throw the jab but Qanar is out of range.
Qanar blocks a jab.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
Qanar misses with a straight left.
Semenov digs a good body shot into Qanar's ribs.
Semenov tries to clinch up but Qanar circles away and keeps his distance.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov slips a straight right by Qanar.#T2#
Semenov misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov lands an overhand right.
Qanar throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Semenov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Qanar has time to react.
Qanar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Qanar throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Qanar takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Qanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Qanar.
Semenov throws a right hand that misses
letting Qanar counter with a right hand.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Qanar swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qanar.
Qanar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Qanar ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Qanar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Qanar slips under a jab from Semenov.#CL2#
Qanar closes the distance and pushes Semenov back into the cage.
Qanar swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Qanar. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenov throws an elbow but misses.
Qanar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenov.
Qanar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Qanar has Semenov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Semenov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dro Qanar.
Qanar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Semenov pushes off an throws an elbow but Qanar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Qanar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Semenov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Semenov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Semenov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Qanar.
Semenov connects with a knee to the head.
Qanar blocks an elbow strike.
Qanar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Semenov prevents it.
Semenov gets underhooks to prevent Qanar's takedown attempt.
Qanar is breathing heavily.
Qanar swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Qanar fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Qanar misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenov misses with an elbow over the top.
Qanar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Semenov tries to land knees in the clinch but Qanar avoids the damage to the body.
Dro Qanar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qanar misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenov throws an elbow but misses.
Semenov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Qanar.
Semenov scores a nice knee to the body.
Qanar tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Qanar misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Qanar.
Semenov lands with a light punch inside.
Qanar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Semenov connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Dro Qanar's cut even more.
Qanar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Qanar is looking for a takedown.
Qanar dodges an elbow strike from Semenov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dro Qanar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Qanar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semenov throws the left hand but Qanar avoids the punch easily.
Semenov closes the distance but Qanar moves to the side
and Qanar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Qanar misses with a combination
and Semenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Semenov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Semenov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Semenov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Qanar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Semenov throws a hook but Qanar blocks it.#CL2#
Semenov tries to keep at a distance but Qanar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Qanar goes for a takedown attempt but Semenov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Semenov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Qanar keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Qanar shakes it off.
Semenov lands a jab to the nose.
Qanar moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Qanar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenov throws a body punch but Qanar moves out of range.
Semenov scores with a three punch combo!
Semenov avoids the body shot from Qanar.
Qanar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Semenov throws a poor cross that misses
and Qanar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semenov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Qanar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Qanar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenov.
A little feinted left hand from Semenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Qanar misses the shot to the body.
Qanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qanar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Semenov circles away quickly and effectively.
Qanar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Qanar misses with a body shot.
It looked like Semenov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Semenov cracks Qanar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Qanar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semenov connects with a single shot there.
Semenov looks to throw the jab but Qanar is out of range.
Qanar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qanar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Qanar.
The fighters circling - Semenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Qanar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Qanar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#TD2#
Qanar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Qanar seems to be working for a kimura but Semenov defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Qanar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Semenov sees it coming and defends easily.#T3#
Semenov gets full guard.
Kirill Semenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Qanar preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qanar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semenov keeping moving, preventing Qanar from controlling successfully.
Semenov keeping full guard, as Qanar tries to pass.
Semenov is looking to stand up but Qanar isn't so interested in that idea.
Qanar wants to pass the guard but Semenov is keeping the position.
Qanar trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Qanar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Qanar trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Qanar has gone for a leg lock! Semenov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Qanar's guard.

Qanar trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Qanar working for a triangle but Semenov defends it easily.
Semenov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kirill Semenov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Semenov, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Semenov!

A relieved looking Kirill Semenov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: HFC 45 - All Hallow's Bash     
Date:   Oct 31, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Semenov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nascimento's head.
Nice defenses there by Nascimento.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Semenov slips a jab from Nascimento.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Semenov.
Semenov misses with a left hand
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Semenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Semenov misses with a straight right.
Nascimento fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Semenov is out of range.
Semenov misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Semenov checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Semenov misses the target.
Nascimento pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Nascimento on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Semenov moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.
Semenov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Nascimento misses its target.#T1#
Semenov throws a jab when Nascimento was well out of range.
Nascimento was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Semenov sizes up Nascimento with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nascimento chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento scores with a sloppy right hand. Semenov should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Semenov. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Semenov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nascimento. Nascimento obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento cracks Semenov with a good jab.
Semenov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Nascimento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento works Semenov's body with a nice hook.
Semenov scores with a sloppy right hand. Nascimento should have avoided that one.
Semenov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Semenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Nascimento misses the target.#T2#
Nice body punch from Nascimento.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Nascimento moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Nascimento - just one landing.
Semenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Semenov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nascimento throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nascimento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento.
Semenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Nascimento avoids a punch combination nicely.
Semenov checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Semenov looks to land a right hand but Nascimento moved out of range.
Nascimento half committed to a counter leg kick.
Semenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenov.
Nascimento slips under a jab from Semenov.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov moves in looking to clinch but Nascimento pushes him off.
Nascimento slips a jab from Semenov.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Nascimento walks into a jab.#T3#
Nascimento throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Nascimento cracks Semenov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Semenov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nascimento lands a nice shot to the body.
