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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh's entrance music is Immortal - Unearthly Kingdom. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Golf!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golf misses with a looping left.
Golf avoids the body shot from Chamakh.
Chamakh tries to clinch up but Golf circles away and keeps his distance.
Chamakh slips a jab from Golf.
Golf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golf misses with a head kick.
Golf misses the shot to the body.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch but Golf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamakh misses with a hook to the body
and Golf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chamakh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Golf's waist but Golf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chamakh off to one side.
Golf misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Golf.
Chamakh tries to clinch there but Golf circles away.
Golf tries a head kick but it misses.
Golf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chamakh.
Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Chamakh tries to clinch up but Golf circles away and keeps his distance.
Chamakh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Golf to the ground. Chamakh is now in Golf's guard.
Chamakh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Golf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to pass the guard but Golf is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Golf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Golf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chamakh walks into a straight right hand from Golf.
Golf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamakh wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh staying out of range there.
Golf swats away the attempt to clinch by Chamakh.
Chamakh scores a takedown into full mount!
Chamakh trying to control but Golf is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh punching from mount but Golf doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh thowing shots but they're missing.
Chamakh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chamakh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Chamakh or perhaps it was just good defense by Golf which made him look bad.
Chamakh wants to clinch up but Golf keeps it at a distance.
Golf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chamakh momentarily.
Golf tries a low kick but Chamakh avoids it.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch but Golf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Karim Chamakh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chamakh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golf throws a head kick that misses.
Golf misses with a wild body shot.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.
Chamakh wants to clinch.
Golf misses with a combination
and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
Chamakh postures up in Golf's guard and throws a big left but Golf blocks it.
Chamakh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chamakh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chamakh throws a strike but Golf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chamakh seems keen to control Golf's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Don Golf.
Golf scores with a jab to the body.
Chamakh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chamakh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Golf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Golf tries to kick Chamakh off but Chamakh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh with the ground and pound but Golf uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chamakh not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Karim Chamakh just wasn't active enough.
Chamakh blocks a head kick by Golf.
Chamakh fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Golf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.
Chamakh has Golf up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Golf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Golf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chamakh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Golf tries to break free but Chamakh pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Golf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf can't break the clinch.
Golf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Golf breaks from the clinch.
Chamakh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chamakh is looking to clinch.
Chamakh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golf moves away.
Chamakh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golf defends it nicely.
Golf misses with a hook. Chamakh ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf scoring well with a low kick there.
Chamakh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Golf looks to land a right hand but Chamakh moved out of range.
A left and a right from Golf both land. Nice combination.
Golf throws the left hand but Chamakh avoids the punch easily.
Golf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamakh throws the left hand but Golf avoids the punch easily.
Chamakh tries to clinch up
and Chamakh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh tries to clinch but Golf is having none of it.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch but Golf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamakh clinches with his opponent.
Golf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chamakh wants to clinch
and Golf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chamakh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf trying to control the position but instead, Chamakh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golf into the cage.
Golf breaks from the clinch.
Chamakh misses with a hook. Golf ducked under it nicely.
Don Golf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chamakh forces Golf back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Golf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Golf is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chamakh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Don Golf just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Golf does it's job there.
Golf gets tackled into the cage by Chamakh. Chamakh maintains the clinch.
Golf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Golf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chamakh checks the leg kick.
Chamakh blocks the body kick.
Golf throws a head kick that misses.
Golf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chamakh.
Golf throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf slips a jab from Chamakh.
Chamakh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Golf circles away.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chamakh avoids the head kick by Golf.
Chamakh looks to score with a jab to the body but Golf is just out of range.
Golf misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Golf misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golf throws a head kick but Chamakh moves out of range.
Chamakh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golf.
Chamakh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chamakh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Golf tries to avoid it but Chamakh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Golf to the ground. Golf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golf misses with a straight left.
Chamakh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chamakh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chamakh was well out of range. Poor timing from Golf.
Golf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golf throws a sloppy head kick and Chamakh moves out of range easily.
Golf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamakh is looking to wear down Golf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chamakh slips a straight right by Golf.
Chamakh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Golf ducks under a wild hook from Chamakh.
Golf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chamakh at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf connects with the punch.
Golf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chamakh.
Golf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golf throws a wild body kick that Chamakh sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Chamakh blocks the leg kick.
Chamakh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chamakh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chamakh thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Golf to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Don Golf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Golf looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chamakh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golf but Golf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chamakh tries to clinch but Golf is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Golf.
A punch lands to the side of Golf 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chamakh wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to clinch up but Golf keeps it at a distance.
Chamakh cracks Golf with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chamakh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golf misses with a head kick.
Chamakh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Golf swivels and escapes.
A combination from Golf does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamakh.
Chamakh is looking to clinch.
Golf lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Golf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chamakh keeps control of Golf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Golf is pressed up against the cage. Chamakh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Golf down to the mat. Golf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Chamakh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Don Golf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golf tried to score with a low kick but Chamakh checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf misses with a hook.
Golf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chamakh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chamakh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chamakh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chamakh moves in looking to clinch but Golf pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh slips under a jab.
Chamakh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chamakh tries to clinch up.
Golf misses with a head kick.
Chamakh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Golf is trying to defend but Chamakh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Golf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chamakh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chamakh 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh is the new lightweight champion!
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