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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cowboys From Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akulenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chandler, pushing him back against the cage.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but Chandler blocks with his arms.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akulenko lands a nice elbow.
Akulenko manages to break the clinch.
Chandler rushes Akulenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chandler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akulenko lands with a right to the head.
Akulenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcus Chandler has been cut.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akulenko is keeping busy.
Akulenko trying to land knees to the body.
Akulenko breaks from the clinch.
Chandler throws a jab when Akulenko was well out of range.
Akulenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Chandler. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Akulenko misses.
Akulenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler connects with a single shot there.
Chandler scores with a decent looking hook.
Chandler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chandler presses Akulenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akulenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
A short uppercut from Akulenko.
Akulenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Chandler won't allow it.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler lands a body punch.
Chandler lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
Chandler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akulenko.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Chandler is trying to stall.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akulenko's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akulenko trying to control the position but instead, Chandler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akulenko into the cage.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Akulenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akulenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akulenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chandler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akulenko scrambles back to his feet.
Chandler pushes Akulenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko landing knees to the head.
Chandler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akulenko blocks a body shot from Chandler.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko drops his hands momentarily and Chandler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akulenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chandler throws a hook to the side of Akulenko's head but Akulenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akulenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akulenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Chandler misses the shot to the body.
Akulenko throws a solid leg kick but Chandler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akulenko.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akulenko throws a wild body kick that Chandler sees coming a mile off.
Chandler closes the distance and pushes Akulenko back into the cage.
Chandler tries to stall but Akulenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chandler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akulenko is defending well.
Akulenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but Chandler blocks with his arms.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko tries to clinch up.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akulenko. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Chandler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko tries to break free but Chandler pushes him back against the cage.
Chandler controlling the action here for a moment.
Chandler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chandler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Akulenko avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Akulenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chandler blocks it with crossed arms.
Akulenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chandler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akulenko.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Chandler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akulenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akulenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akulenko tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akulenko loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akulenko.
Chandler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Akulenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chandler if he has to take too many more of those.
Akulenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akulenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
Chandler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chandler, as that shot connected.
Akulenko tries to clinch up but Chandler circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler sizes up Akulenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akulenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akulenko rushes Chandler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko is working Chandler over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akulenko has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Chandler lands a body punch.
Chandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akulenko.
Chandler tightens his grip and picks Akulenko up, before dumping him to the ground. Akulenko manages to land in guard.
Akulenko is trying to keep Chandler in close.
We've been hearing good reports from Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chandler with a nice head shot there.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akulenko can do to turn this around?
Akulenko has momentary wrist control but Chandler slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Akulenko keeps moving.
Chandler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akulenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chandler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko is controlling Chandler's posture.
Akulenko wants to stand up but Chandler is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chandler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akulenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chandler will feel that in the morning.
Akulenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Chandler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akulenko misses with a knee to the head.
Chandler is looking to control Akulenko's arms but Akulenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chandler has his back to the cage.
Akulenko is looking to control Chandler's arms but Chandler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akulenko has his back to the cage.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chandler as Akulenko tries to tie him up.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Akulenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko misses with an elbow strike.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chandler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akulenko prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler is working Akulenko over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akulenko obliges.
Akulenko letting Chandler take a breather here.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Chandler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chandler prevents Akulenko from standing back up.
Akulenko is looking to improve his position.
Chandler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler wants to take a breather but Akulenko is having none of it.
Akulenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chandler is working away from the top position though.
Akulenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to control. Akulenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chandler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Akulenko is not content to let Chandler control the position.
Chandler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Akulenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akulenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler misses with a hook to the body
and Akulenko counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Chandler misses.
Chandler gets tackled into the cage by Akulenko. Akulenko maintains the clinch.
Akulenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akulenko backwards.
Akulenko tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Akulenko back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chandler.
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Akulenko controls the action.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akulenko pushes Chandler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Akulenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akulenko wants to clinch up but Chandler keeps it at a distance.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Chandler moves out of range.
Akulenko is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Chandler scores with a nice strike.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akulenko misses with a kick to the body.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
Chandler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Akulenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
Chandler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Akulenko tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chandler prevents a body shot from Akulenko.
Akulenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko manages to break the clinch.
Akulenko throws the kick towards the body but Chandler avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Akulenko.
Marcus Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler misses with a hook. Akulenko ducked under it nicely.
Chandler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akulenko tries to avoid it but Chandler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akulenko to the ground. Akulenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chandler sets himself, and Akulenko steps forward looking for the clinch! Chandler avoids it this time.
Akulenko clinches up against the cage.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akulenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chandler's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
Chandler stalling against the cage.
Chandler working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chandler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Chandler!
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