Nascimento swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Semenov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Semenov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nascimento.
Semenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nascimento.
Nascimento connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Semenov lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Semenov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nascimento counters with a leg kick.
Nascimento dodges the punch combination from Semenov. #T4#
Semenov misses with a hook.
Nascimento buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nascimento looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nascimento back to the cage. Semenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Semenov misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Nascimento.
Nascimento defending well as Semenov loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Semenov rushes Nascimento and presses him up against the cage.
Semenov takes a shot to the head.
Semenov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Semenov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nascimento lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yago Nascimento 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.#R2#
Nascimento moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Semenov throws a hook to the side of Nascimento's head but Nascimento sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Nascimento misses the target.
Nascimento misses with a looping left.
Nascimento misses the shot to the body.
Semenov cracks a nice hook into Nascimento's ribs.
Semenov blocks a low kick nicely.
Nascimento clobbers Semenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nascimento moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nascimento there.
Nascimento fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Semenov.
Nascimento connects with a right hand. Semenov shakes it off.
Nascimento lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nascimento counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nascimento misses with a hook. Semenov ducked under it nicely.
As Nascimento backs off Semenov throws a huge counter combo but Nascimento manages to avoid it all.
A jab lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nascimento lands with a thumping leg kick.
Semenov misses with a looping left.#T1#
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Semenov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nascimento to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Semenov moves into the clinch.
Nascimento makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Semenov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov tries to stall but Nascimento uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nascimento scores with a shot to the side of Semenov's head.
Nascimento working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenov obliges.
Nascimento tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Nascimento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento. Semenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Nascimento throws an overhand right that lands on Semenov's shoulder, as Semenov tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Semenov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Semenov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nascimento throws a push kick but Semenov slaps the foot to one side.
Semenov cracks Nascimento with a good jab.
Semenov tries to clinch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Nascimento with a hook.
Semenov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Semenov misses with a hook. Nascimento ducked under it nicely.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nascimento lands a nice hook to Semenov's body. Semenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Semenov lands with a cross.
Semenov throws out a loose jab but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Semenov ducks under a wild hook from Nascimento.
Nascimento is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semenov can do to turn this around?
Nascimento throws a body shot but no joy.
Semenov takes one on the button.
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nascimento momentarily.
Semenov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Semenov throws a right hand that misses
and Nascimento counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #T3#
Nascimento clobbers Semenov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Nascimento shakes it off.
Nascimento drops his hands momentarily and Semenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nascimento bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Semenov's head backwards.
Nascimento connects with a solid leg kick.
Nascimento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenov.
Nascimento throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Nascimento looks to land a left hand but Semenov moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Semenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nascimento doesn't seem phased though.
Nascimento has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento blocks it.
Nascimento throwing a counter right hand but Semenov manages to avoid it.
Nascimento thumps Semenov with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nascimento under the eye.
Nascimento sizes up Semenov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Semenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Nascimento throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Semenov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nascimento moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenov manages to avoid it.
A big left from Semenov misses.
Donk. Semenov catches Nascimento right on the button with a cross.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Semenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nascimento.
Semenov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Nascimento misses its intended target.
Semenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Semenov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Semenov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nascimento fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Semenov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nascimento connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semenov moves out of range of the leg kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento wants to slow Semenov down by chopping away at his legs.
Nascimento slips a jab from Semenov.
Nascimento throws a leg kick but Semenov checks it.
Semenov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Donk. Nascimento catches Semenov right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yago Nascimento dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nascimento misses with a body kick.
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nascimento moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Semenov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Nascimento.
Semenov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nascimento thuds his right hand into Semenov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Nascimento misses with an attempted mid kick.
A cross from Semenov lands.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nascimento finds it's way round the side to connect with Semenov's head.
Nascimento attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nascimento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenov stalks Nascimento and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nascimento's face. Nascimento staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nascimento lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Semenov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Semenov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nascimento fakes the leg kick and cracks Semenov in the body.
Semenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenov misses the jab.
Nascimento connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nascimento dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semenov. That did some damage!
Semenov checks a low kick from Nascimento.
Semenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Semenov misses the target.
Semenov throws a lazy right hand but Nascimento sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nascimento looks to land a right hand but Semenov moved out of range.
Nascimento steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nascimento lands an overhand right.
Semenov misses with a hook
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Nascimento lands a jab to the head.
Nascimento showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento slips the punch.#T2#
Nascimento takes a swing at Semenov's ribcage but misses.
Nascimento lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenov's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Semenov misses the shot to the body.
Semenov blocks a leg kick.
Semenov throws an overhand right that lands on Nascimento's shoulder, as Nascimento tries to avoid the shot.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Nascimento avoids nicely.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nascimento.
Nascimento fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Semenov on the side of the head.
Nascimento thows a left - swing and a miss!
Semenov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenov lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento swings for the body but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenov avoids a kick to the body.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nascimento.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Sloppy strikes from Semenov. Those never looked like landing.
Nascimento's corner calls for a 1-2. Nascimento obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirill Semenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Semenov blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick from Nascimento.
Nascimento turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nascimento with a jab.#CL2#
Semenov closes the distance and pushes Nascimento back into the cage.
Nascimento misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento tries to circle away but Semenov has him pinned against the cage.
Semenov misses with a knee strike.
Nascimento looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nascimento swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov throws a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenov throws out the jab.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento.
