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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Venali Paetmar (ranked 4090 p4p, 3551 weight class) and Charles Chester (ranked 406 p4p, 370 weight class). Paetmar comes into the arena with Powerwolf - Amen & Attack blaring out of the sound system. Chester has chosen Rolling, Limp Bizkit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Venali Paetmar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Chester!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paetmar swings for the body but Chester moves out of range.
Chester tries to clinch up.
Chester misses with a looping right.
Chester slips a jab and a cross from Paetmar.
Chester shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paetmar but Paetmar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chester on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paetmar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chester counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paetmar looking for a sweep. Not yet Paetmar, not yet.
Chester wants to control from the top but Paetmar keeps moving.
Chester is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chester working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chester lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester working some strikes from top position.
Paetmar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chester is one step ahead there.
Paetmar is trying to control the position but Chester postures up.
Chester landing some decent shots from guard.
Chester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paetmar is trying to control the position but Chester postures up.
Chester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chester is looking to work some ground and pound but Paetmar has wrist control.
Paetmar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paetmar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chester trying to control the position from guard on top but Paetmar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paetmar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chester drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paetmar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paetmar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paetmar!
Paetmar throws a strike aimed at the side of Chester's head but Chester avoids it well.
An elbow from Paetmar crashes against the mat.
Chester manages to get back to half guard.
Paetmar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paetmar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paetmar's back!
Chester misses with an elbow to the head.
Paetmar turns into Chester and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chester is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paetmar is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paetmar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paetmar postures up in Chester's guard and throws a big left but Chester blocks it.
Paetmar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chester's head.
Chester looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paetmar passes into half guard.
Chester looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chester is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paetmar pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chester looks winded!
Chester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paetmar throwing shots but Chester is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar is looking to take a break and control but Chester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Paetmar.
Chester regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paetmar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paetmar trying to control but Chester is working from the bottom.
Paetmar working some strikes from top position.
Paetmar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paetmar 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.
Paetmar wants to pass the guard but Chester is keeping the position.
Paetmar throwing strikes from guard but Chester blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Venali Paetmar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paetmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paetmar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Paetmar.
A combination from Chester does no damage.
Chester misses with a wild body shot.
Paetmar avoids the body shot from Chester.
Paetmar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paetmar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paetmar throws a body punch but Chester moves out of range.
Chester throws a lazy right hand but Paetmar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paetmar misses with a head kick.
Chester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chester connects with a body shot.
Chester misses with a wild body shot.
Chester takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paetmar misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Paetmar. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chester fails with the takedown.
Venali Paetmar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paetmar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paetmar tries to sprawl but Chester drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Paetmar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chester.
Charles Chester has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chester is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chester sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paetmar defending well though.
Chester trying to control from half guard but Paetmar is working away.
Chester tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paetmar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paetmar is trying to maintain the position but Chester is very close to passing his half guard.
Paetmar works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chester is one step ahead there.
Paetmar keeping full guard, as Chester tries to pass.
Paetmar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paetmar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paetmar is keeping the position for now.
Paetmar wants to sweep but no luck.
Chester is looking to work some ground and pound but Paetmar has wrist control.
Chester wants to control from the top but Paetmar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chester chips away with some ground and pound.
Chester working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paetmar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chester manages to get himself to full guard.
Chester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chester controlling Paetmar's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chester can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paetmar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paetmar is one step ahead there.
Paetmar throws an elbow that misses. Chester uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paetmar's guard. Nice move by Chester!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar working a defensive guard here.
Paetmar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paetmar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paetmar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chester defending well though.
Chester trying to control from the bottom.
Paetmar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chester works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paetmar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chester had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paetmar defends it easily.
Chester is breathing heavily.
Chester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Chester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Paetmar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paetmar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chester shoots in and drives through. Paetmar sprawls well.
Paetmar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paetmar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chester darts in looking for a takedown but Paetmar gets double underhooks and turns Chester into the cage.
Chester throws a jab when Paetmar was well out of range.
A big left from Chester misses.
Paetmar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chester looks to land a right hand but Paetmar moved out of range.
It looked like Paetmar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Paetmar.
Chester shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paetmar pinned against the cage. Paetmar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Venali Paetmar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Chester.
Chester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paetmar moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Paetmar tenderised Chester's leg. Chester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chester takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chester lands a slapping body shot.
Paetmar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chester's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chester crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paetmar - the referee stops the clock and Chester gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paetmar. Chester manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paetmar scores with a nice right hand.
Paetmar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chester shoots in looking for a takedown but Paetmar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Venali Paetmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chester takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a shot from downtown. Chester moves away and avoids it.
Chester needs to keep his hands up - Paetmar had a free shot at his head there.
Paetmar lands with a nice body kick.
Venali Paetmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paetmar thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paetmar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paetmar duly obliges.
Paetmar looks to land a combination but Chester avoids it well.
Paetmar scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paetmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paetmar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chester can do to turn this around?
Paetmar needs to keep his hands up - Chester had a free shot at his head there.
Paetmar throws a poor cross that misses
and Chester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paetmar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paetmar connects with a leg kick. Chester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chester crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paetmar - the referee stops the clock and Chester gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paetmar. Chester manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chester misses with a wild body shot.
Chester stalks Paetmar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Paetmar's face. Paetmar staggers backwards, shaken.
Paetmar scores with a body shot.
Paetmar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chester's head.
Chester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paetmar connects with a leg kick. Chester looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chester misses with an uppercut. Paetmar saw that one coming.
Paetmar throws a series of punches but Chester moves out of range.
A big right from Chester misses.
Venali Paetmar is winning the standup battle so far.
Paetmar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chester back to the cage. Paetmar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paetmar is looking to slow Chester down with leg kicks.
Chester stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paetmar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paetmar throws a one two combo.
Chester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paetmar moves away.
Chester shoots in looking for a takedown. Paetmar tries to sprawl out of it but Chester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paetmar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paetmar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paetmar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paetmar.
Paetmar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paetmar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paetmar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chester digs a good hook to Paetmar's body.
Chester scores with a sloppy right hand. Paetmar should have avoided that one.
Paetmar throws an overhand right that lands on Chester's shoulder, as Chester tries to avoid the shot.
Chester throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chester. Paetmar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.
Chester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Paetmar.
A head kick from Paetmar lands but Chester takes it in his stride.
Chester wants to clinch up but Paetmar keeps it at a distance.
Chester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paetmar checks it well.
Chester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Chester. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Paetmar misses.
Chester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paetmar connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Venali Paetmar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paetmar 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Venali Paetmar!
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