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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anatolii Kharlampiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kharlampiev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sambo Frustration. Victor Fernandez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatolii Kharlampiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharlampiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharlampiev, pushing him back against the cage.
Kharlampiev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fernandez can't fight it off and eventually Kharlampiev manages to take the fight to the floor. Fernandez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kharlampiev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kharlampiev stays in close to Fernandez's body and controls the position.
Fernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kharlampiev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Kharlampiev has gone for a leg lock! Fernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kharlampiev's guard.
Kharlampiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kharlampiev is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fernandez, into his guard.
Kharlampiev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandez 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez has his foot on Kharlampiev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kharlampiev works his way back into a safe position though.
Fernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kharlampiev trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Kharlampiev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Kharlampiev stands up and waves to Fernandez to follow him.
Kharlampiev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kharlampiev stands up and beckons Fernandez to his feet.
Kharlampiev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fernandez's guard.
Kharlampiev stays in close to Fernandez's body and controls the position.
Kharlampiev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kharlampiev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kharlampiev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Kharlampiev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharlampiev landing shots from mount.
Kharlampiev throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kharlampiev looking to finish with strikes here!
Kharlampiev with good strikes from the mount here!
Kharlampiev wants to control the pace but Fernandez is squirming around nicely.
Fernandez is trying desperately to improve position.
Fernandez wants to hold on but Kharlampiev pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fernandez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kharlampiev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fernandez's face.
Kharlampiev landing punches.
Kharlampiev cracks Fernandez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kharlampiev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kharlampiev controlling from the full mount.
Kharlampiev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kharlampiev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kharlampiev working Fernandez over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatolii Kharlampiev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kharlampiev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kharlampiev showed some decent athleticism there.
Fernandez won't allow Kharlampiev to pass to mount.
Kharlampiev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kharlampiev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kharlampiev is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Fernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kharlampiev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez is trying to stand up here but Kharlampiev is controlling him well.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Kharlampiev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fernandez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anatolii Kharlampiev.
Kharlampiev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fernandez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kharlampiev is in Fernandez's guard.
Kharlampiev trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Kharlampiev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fernandez, up you get!
Fernandez fails with the takedown
and Kharlampiev counters with a single leg into guard. Fernandez didn't expect that.
Kharlampiev trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kharlampiev stands up over Fernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kharlampiev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kharlampiev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharlampiev grinds an elbow into Fernandez's temple.
Anatolii Kharlampiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kharlampiev working the ground and pound from side control.
Kharlampiev landing a few strikes.
Kharlampiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez dodges the ground and pound from Kharlampiev.
Kharlampiev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fernandez is looking to regain half guard here but Kharlampiev keeps moving and retains side control.
Kharlampiev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fernandez some visible discomfort.
Kharlampiev is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kharlampiev landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharlampiev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kharlampiev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fernandez some visible discomfort.
Kharlampiev trying to control the position but Fernandez is working away.
Kharlampiev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kharlampiev is looking to take a break and control but Fernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fernandez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandez tries to bench press Kharlampiev off him but Kharlampiev keeps the position.
Kharlampiev works to advance to full mount. Fernandez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kharlampiev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fernandez?
Kharlampiev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kharlampiev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kharlampiev with the ground and pound from mount.
Kharlampiev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kharlampiev with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kharlampiev is landing with some decent strikes but Fernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kharlampiev tries to control but Fernandez wriggling away.
Kharlampiev landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatolii Kharlampiev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Fernandez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kharlampiev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kharlampiev jumps guard and drags Fernandez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kharlampiev has his foot on Fernandez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fernandez works his way back into a safe position though.
Fernandez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kharlampiev is pressing down on Fernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fernandez stands and steps away. Kharlampiev gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kharlampiev shoots in and bounces Fernandez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kharlampiev distracts Fernandez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fernandez can't keep his opponent in guard - Kharlampiev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kharlampiev lands a nice short elbow.
Kharlampiev trying to mount his opponent but Fernandez defends it.
Fernandez is looking to control Kharlampiev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fernandez avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharlampiev winds up and cracks Fernandez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kharlampiev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kharlampiev is looking to advance position but Fernandez won't allow it.
Kharlampiev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kharlampiev trying to control from half guard but Fernandez is working away.
Kharlampiev decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kharlampiev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fernandez quickly recovers to half guard.
Kharlampiev decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharlampiev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kharlampiev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kharlampiev unloading with bombs!
Kharlampiev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kharlampiev looking to finish Fernandez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fernandez!
Victor Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kharlampiev lands a nice shot to the head.
Kharlampiev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kharlampiev wants to control the pace but Fernandez is squirming around nicely.
Fernandez taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharlampiev looking to finish Fernandez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fernandez!
Kharlampiev dominating with strikes here.
Fernandez is bucking up trying to escape but Kharlampiev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fernandez is in a horrible position here. Kharlampiev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kharlampiev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anatolii Kharlampiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kharlampiev with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kharlampiev with the ground and pound from mount.
BOOM! Kharlampiev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fernandez is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anatolii Kharlampiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kharlampiev 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatolii Kharlampiev!
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