Nascimento staying out of range there.
Nascimento lands a leg kick that knocks Semenov off balance momentarily.#T4#
Nascimento punishes Semenov's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Nascimento moved out of range nicely.
Semenov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nascimento.
Nascimento defending well as Semenov loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Semenov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Semenov throws a hook but Nascimento avoids it easily.
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
Semenov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nascimento tries to land a front kick but Semenov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yago Nascimento is winning the standup battle so far.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Semenov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nascimento circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Nascimento misses.
That kick from Nascimento tenderised Semenov's leg. Semenov is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yago Nascimento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Semenov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nascimento sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yago Nascimento showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nascimento has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yago Nascimento!

Yago Nascimento seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: HFC 39 - Patriot vs Goncalves     
Date:   Sep 19, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Semenov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Semenov tries to clinch but Gunner moves out of range.
Semenov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Semenov misses with a looping right.
Gunner throws a shot from downtown. Semenov moves away and avoids it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gunner or perhaps it was just good defense by Semenov, which made it look bad.
Gunner misses with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Semenov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Gunner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner blocks an elbow strike.
Semenov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunner's elbow.
Semenov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Semenov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Semenov can't find room to land a body shot as Gunner controls the action. #T1#
Good body shot from Gunner.
Semenov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunner is defending well for now.
Gunner lands a nice uppercut.
Semenov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Semenov crunches a lovely knee into Gunner's ribcage.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
Gunner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Semenov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Semenov.
Gunner is breathing heavily.
Semenov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunner wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Gunner.
Semenov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenov stalls.
Semenov tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunner avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunner throws an elbow but misses.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Semenov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gunner up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenov throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunner misses with the head strike.
Gunner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow.
Gunner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow.
Semenov working aggressively here.
Gunner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Gunner as the two fighters clinch.
Gunner tries to throw a body punch but Semenov avoids it by throwing Gunner back against the cage.
Semenov blocks a body shot from Gunner. #BC2#
Semenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunner is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#T3#
Gunner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Semenov's hands.
Semenov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Semenov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Semenov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Gunner moved out of range nicely.
Semenov throws a hook but Gunner avoids it easily.#CL2#
Semenov moves into the clinch.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Gunner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunner misses with some punches.
Gunner has a couple of punches blocked by Semenov.
Semenov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Semenov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Semenov misses with an elbow strike.
Semenov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunner blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Semenov throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Semenov landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Jet Gunner has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunner blocks the elbow strike.
Semenov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Semenov trying to land knees to the body.
Semenov scores with a knee to the head.
Semenov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunner misses with the head strike.
Semenov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Semenov tries to land a knee to the head but Gunner blocks with his arms.
Gunner tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenov takes a shot to the head.
Gunner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Semenov with a knee to the head.
Semenov misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Gunner's cut.
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.#R2#
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunner.
Semenov lands a nice shot to the body.
Semenov moves out of range of the body kick.
Gunner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Semenov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gunner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Semenov looks to land a left hand but Gunner moved out of range nicely.
Gunner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Semenov is out of range and Gunner settles back down.
Semenov is looking for the big counter here.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunner throwing a counter right hand but Semenov manages to avoid it.#CL#
Gunner takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Semenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenov looks to land a combination. Gunner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Semenov misses with a hook. Gunner ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Gunner scoring well with a low kick there.
Gunner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Semenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Gunner.
Gunner misses with a straight right.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunner looks to land a right hand but Semenov moved out of range.
Semenov misses with a looping right.
Kirill Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Semenov walks into a jab.
Semenov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Semenov lands with a shot to the body.
Semenov checks a leg kick.
Semenov with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semenov.
Gunner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Semenov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and Semenov is countered with a crisp right hand from Gunner that sends him to the canvas! Gunner follows him to the mat into side control.
Semenov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Semenov is still trying to improve position.
Gunner happy to just control the position for now.
Semenov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T3#
Semenov is looking to improve his position.
Gunner is trying to control the action in half guard but Semenov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Semenov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Semenov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Semenov is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunner has wrist control.
Gunner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Gunner postures up. #T4#
Gunner tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Gunner won't allow Semenov to get back to his feet.
Semenov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Semenov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gunner controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner advances position into side control!
Gunner looking to control but instead Semenov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Gunner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Gunner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Semenov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunner off the cage and back into range.
Semenov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gunner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov stalks Gunner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gunner's face. Gunner staggers backwards, shaken.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Gunner.
Gunner throws a body kick that misses.
Gunner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenov throws out the jab.
Gunner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunner.
Semenov throws the left hand but Gunner avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Gunner.
Semenov misses with a wild body shot.
Gunner throws a shot from downtown. Semenov moves away and avoids it.
Semenov misses with an uppercut
and Gunner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Semenov's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from Gunner. #T1#
Semenov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunner.
Semenov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Semenov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gunner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunner momentarily. #CL#
Gunner has managed to clinch.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenov is stalling here.
Semenov blocks a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunner lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Kirill Semenov has been cut.
Gunner prevents a body shot from Semenov. #T2#
Gunner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semenovs head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunner avoids a wild elbow strike from Semenov.
Gunner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Semenov's defenses.
Gunner lands an elbow just above Semenov 's eye.
Gunner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunner misses with the head strike.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Gunner.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunner.
A head punch on the inside from Gunner fails to land.
