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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlaimir Cuschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin St Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuschenko comes to the cage accompanied by T.A.T.U - Prostye Dvizhen'ya. St Christopher has chosen Burn Out by Beat Drop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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178 cm
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlaimir Cuschenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calvin St Christopher!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuschenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Christopher as he jumps to the side.
Cuschenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from St Christopher.
St Christopher doesn't manage to clinch there - Cuschenko circles away.
A big left from Cuschenko misses.
Nice sprawl there from St Christopher as Cuschenko shoots in.
Cuschenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cuschenko misses with a takedown attempt - St Christopher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlaimir Cuschenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuschenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Christopher.
St Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuschenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cuschenko lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Christopher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cuschenko postures up in St Christopher's guard and throws a big left but St Christopher blocks it.
Cuschenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cuschenko tries to free his leg and advance position but St Christopher is retaining full guard.
St Christopher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Christopher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
St Christopher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cuschenko is one step ahead there.
St Christopher is controlling Cuschenko's posture.
Cuschenko looking to sit in guard and control but St Christopher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cuschenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Christopher avoids the head kick by Cuschenko.
Cuschenko throws a combination that misses
and St Christopher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cuschenko gets a takedown into half guard.
St Christopher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher wants to improve his position but Cuschenko is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Christopher is positioning himself well to prevent Cuschenko advancing to mount.
St Christopher tries to roll over but Cuschenko keeps him under control.
Cuschenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Cuschenko.
Cuschenko is working for a kimura but St Christopher is defending it quite comfortably.
St Christopher moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko stopping the sweep attempt from St Christopher.
Cuschenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cuschenko pushing down on St Christopher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuschenko blocks the strikes from St Christopher.
St Christopher is looking to improve his position.
St Christopher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
St Christopher trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Christopher tries to get to full guard but Cuschenko has control of the leg.
Cuschenko wants to take a breather but St Christopher is having none of it.
Cuschenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Christopher throws a right hand that Cuschenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuschenko also avoids with ease.
Cuschenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. St Christopher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Christopher is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cuschenko connects with a decent elbow.
Cuschenko is trying to ground and pound but St Christopher uses the momentary lack of control by Cuschenko to regain half guard.
St Christopher is refusing to be controlled, as Cuschenko sits in half guard.
St Christopher wants to improve his position but Cuschenko is controlling well.
St Christopher gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlaimir Cuschenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cuschenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Cuschenko rushes St Christopher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Christopher digs a right hand into Cuschenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cuschenko's gas tank.
Cuschenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Christopher tries to clinch up but Cuschenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Cuschenko clinches.
St Christopher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuschenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuschenko tries for a takedown but St Christopher manages to get underhooks.
Cuschenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Christopher tries to clinch up but Cuschenko circles away and keeps his distance.
St Christopher throws a body punch but Cuschenko moves out of range.
St Christopher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cuschenko taking a breather.
St Christopher works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
St Christopher looking to sit in guard and control but Cuschenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Christopher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cuschenko is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Christopher striking off his back.
St Christopher wants to sweep but no luck.
Cuschenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cuschenko landing with the ground and pound.
Cuschenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cuschenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cuschenko preventing the sweep.
St Christopher has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cuschenko has passed into side control.
Cuschenko is putting a hurting on St Christopher here, landing some big shots from side control.
St Christopher trying to control but Cuschenko flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko throwing damaging strikes from the back! St Christopher could be in trouble here!
Cuschenko lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cuschenko.
St Christopher breaks Cuschenko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St Christopher is breathing heavily.
Cuschenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Christopher manages to get himself to full guard.
Cuschenko trying to control but St Christopher is working from the bottom.
St Christopher is trying to keep Cuschenko in close.
St Christopher trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cuschenko is in close to St Christopher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cuschenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Christopher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cuschenko trying to control but St Christopher is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Christopher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cuschenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but St Christopher keeps moving.
St Christopher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cuschenko trying to control the position from guard on top but St Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cuschenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cuschenko wants to pass the guard but St Christopher is keeping the position.
St Christopher thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cuschenko won't allow St Christopher to sweep him here.
Cuschenko trying to control the position from guard on top but St Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good shot there by St Christopher.
Cuschenko fails with a takedown attempt.
St Christopher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cuschenko counters with a nice double leg into side control. St Christopher won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on St Christopher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cuschenko landing a few strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Christopher tries to bench press Cuschenko off him but Cuschenko keeps the position.
St Christopher manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cuschenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlaimir Cuschenko dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
St Christopher throws a good cross that connects.
St Christopher tries to clinch but Cuschenko is having none of it.
Cuschenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Christopher manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Christopher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Christopher misses the shot to the body.
St Christopher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from St Christopher as Cuschenko shoots in.
St Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cuschenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Christopher swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuschenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vlaimir Cuschenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Christopher throws a hook to the side of Cuschenko's head but Cuschenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuschenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuschenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cuschenko lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Christopher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cuschenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cuschenko cracks St Christopher with a solid left hand.
Cuschenko stopping the sweep attempt from St Christopher.
Cuschenko trying to control the position from guard on top but St Christopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Christopher trying to strike off his back.
St Christopher keeping full guard, as Cuschenko tries to pass.
St Christopher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cuschenko wants to pass the guard but St Christopher is keeping the position.
Cuschenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cuschenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Christopher.
Cuschenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Christopher works over Cuschenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Cuschenko throws a body punch but St Christopher moves out of range.
Cuschenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Christopher throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
St Christopher is looking for a sweep.
Cuschenko is trying to get an arm triangle but St Christopher is defending well.
St Christopher is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko trying to control the position but St Christopher is working away.
St Christopher tries to bench press Cuschenko off him but Cuschenko keeps the position.
St Christopher is trying to control Cuschenko's posture but Cuschenko avoids it.
St Christopher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuschenko throws a chopping leg kick but St Christopher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cuschenko motions for St Christopher to come forward. Cuschenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Christopher throws a sloppy body shot
and Cuschenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St Christopher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuschenko was well out of range. Poor timing from St Christopher.
St Christopher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calvin St Christopher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlaimir Cuschenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cuschenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Christopher.
St Christopher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuschenko was well out of range. Poor timing from St Christopher.
Cuschenko shoots in and bounces St Christopher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but St Christopher keeps moving.
St Christopher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Christopher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cuschenko?
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlaimir Cuschenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cuschenko, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlaimir Cuschenko!
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energy
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