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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Romanoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Charleston is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artyom Romanoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Charleston!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Romanoff misses.
Charleston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Romanoff misses.
Charleston unleashes a big counter combination but Romanoff bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Romanoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charleston moves into the clinch successfully.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Romanoff blocks with his arms.
Charleston jumps guard but Romanoff turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but Romanoff blocks it.
Charleston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charleston misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romanoff fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charleston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanoff.
Charleston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romanoff's waist but Romanoff gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Charleston off to one side.
Artyom Romanoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Charleston.
Charleston avoids the head kick by Romanoff.
Romanoff connects with a crisp jab.
Charleston has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Charleston - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Charleston.
Charleston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romanoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charleston lands a nice looking body kick.
Romanoff throws a hook but Charleston blocks it.
Charleston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Charleston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanoff misses with a straight right.
Romanoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charleston moves away.
A slow jab from Romanoff misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Charleston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Romanoff throws a sloppy head kick and Charleston moves out of range easily.
Romanoff throws a hook but Charleston avoids it easily.
Romanoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charleston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charleston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Artyom Romanoff has been cut.
Charleston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Romanoff's defenses.
Romanoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romanoff tries to keep at a distance but Charleston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charleston tries to land knees in the clinch but Romanoff avoids the damage to the body.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Charleston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charleston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Romanoff.
Charleston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Romanoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romanoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charleston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charleston throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charleston moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Romanoff.
Charleston drives through with a takedown into Romanoff's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Charleston wants to pass the guard but Romanoff is keeping the position.
Charleston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Romanoff is breathing heavily.
Charleston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Romanoff's head.
Charleston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Charleston connects with a couple of short punches.
Charleston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charleston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charleston throwing strikes but missing.
Charleston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston throwing strikes but missing.
Charleston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Charleston darts in and clinches Romanoff up against the cage.
Charleston connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Charleston scores with a knee to the head.
Charleston lands a knee to the head.
Charleston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charleston misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artyom Romanoff's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charleston clinches up with Romanoff and pushes him back against the cage.
Charleston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romanoff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charleston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romanoff avoiding damage as Charleston throws knees to the body.
Charleston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Romanoff manages to break the clinch.
Charleston clinches up with Romanoff and pushes him back against the cage.
Romanoff takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanoff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanoff is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Charleston lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charleston takes the fight into the clinch.
Romanoff breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charleston pushes Romanoff up against the cage in a clinch.
Charleston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charleston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanoff throws a lazy right hand but Charleston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Charleston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Romanoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanoff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Romanoff. No joy for Charleston on that attempt.
Charleston avoids the head kick by Romanoff.
Romanoff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Charleston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Romanoff throws a series of punches but Charleston moves out of range.
Charleston rushes Romanoff and presses him up against the cage.
Charleston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charleston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charleston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charleston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Artyom Romanoff's cut is getting worse.
Charleston closes the distance and clinches up with Romanoff, looking for a takedown. Charleston pushes Romanoff against the cage but Romanoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Artyom Romanoff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charleston defending well as Romanoff loads up on a big left hand.
Romanoff scores with a head kick. Charleston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Charleston closes the distance and pushes Romanoff back into the cage.
Charleston gets control of Romanoff's arms and successfully pulls guard. Charleston will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Charleston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charleston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanoff is controlling him.
Romanoff would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Charleston is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Romanoff presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charleston avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston drives through and clinches with Romanoff against the cage.
Romanoff takes an elbow to the temple.
Romanoff blocks an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Charleston.
Charleston crunches a lovely knee into Romanoff's ribcage.
Charleston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charleston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Charleston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Charleston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanoff.
Charleston pushes Romanoff off and scrambles back to his feet.
Charleston moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charleston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charleston tries to land a knee to the head but Romanoff blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charleston.
Charleston slowing the pace effectively.
Romanoff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charleston misses with a knee to the head.
Charleston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanoff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charleston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charleston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanoff, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charleston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charleston landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Charleston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Artyom Romanoff'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. This is the final round!
Charleston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Charleston stays in close to Romanoff's body and controls the position.
James Charleston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Charleston advances position into side control!
Charleston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Charleston decides to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charleston pushes Romanoff up against the cage in a clinch.
Charleston manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanoff tries to stand but Charleston is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charleston wants to get back to his feet but Romanoff is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Romanoff showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Charleston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romanoff.
Romanoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Charleston has a closed guard, preventing Romanoff from standing up.
Romanoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Charleston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Romanoff with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Charleston.
Romanoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charleston.
Romanoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romanoff throws a lazy head kick
and Charleston counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romanoff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Charleston throws a nice head kick!
Charleston forces Romanoff back against the cage and clinches.
Charleston with a knee to the head.
Charleston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charleston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charleston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charleston misses with a knee strike.
Charleston lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charleston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charleston connects with a knee to the head.
Charleston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Charleston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Charleston.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
Charleston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanoff looks to land a right hand but Charleston moved out of range.
Charleston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Charleston tries to pull guard but Romanoff holds him up against the cage and eventually Charleston drops back down to his feet.
Artyom Romanoff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Charleston.
Charleston pushes off an throws an elbow but Romanoff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charleston dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Romanoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanoff misses with the combination.
Charleston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charleston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charleston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charleston moves out of range as Romanoff strikes.
Artyom Romanoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanoff misses the jab.
Charleston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romanoff, pushing him back against the cage.
James Charleston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Charleston breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Charleston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Charleston 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Charleston!
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energy
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