Gunner misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunner.
Gunner tries to score a body lock takedown but Semenov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunner.
Gunner lands an elbow inside.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow. #T3#
Gunner blocking some punches.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Gunner throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenov.
Semenov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunner blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenov stalling in the clinch but Gunner improves position.
Gunner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow. #BC2#
Semenov manages to break the clinch.
Semenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunner tries to score with a low kick but Semenov moves his leg out of the way.
Gunner throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Semenov momentarily.
The fighters circling - Semenov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semenov misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gunner or perhaps it was just good defense by Semenov, which made it look bad. #T4#
Semenov throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Gunner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Semenov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Gunner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Semenov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunners head.
Gunner tries a body shot but Semenov blocks it.
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!
Semenov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunner lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Gunner as the two fighters clinch.
Gunner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Semenov avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunner.
Semenov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Gunner!

After the fight, Jet Gunner 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.

 

Event: HFC 30 - Wanker vs Curtis     
Date:   Jul 24, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sando looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Semenov misses the target.
Semenov with a hook.
Semenov scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Sando closes the distance and pushes Semenov back into the cage.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike from Sando.
Sando misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sando obliges.
Sando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Semenov tries to circle away but Sando has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Semenov's brow.
Semenov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semenov's efforts to push away.
Sando tries to land a knee to the head but Semenov blocks with his arms. #BC#
Semenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Sando gets a clinch.
Sando pushes off an throws an elbow but Semenov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Semenov tries to break free but Sando pushes him back against the cage.
Semenov takes an elbow to the temple.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Sando.
Our sources have told us that Semenov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Semenov.
Sando misses with a punch to the body.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenov avoids it.
Sando misses with a knee strike.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenov avoids it.
Sando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sando lands an elbow inside that Semenov shrugs off. #BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semenov blocks a leg kick.
Semenov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sando doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Semenov counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Semenov.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Semenov closes the distance and clinches.
Sando swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenov avoids it.#BC#
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Sando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sando scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Sando won't allow it.
Semenov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sando backwards.
Sando misses with a body punch.
Semenov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Semenov breaks from the clinch.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Sando avoids nicely.
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Semenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sando is just out of range.
Sando throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Sando misses.
Sando throws a wild body kick that Semenov sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Semenov gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
A hook to the body from Semenov.
Sando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Semenov blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Sando rushes Semenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Semenov avoids the damage to the body.
Sando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Semenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Semenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch.
Semenov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Sando fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Semenov avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Semenov misses.
Sando slips under a jab.
Sando is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sando fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuuri Sando.#T4#
Sando attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sando on the side of the head.
Semenov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov scores with a three punch combo!
Sando has a takedown stuffed.
Semenov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Semenov connects with a jab.#ROC#Sando is rocked!
Sando walks straight into a right hand from Semenov - that's dropped him! Semenov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sando from any more punishment! Sando complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kirill Semenov!
A relieved looking Kirill Semenov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: HFC KO 5 - Slugs vs Wanker     
Date:   Jun 12, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski staying out of range there.
Babinski blocks a jab.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babinski! But no joy.
Semenov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babinski.
Babinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babinski 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.
Semenov throws a lazy uppercut
and Babinski counters with a left to the body.
Babinski moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Semenov misses with a looping right.
Semenov swings for the body but Babinski moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Semenov lunges at Babinski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babinski's hand.
Semenov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Semenov connects with a body shot that sends Babinski's belly button to the back.
Semenov throws a poor cross that misses
and Babinski counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Semenov throws a poor cross that misses
and Babinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Kirill Semenov has been cut.
Semenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babinski blocks a jab.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babinski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Semenov.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
A little jabbing left from Babinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenov misses with a right hand
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Semenov.
Semenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenov.
A little jabbing left from Babinski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenov throws out a loose jab but Babinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semenov.#T2#
Semenov throws a shot from downtown. Babinski moves away and avoids it.
Babinski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Semenov with a body shot.
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babinski moves out of range as Semenov strikes.
Babinski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babinski manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Babinski misses.
A punch combination from Semenov misses. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Babinski has knocked Semenov down with a huge combo! Babinski steps away and waves a wobbly Semenov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Semenov is rocked!
Semenov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Semenov does it's job there.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Babinski.
Babinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babinski misses with an uppercut. Semenov saw that one coming.
Semenov misses with a hook to the body
and Babinski counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Semenov. #T3#
A punch lands to the side of Babinski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Babinski misses.
Semenov throws a big counter combination but Babinski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Babinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Semenov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Semenov missing with a left hand there. Babinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Semenov lands a body shot.
A combination from Semenov does no damage.
Semenov loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babinski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#KD2#
Babinski lands a big right hand that sends Semenov crashing to the mat! Babinski stays standing though and waves Semenov back to his feet!
Oh Semenov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babinski connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Semenov covering up! Babinski comes in with a big uppercut and Semenov goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Viktor Babinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Babinski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: HFC 17 - Tragedy vs Rocca     
Date:   May 01, 2020
#R1#
Semenov swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Kirchen counters with a shoot takedown. Semenov fights it but they end up in guard.
Semenov is wriggling around but Kirchen manages to pass to half guard. #REVB##SUB#
Kirchen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Semenov has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Kirchen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Semenov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kirchen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kirchen's back!
