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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zharkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andrei Zharkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Still!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Still sprawls well initially but Zharkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zharkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Still.
Zharkov stopping the sweep attempt from Still.
Still is trying to control the position but Zharkov postures up.
Zharkov wants to control from the top but Still keeps moving.
Still is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zharkov defends well.
Zharkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Still controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still keeping full guard, as Zharkov tries to pass.
Zharkov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov throwing strikes from guard but Still blocks nicely.
Still looking for a guillotine here but Zharkov defends easily.
Still wants to sweep here but Zharkov controlling him for the moment.
Still has Zharkov pulled in close to control his posture.
Zharkov looking to pass the guard.
Still utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zharkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Zharkov passes into half guard.
Still gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zharkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Still keeping moving, preventing Zharkov from controlling successfully.
Zharkov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Still looking for a sweep. Not yet Still, not yet.
Still is still trying to improve position.
Still is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zharkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Still has wrist control.
Still can't keep his opponent in guard - Zharkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zharkov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still is not content to let Zharkov control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov passes to full mount!
Still working to try and regain half guard.
Zharkov working Still over with strikes here.
Still is wriggling around trying to escape.
Still manages to control the position for a moment.
Still can't escape the position.
Zharkov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Still hang on?
Zharkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Still is looking to escape.
Zharkov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Still is squirming around, avoiding Zharkov's attempts to control the action.
Zharkov landing strikes from the mount and Still is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still tries to reverse the position but Zharkov maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still regains half guard.
Zharkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Still with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Zharkov there.
Zharkov is keen to just control but Still is a slippery customer.
Zharkov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still trying to control here.
Zharkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zharkov throwing shots but Still is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Zharkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zharkov digs a good hook to Still's body.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut. Still saw that one coming.
Still throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zharkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Still on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zharkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Still circles away.
Nice body punch from Zharkov.
Zharkov throws an overhand right that lands on Still's shoulder, as Still tries to avoid the shot.
Still has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Still connects with a looping right hand.
Zharkov misses with an uppercut.
Zharkov missing with a left hand there. Still was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zharkov takes a swing at Still's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Still. Zharkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Zharkov misses the target.
Zharkov throws a body punch but Still moves out of range.
A big left from Zharkov misses.
A nice side step and Still releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Still scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zharkov doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zharkov. Still does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still looks to throw the jab but Zharkov is out of range.
Dre Still is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Still jabs at Zharkov's body.
Still misses with a straight right.
Zharkov looks to land a combination but Still avoids it well.
Still slips under a jab.
Still swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Still scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Still throws a looping overhand right but Zharkov ducks down to avoid it.
Andrei Zharkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Still connects with a body shot.
Still slips under a jab.
Zharkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Still throws out the jab.
Zharkov cracks a nice hook into Still's ribs.
Zharkov throws a solid leg kick but Still takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zharkov.
Still throws a hook but Zharkov avoids it easily.
Zharkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zharkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zharkov misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zharkov connects with a body shot.
Zharkov walks into a stiff left hand from Still.
Still lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Still misses the jab.
Still tries a low kick but Zharkov avoids it.
Zharkov misses with a body shot.
Zharkov looks to throw the jab but Still is out of range.
Still keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zharkov.
Zharkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Still can do to turn this around?
Zharkov shoots for a takedown but Still saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zharkov. Still does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zharkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Still cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Zharkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Still swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Still throws a looping overhand right but Zharkov ducks down to avoid it.
Zharkov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Still is out of range and Zharkov settles back down.
That kick from Still tenderised Zharkov's leg. Zharkov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zharkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Still.
Still walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zharkov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zharkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zharkov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Still to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Still.
Zharkov takes a swing at Still's ribcage but misses.
Zharkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zharkov swings for the body but Still moves out of range.
Zharkov misses with a straight right.
Still looks to land a right hand but Zharkov moved out of range.
Zharkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov throws a leg kick but Still sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zharkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Still is looking to chop away at Zharkov's legs.
A shot to the liver by Still. Beautiful body shot.
Zharkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zharkov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zharkov ducks under a wild hook from Still.
Zharkov throws a leg kick but Still moved away.
Zharkov throws a combination that misses
and Still counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zharkov ducks under a wild hook from Still.
Zharkov tries for a takedown but Still sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Still throws out a counter right but Zharkov avoids it with no problem.
Zharkov connects with a looping right hand.
Still uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zharkov.
Still fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zharkov checks it well.
Still throws an overhand right that lands on Zharkov's shoulder, as Zharkov tries to avoid the shot.
Zharkov is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dre Still will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Still looks to land a right hand but Zharkov moved out of range.
Still keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zharkov throws a hook to the side of Still's head but Still sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Still tries to clinch up
and Zharkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zharkov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Still sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zharkov misses with a shot to the body
letting Still counter with a right hand.
Zharkov throws a chopping leg kick but Still manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Still throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zharkov is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zharkov lands a jab to the head.
Zharkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zharkov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Still swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Still misses with a body shot
and Zharkov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zharkov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zharkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Still.
Zharkov is looking to counter punch.
Zharkov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Still misses with a wild body shot.
Zharkov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Still stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zharkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Still, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Zharkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zharkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Still fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zharkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zharkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Still looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zharkov scores with a hook to the body. Still takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zharkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zharkov showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still is looking for a sweep. Zharkov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zharkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zharkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Still is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Still.
Still has momentary wrist control but Zharkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Andrei Zharkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zharkov stands up over Still, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Still is pulling down on Zharkov's head. It's preventing any offense from Zharkov, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Still trying to control the position.
Still has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zharkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Still is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zharkov is not content to let Still control the position.
Zharkov wants to get back to full guard.
Still seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zharkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zharkov tries to roll over but Still keeps him under control.
Zharkov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zharkov trying to control here.
Still takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Still prevents Zharkov from improving his position.
Still not doing much here.
Zharkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Still is working away from the top position though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrei Zharkov.
I think Zharkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Zharkov!
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