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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kharelnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Kharelnikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharelnikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kharelnikov off to one side.
Kharelnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Drew Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster tries to clinch but Kharelnikov is having none of it.
Foster has managed to clinch.
Foster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kharelnikov looks gassed!
Kharelnikov tries to pull guard but Foster forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
Foster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster avoiding damage.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sergei Kharelnikov has been cut.
Foster lands a right hand.
Foster lands a knee to the head.
Foster lands an elbow just above Kharelnikov 's eye.
Foster with a knee to the head.
Kharelnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharelnikov's face.
That has opened up Sergei Kharelnikov's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foster obliges.
Foster tries a knee to the head but Kharelnikov blocks it.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kharelnikov being controlled against the cage.
Kharelnikov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Foster is defending well.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharelnikov.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foster lands a knee to the body.
Foster controlling the action here for a moment.
Foster lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foster lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster avoiding damage.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Sergei Kharelnikov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster with a knee to the head.
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foster.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Kharelnikov shrugs off.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kharelnikov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Foster lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kharelnikov or not.
Kharelnikov wants to take the fight to the mat but Foster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foster.
Foster lands a knee to the body.
Kharelnikov can't get the takedown.
Foster landing knees to the body.
Foster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharelnikov backwards.
Foster scores a nice knee to the body.
Foster lands a knee to the body.
Foster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Foster crunches a lovely knee into Kharelnikov's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster has Kharelnikov pressed against the cage, preventing Kharelnikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharelnikovs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster just leaning against Kharelnikov, taking a breather.
Foster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kharelnikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foster smiles and moves away.
Foster looks to land a combination but Kharelnikov avoids it well.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Kharelnikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kharelnikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foster clinches up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Foster obliges.
Foster lands an elbow that stopped Kharelnikov in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster lands a nice shot to the body.
Foster landing knees to the head.
Kharelnikov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Foster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharelnikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kharelnikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Kharelnikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Kharelnikov misses with a takedown attempt - Foster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kharelnikov moves away.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Foster.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but Kharelnikov blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Foster.
Foster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kharelnikov can do to turn this around?
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kharelnikov's defenses.
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kharelnikov is breathing heavily.
Foster slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharelnikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kharelnikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kharelnikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Foster.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Foster landing knees to the head.
Kharelnikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Foster. No joy for Kharelnikov on that attempt.
Kharelnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster is looking to clinch but Kharelnikov is avoiding it.
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kharelnikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharelnikov is trying to pull guard but Foster turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharelnikov.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Kharelnikov shrugs off.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster is working Kharelnikov over against the cage.
Foster lands an elbow that stopped Kharelnikov in his tracks for a moment.
Foster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drew Foster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foster lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foster.
Sergei Kharelnikov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kharelnikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Foster lands a nice knee to the body.
Foster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kharelnikov's face.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kharelnikov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kharelnikov misses with some punches.
Kharelnikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foster lands an uppercut.
A short right from Foster.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Foster.
Foster scores with a shot to the side of Kharelnikov's head.
Foster is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kharelnikov takes a shot to the head.
Kharelnikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Kharelnikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foster working Kharelnikov over with knees to the body.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster stalling.
Foster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Foster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kharelnikov jumps into guard, dragging Foster to the mat.
Foster stands and steps away. Kharelnikov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foster prevents the takedown attempt.
Kharelnikov is trying to force a seperation but Foster has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharelnikov won't want to take too many of those.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kharelnikov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foster is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Foster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Kharelnikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Kharelnikov pushes him off.
Kharelnikov gets tackled into the cage by Foster. Foster maintains the clinch.
Kharelnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster lands with a right to the head.
Foster gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kharelnikov.
Kharelnikov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Foster lands a nice knee to the body.
Kharelnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster lands an elbow inside that Kharelnikov shrugs off.
Foster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kharelnikovs head.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Foster.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster working Kharelnikov over with knees to the body.
Foster presses Kharelnikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster lands an elbow that stopped Kharelnikov in his tracks for a moment.
Kharelnikov tries to break free but Foster pushes him back against the cage.
Foster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kharelnikov backwards.
Foster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drew Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Kharelnikov.
A knee to the head by Foster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands an elbow just above Kharelnikov 's eye.
Foster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Kharelnikov is blocking nicely.
Foster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kharelnikov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kharelnikov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Foster has Kharelnikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kharelnikov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Foster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a good knee to the midsection. Kharelnikov won't want to take too many of those.
Kharelnikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foster smiles and moves away.
Kharelnikov shoots in for a double leg but Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kharelnikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foster as he jumps to the side.
Foster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kharelnikov's head.
Foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kharelnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kharelnikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kharelnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to clinch up.
Drew Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foster wants to clinch.
Kharelnikov lands a two punch combo.
Foster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Foster pushes Kharelnikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kharelnikov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Foster prevents it.
Sergei Kharelnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kharelnikov wants to take the fight to the mat but Foster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kharelnikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster slowing the pace effectively.
Kharelnikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Foster.
Foster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kharelnikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foster 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Foster!
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energy
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hype
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