Kirchen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Semenov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Semenov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kirchen controls his leg. #T1#
Semenov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Semenov tries to stand and escape but Kirchen is controlling the position. #SUB#
Kirchen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kirchen gets back to full guard. #SUB#
Kirchen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Semenov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kirchen is tightening it up a little... Semenov has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Semenov reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Semenov taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kirchen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henri Kirchen!
In his post fight interview, Henri Kirchen gave a big smile as he said 'If you can't stand the heat, then stay away from the Kirchen!! '.

 

Event: HFC 12 - Bizihwaeile vs Wolf     
Date:   Mar 28, 2020
#R1#
Semenov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparrow tries to clinch
and Semenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semenov scores with a punch to the head.
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Semenov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Sparrow does no damage.
Sparrow misses with a looping right.
Semenov scores with a decent looking hook.
Sparrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Semenov walks into a straight right hand from Sparrow.
Sparrow misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Semenov misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparrow tries to clinch but Semenov moves away
and Semenov counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Semenov misses.
Sparrow misses with a left hand
and Semenov counters with a left and a right that stings Sparrow.
Sparrow looks to land a right hand but Semenov moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Semenov finds it's target.
Sparrow ducks under a wild hook from Semenov.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparrow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Semenov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Semenov slips a jab and a cross from Sparrow.
Semenov cracks Sparrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sparrow misses with a left hand
and Semenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Semenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.#CL2#
Sparrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Semenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparrow won't allow it.
Sparrow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sparrow can't find room to land a body shot as Semenov controls the action.
Sparrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenov tries to circle away but Sparrow has him pinned against the cage.
Sparrow lands an elbow that stopped Semenov in his tracks for a moment.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sparrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Semenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparrow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparrow cracks Semenov with a good jab.
A punch combination from Sparrow misses. #T2#
Semenov looks to land a right hand but Sparrow moved out of range.
Sparrow is looking to clinch.
Sparrow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sparrow misses the jab.
Semenov clobbers Sparrow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sparrow misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Semenov - just one landing.
Semenov lands with a nice combination. Sparrow backs away looking to recover.
Jack Sparrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparrow misses with a straight left.
Semenov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparrow.
Semenov throws a good cross that connects.
Sparrow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sparrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparrow.
Semenov scores with a body shot.
Semenov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Semenov counters with a three punch combo that has Sparrow backing up. Sparrow nods at Semenov to acknowledge the strikes.
Sparrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Semenov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #ROC#
Sparrow is rocked!
Semenov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sparrow lands with an overhand left.
Semenov lands with a cross.
Sparrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Semenov finish him?
Semenov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sparrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Sparrow shakes it off.
Sparrow moves away from the strike by Semenov.
Sparrow seems to have recovered his senses.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Semenov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sparrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sparrow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparrow tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Semenov throwing a counter right hand but Sparrow manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sparrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Semenov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Semenov punishes Sparrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparrow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sparrow looks to land a right hand but Semenov moved out of range.
Sparrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Semenov.
A left lands for Semenov.
Semenov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big left from Sparrow misses. #T4#
Semenov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #KD#
Semenov throws a left that rocks Sparrow and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Semenov dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sparrow regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparrow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Semenov connects with a decent elbow.
Sparrow is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Semenov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sparrow takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Semenov's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Semenov!
Kirill Semenov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: HFC 5 - Rodrigues vs Larsson     
Date:   Feb 28, 2020
#R1#
Semenov throws a lazy uppercut
and Pardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov walks into a straight right hand from Pardo.
Pardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pardo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pardo lands a nice hook to Semenov's body. Semenov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Semenov lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Pardo misses.
Semenov 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.
Pardo connects with a single shot there.
Pardo throws a lazy right hand but Semenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Pardo misses.
Pardo loads up on a big right hand but Semenov slips the punch.
Pardo throws a shot from downtown. Semenov moves away and avoids it.
Semenov throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenov lands a two punch combo. #T1#
Pardo misses with an uppercut
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination. #CL#
Pardo moves into range and clinches up with Semenov.
A short left from Semenov.
Semenov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pardo presses Semenov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pardo can't find room to land a body shot as Semenov controls the action.
Semenov is trying to push Pardo away but Pardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pardo tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Semenov gets through Pardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Semenov is trying to push Pardo away but Pardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Pardo.
Pardo misses with some punches.
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!
Semenov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Semenov.
Pardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Pardo misses with the head strike.
Pardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenov tries a body shot but Pardo blocks it.
Semenov blocks an uppercut.
Pardo is leaning against Semenov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Semenov.
Pardo keeps control of Semenov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Semenov.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pardo misses with a body punch.
Semenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Pardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pardo lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pardo.
Pardo digs a right hand into Semenov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Semenov's gas tank.
Semenov takes a shot to the head.
Pardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pardo lands a left hand. #T3#
Semenov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Semenov tries to break free but Pardo pushes him back against the cage.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenov.
Pardo misses with some punches.
Pardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Semenov misses with a punch to the body.
Pardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Pardo tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pardo has a couple of punches blocked by Semenov.
Semenov is trying to force a seperation but Pardo has the dominant position.
Pardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Pardo has Semenov pressed against the cage, preventing Semenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Semenov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Pardo.
Pardo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pardo fails to land.
Pardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pardo misses with the head strike.
Pardo throws a head punch that misses.
