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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Ohremenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Andaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohremenko's entrance music is 50 Cent – God Gave Me Style. A fine choice. Keith Andaya has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artem Ohremenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Andaya!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andaya avoids the head kick by Ohremenko.
Ohremenko throws a sloppy head kick and Andaya moves out of range easily.
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andaya misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Ohremenko lands but Andaya takes it in his stride.
Andaya has his takedown stuffed
and Ohremenko counters with a body kick.
Andaya tries to clinch up
and Ohremenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Andaya misses with a low kick.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andaya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ohremenko counters with a body kick.
Ohremenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andaya moves away.
Some wild striking there from Ohremenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick.
Ohremenko throws an overhand right that lands on Andaya's shoulder, as Andaya tries to avoid the shot.
Artem Ohremenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ohremenko.
Andaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohremenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohremenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andaya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andaya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohremenko.
Andaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ohremenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ohremenko takes one to the chin there.
Andaya misses with a body kick.
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andaya blocks a head kick by Ohremenko.
Andaya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ohremenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Andaya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ohremenko. That one must have hurt.
Andaya moves to clinch but Ohremenko breaks away
and Ohremenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andaya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Andaya. Those never looked like landing.
Andaya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andaya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Artem Ohremenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Andaya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andaya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Andaya thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ohremenko throws a head kick but Andaya moves out of range.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Andaya thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohremenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andaya tries to clinch but Ohremenko moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andaya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ohremenko misses with a head kick.
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses.
Andaya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohremenko counters with a solid body kick.
Ohremenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ohremenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Andaya.
Ohremenko throws a wild body kick that Andaya sees coming a mile off.
Andaya ducks under a wild hook from Ohremenko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andaya.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohremenko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ohremenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ohremenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andaya's knee momentarily.
Andaya has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ohremenko.
Andaya fails with the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a low kick, right behind Andaya 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andaya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andaya looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andaya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohremenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Ohremenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Andaya has his takedown stuffed
letting Ohremenko counter with a right hand.
Andaya misses with a head kick.
Andaya misses with a takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Andaya thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ohremenko misses with a straight right.
Andaya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andaya wants to clinch
and Ohremenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ohremenko pinned against the cage. Ohremenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Artem Ohremenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Andaya.
Andaya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohremenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Andaya tries to clinch there but Ohremenko circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohremenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohremenko lands a right hook to the body.
Ohremenko is looking to chop away at Andaya's legs.
Ohremenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ohremenko throws a head kick but Andaya moves out of range.
Ohremenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ohremenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohremenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Andaya. Andaya gets slowly back to his feet.
Andaya misses with a takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a big head kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Artem Ohremenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andaya throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohremenko throws a head kick but Andaya moves out of range.
Andaya misses with a takedown attempt
and Ohremenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ohremenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Andaya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ohremenko.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andaya is defended easily by Ohremenko.
Andaya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ohremenko throws a right and a left that Andaya avoids nicely.
Andaya is looking to clinch.
Ohremenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andaya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andaya tries to clinch but Ohremenko is having none of it.
Ohremenko tests Andaya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Artem Ohremenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andaya throws out a leg kick but Ohremenko moves out of range and Andaya only half commits.
Andaya moves to clinch but Ohremenko breaks away
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick.
Artem Ohremenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Andaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohremenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andaya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ohremenko as he avoids it easily.
Andaya shoots in and drives through. Ohremenko sprawls well.
Andaya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ohremenko as he jumps to the side.
Andaya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a leg kick.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Andaya thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andaya wants to clinch.
Andaya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ohremenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Ohremenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andaya avoids the head kick by Ohremenko.
Ohremenko blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andaya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ohremenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Ohremenko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andaya wants to clinch but Ohremenko slips to the side
and Ohremenko counters with a big head kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohremenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andaya fails with the takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a big head kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses.
Andaya shoots and misses
and Ohremenko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Andaya really felt that one!
Ohremenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andaya with a poor takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a body kick that stops Andaya in his tracks momentarily.
Artem Ohremenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Andaya.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ohremenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andaya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ohremenko is looking to score with low kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andaya.
Andaya throws a sloppy head kick and Ohremenko moves out of range easily.
Ohremenko takes a swing at Andaya's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Andaya.
Andaya with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ohremenko counters with a big head kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Ohremenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ohremenko throws a head kick that misses.
Ohremenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohremenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Andaya.
Nice sprawl there from Ohremenko as Andaya shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andaya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andaya misses with a takedown
and Ohremenko counters with a nice body kick.
Ohremenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Andaya is just out of range.
Andaya shoots for a takedown but Ohremenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ohremenko throws a sloppy head kick and Andaya moves out of range easily.
Andaya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ohremenko counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Ohremenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andaya tries to clinch up.
Andaya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andaya tries to clinch up
and Ohremenko counters with a big head kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Andaya is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ohremenko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Andaya.
Andaya moves to clinch but Ohremenko breaks away
and Ohremenko counters with a big head kick but Andaya shrugs it off.
Andaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Ohremenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ohremenko moves out of range as Andaya throws a body kick.
Andaya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ohremenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andaya fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andaya tries to clinch but Ohremenko is having none of it.
Ohremenko misses with a straight right.
Ohremenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Andaya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ohremenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Andaya. Andaya gets slowly back to his feet.
Andaya has a takedown stuffed.
Ohremenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohremenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andaya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ohremenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keith Andaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artem Ohremenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andaya misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Artem Ohremenko.
Well Ohremenko 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Ohremenko!
Artem Ohremenko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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