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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caspar Creel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caspar Creel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Zharkov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creel keeps the fight on the outside.
Creel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zharkov misses with a head kick.
Creel looks to land a combination but Zharkov avoids it well.
Zharkov wants to counter with a clinch but Creel pushes him away.
Zharkov is looking to clinch but Creel is avoiding it.
Zharkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zharkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zharkov tries to clinch there but Creel circles away.
Creel feints and as Zharkov raises his hands in defense, Creel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zharkov is working an open guard so Creel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ivan Zharkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zharkov clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zharkov.
A knee to the head by Zharkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zharkov misses with a punch to the body.
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zharkov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Caspar Creel has been cut.
Creel blocks a head kick by Zharkov.
Creel tries to keep at a distance but Zharkov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zharkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Creel blocks an elbow strike.
Zharkov lands a knee to the body.
Creel blocks the elbow strike.
Our sources have told us that Creel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Creel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zharkov scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zharkov obliges.
Zharkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Creel blocks it with crossed arms.
Zharkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Creel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zharkov connects with a knee to the head.
Zharkov looking to throw knees to the head but Creel is blocking nicely.
Zharkov landing knees to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zharkov throws an elbow but misses.
Creel successfully pulls guard.
Creel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zharkov stands up and waves to Creel to follow him.
Zharkov has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zharkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zharkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zharkov scores with a push kick.
Zharkov is looking to clinch.
Zharkov thumps Creel with a low kick.
Zharkov dodges the punch combination from Creel.
Zharkov closes the distance and pushes Creel back into the cage.
Creel tries for a takedown but Zharkov manages to get underhooks.
Zharkov connects with a knee to the head.
Zharkov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov breaks the clinch.
Zharkov moves in looking to clinch but Creel pushes him off.
Zharkov moves in looking to clinch but Creel pushes him off.
Creel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zharkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Creel.
Zharkov clinches up against the cage.
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zharkov is looking to clinch.
Zharkov is looking to slow Creel down with leg kicks.
Zharkov throws a lazy head kick
and Creel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zharkov thinking.
Zharkov closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zharkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caspar Creel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zharkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zharkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zharkov is looking to clinch.
Creel throws a shot from downtown. Zharkov moves away and avoids it.
Creel gets tackled into the cage by Zharkov. Zharkov maintains the clinch.
Creel is stalling here.
Creel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Creel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zharkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zharkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Creel blocks an elbow strike.
Ivan Zharkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Creel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zharkov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Creel is trying to drag Zharkov to the mat but Zharkov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Creel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zharkov.
Creel blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Zharkov.
Zharkov landing knees to the head.
Zharkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zharkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zharkov lands an elbow inside that Creel shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Creel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zharkov tries a knee to the head but Creel blocks it.
Zharkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zharkov scores with a knee to the head.
Zharkov stops a takedown attempt from Creel.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caspar Creel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zharkov tries to clinch but Creel is having none of it.
Zharkov scores with a head kick.
Ivan Zharkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zharkov is looking to clinch but Creel is avoiding it.
A quick step to the side and Creel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zharkov throws a sloppy head kick
and Creel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zharkov tries to clinch up but Creel circles away and keeps his distance.
Caspar Creel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zharkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Creel circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zharkov tries to clinch but Creel moves out of range.
Creel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zharkov.
Zharkov throws a head kick that misses
letting Creel counter with a right hand.
Zharkov scores with a head kick. Creel tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Creel shoots for a takedown but Zharkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zharkov has managed to clinch.
Zharkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zharkov throws an elbow that misses.
Zharkov gets underhooks to prevent Creel's takedown attempt.
Zharkov gets underhooks to prevent Creel's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zharkov.
Creel has Zharkov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zharkov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Creel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creel is trying to pull guard but Zharkov has him pressed against the cage.
Creel tries to pull guard but Zharkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Creel drops back down to his feet.
Zharkov breaks the clinch.
Zharkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zharkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zharkov lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zharkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Creel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zharkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caspar Creel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zharkov pushes Creel up against the cage in a clinch.
Zharkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Creel tries to pull guard but Zharkov won't allow it.
Zharkov breaks from the clinch.
Zharkov tries to clinch there but Creel circles away.
Zharkov tries to clinch up but Creel circles away and keeps his distance.
Zharkov throws a nice head kick!
Creel dodges the punch combination from Zharkov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zharkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Creel shoots in for a takedown but Zharkov shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zharkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zharkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zharkov has Creel up against the cage in a clinch.
Creel blocks the elbow strike.
Zharkov tries to throw a body punch but Creel avoids it by throwing Zharkov back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zharkov obliges.
Zharkov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Creel avoiding damage as Zharkov throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zharkov moves in looking to clinch but Creel pushes him off.
Zharkov drives through and clinches with Creel against the cage.
Creel decides to pull guard.
Creel 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.
Zharkov wants to stand but Creel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zharkov preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov gets to his feet. Creel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zharkov tries to clinch but Creel is having none of it.
Zharkov moves into the clinch successfully.
Zharkov breaks from the clinch.
Creel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zharkov's waist but Zharkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creel off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caspar Creel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zharkov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zharkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zharkov throws a nice head kick!
Creel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zharkov.
Creel shoots for a takedown but Zharkov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zharkov lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zharkov is fending him off so far but Creel persists. Nope, Zharkov circles away and we're back to standing.
Zharkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Creel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Creel keeps the fight on the outside.
Zharkov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Creel counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zharkov tries to clinch but Creel is having none of it.
Zharkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zharkov tries to clinch but Creel is having none of it.
Creel is looking for a counter combo.
Zharkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Creel shoots in for a double leg but Zharkov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zharkov throws a leg kick
and Creel counters by clinching up.
Zharkov missing with knees to the body.
Caspar Creel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Zharkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zharkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zharkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Zharkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zharkov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Zharkov!
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