Semenov blocks a body shot from Pardo.
Semenov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenov blocks an uppercut.
Pardo tries to throw a body punch but Semenov avoids it by throwing Pardo back against the cage.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Semenov stalling against the cage.
Pardo tries to throw a body punch but Semenov avoids it by throwing Pardo back against the cage.
Pardo is working Semenov over against the cage.
Semenov tries to break the clinch but Pardo is controlling the position.
Pardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Pardo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target.
Pardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Semenov.
Semenov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pardo throws an off balance right hand
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pardo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Semenov throws a counter combo.
Pardo misses with a left hand
and Semenov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kirill Semenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semenov moves away from the strike by Pardo.
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
It seemed like Semenov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardo scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Semenov.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pardo.
Semenov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
A big right from Pardo misses.
Semenov is looking for the big counter here.
Semenov lands a slapping body shot.
Pardo misses with a jab to the body
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Pardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenov lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Pardo misses the target.
Semenov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pardo blocks a jab.
Pardo swings widly with a right hand
and Semenov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pardo thinking. #CL#
Pardo closes the distance and clinches.
Pardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pardo fails to land.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Pardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Pardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow.
Semenov blocks an uppercut.
Pardo has a couple of punches blocked by Semenov.
A head punch on the inside from Pardo fails to land.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Semenov is trying to break the clinch but Pardo is controlling him.
Pardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenov's elbow.
Semenov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lucas Pardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pardo tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pardo throws a head punch that misses.
Pardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Pardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Semenov can do to turn this around?
Pardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pardo misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pardo.
Semenov lands a body punch. #T3#
Pardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pardo.
Pardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pardo blocks the elbow strike.
Pardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenov controls his hands.
Semenov has had enough of the clinch but Pardo keeps him there for the moment.
Semenov can't break the clinch.
Semenov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pardo tries to work over Semenov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pardo misses with some punches.
Pardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pardo has him pressed against the cage.
Semenov blocks a body shot from Pardo.
Pardo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Semenov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pardo prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
Semenov pushes Pardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pardo misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
A right hand to the body from Pardo.
Pardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pardo can't find room to land a body shot as Semenov controls the action.
Semenov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pardo has Semenov pressed against the cage, preventing Semenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Semenov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Semenov lands a left hand.
Semenov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Semenov wants to break free but Pardo has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Pardo.
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pardo fails to land.
Semenov has had enough of the clinch but Pardo keeps him there for the moment.
Pardo has Semenov pressed against the cage, preventing Semenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pardo scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Pardo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Pardo as he connects with a hook.
Pardo tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Pardo misses with a hook.
Pardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenov with a nice cross.
Pardo misses with an uppercut
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Pardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Semenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardo misses with an uppercut
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Semenov moves away from the strike by Pardo.
Semenov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pardo misses with a body shot
and Semenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Pardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Semenov throws a series of strikes that have Pardo backpedaling.
Semenov digs a good hook to Pardo's body.
Pardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov counters with a straight right hand.
Semenov walks into a straight right hand from Pardo.
Semenov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pardo.
Semenov is looking for the big counter here.
Pardo wants to clinch
letting Semenov counter with a right hand.
Pardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pardo.
Pardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Semenov counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Semenov both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Pardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Semenov blocking some punches. #T2#
Pardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Semenov backwards.
Pardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Semenov is trying to force a seperation but Pardo has the dominant position.
Semenov working hard to break the clinch.
Semenov is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Pardo.
Pardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pardo prevents Semenov from breaking the clinch.
Pardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Semenov has had enough of the clinch but Pardo keeps him there for the moment.
Semenov scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Semenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirill Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Pardo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Semenov throws a hook but Pardo blocks it.
Kirill Semenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Pardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenov.
Semenov is looking for the big counter here.
Pardo throws an overhand right that lands on Semenov's shoulder, as Semenov tries to avoid the shot.
Pardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Semenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenov.
Pardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pardo misses the body punch
and Semenov counters with a left to the body.
Semenov misses with a double jab.
Semenov misses with a double jab.
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
Semenov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Semenov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pardo momentarily.
Pardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Semenov backs up against the cage.
Pardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Semenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pardo.
Pardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Semenov counters with a straight right hand.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Semenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pardo slips a straight right by Semenov.
Pardo tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Lucas Pardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Semenov at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Semenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pardo 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Pardo!

A relieved looking Lucas Pardo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 3     
Date:   Feb 09, 2020
#R1#
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
Mills looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mills walks into a straight right hand from Semenov.
Semenov lands with a nice combination. Mills backs away looking to recover.
Mills moves to clinch but Semenov breaks away
and Semenov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Semenov as he connects with a hook.
Mills takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Semenov with a jab.
Mills shoots in and drives through. Semenov sprawls well.
Semenov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Semenov wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Mills.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mills.
Semenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Semenov scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Semenov, as that shot connected.
Semenov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Semenov stuns Mills with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mills tries to clinch up.#T1#
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mills. Mills circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Semenov looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Semenov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD2#
Semenov tries to sprawl but Mills drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Semenov won't allow Mills to pass to mount.
Semenov tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
Semenov trying to hold on to Mills's head to control him but Mills postures up. #SUB2#
Mills maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Semenov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mills has cracked it and Semenov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mills!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Mills!
An out of breath Roy Mills thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 2     
Date:   Feb 08, 2020
#R1#
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Semenov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Semenov lands the left hand.
