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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Cheberyachko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheberyachko comes to the cage accompanied by Percival - Sargon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artyom Cheberyachko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby scores with a spinning back kick!
Cheberyachko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirby can pounce on him.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
Cheberyachko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cheberyachko swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cheberyachko checks a leg kick.
It looked like Cheberyachko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cheberyachko lands with an overhand left.
Cheberyachko misses with a double jab
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Kirby lands but Cheberyachko takes it in his stride.
It looks like Artyom Cheberyachko has been cut.
Kirby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheberyachko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cheberyachko lands with a good body shot.
Cheberyachko misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a nice leg kick.
Kirby scores with a head kick.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Cheberyachko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Cheberyachko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a kick to the body.
Kirby keeps Cheberyachko at a distance using the push kick.
Cheberyachko throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cheberyachko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheberyachko checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Cheberyachko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kirby scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cheberyachko lands a right hook to the body.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot.
Kirby cracks the inside of Cheberyachko's front leg.
Kirby thuds his shin into the meat of Cheberyachko's side.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Cheberyachko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kirby counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cheberyachko swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheberyachko swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cheberyachko misses the target.
Artyom Cheberyachko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild body shot.
Cheberyachko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirby.
Kirby keeps Cheberyachko at a distance using the push kick.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Kirby feints and then cracks Cheberyachko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheberyachko moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKirby.
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheberyachko misses with a right hand
and Kirby counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Cheberyachko misses
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheberyachko's knee momentarily.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Cheberyachko scores with a nice strike.
Kirby feints and then cracks Cheberyachko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko throws an overhand right that lands on Kirby's shoulder, as Kirby tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheberyachko connects with a body shot.
Kirby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cheberyachko throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cheberyachko is out of range and Kirby settles back down.
Cheberyachko throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko tries to bum rush Kirby with a series of wild strikes but Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cheberyachko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cheberyachko throws a jab when Kirby was well out of range.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheberyachko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut there from Cheberyachko.
Kirby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kirby. Cheberyachko shrugs it off though.
Cheberyachko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cheberyachko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cheberyachko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirby tries to score with a low kick but Cheberyachko moves his leg out of the way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheberyachko misses the jab.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cheberyachko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirby throws a big counter head kick but Cheberyachko avoids it with no problem.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheberyachko blocks the leg kick.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby throws a low kick, looking for Cheberyachko's leg but Cheberyachko calmly moves out of range.
Kirby tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheberyachko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot.
Cheberyachko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cheberyachko throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirby scores with a head kick. Cheberyachko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheberyachko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A telegraphed right hand from Cheberyachko misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Cheberyachko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artyom Cheberyachko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheberyachko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby throws a fast counter high kick but Cheberyachko manages to duck under it in time.
Cheberyachko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kirby throws a head kick that Cheberyachko semi-blocks.
Cheberyachko is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Oh Cheberyachko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirby throws a nice head kick!
Cheberyachko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheberyachko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheberyachko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirby moves out of range as Cheberyachko strikes.
Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Cheberyachko misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheberyachko misses the jab.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cheberyachko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cheberyachko seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirby, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cheberyachko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cheberyachko throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Cheberyachko misses with a hook.
Kirby walks into a stiff left hand from Cheberyachko.
Kirby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cheberyachko takes a step back to recover.
Jake Kirby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheberyachko swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheberyachko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby throws a head kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range.
Kirby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by Kirby.
Cheberyachko 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.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Cheberyachko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kirby moves away from the strike by Cheberyachko.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheberyachko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cheberyachko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kirby throws a front kick that sends Cheberyachko stumbling back into the cage.
Cheberyachko misses with a hook. Kirby ducked under it nicely.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheberyachko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirby counters with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirby, right into the meat.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby keeps Cheberyachko at a distance using the push kick.
Some wild striking there from Cheberyachko.
A big right from Cheberyachko misses.
Cheberyachko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheberyachko misses with a left hand
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Cheberyachko 's knee.
Cheberyachko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cheberyachko misses.
Kirby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheberyachko.
Kirby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirby thumps Cheberyachko with a low kick.
Cheberyachko with a hook.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Cheberyachko 's knee.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheberyachko's sensitive parts.
Cheberyachko missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheberyachko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kirby.
Cheberyachko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kirby connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheberyachko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kirby.
Kirby throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kirby 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.
Cheberyachko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kirby. Kirby obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheberyachko misses with a looping right.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. Cheberyachko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kirby goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirby bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A head kick misses from Kirby.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheberyachko misses with a wild combination.
Kirby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cheberyachko checks it well.
Cheberyachko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Kirby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artyom Cheberyachko'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!
Kirby throws a head kick but Cheberyachko moves out of range.
Cheberyachko cracks Kirby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cheberyachko misses with a body shot
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
Cheberyachko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a solid body kick.
Cheberyachko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kirby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cheberyachko throws a right hand that misses
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheberyachko's knee momentarily.
Kirby thumps Cheberyachko with a low kick.
Cheberyachko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cheberyachko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Cheberyachko 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cheberyachko throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheberyachko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheberyachko misses the jab.
Cheberyachko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirby throws a head kick that misses.
Cheberyachko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cheberyachko misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheberyachko takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Cheberyachko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Cheberyachko was not able to check.
Kirby lands a head kick!
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby lands a nice looking body kick.
Cheberyachko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kirby.
Cheberyachko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cheberyachko.
Artyom Cheberyachko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirby.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheberyachko. That did some damage!
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheberyachko moves out of range as Kirby throws a body kick.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Cheberyachko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cheberyachko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Cheberyachko misses with a shot to the body
and Kirby counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kirby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Cheberyachko swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Cheberyachko down.
Cheberyachko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kirbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cheberyachko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A leg kick checked by Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Cheberyachko.
Kirby tries a quick counter leg kick but Cheberyachko is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cheberyachko. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheberyachko.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cheberyachko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kirby - the referee stops the clock and Cheberyachko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kirby. Cheberyachko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cheberyachko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cheberyachko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirby has time to react.
Cheberyachko throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Good work by Cheberyachko as he checks the leg kick.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheberyachko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cheberyachko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cheberyachko misses with a double jab.
Kirby connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheberyachko throws a lazy uppercut
and Kirby counters with a head kick.
Cheberyachko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kirby can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Cheberyachko blocks the leg kick.
Cheberyachko throws a body punch but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheberyachko.
Cheberyachko misses with a body punch
and Kirby counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cheberyachko's knee momentarily.
Kirby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cheberyachko throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kirby.
Kirby lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Cheberyachko misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirby.
Sloppy strikes from Cheberyachko. Those never looked like landing.
Cheberyachko misses with a right hand
and Kirby counters with an inside leg kick.
Jake Kirby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kirby throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Kirby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Kirby!
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