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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Rozwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozwal comes to the cage accompanied by TYLKO ONA JEDYNA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lukas Rozwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rozwal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Rozwal.
Rozwal misses with an uppercut. Charleston saw that one coming.
Rozwal throws a leg kick
and Charleston counters with a head kick.
Charleston is looking to clinch but Rozwal is avoiding it.
Charleston checks a low kick from Rozwal.
Charleston lands with a kick to the temple. Rozwal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rozwal fails to land the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Charleston.
A head kick misses from Charleston.
Charleston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rozwal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charleston is looking to clinch.
Rozwal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charleston is looking to clinch but Rozwal is avoiding it.
Charleston fails to land the takedown.
Charleston moves out of range as Rozwal strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozwal tries to land a front kick but Charleston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rozwal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rozwal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rozwal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rozwal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rozwal wants it to stay on the feet.
Rozwal throws a low kick, looking for Charleston's leg but Charleston calmly moves out of range.
Rozwal throws a body punch but Charleston moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rozwal. No joy for Charleston on that attempt.
Lukas Rozwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Charleston.
Charleston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rozwal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charleston tries to clinch but Rozwal moves away
and Rozwal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charleston slips a jab and a cross from Rozwal.
Charleston has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charleston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rozwal's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rozwal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charleston.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rozwal blocks it with crossed arms.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston misses with an elbow over the top.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Rozwal blocks with his arms.
Charleston looking to throw knees to the head but Rozwal is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozwal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rozwal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charleston manages to avoid it.
Rozwal misses the shot to the body.
Rozwal is looking to score with low kicks.
Rozwal slaps away a takedown attempt from Charleston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rozwal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charleston's brow.
Rozwal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charleston is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston tries to land knees in the clinch but Rozwal avoids the damage to the body.
Rozwal tries to pull guard but Charleston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Charleston lands a knee to the head.
Charleston has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rozwal uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Charleston wants to stand up but Rozwal is controlling him.
Rozwal trying to control the position from guard on top but Charleston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Charleston can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lukas Rozwal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rozwal stuffs the takedown.
Rozwal is looking to wear down Charleston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charleston tries to clinch there but Rozwal circles away.
Charleston is looking to clinch but Rozwal is avoiding it.
Rozwal misses the shot to the body.
Charleston checks a leg kick.
Charleston tries to clinch up.
Rozwal misses the shot to the body.
Charleston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charleston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Charleston wants to clinch up but Rozwal keeps it at a distance.
Rozwal tries to work over Charleston's front leg with a kick but Charleston checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston moves to clinch but Rozwal breaks away
enabling Rozwal to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rozwal throws a body kick that misses
and Charleston moves into the clinch.
Rozwal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rozwal dodges an elbow strike from Charleston.
Rozwal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charleston's elbow.
Rozwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rozwal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charleston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rozwal, pushing him back against the cage.
Rozwal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rozwal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rozwal trying to stall but Charleston improves his position.
Rozwal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rozwal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rozwal keeps the fight on the outside.
Charleston tries to close the distance and clinch but Rozwal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rozwal looks to land a left hand but Charleston moved out of range nicely.
Charleston avoids the body shot from Rozwal.
Charleston tries to close the distance and clinch but Rozwal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston clinches with his opponent.
Charleston blocks a body shot from Rozwal.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charleston stalls.
Rozwal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charleston connects with a knee to the head.
Charleston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rozwal.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rozwal as Charleston tries to tie him up.
Rozwal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like James Charleston has been cut.
Rozwal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charleston throws an elbow but it misses.
Rozwal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charleston taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rozwal blocks it with crossed arms.
Charleston breaks the clinch.
Rozwal fails to land with a series of punches.
Charleston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rozwal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Charleston takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Charleston misses with a body kick.
Rozwal swings for the body but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston tries to clinch up.
Rozwal avoids the head kick by Charleston.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charleston decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rozwal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Charleston.
Rozwal is refusing to be controlled, as Charleston sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston prevents Rozwal from standing back up.
Charleston decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rozwal lands with a nice body punch.
Rozwal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charleston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charleston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rozwal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rozwal throws a right hand that Charleston ducks under and follows up with a left that Charleston also avoids with ease.
Rozwal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charleston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charleston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charleston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rozwal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston pushes Rozwal up against the cage in a clinch.
Rozwal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charleston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rozwal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rozwal misses with a body kick.
Rozwal lands with an uppercut that bounces Charleston off the cage and back into range.
Rozwal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lukas Rozwal is winning the standup battle so far.
Rozwal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charleston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rozwal throws a right hand that Charleston ducks under and follows up with a left that Charleston also avoids with ease.
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!
Charleston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charleston throws a head kick but Rozwal moves out of range.
Rozwal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charleston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Charleston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Charleston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rozwal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rozwal misses with a few strikes there.
Charleston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rozwal.
A clash of legs there as Charleston blocks the low kick.
Charleston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rozwal counters with a thumping low kick.
Charleston closes the distance and pushes Rozwal back into the cage.
Rozwal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charleston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rozwal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charleston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rozwal's waist but Rozwal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charleston off to one side.
Charleston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rozwal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charleston lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston moves in looking to clinch but Rozwal pushes him off.
Charleston doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charleston misses with a head kick.
Charleston tries a head kick but it misses.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches.
Rozwal can't find room to land a body shot as Charleston controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rozwal.
Rozwal jumps guard but Charleston stands there with Rozwal around his waist. Rozwal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charleston manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rozwal. Charleston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charleston is looking to clinch but Rozwal is avoiding it.
Rozwal moves into the clinch.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rozwal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rozwal fails to land.
James Charleston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozwal can't find room to land a body shot as Charleston controls the action.
Charleston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rozwal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rozwal.
A short uppercut from Rozwal.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rozwal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rozwal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lukas Rozwal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charleston throws a sloppy head kick and Rozwal moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charleston tries to clinch up.
Charleston clinches.
Charleston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rozwal misses with a punch to the body.
Charleston stalling in the clinch but Rozwal improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charleston throws a head kick but Rozwal moves out of range.
Rozwal keeps the fight on the outside.
Rozwal throws a series of punches but Charleston avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rozwal. Charleston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rozwal just misses with a punch to the body.
Rozwal tries to bum rush Charleston with a series of wild strikes but Charleston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukas Rozwal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charleston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rozwal.
No joy there for Rozwal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charleston clinches with his opponent.
Rozwal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rozwal can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston checks a leg kick.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches up with Rozwal, looking for a takedown. Charleston pushes Rozwal against the cage but Rozwal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lukas Rozwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Charleston.
Charleston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rozwal lands with a nice body kick.
Charleston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charleston has closed the distance and engaged Rozwal in a clinch.
Charleston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rozwal throws a punch but it's blocked by Charleston.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charleston just leaning against Rozwal, taking a breather.
Rozwal has a couple of punches blocked by Charleston.
Rozwal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charleston is struggling to control the position.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James Charleston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rozwal on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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 Lukas Rozwal.
I think Charleston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Charleston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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