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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekhov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. КАТЮШA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tallon misses.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekhov blocks a head kick by Tallon.
Tallon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chekhov.
Tallon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chekhov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chekhov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chekhov throws a lazy right hand but Tallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tallon misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chekhov.
Tallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chekhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tallon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon misses with a kick to the body
and Chekhov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tallon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chekhov throws a body kick that misses
and Tallon moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chekhov.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Chekhov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Chekhov.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Chekhov.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Chekhov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Chekhov.
Chekhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tallon controls his hands.
Tallon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chekhov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tallon controls his hands.
Tallon lands a right hand.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chekhov.
Chekhov misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon presses Chekhov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chekhov tries to throw a body punch but Tallon avoids it by throwing Chekhov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chekhov fails to land.
Tallon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
Tallon throws a punch but it's blocked by Chekhov.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Chekhov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tallon.
Tallon throws a punch but it's blocked by Chekhov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Chekhov.
Chekhov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Tallon - that landed with a thud.
Chekhov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Chekhov - that landed with a thud.
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Chekhov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chekhov prevents a body shot from Tallon.
A nice left hand lands by Tallon.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Chekhov controls the action.
Chekhov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Chekhov controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chekhov working aggressively here.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Chekhov controls the action.
Chekhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chekhov taking a breather.
Chekhov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chekhov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Chekhov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Chekhov avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Chekhov.
Chekhov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chekhov can't find room to land a body shot as Tallon controls the action.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chekhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chekhov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chekhov misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon pulls Chekhov into guard.
Chekhov wants to control from the top but Tallon keeps moving.
Chekhov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tallon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chekhov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tallon scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekhov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tallon has time to react.
Tallon takes a swing at Chekhov's ribcage but misses.
Tallon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tallon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've been told by Tallon's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chekhov blocks a jab.
Tallon tries to land a body kick
and Tallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Sean Tallon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tallon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tallon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tallon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tallon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tallon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chekhov keeps the fight on the outside.
Chekhov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chekhov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tallon.
Tallon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chekhov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tallon digs a good body shot into Chekhov's ribs.
Tallon digs a good hook to Chekhov's body.
Tallon lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chekhov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tallon throws a solid leg kick but Chekhov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tallon.
Chekhov throws a lazy right hand but Tallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chekhov avoids a kick to the body.
Chekhov takes one to the side of the head.
Tallon slips a straight right by Chekhov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chekhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tallon.
Chekhov misses with a kick to the body.
Sean Tallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chekhov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chekhov checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tallon. That's going to slow Chekhov down.
Tallon throws a chopping leg kick but Chekhov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tallon misses with a kick to the body
and Chekhov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tallon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chekhov feints a counter leg kick.
Tallon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chekhov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chekhov 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.
Tallon lands a head shot.
Tallon looks to throw a body kick
and Chekhov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chekhov moves out of range of the body kick from Tallon.
Chekhov thinks about the counter body kick.
Tallon tries to clinch but Chekhov moves out of range.
Tallon scores with a hook to the body. Chekhov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chekhov.
Tallon scores with a head kick. Chekhov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks Chekhov off balance momentarily.
Tallon misses the body punch
and Tallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sean Tallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Tallon slips a straight right by Chekhov.
Tallon half committed to a counter leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tallon.
Chekhov slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chekhov! But no joy.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tallon tries a head kick but it misses.
Chekhov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tallon lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Chekhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon lands a jab to the head.
Chekhov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tallon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Chekhov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.
Tallon walks into a left hand.
Tallon is rocked!
Tallon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oh Tallon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chekhov flicks out a counter leg kick but Tallon steps away.
Tallon seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chekhov. Tallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tallon is looking to land body kicks.
Tallon misses with a body shot
and Chekhov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chekhov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Tallon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Tallon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chekhov can do to turn this around?
Chekhov throws a hook but Tallon blocks it.
Chekhov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tallon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chekhov. That did some damage!
Tallon rushes Chekhov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sean Tallon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chekhov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Tallon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tallon throws a punch but it's blocked by Chekhov.
Tallon lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chekhov prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Still in the clinch, Tallon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chekhov.
Chekhov throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Tallon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chekhov lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Chekhov.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Chekhov blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon tries a body shot but Chekhov blocks it.
Chekhov can't find room to land a body shot as Tallon controls the action.
Tallon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Chekhov as the two fighters clinch.
Chekhov blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Chekhov misses with some punches.
Tallon lands a right hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Chekhov controls the action.
Chekhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chekhov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tallon.
Chekhov lands a body punch.
Chekhov misses with a punch on the inside.
Chekhov lands a nice uppercut.
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chekhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chekhov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Tallon pushes Chekhov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Chekhov.
Chekhov tries to work over Tallon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chekhov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Chekhov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov is struggling to control the position.
Chekhov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chekhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tallon throws a leg kick but Chekhov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tallon moves out of range of the body kick.
Tallon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Chekhov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tallon throws a sloppy body shot
and Tallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chekhov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tallon counters with a nice leg kick.
Tallon swings widly with a right hand
and Chekhov counters with a huge left! Tallon is in big trouble! He's backing up but Chekhov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Tallon from any more damage. A dominating finish by Chekhov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Chekhov!
A very excited looking Anton Chekhov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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