Semenov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Semenov sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva. #TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Semenov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom.
Silva 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.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Semenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Semenov!#REVB##T1##SUB#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Semenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva managing to control the position.
Semenov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Semenov stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.#SUB#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Semenov defends easily.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Semenov tries to pass.
Semenov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Semenov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semenov postures up.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Semenov's guard. #REVR#
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Semenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Semenov being controlled here, momentarily.
Semenov wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semenov is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
Semenov is trying to stand.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is nestled in close to Semenov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely. #T4#
Semenov is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.
Semenov tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Semenov is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Semenov was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stays in close to Semenov's body and controls the position.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Semenov defending well though.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Semenov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Semenov wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T1#
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Semenov's face.
Semenov tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Semenov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Semenov looks a forlorn figure.
Semenov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Semenov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Semenov blocking the ground and pound.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Semenov is looking to escape. #T2#
Semenov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Semenov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Semenov manages to avoid easily.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva punching from mount but Semenov doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB#
Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Semenov is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Semenov is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is trying to keep Semenov in close.
Semenov preventing the sweep.
Semenov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SU2#
Semenov stands up from Silva's guard - Semenov perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Semenov had a free shot at his head there.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenov slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Semenov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Semenov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Semenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Semenov, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Semenov against the cage but Semenov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Semenov scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4#
Silva looking to control but instead Semenov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Semenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Semenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva wants to take a breather but Semenov is having none of it.
Semenov wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Semenov is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Semenov can't escape the position.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#ES2#
Semenov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A cross from Semenov lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Silva tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
No joy there for Semenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Semenov connects with a body shot.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Semenov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Silva shoots in and bounces Semenov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Semenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Semenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Semenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Semenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES2#
Semenov scrambles and gets back to his feet. #CL#
Silva darts in and clinches Semenov up against the cage.
Semenov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Semenov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov scores with a jab to the head.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenov cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD#
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Semenov pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semenov lands a body shot.
A jab from Semenov does it's job there.
Kirill Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Semenov leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Semenov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenov connects with a nice looking jab.
Semenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Semenov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Semenov connects with a single shot there.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Semenov swivels and escapes.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Semenov connects with a jab.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Kirill Semenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semenov to score with a decent uppercut.#TD#
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Semenov's guard.
Semenov 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.
Semenov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Semenov has wrist control.
Silva preventing the sweep. #ES2#
Semenov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Semenov scores with a hook.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Semenov.
Semenov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Semenov lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semenov's waist but Semenov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Semenov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Semenov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Semenov to the ground. Semenov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Semenov feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Semenov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Semenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Semenov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!

Kirill Semenov wins by unanimous decision!

In his post fight interview, Kirill Semenov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 1     
Date:   Feb 07, 2020
#R1#
Semenov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guns misses with a leg kick
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov tests Guns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Semenov.
Guns shoots and misses
and Semenov counters with a left and a right that stings Guns.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov cracks Guns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Semenov.
Guns tries to clinch
and Semenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semenov misses with a wild combination.
Guns tries to counter by clinching up but Semenov breaks away and moves out of range.
Semenov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guns. Guns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Guns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Semenov cracks Guns with a good jab.#T1#
Guns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Semenov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenov lands a jab to Guns's midsection.
Guns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Semenov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov lands with a cross.
Guns throws a lazy head kick
and Semenov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guns takes one to the chin there.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
Guns has a takedown stuffed.
Semenov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guns under the eye.
Semenov scores with a nice head shot.
Semenov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guns backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T2#
Semenov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Guns shakes it off.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guns misses with a kick to the body
and Guns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Semenov lands with a hook. Guns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Semenov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guns tries to clinch up
and Semenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guns could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Semenov cracks Guns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guns momentarily.
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Guns is breathing heavily.
Semenov catches Guns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guns misses with a double jab
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Semenov's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T3#
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov dips to his left and cracks Guns with an uppercut!
Semenov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#
It looks like Tom Guns has been cut.
Guns tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Guns is rocked!
Guns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Semenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Semenov connects with a body shot that sends Guns's belly button to the back.
Semenov lands with a good body shot.
Semenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov lands the left hand.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Semenov cracks Guns with an open hand slap.
Semenov sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Guns. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Semenov throws a one two combo.
Oh Guns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Guns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guns seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Nice combo by Semenov! Oh, that's hurt him - Guns falls to the canvas and Semenov follows him into side control. #SU2#
Semenov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Guns to his feet.
Guns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Semenov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Semenov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Semenov cracks Guns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Semenov lands.
Guns is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Semenov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov stalks Guns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guns's face. Guns staggers backwards, shaken.
Guns tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Semenov defends well and Guns ends up having to push Semenov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Semenov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Guns's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Semenov lands with a nice body punch.
Semenov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guns fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guns drops his hands momentarily and Semenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
Tom Guns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guns throws a series of punches but Semenov moves out of range.
Guns tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Guns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
Semenov cracks Guns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Semenov cracks Guns's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Guns slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Semenov can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirill Semenov!
Kirill Semenov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: ICC CN 14: Jantan v Rocca     
Date:   Jan 15, 2020
#R1#
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenov unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Smith throws a hook but Semenov avoids it easily.
Smith misses the body punch
and Semenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Semenov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Semenov moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Semenov thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Semenov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Semenov checks the leg kick.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Semenov moves away.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Semenov is just out of range.
