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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Shustov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Darwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Darwin!
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, Petr Shustov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shustov.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shustov forces Darwin back against the cage and clinches.
Darwin is looking to control Shustov's arms but Shustov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darwin has his back to the cage.
Darwin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shustov blocks an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shustov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shustov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shustov landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin tries to stall but Shustov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Shustov.
Darwin misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Shustov.
Shustov misses with some punches.
Darwin pushes Shustov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shustov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shustov looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Shustov.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shustov throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Shustov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shustov scores with a knee to the head.
Shustov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin looking to stall.
Shustov can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Shustov tries a knee to the head but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shustov backwards.
Darwin is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Shustov letting Darwin take a breather here.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Shustov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shustov blocking some punches.
Darwin is trying to stall.
Shustov tries to stall but Darwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shustov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin trying to control the position but instead, Shustov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darwin into the cage.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shustov.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Shustov.
Shustov stalling in the clinch but Darwin improves position.
Shustov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shustov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.
Shustov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darwin.
Shustov trying to control the position but instead, Darwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shustov into the cage.
Darwin effectively controlling the action here.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shustov.
Shustov takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shustov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shustov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shustov throws an elbow but it misses.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shustov stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Shustov tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darwin pushes Shustov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Darwin to work.
Shustov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petr Shustov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darwin pushes Shustov up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Shustov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shustov up against the cage.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
Darwin can't find room to land a body shot as Shustov controls the action.
Shustov looking to stall.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin avoiding damage as Shustov throws knees to the body.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shustov trying to land knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Shustov misses with a punch to the body.
Shustov working Darwin over with knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shustov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darwin.
A short left from Darwin.
Shustov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shustov is pushing Darwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Shustov.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shustov trying to land knees to the body.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
Shustov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Darwin is defending well.
Darwin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shustov as Darwin tries to tie him up.
Darwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shustov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shustov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shustov looking to stall.
Darwin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin is struggling to control the position.
Shustov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Darwin.
Shustov is breathing heavily.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petr Shustov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darwin lands a left hand.
Darwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Shustov is rocked!
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Shustov looking for a takedown.
Darwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shustov missing with knees to the body.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shustov backwards.
Shustov is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?
Nice body punch from Darwin.
Shustov seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin avoiding damage as Shustov throws knees to the body.
Darwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shustov blocking some punches.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Darwin digs a right hand underneath Shustov's ribcage. Shustov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shustov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin throws a big uppercut that drops Shustov! More strikes from Darwin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shustov lies dazed against the cage as Darwin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Darwin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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