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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Karlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Shozintski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shozintski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Karlowski has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Dariusz Karlowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michail Shozintski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Karlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Shozintski!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shozintski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karlowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Shozintski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karlowski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shozintski, right into the meat.
Karlowski is breathing heavily.
Shozintski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shozintski lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dariusz Karlowski has been cut.
Shozintski crunches a lovely knee into Karlowski's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shozintski manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shozintski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shozintski clinches with his opponent.
Shozintski landing knees to the body.
Karlowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shozintski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shozintski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shozintski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Shozintski. That snapped Karlowski's head back.
Shozintski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shozintski landing knees to the head.
Shozintski breaks the clinch.
Shozintski is looking to clinch but Karlowski is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shozintski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shozintski moves in looking to clinch but Karlowski pushes him off.
Shozintski misses with a wild combination.
Shozintski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlowski shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shozintski closes the distance and pushes Karlowski back into the cage.
Shozintski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shozintski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shozintski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlowski is trying to force a seperation but Shozintski has the dominant position.
Karlowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shozintski manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shozintski wants to get back to his feet but Karlowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Karlowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Shozintski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shozintski 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.
Shozintski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shozintski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karlowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shozintski 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.
Shozintski wants to control but Karlowski passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shozintski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karlowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Karlowski prevents Shozintski from standing back up.
Karlowski controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karlowski trying to pass the guard but Shozintski defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shozintski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karlowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Shozintski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dariusz Karlowski's cut.
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.
Karlowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shozintski cracks Karlowski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shozintski is looking to clinch.
Shozintski clinches up against the cage.
Shozintski wants a takedown but no success here.
Shozintski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shozintski tries to clinch but Karlowski moves out of range.
Karlowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shozintski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shozintski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karlowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shozintski has him pressed against the cage.
Shozintski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlowski walks away with a smile on his face. Shozintski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shozintski pushes Karlowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shozintski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shozintski breaks the clinch.
Shozintski lands with a nice body punch.
Karlowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shozintski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karlowski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shozintski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karlowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shozintski tries to clinch but Karlowski moves out of range.
Shozintski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shozintski tries to clinch but Karlowski is having none of it.
Karlowski dives in and grabs Shozintski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shozintski pushes down on Karlowski's head and hops out.
Dariusz Karlowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shozintski scores with a one two! Karlowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shozintski lands with a kick to the temple. Karlowski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karlowski lands with a nice combination. Shozintski backs away looking to recover.
Karlowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shozintski.
Shozintski connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shozintski tries to clinch there but Karlowski circles away.
Karlowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shozintski misses with the combination.
Karlowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karlowski breaks from the clinch.
Karlowski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shozintski lands a right hook to the body.
Karlowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dariusz Karlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shozintski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karlowski.
Karlowski darts in trying to clinch
and Shozintski counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shozintski keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Shozintski.
Karlowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shozintski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shozintski prevents Karlowski from breaking the clinch.
Shozintski tries to break free but Karlowski pushes him back against the cage.
Shozintski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Karlowski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shozintski wants to get back to striking at distance but Karlowski won't allow it.
Shozintski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karlowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlowski breaks the clinch.
Karlowski tries to clinch but Shozintski is having none of it.
Shozintski throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Karlowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shozintski drags the fight down to the ground.
Shozintski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shozintski wants to stand and escape but Karlowski is having none of it.
Karlowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Shozintski is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michail Shozintski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dariusz Karlowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Karlowski instigates a clinch.
Shozintski tries to work over Karlowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shozintski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shozintski scores a nice knee to the body.
Shozintski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karlowski is trying to break the clinch but Shozintski is controlling him.
Shozintski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karlowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shozintski connects with a knee to the head.
Shozintski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karlowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shozintski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shozintski landing knees to the body.
Shozintski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Karlowski smiles and moves away.
Dariusz Karlowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michail Shozintski.
Shozintski connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shozintski.
Karlowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shozintski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Shozintski misses.
Shozintski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karlowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Karlowski wants to clinch.
Shozintski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karlowski moves in looking to clinch but Shozintski pushes him off.
Karlowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karlowski moves out of range of the body kick from Shozintski.
Shozintski gets caught napping as Karlowski dives in and scores a takedown. Shozintski manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shozintski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shozintski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karlowski is controlling him.
Karlowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shozintski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karlowski's guard.
Karlowski scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dariusz Karlowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shozintski throws a series of punches but Karlowski avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shozintski is looking to stand up but Karlowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Shozintski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Karlowski dives into side control.
Shozintski taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shozintski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Karlowski is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shozintski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Karlowski wants to pass the guard but Shozintski is defending well.
Shozintski is trying to control but can't.
Shozintski is trying to stand.
Dariusz Karlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shozintski gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karlowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karlowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michail Shozintski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karlowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michail Shozintski.
I've got Shozintski 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michail Shozintski!
A less than humble Michail Shozintski misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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