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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Menchov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasheed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In the air tonight. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Menchov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaleb Rasheed!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menchov has managed to clinch.
Rasheed misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Menchov blocks an elbow strike.
Rasheed misses with a knee to the head.
Rasheed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menchov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasheed trying to land knees to the body.
Rasheed effectively controlling the action here.
Rasheed trying to land knees to the body.
Menchov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rasheed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menchov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menchov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Menchov has had enough of the clinch but Rasheed keeps him there for the moment.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasheed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasheed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menchov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasheed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasheed looking to throw knees to the head but Menchov is blocking nicely.
Rasheed looks gassed!
Menchov is trying to drag Rasheed to the mat but Rasheed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Menchov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasheed won't allow it.
Rasheed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menchov wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menchov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Menchov as Rasheed tries to tie him up.
Menchov blocks the elbow strike.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but Menchov blocks with his arms.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but Menchov blocks it.
Rasheed should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Menchov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menchov is working for takedown but Rasheed is calmly controlling the position for now.
Menchov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov is trying to break free.
Rasheed just leaning against Menchov, taking a breather.
Menchov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Menchov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menchov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasheed won't allow it.
Menchov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Menchov is trying to drag Rasheed to the mat but Rasheed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Menchov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Rasheed keeps control of Menchov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menchov managing to block the knees to the body from Rasheed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasheed.
Rasheed keeps control of Menchov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menchov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Menchov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasheed has double underhooks.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but Menchov blocks it.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but Menchov blocks it.
Rasheed prevents Menchov from breaking the clinch.
Menchov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menchov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menchov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasheed won't allow it.
Rasheed keeps control of Menchov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rasheed prevents Menchov from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menchov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menchov lands a jab-cross combination.
Menchov clinches up against the cage.
Menchov tries to break the clinch but Rasheed is controlling the position.
Menchov stalling the fight.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menchov managing to block the knees to the body from Rasheed.
Rasheed keeps control of Menchov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menchov has had enough of the clinch but Rasheed keeps him there for the moment.
Menchov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasheed has double underhooks.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but Menchov blocks with his arms.
Menchov wants to break free but Rasheed has control.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Rasheed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menchov blocks it with crossed arms.
Menchov lands a nice uppercut.
Menchov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasheed has double underhooks.
Rasheed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menchov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menchov can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasheed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Rasheed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menchov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov is trying to break free.
Menchov can't break the clinch.
Rasheed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Menchov tries to break the clinch but Rasheed is controlling the position.
Menchov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rasheed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rasheed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasheed looking to throw knees to the head but Menchov is blocking nicely.
Menchov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menchov can't break the clinch.
Menchov tries to break the clinch but Rasheed is controlling the position.
Menchov is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Menchov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Menchov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Menchov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Menchov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Menchov blocks a low kick nicely.
Menchov looks for a takedown but Rasheed sprawls well.
Menchov lands with a hook. Rasheed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Menchov throws a right hand that Rasheed ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasheed also avoids with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Menchov throws the left hand but Rasheed avoids the punch easily.
Menchov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rasheed tries to clinch but Menchov moves away
and Menchov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menchov dips to his left and cracks Rasheed with an uppercut!
Rasheed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Menchov cracks Rasheed with a good jab.
Menchov lands a nice looking body shot.
Rasheed lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasheed clinches up with Menchov and pushes him back against the cage.
Menchov tries to break the clinch but Rasheed is controlling the position.
Menchov blocks the elbow strike.
Rasheed misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed connects with a knee to the head.
Rasheed looking to throw knees to the head but Menchov is blocking nicely.
Menchov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov wants to break free but Rasheed has control.
Rasheed prevents Menchov from breaking the clinch.
Menchov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasheed won't allow it.
Rasheed lands an elbow inside that Menchov shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Menchov as Rasheed tries to tie him up.
Menchov tries for a takedown but Rasheed manages to get underhooks.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but Menchov blocks with his arms.
Rasheed trying to land knees to the body.
Rasheed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Menchov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rasheed stopping the sweep attempt from Menchov.
Rasheed trying to control the position from guard on top but Menchov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Menchov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rasheed is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Menchov.
Menchov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rasheed is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Menchov is trying to reverse the position but instead Rasheed has taken his back - oops!
Menchov is in bad spot here.
Menchov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rasheed doesn't have the hooks in and Menchov manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchov throwing strikes but missing.
Rasheed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Menchov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menchov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasheed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Menchov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasheed is keeping the position for now.
Menchov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Menchov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Menchov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Menchov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Rasheed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rasheed blocks the body kick.
Menchov lands a head shot.
Kaleb Rasheed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menchov misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasheed is looking to clinch.
Rasheed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Menchov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rasheed looks to clinch
and Menchov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menchov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Menchov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rasheed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menchov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Menchov throws a right and a left that Rasheed avoids nicely.
Menchov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rasheed defending well as Menchov loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rasheed 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 Menchov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Menchov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rasheed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rasheed looks to clinch
and Menchov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasheed fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed darts in trying to clinch
and Menchov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Menchov.
Rasheed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rasheed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menchov is trying to break free.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Rasheed misses with a knee to the head.
Menchov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Menchov.
Menchov catches Rasheed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Menchov lands a two punch combo.
Menchov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasheed.
Danga de danga de dang - Menchov scores with a four punch combination!
Rasheed dodges the punch combination from Menchov.
Rasheed wants to clinch but Menchov slips to the side
and Rasheed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menchov's corner calls for a 1-2. Menchov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rasheed closes the distance but Menchov moves to the side
enabling Menchov to counter with a crisp jab.
Rasheed looks for the body kick but Menchov saw that one coming.
Menchov shoots in but Rasheed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Menchov.
Menchov with a nice cross.
Rasheed doesn't manage to clinch there - Menchov circles away.
Rasheed closes the distance but Menchov moves to the side
and Menchov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rasheed tries to clinch up but Menchov circles away and keeps his distance.
Menchov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Menchov throws a one two combo.
Menchov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Rasheed does no damage.
Menchov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rasheed clinches but Menchov breaks the clinch
and Menchov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Menchov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menchov wants to break free but Rasheed has control.
Rasheed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but Menchov blocks with his arms.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Menchov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rasheed prevents it.
Rasheed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasheed misses with a knee to the head.
Menchov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasheed prevents Menchov from breaking the clinch.
Rasheed misses with a knee strike.
Rasheed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rasheed landing knees to the head.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasheed keeps control of Menchov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Menchov can't break the clinch.
Menchov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasheed won't allow it.
Rasheed scores with a knee to the head.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rasheed misses with a knee strike.
Rasheed prevents Menchov from breaking the clinch.
Menchov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menchov can't break the clinch.
Rasheed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menchov blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasheed connects with a knee to the head.
Rasheed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasheed throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasheed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasheed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menchov is trying to break the clinch but Rasheed has him pressed against the cage.
Rasheed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menchov is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasheed has double underhooks.
Rasheed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menchov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rasheed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menchov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasheed tries to land a knee to the head but Menchov blocks with his arms.
Menchov wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasheed won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Menchov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Menchov 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Menchov!
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energy
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hype
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