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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Fenstarmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Klishenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenstarmacher's entrance music is Country Road. A fine choice. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zachariah Fenstarmacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Klishenko!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenstarmacher takes the fight into the clinch.
Fenstarmacher lands an elbow inside.
Klishenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fenstarmacher stops a takedown attempt from Klishenko.
Klishenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fenstarmacher prevents it.
Nice elbow from Fenstarmacher.
Fenstarmacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klishenko's defenses.
Fenstarmacher lands an elbow inside.
Fenstarmacher gets underhooks to prevent Klishenko's takedown attempt.
Zachariah Fenstarmacher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Klishenko.
Fenstarmacher lands a good knee to the midsection. Klishenko won't want to take too many of those.
Klishenko can't get the takedown.
Fenstarmacher tries to land a knee to the head but Klishenko blocks with his arms.
Fenstarmacher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klishenko looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenstarmacher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klishenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Fenstarmacher scores a nice knee to the body.
Fenstarmacher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fenstarmacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fenstarmacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klishenko's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fenstarmacher.
Knees to the body from Fenstarmacher.
Klishenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fenstarmacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fenstarmacher unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fenstarmacher has Klishenko pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fenstarmacher pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Klishenko tumbling to the mat - Fenstarmacher dives into Klishenko's guard.
Klishenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Fenstarmacher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Fenstarmacher there.
Fenstarmacher is keen to just control but Klishenko is a slippery customer.
Well, if Fenstarmacher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fenstarmacher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klishenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Fenstarmacher.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Klishenko is staying active underneath Fenstarmacher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fenstarmacher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fenstarmacher trying to pass the guard but Klishenko defending well.
Klishenko is refusing to be controlled, as Fenstarmacher sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fenstarmacher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fenstarmacher connects with a nice short shot to Klishenko's temple.
Fenstarmacher trying to pass the guard but Klishenko defending well.
Fenstarmacher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Klishenko defending well though.
Fenstarmacher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fenstarmacher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fenstarmacher is looking to clinch but Klishenko is avoiding it.
Fenstarmacher pushes Klishenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Klishenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Fenstarmacher gets an underhook and turns Klishenko into the ropes.
Fenstarmacher is trying to drag Klishenko to the mat but Klishenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Fenstarmacher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klishenko blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klishenko is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Klishenko has Fenstarmacher pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fenstarmacher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fenstarmacher wants a takedown.
Fenstarmacher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fenstarmacher stops a takedown attempt from Klishenko.
Fenstarmacher lands an elbow just above Klishenko 's eye.
Fenstarmacher lands an elbow inside that Klishenko shrugs off.
Klishenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fenstarmacher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fenstarmacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Klishenko.
Fenstarmacher working Klishenko over with knees to the body.
Fenstarmacher looking for a takedown.
Klishenko is looking to control Fenstarmacher's arms but Fenstarmacher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klishenko has his back to the ropes.
Fenstarmacher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Klishenko is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fenstarmacher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fenstarmacher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klishenko is pressed up against the ropes. Fenstarmacher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klishenko down to the mat. Klishenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zachariah Fenstarmacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klishenko tries to clinch but Fenstarmacher is having none of it.
Fenstarmacher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenstarmacher shoots in but no luck this time.
Klishenko clinches up with Fenstarmacher and pushes him back against the ropes.
Klishenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachariah Fenstarmacher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klishenko gets the takedown into side control.
Fenstarmacher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fenstarmacher gets full guard.
Klishenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fenstarmacher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klishenko on the ground.
Fenstarmacher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Klishenko is controlling him.
Fenstarmacher seems keen to control Klishenko's posture.
Klishenko trying to control but Fenstarmacher is working from the bottom.
Fenstarmacher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klishenko trying to control but Fenstarmacher is working from the bottom.
Klishenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fenstarmacher is proving hard to escape from.
Klishenko is fighting to break Fenstarmacher's control of his arms but Fenstarmacher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fenstarmacher wants to clinch
so Klishenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fenstarmacher keeping moving, preventing Klishenko from controlling successfully.
Fenstarmacher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fenstarmacher tries to get out of the position.
Fenstarmacher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klishenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Fenstarmacher is retaining full guard.
Klishenko looking to sit in guard and control but Fenstarmacher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fenstarmacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenstarmacher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fenstarmacher is pushing down on Klishenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Klishenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Fenstarmacher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fenstarmacher misses with a head shot. Klishenko uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fenstarmacher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fenstarmacher trying to control the position from guard on top but Klishenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenstarmacher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Klishenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fenstarmacher trying to control but Klishenko is working from the bottom.
Fenstarmacher throws and elbow that misses. Klishenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fenstarmacher's guard. Nice move by Klishenko!
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.
Klishenko wants to stand but Fenstarmacher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fenstarmacher pushes Klishenko off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fenstarmacher here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fenstarmacher throws the kick towards the body but Klishenko avoids it.
Klishenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fenstarmacher is looking to work some ground and pound but Klishenko has wrist control.
Fenstarmacher throwing strikes from guard but Klishenko blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Klishenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fenstarmacher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Klishenko is looking to escape.
Klishenko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Klishenko is trying to control but can't.
Klishenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fenstarmacher thows a huge punch but Klishenko dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fenstarmacher stalling away here and it's allowed Klishenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Klishenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klishenko 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fenstarmacher tries a low kick but Klishenko avoids it.
Fenstarmacher forces Klishenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Fenstarmacher lands a nice knee to the body.
Fenstarmacher is trying to stall.
Fenstarmacher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fenstarmacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klishenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Klishenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fenstarmacher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klishenko's elbow.
Fenstarmacher lands a damaging elbow.
Fenstarmacher has picked Klishenko up - he's going for a ride! Fenstarmacher dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nice strikes from Fenstarmacher there.
Fenstarmacher works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klishenko wants to get back to his feet.
Fenstarmacher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Klishenko looks a forlorn figure.
Fenstarmacher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fenstarmacher with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenstarmacher lands a big elbow.
Fenstarmacher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher breaks from Klishenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fenstarmacher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klishenko can do to turn this around?
Klishenko is looking to improve his position but Fenstarmacher isn't that keen on the idea.
Fenstarmacher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Klishenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Klishenko is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fenstarmacher breaks from Klishenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fenstarmacher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fenstarmacher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zachariah Fenstarmacher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fenstarmacher raining down shots from the mount!
Fenstarmacher looking to finish Klishenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Klishenko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenstarmacher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fenstarmacher lands a big shot there that rocks Klishenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fenstarmacher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fenstarmacher lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fenstarmacher landing shots from mount.
Klishenko is in a horrible position here. Fenstarmacher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Klishenko tries to hold on but Fenstarmacher pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fenstarmacher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Klishenko regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zachariah Fenstarmacher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fenstarmacher 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachariah Fenstarmacher!
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