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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasil Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Aresenault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Aresenault's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasil Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Aresenault!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyko has managed to clinch.
Aresenault lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Aresenault is trying to push Boyko away but Boyko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boyko keeps control of Aresenault as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aresenault using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aresenault has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but Aresenault blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Boyko throws an elbow but misses.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aresenault has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aresenault wants to break free but Boyko has control.
Aresenault prevents a body shot from Boyko.
Boyko avoiding damage as Aresenault throws knees to the body.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Aresenault misses with a knee strike.
Boyko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boyko prevents Aresenault from breaking the clinch.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko taking a breather.
Aresenault is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyko is defending well for now.
Aresenault with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyko lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault wants to break free but Boyko has control.
Aresenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Aresenault is trying to force a seperation but Boyko has the dominant position.
Boyko misses with a knee to the head.
Boyko with a knee to the head.
Boyko has a couple of punches blocked by Aresenault.
Aresenault landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boyko stalling.
Aresenault throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike.
Boyko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyko is breathing heavily.
Aresenault working hard to break the clinch.
Aresenault misses with a knee to the head.
Aresenault's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown but Aresenault shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyko throws a series of punches but Aresenault moves out of range.
Aresenault doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyko circles away.
Aresenault moves into range and clinches up with Boyko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault throws an elbow but it misses.
Aresenault is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko landing knees to the head.
Aresenault misses with an elbow strike.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aresenault but Aresenault pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aresenault tries to clinch but Boyko moves out of range.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aresenault closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Aresenault is blocking nicely.
Aresenault misses with a knee to the head.
Aresenault lands an elbow just above Boyko 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault is trying to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling him.
Aresenault trying to land knees to the body.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aresenault trying to land knees to the body.
Aresenault is trying to push Boyko away but Boyko has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike.
Boyko has Aresenault pressed against the ropes, preventing Aresenault from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aresenault with a knee to the head.
Aresenault wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyko manages to break the clinch.
Aresenault closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Aresenault throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boyko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aresenault in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aresenault lands an elbow just above Boyko 's eye.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyko has double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aresenault tries to clinch there but Boyko circles away.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault tries to clinch but fails miserably
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Boyko pushes him off.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boyko counters with a series of strikes. Aresenault will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault tries to clinch up
and Boyko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Aresenault dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Boyko misses with a head kick.
Aresenault tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aresenault clinches up against the ropes.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aresenault blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko managing to block the knees to the body from Aresenault.
Boyko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aresenault wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boyko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aresenault.
Aresenault misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyko.
Boyko avoiding damage as Aresenault throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyko obliges.
Boyko prevents Aresenault from breaking the clinch.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko manages to break the clinch.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault is looking to clinch.
Boyko gets a clinch.
Boyko misses with a knee strike.
Aresenault misses with a knee to the head.
Aresenault wants to break free but Boyko has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boyko blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but Aresenault blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aresenault with a knee to the head.
Boyko is trying to pull guard but Aresenault turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Aresenault's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aresenault up against the ropes.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aresenault blocks the elbow strike.
Aresenault breaks the clinch.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aresenault swivels and escapes.
Boyko moves into the clinch.
Aresenault breaks from the clinch.
Boyko has managed to clinch.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aresenault tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Boyko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Aresenault.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasil Boyko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aresenault has Boyko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aresenault obliges.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyko has Aresenault up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aresenault tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyko avoids the damage to the body.
Aresenault lands a nice knee to the body.
Boyko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aresenault's efforts to push away.
Aresenault tries to break the clinch but Boyko is controlling the position.
Aresenault looking to throw knees to the head but Boyko is blocking nicely.
Boyko avoiding damage as Aresenault throws knees to the body.
Aresenault is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyko has double underhooks.
Boyko is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aresenault is keeping busy.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boyko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boyko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aresenault with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aresenault blocks it with crossed arms.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aresenault breaks the clinch.
Boyko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aresenault as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault moves in looking to clinch but Boyko pushes him off.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aresenault did well to prevent Boyko getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aresenault is trying to stand up here but Boyko is controlling him well.
Aresenault kicks Boyko off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David Aresenault is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Aresenault tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boyko counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aresenault misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyko.
Boyko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Aresenault showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Aresenault tries to clinch but Boyko moves out of range.
Aresenault stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aresenault wants it to stay on the feet.
Aresenault is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boyko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aresenault wants to clinch.
Boyko clinches up against the ropes.
Aresenault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aresenault is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boyko is defending well for now.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyko keeps the fight on the outside.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Aresenault fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aresenault blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boyko circles away from the clinch attempt.
David Aresenault seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyko gets a clinch.
Boyko misses with a knee to the head.
Boyko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aresenault using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boyko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aresenault's efforts to push away.
Boyko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aresenault just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A short right from Boyko on the inside.
Aresenault throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyko blocks an elbow strike from Aresenault.
Aresenault wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyko drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault is looking to stand up but Boyko won't let him.
Boyko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aresenault off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boyko rushes Aresenault and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyko keeps control of Aresenault as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault is looking to clinch but Boyko is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boyko shoots in looking for a takedown but Aresenault manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boyko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasil Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Aresenault looks to clinch
and Boyko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aresenault wants to get back to striking at distance but Boyko won't allow it.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
David Aresenault seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boyko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Aresenault to keep the fight standing.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyko swats away the attempt to clinch by Aresenault.
Boyko keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aresenault misses with an elbow over the top.
Aresenault is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boyko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aresenault pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyko circles away.
Aresenault wants to clinch up but Boyko keeps it at a distance.
Boyko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aresenault looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aresenault takes a shot to the head.
Boyko looking to throw knees to the head but Aresenault is blocking nicely.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aresenault looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aresenault tries to clinch up but Boyko circles away and keeps his distance.
Aresenault pushes Boyko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Aresenault breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aresenault moves into the clinch successfully.
Aresenault landing knees to the head.
Aresenault scores a nice knee to the body.
Boyko manages to pull guard.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aresenault manages to pass to side control.
Boyko is looking to get back to is feet but Aresenault passes into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Aresenault comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Aresenault winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for David Aresenault!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for David Aresenault!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for David Aresenault!
David Aresenault wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking David Aresenault thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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