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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ermolenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aigars brencis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ermolenko comes to the cage accompanied by Mushroomhead-kill tommorow. brencis has chosen petter as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ermolenko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aigars brencis! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ermolenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from brencis. aigars brencis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ermolenko tries to clinch up. brencis fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from brencis misses its intended target. Ermolenko wants to clinch. Ermolenko tries to clinch but brencis moves out of range. Ermolenko rushes brencis and presses him up against the cage. brencis working hard to break the clinch. Ermolenko manages to break the clinch.
brencis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ermolenko. brencis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ermolenko. Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but brencis swats him away and circles back towards the center. brencis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ermolenko. Ermolenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Sergei Ermolenko has been cut. Ermolenko clinches with his opponent.
Ermolenko throws a head punch that misses. brencis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ermolenko.
brencis wants to get back to striking at distance but Ermolenko won't allow it.
Ermolenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Ermolenko lands with a right to the head. brencis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ermolenko has him pressed against the cage. brencis breaks from the clinch.
Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but brencis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round. brencis circles away from the clinch attempt.
brencis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
brencis looks to land a combination but Ermolenko avoids it well. Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but brencis paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! brencis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ermolenko wants to clinch. Ermolenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. brencis throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but brencis swats him away and circles back towards the center. brencis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
brencis looks gassed! brencis misses with a hook. Ermolenko ducked under it nicely. Ermolenko moves into the clinch. Ermolenko manages to break the clinch.
Ermolenko moves in looking to clinch but brencis pushes him off. brencis misses with a wild combination.
brencis scores with a hook. Ermolenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from brencis. brencis throws out a loose jab but Ermolenko uses good head movement to avoid it. Ermolenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ermolenko is looking to clinch. brencis thows a left - swing and a miss! Ermolenko misses with a series of wild punches.
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. Ermolenko fails in his attempt to clinch. A jab lands there for brencis. Ermolenko slips a straight right by brencis. Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but brencis paws at him with a jab and circles away. brencis misses with a wild combination.
Ermolenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ermolenko looks to land a combination but brencis avoids it well. Ermolenko tries to clinch but brencis is having none of it. Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but brencis swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ermolenko wants to clinch up but brencis keeps it at a distance. brencis misses with a few strikes there.
brencis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ermolenko circles away quickly and effectively. Ermolenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ermolenko wants to clinch. Ermolenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ermolenko has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ermolenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. brencis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ermolenko lands with a right to the head. Ermolenko lands a right hand. Ermolenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of brenciss head. Ermolenko pushes brencis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ermolenko breaks from the clinch.
Ermolenko drops brencis with a beautiful combination! brencis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ermolenko is looking for the KO!
brencis is rocked! Ermolenko rushes brencis and presses him up against the cage. brencis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ermolenko finish him? Ermolenko lands an uppercut. Ermolenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ermolenko clinches. A short body shot lands from Ermolenko as the two fighters clinch.
brencis seems to have recovered his senses. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ermolenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ermolenko lands with a light punch inside. Good body shot from Ermolenko.
Ermolenko scores with an uppercut up the middle. brencis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ermolenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. brencis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ermolenko. brencis throws a hook but Ermolenko avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ermolenko forces brencis back against the cage and clinches. Ermolenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ermolenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ermolenko tries to clinch but brencis is having none of it. Ermolenko is looking to clinch. Ermolenko clinches. Ermolenko lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nice body punch from Ermolenko. A nice left hand lands by Ermolenko.
Ermolenko lands a shoulder strike. Ermolenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. brencis looks to land a left hand but Ermolenko moved out of range nicely. Ermolenko gets in close and instigates a clinch. Ermolenko has a couple of punches blocked by brencis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ermolenko lands with a short shot to the head. Ermolenko swings wildly with an uppercut but brencis uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hook to the body lands for Ermolenko.
Ermolenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of brenciss head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ermolenko dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sergei Ermolenko's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ermolenko tries to clinch but brencis is having none of it. Ermolenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from brencis. Ermolenko slips under a jab from brencis. Sergei Ermolenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ermolenko tries to clinch but brencis moves out of range. Ermolenko closes the distance and clinches. Ermolenko misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ermolenko. Ermolenko scores with a shoulder strike. Ermolenko breaks from the clinch.
Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch but brencis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ermolenko tries to clinch there but brencis circles away.
brencis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ermolenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ermolenko has managed to clinch.
Ermolenko lands a nice uppercut. brencis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ermolenko keeps control of brencis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ermolenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt brencis or not. Ermolenko scores with a nice hook to the head. brencis is breathing heavily. Ermolenko gets through brencis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ermolenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. A shot in the inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ermolenko lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ermolenko lands a body punch in the clinch. brencis takes a shot to the head. A nice left hand lands by Ermolenko.
Ermolenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ermolenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ermolenko has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko keeps control of brencis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Ermolenko pushes brencis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ermolenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ermolenko lands on the inside with an uppercut. A right hook to the body lands for Ermolenko.
Ermolenko lands an uppercut. Ermolenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ermolenko moves into range and clinches up with brencis. Ermolenko scores with a nice hook to the head. Sergei Ermolenko has scored more points in the clinch so far. A body shot lands from Ermolenko.
Ermolenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ermolenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ermolenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ermolenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ermolenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ermolenko misses with the head strike.
Ermolenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ermolenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but brencis circles away quickly and effectively. A jab from brencis misses. Ermolenko wants to clinch up but brencis keeps it at a distance. Ermolenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ermolenko moves in looking to clinch but brencis pushes him off. Ermolenko slips a jab from brencis. Ermolenko clinches with his opponent.
Ermolenko lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ermolenko throws a punch but it's blocked by brencis. Ermolenko lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Ermolenko.
Ermolenko lands with a left to the head. Ermolenko misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. brencis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ermolenko breaks from the clinch.
brencis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ermolenko. brencis throws an overhand right that lands on Ermolenko's shoulder, as Ermolenko tries to avoid the shot. brencis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Ermolenko blocks a jab. Ermolenko moves out of range of the strikes. brencis throws a hook to the side of Ermolenko's head but Ermolenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ermolenko tests brencis's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ermolenko is looking to clinch. brencis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ermolenko. brencis 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. Ermolenko lands with an uppercut that bounces brencis off the cage and back into rage. Ermolenko blocks a jab. Ermolenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. A nice left hand lands by Ermolenko.
Ermolenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of brencis backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ermolenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ermolenko gets through brencis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ermolenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ermolenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. brencis jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ermolenko forces brencis back against the cage and clinches. Ermolenko lands a hook that snaps the head of brencis backwards. Ermolenko scores with a shot to the side of brencis's head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ermolenko. Ermolenko works on brencis's body with a couple of short punches. Ermolenko manages to break the clinch.
brencis scores with the left hand. Ermolenko knows he should have avoided that one. Ermolenko tries to clinch but brencis moves out of range. Ermolenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. brencis throws an overhand right that lands on Ermolenko's shoulder, as Ermolenko tries to avoid the shot. brencis swats away the attempt to clinch by Ermolenko. Ermolenko wants to clinch. Ermolenko darts in and clinches brencis up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Ermolenko dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Sergei Ermolenko's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
brencis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ermolenko counters with a left and a right that stings brencis. brencis throws a shot from downtown. Ermolenko moves away and avoids it. Ermolenko drives through and clinches with brencis against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ermolenko. Ermolenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of brenciss head. Ermolenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. brencis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Ermolenko. Ermolenko digs a right hand into brencis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on brencis's gas tank. Ermolenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of brencis backwards. A shot in the inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of brencis backwards. A short left from Ermolenko. A nice right hand lands inside from Ermolenko. brencis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ermolenko lands with a left to the head. Ermolenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ermolenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ermolenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Ermolenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ermolenko misses with a double jab.
brencis misses with an uppercut. Sergei Ermolenko is winning the standup battle so far. Ermolenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but brencis swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ermolenko tries to clinch there but brencis circles away.
Ermolenko wants to clinch. Ermolenko moves into range and clinches up with brencis. Ermolenko pushes brencis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ermolenko lands a hook that snaps the head of brencis backwards. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ermolenko throws a head punch that misses. Ermolenko cracks brencis with a nice body shot. Ermolenko lands an uppercut. Ermolenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that brencis can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ermolenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ermolenko digs a right hand into brencis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on brencis's gas tank. A short right from Ermolenko. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ermolenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A hook to the body from Ermolenko.
Ermolenko lands with a short head shot on the inside. brencis is trying to break the clinch but Ermolenko has him pressed against the cage. Ermolenko swings wildly with an uppercut but brencis uses good head movement to avoid it. Ermolenko scores with a nice hook to the head. Ermolenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ermolenko manages to break the clinch.
Ermolenko takes the fight into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Ermolenko.
Ermolenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of brenciss head. Ermolenko lands with a light punch inside. Ermolenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. brencis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ermolenko is working brencis over against the cage. Ermolenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ermolenko pushes brencis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ermolenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Ermolenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. brencis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ermolenko has him pressed against the cage. A shot in the inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ermolenko lands a hook to the side of the head. Ermolenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt brencis or not. brencis blocking some punches.
Ermolenko lands an uppercut. A frustrated look appears on brencis's face as he tries to break the clinch. Ermolenko lands a hook to the side of the head. A short right from Ermolenko on the inside. Ermolenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ermolenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four 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. Ermolenko lands a body shot. Ermolenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
brencis is trying to force a seperation but Ermolenko has the dominant position. Ermolenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A shot in the inside from Ermolenko. Ermolenko manages to break the clinch.
Ermolenko throws a right hand that brencis ducks under and follows up with a left that brencis also avoids with ease. Ermolenko slips under a jab. Ermolenko clinches. brencis takes a shot to the head. Ermolenko scores with a shoulder strike. Ermolenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of brencis backwards. brencis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ermolenko lands a hook to the side of the head. Ermolenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. brencis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ermolenko's elbow. Ermolenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
aigars brencis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sergei Ermolenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ermolenko takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Sergei Ermolenko showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ermolenko 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Ermolenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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