A slow jab from Semenov misses its intended target.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Semenov.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Semenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Smith throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Smith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Semenov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Semenov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Semenov manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Semenov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Semenov avoids it.
Semenov misses the jab.
Semenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Semenov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Semenov, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Semenov against the cage but Semenov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Semenov slips a jab from Smith.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
The crowd cheers as Semenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith tries to bum rush Semenov with a series of wild strikes but Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Semenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Smith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Semenov's head but Semenov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Semenov.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Semenov moves away from the strike by Smith. #T2#
Smith misses with a straight right.
A big left from Smith misses.
Semenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Semenov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Semenov moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Semenov is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semenov lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Semenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Semenov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Semenov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Semenov clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Semenov's coach down at Island Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Semenov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Semenov! But no joy.
Semenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenov lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smith might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Semenov scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Semenov lands an overhand right.
Semenov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semenov works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Semenov jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Semenov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#
Smith is rocked!
Semenov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Semenov! But no joy.
Semenov avoids the body shot from Smith. #T1#
Good shot there by Semenov.
Semenov clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Semenov gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Semenov!
Kirill Semenov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: ICC 15: Boaler v Yuldashev     
Date:   Dec 01, 2019
#R1#
Semenov throws out a powerful jab.
Semenov lands with an overhand left.
Semenov cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Semenov lands a jab to the nose.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Semenov misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Semenov.
Semenov misses with a double jab.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Semenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Semenov tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Semenov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Semenov just misses with a punch to the body.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Semenov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Semenov but Semenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Semenov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Semenov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Semenov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Semenov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Davis staying out of range there.
Davis tries to clinch there but Semenov circles away.
Semenov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T2#
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenov throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis darts in looking for a takedown but Semenov gets double underhooks and turns Davis into the cage.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Davis.#CL2#
Davis has Semenov up against the cage in a clinch. #TD2#
Davis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Davis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Davis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Semenov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Davis has tightened it up now! Semenov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sean Davis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sean Davis waved his t-shirt featuring $20!!! Paradigm *SALE*'s logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: ICC CN 6: Battle By The Beach     
Date:   Nov 13, 2019
#R1#
Gede lands with a hook. Semenov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Gede rushes Semenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Gede escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Semenov lands with a straight right. Gede didn't see that one coming.#CL#
Gede moves into the clinch successfully.
Semenov scores with a shot to the side of Gede's head. #BC#
Gede's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov looks to land a right hand but Gede moved out of range.#CL#
Gede moves into the clinch.#BC#
Gede's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Semenov digs a good hook to Gede's body.
Gede looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Semenov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gede.
It looked like Gede wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Gede moves into the clinch.#BC#
Gede breaks from the clinch.
Gede throws out a loose jab but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gede throws a right hand that misses
enabling Semenov to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenov scores with a nice head shot.
Gede drops his hands momentarily and Semenov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gede swings widly with a right hand
and Semenov counters with a nice uppercut.
Gede tries to clinch but Semenov moves out of range. #T1#
Gede throws a hook but Semenov avoids it easily.#CL#
Gede moves into the clinch.
Gede takes a shot to the head.
Semenov tries to throw a body punch but Gede avoids it by throwing Semenov back against the cage.
Semenov fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Semenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gede on the side of the head.
Semenov misses with a right hand
and Gede counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gede looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Gede misses.
Gede missing with a left hand there. Semenov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Semenov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Semenov duly obliges.
Semenov's coach down at Island Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL#
Gede clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Gede pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov scores with a shot to the body.
Semenov sizes up Gede with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov lunges at Gede with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gede's hand.
Semenov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gede.#T2#
Semenov cracks Gede with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Semenov.
Semenov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gede throws a body punch but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gede has time to react.
Semenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gede had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Semenov scores with a punch to the head.
Gede slips a straight right by Semenov.
Gede is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Gede clinches.
Semenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gede misses with some punches. #BC#
Gede manages to break the clinch.
Semenov lands with a shot to the body.
Gede tries to clinch but Semenov moves out of range.
Semenov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gede in his tracks.
Semenov throws a combination. Gede tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Semenov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gede uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenov.
A big right from Gede misses.
Gede connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Semenov lands with a right hand.
Semenov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #ROC2#
Gede is rocked!
Gede tries to clinch
and Semenov counters with a huge left! Gede is in big trouble! He's backing up but Semenov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gede from any more damage. A dominating finish by Semenov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Semenov!
A victorious Kirill Semenov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: ICC 6: Jantan v Wallace     
Date:   Oct 05, 2019
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Lark tries to clinch but Semenov moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Semenov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Semenov lands a body shot.
Semenov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Semenov lands a nice shot that snaps Lark's head back.
Lark tries to clinch but Semenov moves out of range.
Lark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Semenov catches Lark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CUT2#
It looks like Twan Lark has been cut.
Lark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenov connects with a right hand. Lark shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov lands a glancing blow to the side of Lark's head.
Nice takedown defense from Semenov. No joy for Lark on that attempt.
Lark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Semenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Semenov sizes up Lark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov connects with a combination that backs up Lark into the cage. Semenov lands a flurry of punches that gets past Lark's guard. Lark is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Semenov bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Semenov!
A less than humble Kirill Semenov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

 
 
 
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