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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Haritonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Ama Give It To YA ALL!. 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Haritonov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haritonov lands a glancing blow to the side of Lester's head.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haritonov blocks a head kick by Lester.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Haritonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haritonov.
Lester wants to clinch.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester drives through and clinches with Haritonov against the cage.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Lester avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Haritonov is just out of range.
Lester lands with a slapping head kick.
Haritonov throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Haritonov does no damage.
Lester lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Haritonov looks gassed!
Haritonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester lands a left and a right that send Haritonov crashing to the mat, dazed. Lester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Haritonov is rocked!
It looks like Sergei Haritonov has been cut.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Haritonov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Haritonov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lester fails to land with a series of punches.
Lester scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lester lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haritonov backs up against the cage.
Lester lands with a slapping head kick.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haritonov blocks a head kick by Lester.
Haritonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haritonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lester tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester has managed to clinch.
Haritonov is trying to break the clinch but Lester has him pressed against the cage.
Lester prevents Haritonov from breaking the clinch.
Haritonov is trying to break free.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haritonov lands a jab-cross combination.
Lester misses with a wild combination.
Haritonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haritonov moves forwards but Lester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lester tries to clinch up but Haritonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Haritonov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lester scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lester throws a right hand that Haritonov ducks under and follows up with a left that Haritonov also avoids with ease.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lester misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
Haritonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haritonov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haritonov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haritonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Haritonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haritonov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lester throws the kick towards the body but Haritonov avoids it.
Lester doesn't manage to clinch there - Haritonov circles away.
Haritonov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haritonov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haritonov tries to keep at a distance but Lester has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haritonov throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
No joy there for Lester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lester misses the shot to the body.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haritonov.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haritonov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haritonov counters with a one-two to the body.
Haritonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haritonov lands with an uppercut that bounces Lester off the cage and back into rage.
Haritonov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lester stalks Haritonov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haritonov's face. Haritonov staggers backwards, shaken.
Decent striking displayed by Haritonov there.
Lester scores with a three punch combo!
Haritonov digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Lester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haritonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haritonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lester momentarily.
Haritonov scores with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Haritonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester has Haritonov pressed against the cage, preventing Haritonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haritonov tries to stall but Lester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Haritonov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lester walks into a left hand.
Haritonov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haritonov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haritonov throws a combination. Lester tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haritonov misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mo Lester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haritonov lands with an overhand left.
Haritonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haritonov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left and a right from Haritonov both land. Nice combination.
Lester has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lester lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haritonov prevents the takedown attempt.
Haritonov working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haritonov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lester counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haritonov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haritonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haritonov ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Lester clinches up against the cage.
Lester manages to break the clinch.
Haritonov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Haritonov connects with a looping right hand.
Haritonov misses with a double jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lester throws a head kick that misses.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haritonov can do to turn this around?
Lester throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haritonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haritonov misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Haritonov.
Lester has managed to clinch.
Haritonov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lester keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Haritonov's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester fails to pull guard.
Lester has Haritonov pressed against the cage, preventing Haritonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Lester to work.
A frustrated look appears on Haritonov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester has Haritonov pressed against the cage, preventing Haritonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester scores with a head kick.
Lester goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haritonov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Haritonov both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haritonov.
Lester rushes Haritonov and presses him up against the cage.
Haritonov working hard to break the clinch.
Lester breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haritonov misses with a combination
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Lester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haritonov throws a combination that misses
and Lester counters with a body kick that stops Haritonov in his tracks momentarily.
Haritonov scores with a jab. Lester acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lester blocks a jab.
Haritonov 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.
Haritonov throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lester.
Lester throws a combination. Haritonov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haritonov throws a series of punches but Lester avoids them all with ease.
Lester throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haritonov counters with a series of strikes. Lester will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lester gets a clinch.
Haritonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
Haritonov scores with a hook.
Lester turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Haritonov moves forwards but Lester connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester slips a jab and a cross from Haritonov.
Mo Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Haritonov misses.
A big right from Lester misses.
Haritonov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haritonov swinging wildly here.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haritonov misses with a combination
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haritonov thinking.
Haritonov throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
Lester moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haritonov scores with a body shot.
Haritonov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lester finds it's way round the side to connect with Haritonov's head.
Lester tries to clinch but Haritonov is having none of it.
Haritonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haritonov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haritonov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lester.
Haritonov dodges the punch combination from Lester.
Haritonov throws a series of punches but Lester moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lester dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Haritonov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Haritonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lester gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haritonov can't break the clinch.
Haritonov trying to control the position but instead, Lester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haritonov into the cage.
Lester decides to pull guard.
Lester is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Haritonov tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
Lester jumps guard but Haritonov stands there with Lester around his waist. Lester gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Haritonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haritonov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester takes a swing at Haritonov's ribcage but misses.
Haritonov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haritonov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
Haritonov scores with a one two! Lester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haritonov counters with a straight right hand.
Haritonov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Haritonov.
Lester tries to clinch up but Haritonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Haritonov.
Haritonov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Haritonov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haritonov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haritonov.
A head kick misses from Lester.
Haritonov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haritonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haritonov misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haritonov tries to bum rush Lester with a series of wild strikes but Lester uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haritonov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haritonov misses with a wild combination.
Haritonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lester throws a sloppy head kick and Haritonov moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Haritonov.
Lester is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haritonov.
Lester tries to clinch up.
Sergei Haritonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lester has closed the distance and engaged Haritonov in a clinch.
Haritonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haritonov wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Lester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch but Haritonov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haritonov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haritonov misses with a double jab.
Lester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lester takes the fight into the clinch.
Haritonov manages to break the clinch.
Lester takes the fight into the clinch.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haritonov moves away.
Mo Lester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haritonov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lester on the side of the head.
Haritonov misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Haritonov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haritonov slips a jab and a cross from Lester.
Haritonov throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
Nice body kick there by Lester.
Lester lands a head kick!
Lester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Haritonov.
No joy there for Haritonov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lester moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lester as Haritonov tries to tie him up.
Lester stalling in the clinch.
Lester keeps control of Haritonov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lester taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lester breaks the clinch.
Haritonov throws a right and a left that Lester avoids nicely.
Lester gets a clinch.
Haritonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lester breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Haritonov misses.
Lester pushes Haritonov up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Lester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lester 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Lester!
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