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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Chernov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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206 cm
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264 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergey Chernov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avreli 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.
Avreli lands a nice hook to Chernov's body. Chernov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Avreli misses
and Chernov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mark Avreli has been cut.
Avreli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chernov takes one to the side of the head.
Avreli throws a body punch but Chernov moves out of range.
Chernov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Avreli.
Chernov slips under a jab from Avreli.
Chernov moves into the clinch.
Avreli blocks a body shot from Chernov.
Avreli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chernov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Avreli wants a takedown but no success here.
Chernov can't find room to land a body shot as Avreli controls the action.
Chernov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Avreli backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli misses with some punches.
Avreli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chernov prevents it.
A short left from Avreli.
Avreli pushes Chernov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avreli has a couple of punches blocked by Chernov.
Chernov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Chernov.
A nice left hand lands by Chernov.
Chernov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chernov can't find room to land a body shot as Avreli controls the action.
Avreli looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avreli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avreli misses with a body punch.
Avreli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chernov.
Avreli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avreli misses with some punches.
Chernov throws a punch but it's blocked by Avreli.
Avreli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
I was talking to Avreli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Avreli tries to throw a body punch but Chernov avoids it by throwing Avreli back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli breaks the clinch.
Avreli takes a swing at Chernov's ribcage but misses.
Chernov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Chernov misses with an uppercut.
Avreli dodges the punch combination from Chernov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Avreli misses the target.
Chernov throws out a counter right but Avreli avoids it with no problem.
Chernov keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Chernov.
Avreli drives through and clinches with Chernov against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Avreli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chernov tries to avoid it but Avreli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chernov to the ground. Chernov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avreli looks to land a combination but Chernov avoids it well.
Chernov misses with a hook.
Avreli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Chernov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Avreli takes a swing at Chernov's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Chernov does it's job there.
Mark Avreli's cut is getting worse.
Chernov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Avreli's sensitive parts.
Avreli throws out a loose jab but Chernov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernov is looking to score with low kicks.
Avreli appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sergey Chernov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avreli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chernov sprawls well initially but Avreli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Avreli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chernov's head.
Chernov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chernov wants to control but Avreli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Avreli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chernov defending well though.
Avreli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Avreli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chernov defending well though.
Avreli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chernov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avreli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Avreli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chernov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Avreli takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Avreli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Avreli misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Chernov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Avreli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernov tried to score with a low kick but Avreli checks it.
Avreli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avreli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernov misses with a low kick.
Avreli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chernov is looking to slow Avreli down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chernov - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chernov throws a body kick that misses
and Avreli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Avreli.
Chernov keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.
Chernov pulls Avreli in to control the position.
Chernov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Avreli's guard.
Avreli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chernov is one step ahead there.
Avreli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chernov controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avreli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chernov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Avreli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chernov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chernov trying to control the position from guard on top but Avreli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avreli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chernov is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chernov misses with a wild combination.
Avreli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Avreli lands in his opponent's guard.
Avreli trying to control but Chernov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avreli throws a big right hand that misses.
Avreli trying to control but Chernov is working from the bottom.
Avreli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chernov wants to sweep but no luck.
Avreli is looking to work some ground and pound but Chernov has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Avreli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Avreli with a poor takedown
and Chernov counters with a three punch combo that has Avreli backing up. Avreli nods at Chernov to acknowledge the strikes.
Chernov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avreli.
Chernov looks for the body kick but Avreli saw that one coming.
Avreli changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Avreli walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chernov.
Avreli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chernov sprawls well. Chernov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Avreli gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Avreli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chernov counters with a two punch combo.
Mark Avreli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chernov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Avreli takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chernov. Avreli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avreli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jeez, Mark Avreli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chernov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Avreli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Avreli's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergey Chernov!
Sergey Chernov is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Sergey Chernov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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