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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grister Charnstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Spears will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grister Charnstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Spears!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charnstrom looks to land a right hand but Spears moved out of range.
Spears wants to clinch up but Charnstrom keeps it at a distance.
Charnstrom throws a hook but Spears blocks it.
Spears fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Spears.
It looked like Charnstrom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spears drives through and clinches with Charnstrom against the cage.
Spears misses with a knee strike.
Charnstrom tries a knee to the head but Spears blocks it.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but Charnstrom blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charnstrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spears is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Charnstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Spears avoids the damage to the body.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charnstrom.
Spears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spears fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charnstrom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spears up against the cage.
Charnstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charnstrom feints a jab promting Spears to slip. Charnstrom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spears slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Charnstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charnstrom looks to land a left hand but Spears moved out of range nicely.
Charnstrom throws the left hand but Spears avoids the punch easily.
Spears changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grister Charnstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves away
and Charnstrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charnstrom is looking to score with low kicks.
Charnstrom thuds a left hand into Spears's body.
Charnstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Charnstrom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spears tries to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Charnstrom misses the target.
Charnstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charnstrom connects with a right hand. Spears shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears closes the distance looking to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Charnstrom throws a jab when Spears was well out of range.
Charnstrom moves out of range as Spears strikes.
Jab by Charnstrom.
Charnstrom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Spears just misses with a punch to the body.
Charnstrom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spears momentarily.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spears is looking to clinch.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spears doesn't manage to clinch there - Charnstrom circles away.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charnstrom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spears uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charnstrom.
Spears wants to counter with a clinch but Charnstrom pushes him away.
Spears dodges the punch combination from Charnstrom.
Spears tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charnstrom is looking to counter punch.
Charnstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Spears shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Charnstrom counter with a right hand.
Spears walks into a left hand.
Charnstrom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charnstrom swinging wildly here.
Spears tries to clinch there but Charnstrom circles away.
Spears takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charnstrom loads up on a big right hand but Spears slips the punch.
Spears wants to clinch up but Charnstrom keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Charnstrom misses its target.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charnstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charnstrom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the liver by Charnstrom. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Charnstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charnstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charnstrom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spears tries to clinch there but Charnstrom circles away.
Spears shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Charnstrom sprawls well. Charnstrom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spears gets slowly back to his feet.
Grister Charnstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Spears.
Spears looks winded!
Charnstrom lands a leg kick that knocks Spears off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grister Charnstrom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spears connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves away
and Charnstrom counters with a head kick. That will keep Spears thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Charnstrom has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Charnstrom.
Charnstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charnstrom.
Spears steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charnstrom.
Spears moves into the clinch successfully.
Spears misses with a knee to the head.
Spears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spears breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charnstrom throws a leg kick but Spears sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Spears tries to counter it with a takedown but Charnstrom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Charnstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grister Charnstrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charnstrom throws a wild body kick that Spears sees coming a mile off.
Spears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charnstrom.
Charnstrom throws a right and a left that Spears avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charnstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Spears's shoulder, as Spears tries to avoid the shot.
Spears darts in trying to clinch
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charnstrom lands with an uppercut that bounces Spears off the cage and back into range.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch but Charnstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charnstrom misses with an uppercut. Spears saw that one coming.
And Spears tries to counter it with a takedown but Charnstrom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spears is looking to clinch but Charnstrom is avoiding it.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves away
letting Charnstrom counter with a right hand.
Spears rushes Charnstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charnstrom lands a knee to the body.
Spears looking to throw knees to the head but Charnstrom is blocking nicely.
Spears is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears misses with a knee to the head.
Charnstrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charnstrom.
Spears is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charnstrom is defending well for now.
Spears misses with a knee strike.
Spears tries a knee to the head but Charnstrom blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charnstrom has Spears pressed against the cage.
Spears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charnstrom stalling.
Spears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charnstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Charnstrom stalling.
Spears being controlled against the cage.
Charnstrom seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Spears is looking to control Charnstrom's arms but Charnstrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spears has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charnstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Spears trying to control the position but instead, Charnstrom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spears into the cage.
Spears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charnstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Spears is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charnstrom is keeping busy.
Charnstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spears can do to turn this around?
Spears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charnstrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spears.
Spears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spears avoiding damage as Charnstrom throws knees to the body.
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.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but Charnstrom blocks with his arms.
Spears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charnstrom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Charnstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charnstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charnstrom has Spears pushed against the cage.
Denzel Spears seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charnstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spears fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charnstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Spears's shoulder, as Spears tries to avoid the shot.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charnstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Charnstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grister Charnstrom dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Charnstrom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spears is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charnstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spears.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spears wants to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Spears tries to clinch up
and Charnstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spears tries to move into range but Charnstrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charnstrom throws a low kick but Spears moves out of range easily.
Spears avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears darts in trying to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Spears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charnstrom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spears on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charnstrom cracks a nice hook into Spears's ribs.
Spears drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charnstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spears avoids the head kick by Charnstrom.
Charnstrom throws the left hand but Spears avoids the punch easily.
Spears moves into the clinch.
Spears being controlled against the cage.
Spears using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charnstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Charnstrom.
Spears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charnstrom looks to land a right hand but Spears moved out of range.
Grister Charnstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charnstrom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spears back to the cage. Charnstrom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charnstrom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charnstrom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spears wants to clinch but Charnstrom slips to the side
and Charnstrom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Denzel Spears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spears tries to clinch up
and Charnstrom counters with a two punch combo.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charnstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charnstrom throws a jab when Spears was well out of range.
Charnstrom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spears defending well as Charnstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Spears staying out of range there.
Spears fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spears stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charnstrom.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves out of range.
Charnstrom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charnstrom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spears slips under a jab from Charnstrom.
Spears is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charnstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Spears. Spears gets slowly back to his feet.
Charnstrom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spears shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charnstrom misses with a straight right.
Spears feints the counter takedown.
Charnstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
Spears has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Charnstrom pushes him off.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Charnstrom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom is having none of it.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charnstrom cracks a nice hook into Spears's ribs.
Charnstrom scores with a body shot.
Spears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charnstrom.
Charnstrom misses the shot to the body.
Spears throws a poor cross that misses
and Charnstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spears has Charnstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charnstrom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charnstrom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spears up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spears throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grister Charnstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charnstrom, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grister Charnstrom!
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