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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Schimenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Gluchov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Schimenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kostya Gluchov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gluchov wants to clinch up but Schimenti keeps it at a distance.
Schimenti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gluchov, pushing him back against the cage.
Schimenti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schimenti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gluchov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schimenti's defenses.
It looks like Kevin Schimenti has been cut.
Gluchov lands an elbow inside that Schimenti shrugs off.
Schimenti jumps guard and drags Gluchov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Schimenti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schimenti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gluchov is looking to work some ground and pound but Schimenti has wrist control.
Schimenti wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gluchov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Schimenti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gluchov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schimenti is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gluchov, into his guard.
Schimenti stays in close to Gluchov's body and controls the position.
Schimenti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gluchov has closed the distance and engaged Schimenti in a clinch.
Schimenti is trying to break the clinch but Gluchov is controlling him.
Schimenti tries to pull guard but Gluchov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gluchov throws an elbow but it misses.
Schimenti tries to pull guard but Gluchov won't allow it.
Gluchov throws an elbow but it misses.
Schimenti is trying to break free.
Gluchov throws an elbow that misses.
Schimenti scores with a knee to the head.
Schimenti blocks the elbow strike.
Schimenti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gluchov throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schimenti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gluchov is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Schimenti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schimenti tries to pull guard but Gluchov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gluchov throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Gluchov.
Schimenti jumps guard but Gluchov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gluchov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gluchov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gluchov lands an elbow that stopped Schimenti in his tracks for a moment.
Schimenti goes for a takedown attempt but Gluchov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schimenti.
Schimenti is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Schimenti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluchov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gluchov lands an elbow inside that Schimenti shrugs off.
Gluchov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schimenti is working for takedown but Gluchov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gluchov lands an elbow inside that Schimenti shrugs off.
Schimenti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gluchov lands an elbow just above Schimenti 's eye.
Gluchov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gluchov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gluchov misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schimenti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gluchov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kostya Gluchov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Schimenti's cut.
That's time! Schimenti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schimenti gets a clinch.
Schimenti manages to break the clinch.
Gluchov tries to clinch up
and Schimenti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schimenti stalling in the clinch but Gluchov improves position.
Schimenti goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gluchov prevents it.
Schimenti working aggressively here.
Schimenti jumps guard but Gluchov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gluchov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schimenti's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gluchov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schimenti's brow.
Schimenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Gluchov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Schimenti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schimenti avoids the elbow strike from Gluchov, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimenti controlling the action here for a moment.
Gluchov throws an elbow that misses.
Gluchov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gluchov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schimenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Gluchov misses with an elbow over the top.
Gluchov lands an elbow just above Schimenti 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Schimenti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gluchov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gluchov misses with an elbow over the top.
Schimenti pulls guard successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schimenti working for a triangle but Gluchov defends it easily.
Gluchov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schimenti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gluchov postures up in Schimenti's guard and throws a big left but Schimenti blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gluchov wants to stand but Schimenti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gluchov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schimenti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gluchov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schimenti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gluchov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gluchov controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kostya Gluchov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gluchov moves in looking to clinch but Schimenti pushes him off.
Schimenti tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gluchov defends well and Schimenti ends up having to push Gluchov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gluchov lands an elbow that stopped Schimenti in his tracks for a moment.
Gluchov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gluchov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schimenti avoids a wild elbow strike from Gluchov.
Schimenti takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gluchov.
Schimenti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gluchov to keep the fight standing.
Schimenti dodges an elbow strike from Gluchov.
Gluchov pushes off an throws an elbow but Schimenti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gluchov throws an elbow but misses.
Schimenti has had enough of the clinch but Gluchov keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gluchov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schimenti's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schimenti.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gluchov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schimenti throws a punch but it's blocked by Gluchov.
Gluchov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Gluchov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Schimenti'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. This is the final round!
Schimenti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gluchov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gluchov has closed the distance and engaged Schimenti in a clinch.
Schimenti tries to break the clinch but Gluchov is controlling the position.
Gluchov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gluchov managing to block the knees to the body from Schimenti.
Gluchov throws an elbow that misses.
Gluchov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gluchov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schimenti's brow.
Schimenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Gluchov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schimenti blocks an elbow strike from Gluchov.
Gluchov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schimenti avoids a wild elbow strike from Gluchov.
Schimenti avoids the elbow strike from Gluchov, against the cage.
Gluchov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schimenti fails to pull guard.
Schimenti looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Schimenti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gluchov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gluchov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gluchov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gluchov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schimenti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gluchov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gluchov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gluchov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gluchov throws an elbow but misses.
Kostya Gluchov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schimenti blocks the elbow strike.
Schimenti is trying to drag Gluchov to the mat but Gluchov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schimenti taking a breather.
Gluchov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schimenti's defenses.
Schimenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Schimenti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gluchov lands an elbow that stopped Schimenti in his tracks for a moment.
Schimenti takes an elbow to the temple.
Schimenti blocks an elbow strike.
Schimenti blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gluchov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schimenti's efforts to push away.
Schimenti working hard to break the clinch.
Gluchov throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gluchov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gluchov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schimenti is trying to maintain a safe position but Gluchov gets an underhook and turns Schimenti into the cage.
Gluchov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schimenti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gluchov throws an elbow that misses.
Gluchov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schimenti's defenses.
Kevin Schimenti's cut is getting worse.
Schimenti fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gluchov.
Gluchov misses with an elbow strike.
Gluchov misses with an elbow strike.
Gluchov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schimenti avoids the elbow strike from Gluchov, against the cage.
Schimenti successfully pulls guard.
Gluchov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Gluchov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gluchov 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Gluchov!
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