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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergon Gergeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karpov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sergon Gergeo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergon Gergeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Karpov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo tries to clinch up.
Karpov swings for the body but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov swings for the body but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo doesn't manage to clinch there - Karpov circles away.
Karpov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gergeo is looking to clinch.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo scores with a takedown into Karpov's guard.
Karpov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Karpov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karpov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gergeo breaks from the clinch.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Karpov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gergeo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gergeo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karpov as he avoids it easily.
Gergeo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov misses the shot to the body.
Gergeo tries to clinch but Karpov is having none of it.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Alex Karpov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Karpov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gergeo.
Gergeo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gergeo rather than just go for the knockout.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Gergeo ducks under a wild hook from Karpov.
Karpov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gergeo.
Gergeo throws a nice looking combination but Karpov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gergeo.
Karpov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gergeo tries to clinch but Karpov moves out of range.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karpov manages to avoid it.
Gergeo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gergeo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gergeo is breathing heavily.
Karpov kicks Gergeo off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gergeo tries to work over Karpov's front leg with a kick but Karpov checks it.
Karpov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gergeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gergeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karpov.
Gergeo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karpov throws out the jab.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
Gergeo tries a head kick but it misses.
Karpov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karpov missing with a left hand there. Gergeo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karpov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Karpov misses.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Gergeo throws and low kick but Karpov moves out of range easily.
Karpov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gergeo.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Karpov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gergeo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov lands with a straight right. Gergeo didn't see that one coming.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karpov keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Karpov does it's job there.
Gergeo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karpov throws a hook to the side of Gergeo's head but Gergeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gergeo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergon Gergeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gergeo slips a jab from Karpov.
Karpov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo is looking to clinch but Karpov is avoiding it.
Karpov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gergeo doesn't seem bothered though.
Karpov misses with a hook. Gergeo ducked under it nicely.
Gergeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gergeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpov misses with a wild body shot.
Gergeo lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gergeo.
Karpov misses with a body shot
and Gergeo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karpov striking off his back but it's not causing Gergeo any problems.
Karpov looking for a sweep. Not yet Karpov, not yet.
Karpov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gergeo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Gergeo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karpov.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov misses with a shot to the body
and Gergeo counters with a stiff right hand.
Karpov digs a good hook to Gergeo's body.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Gergeo takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karpov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gergeo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Karpov swings for the body but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov looks to land a left hand but Gergeo moved out of range nicely.
Gergeo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karpov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergon Gergeo dominated that 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.
Karpov jabs at Gergeo's body.
Karpov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Karpov.
Sergon Gergeo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Gergeo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gergeo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gergeo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karpov lands a nice shot to the body.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Karpov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Gergeo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karpov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gergeo is looking to clinch but Karpov is avoiding it.
Karpov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gergeo moves away.
Karpov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gergeo slips a jab from Karpov.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
Gergeo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karpov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gergeo moves away.
Karpov lands with a shot to the body.
Gergeo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karpov.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karpov throws a shot to the body.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gergeo at a distance.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo doesn't manage to clinch there - Karpov circles away.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Gergeo tries to clinch but Karpov moves out of range.
Gergeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karpov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gergeo.
Karpov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gergeo.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karpov misses with a shot to the body
and Gergeo counters with a big head kick but Karpov shrugs it off.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Karpov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Karpov throws a hook to the side of Gergeo's head but Gergeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karpov misses with a wild body shot.
Karpov cracks Gergeo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
Gergeo is looking to clinch but Karpov is avoiding it.
Alex Karpov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karpov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karpov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gergeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
Karpov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karpov swings for the body but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gergeo is looking to clinch.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov throws out a loose jab but Gergeo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karpov throws a hook to the side of Gergeo's head but Gergeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Karpov misses with an uppercut. Gergeo saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karpov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gergeo.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karpov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karpov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gergeo tries to clinch there but Karpov circles away.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo slips under a jab from Karpov.
Gergeo blocks a jab.
Gergeo moves in looking to clinch but Karpov pushes him off.
Karpov throws a big shot that misses.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karpov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Karpov misses the target.
Gergeo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karpov.
Gergeo moves in looking to clinch but Karpov pushes him off.
Karpov swings for the body but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Karpov misses with a wild body shot.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Gergeo tries to clinch but Karpov moves out of range.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov scores with a body shot.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Gergeo tries to clinch there but Karpov circles away.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Karpov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gergeo.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov looks to land a left hand but Gergeo moved out of range nicely.
Karpov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karpov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karpov throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gergeo counter with a right hand.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gergeo moves away.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Karpov 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!
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karpov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gergeo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karpov throws a hook but Gergeo blocks it.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
Gergeo gets a clinch.
Gergeo blocking some punches.
Gergeo connects with a knee to the head.
Gergeo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karpov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gergeo connects with a knee to the head.
Gergeo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karpov is defending well for now.
Karpov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gergeo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karpov throws an elbow but misses.
Karpov tries for a takedown but Gergeo manages to get underhooks.
Gergeo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karpov.
Sergon Gergeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Karpov.
Karpov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gergeo trying to land knees to the body.
Karpov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gergeo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karpov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karpov jumps guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karpov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gergeo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gergeo slips a jab from Karpov.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpov misses with a looping right.
A big right from Karpov misses.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Karpov misses
and Gergeo counters with a big head kick but Karpov shrugs it off.
Gergeo misses with a head kick.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
Gergeo tries to clinch up but Karpov circles away and keeps his distance.
Gergeo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karpov misses with a wild body shot.
Karpov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karpov misses with a looping left.
Karpov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Gergeo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karpov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gergeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karpov.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gergeo tries to bum rush Karpov with a series of wild strikes but Karpov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gergeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karpov misses the shot to the body.
Gergeo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gergeo slips under a jab.
Karpov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Gergeo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karpov.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karpov misses with a wild body shot.
Karpov takes a swing at Gergeo's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Karpov. That snapped Gergeo's head back.
A big right from Karpov misses.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Gergeo doesn't manage to clinch there - Karpov circles away.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karpov misses with a looping right.
Alex Karpov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karpov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gergeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Karpov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gergeo doesn't seem phased though.
Karpov swings for the body but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Gergeo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karpov misses with a shot to the body
and Gergeo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karpov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gergeo manages to avoid it.
Karpov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpov thows a body shot but no joy.
Karpov connects with a body shot.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Karpov throws a sloppy body shot
and Gergeo counters with a three punch combo that has Karpov backing up. Karpov nods at Gergeo to acknowledge the strikes.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov misses the shot to the body.
Karpov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gergeo moves away.
Karpov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karpov throws a body punch but Gergeo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Karpov.
Gergeo moves away from the strike by Karpov.
Karpov misses with a body shot.
Karpov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gergeo.
Karpov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gergeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Karpov.
Karpov looks to score with a jab to the body but Gergeo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
Karpov loads up on a big right hand but Gergeo slips the punch.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Karpov misses.
Gergeo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gergeo avoids the body shot from Karpov.
Karpov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gergeo has time to react.
Karpov misses with a body shot
and Gergeo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gergeo tries to close the distance and clinch but Karpov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gergeo misses with a double jab.
Karpov just misses with a punch to the body.
Gergeo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karpov as he avoids it easily.
Karpov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpov lands a jab to the nose.
Karpov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karpov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gergeo moves away.
Karpov connects with a single shot there.
Karpov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karpov keeps the fight on the outside.
Gergeo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karpov circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alex Karpov.
I think Karpov 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karpov!
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RATING
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