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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gleb Zheglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Straken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gleb Zheglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alpha Straken!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Straken manages to avoid it.
Zheglov tries to move into range but Straken moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Straken throws a hook to the side of Zheglov's head but Zheglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Straken is just out of range.
It seemed like Straken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zheglov avoids the body shot from Straken.
Zheglov lands a nice hook to Straken's body. Straken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zheglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zheglov misses with a looping right.
Zheglov throws a body punch but Straken moves out of range.
Zheglov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Straken. Straken circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zheglov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zheglov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Straken connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Straken works the jab nicely.
Zheglov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Straken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Straken lands with an overhand left.
Straken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zheglov.
Straken's coach down at Triton MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Straken's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Zheglov throws a hook but Straken avoids it easily.
Straken doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zheglov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Straken's head.
Zheglov works Straken's body with a nice hook.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Straken is just out of range.
Zheglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Straken.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zheglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zheglov throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Straken to counter with a crisp jab.
Zheglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straken moves away.
Straken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Straken misses the jab.
Straken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zheglov misses with the combination.
Straken throws out a counter right but Zheglov avoids it with no problem.
Straken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Straken throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Straken misses with a hook.
Straken throws out a loose jab but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Straken forces Zheglov back against the cage and clinches.
Straken tries to throw a body punch but Zheglov avoids it by throwing Straken back against the cage.
Zheglov lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Straken fails to land.
Zheglov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Straken misses with some punches.
Straken blocking some punches.
Zheglov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Straken misses the jab.
Straken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Zheglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Straken throws out a counter right but Zheglov avoids it with no problem.
Straken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zheglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Straken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Straken pushes Zheglov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zheglov.
Straken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Straken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zheglov breaks the clinch.
Zheglov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Straken lands.
Zheglov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Straken back to the cage. Zheglov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Straken thuds his right hand into Zheglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zheglov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zheglov cracks a nice hook into Straken's ribs.
Straken thuds his right hand into Zheglov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Straken rushes Zheglov and presses him up against the cage.
Zheglov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Straken misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zheglov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Straken prevents a body shot from Zheglov.
Straken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zheglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zheglov lands a nice uppercut.
Zheglov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Straken or not.
Straken swings wildly with an uppercut but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zheglov has Straken pressed against the cage, preventing Straken from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zheglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Straken under the eye.
Straken slips under a jab.
Zheglov slips under a jab from Straken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Straken ducks under a wild hook from Zheglov.
Zheglov swings for the body but Straken moves out of range.
Straken moves into the clinch.
Zheglov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Gleb Zheglov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zheglov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Straken.
Zheglov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zheglov throws a hook to the side of Straken's head but Straken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Straken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Straken misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Zheglov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Straken misses with a straight left.
Zheglov throws out a loose jab but Straken uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Straken! But no joy.
Straken moves out of range as Zheglov strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Zheglov misses the target.
Zheglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Straken.
Zheglov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zheglov moves out of range as Straken strikes.
Zheglov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Straken moves away.
Straken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zheglov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Straken on the side of the head.
Gleb Zheglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Straken misses with a left hand
letting Zheglov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zheglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Straken is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zheglov.
Zheglov lands a two punch combo.
Straken moves out of range of the strikes.
Straken misses with a looping left.
Zheglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Zheglov misses.
A big left from Zheglov misses.
Zheglov slips a jab from Straken.
Straken looks to throw the jab but Zheglov is out of range.
Zheglov throwing a counter right hand but Straken manages to avoid it.
Straken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zheglov throws a body punch but Straken moves out of range.
Straken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zheglov.
Straken takes a swing at Zheglov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Zheglov. Beautiful body shot.
Zheglov misses with a body shot
and Straken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Straken looks to score with a jab to the body but Zheglov is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Straken.
Straken is looking for the big counter here.
Zheglov with a jab.
Zheglov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Straken.
Zheglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Straken.
Straken throws the left hand but Zheglov avoids the punch easily.
Straken throws out a loose jab but Zheglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Straken loads up on a big right hand but Zheglov slips the punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Straken misses with a left hand
and Zheglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zheglov missing with a left hand there. Straken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Zheglov misses.
Straken now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alpha Straken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straken swings for the body but Zheglov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zheglov.
Zheglov looks to land a right hand but Straken moved out of range.
Straken lands a head shot.
Straken avoids the body shot from Zheglov.
Straken throws an off balance right hand
and Zheglov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zheglov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Straken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Straken is looking to clinch.
Zheglov misses with a body shot.
Zheglov misses with a left hand
and Straken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Straken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zheglov.
Straken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zheglov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Straken.
Zheglov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Straken throws the left hand but Zheglov avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zheglov throws a jab when Straken was well out of range.
Straken looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zheglov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Straken rushes Zheglov and presses him up against the cage.
Gleb Zheglov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zheglov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Straken.
Straken is breathing heavily.
Zheglov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zheglov misses with a body shot.
Zheglov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Zheglov.
Zheglov throws out a loose jab but Straken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zheglov throws a shot to the body.
Straken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zheglov.
Zheglov misses with a hook.
Straken looks to clinch
and Zheglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zheglov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gleb Zheglov 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!
Straken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Straken lands with an overhand left.
Zheglov loads up on a big right hand but Straken slips the punch.
Zheglov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zheglov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Straken misses with a hook. Zheglov ducked under it nicely.
Straken tries to close the distance and clinch but Zheglov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Zheglov. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Straken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Straken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Straken misses with a hook.
A jab from Zheglov does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Straken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zheglov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Zheglov misses.
Straken lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Straken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Straken misses with an uppercut
and Zheglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zheglov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Straken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zheglov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Straken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zheglov.
Zheglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Straken counters with a nice uppercut.
Straken tests Zheglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zheglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Zheglov ducks under a wild hook from Straken.
A decent looking cross lands there for Straken.
Straken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zheglov moves away.
It looked like Zheglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Straken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Straken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Straken throws a looping overhand right but Zheglov ducks down to avoid it.
Straken looks to land a left hand but Zheglov moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Zheglov.
Straken swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Straken scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straken misses with a hook.
Straken misses with an uppercut
and Zheglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zheglov catches Straken with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Straken moves out of range of the strikes.
Zheglov drops Straken with a beautiful combination! Straken stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zheglov is looking for the KO!
Straken is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Zheglov.
Straken is still on wobbly legs! Can Zheglov finish him?
Straken drops his hands momentarily. Zheglov doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Straken staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Straken doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gleb Zheglov!
A victorious Gleb Zheglov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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