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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Chernishev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Truffaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernishev comes to the cage accompanied by MC Hovanskiy - Father in the building. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Chernishev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michel Truffaut!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernishev throws out a loose jab but Truffaut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sergey Chernishev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chernishev looks to score with a jab to the body but Truffaut is just out of range.
Truffaut throws a body punch but Chernishev moves out of range.
Chernishev tries to counter with a takedown but Truffaut is quick to defend against it.
Truffaut avoids the body shot from Chernishev.
Truffaut tries to sprawl but Chernishev drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chernishev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chernishev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chernishev trying to control the pace.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truffaut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
Chernishev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truffaut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chernishev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernishev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chernishev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Truffaut is trying to get back to full guard.
Truffaut keeps trying to improve his position.
Chernishev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chernishev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev working Truffaut over with strikes.
Truffaut is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev is keen to just control but Truffaut is a slippery customer.
Chernishev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Truffaut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chernishev 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.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
Chernishev thows a huge punch but Truffaut dodges it nicely.
Chernishev throwing shots but Truffaut is blocking nicely.
Chernishev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chernishev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chernishev lands with a punch from half guard.
Chernishev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chernishev with the ground and pound but Truffaut uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chernishev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chernishev is looking to work some ground and pound but Truffaut has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev controlling from the top position.
Chernishev throws a big right hand that misses.
Chernishev with a nice head shot there.
Truffaut utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chernishev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Truffaut's head.
Truffaut has momentary wrist control but Chernishev slips an elbow through the middle.
Chernishev throwing strikes but missing.
Chernishev working some strikes from top position.
Chernishev chips away with some ground and pound.
Chernishev throws a big right hand that misses.
Chernishev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Truffaut's head.
Chernishev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chernishev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chernishev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Truffaut's head.
Chernishev throwing strikes but missing.
Truffaut trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chernishev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chernishev throws a big elbow that misses.
Truffaut is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Truffaut manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chernishev manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Chernishev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chernishev fails with the takedown.
Truffaut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chernishev.
A nice side step and Truffaut releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chernishev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Truffaut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Truffaut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Truffaut thuds his right hand into Chernishev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chernishev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Truffaut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chernishev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chernishev lands with a punch from half guard.
Sergey Chernishev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chernishev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chernishev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev trying to mount his opponent but Truffaut defends it.
Truffaut has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chernishev is working away from the top position though.
Truffaut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chernishev working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chernishev lands a nice short elbow.
Chernishev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chernishev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chernishev slows the pace down in half guard.
Chernishev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Truffaut can do to turn this around?
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
Chernishev prevents Truffaut from improving his position.
Chernishev throwing shots but Truffaut is blocking nicely.
Truffaut tries to roll over but Chernishev keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chernishev lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Chernishev there.
Truffaut wants to improve his position but Chernishev is controlling well.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Truffaut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chernishev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truffaut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chernishev.
Ground and pound from Chernishev.
Chernishev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chernishev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chernishev connects with a nice short shot to Truffaut's temple.
Chernishev throwing shots but Truffaut is blocking nicely.
Chernishev trying to control the action but Truffaut is working from the bottom.
Truffaut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chernishev drops an elbow to the side of Truffaut's head.
Truffaut really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chernishev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chernishev is nestled in close to Truffaut, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chernishev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev working the head and body with strikes.
Chernishev works his way into full mount!
Chernishev looking to finish with strikes here!
Chernishev is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chernishev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Truffaut can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Truffaut that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chernishev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Truffaut is breathing heavily.
Chernishev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Chernishev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Truffaut is rocked!
Chernishev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Chernishev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chernishev connects with the punch.
Truffaut is still on wobbly legs! Can Chernishev finish him?
Chernishev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Truffaut seems to have recovered his senses.
Chernishev lands a nice hook to Truffaut's body. Truffaut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chernishev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chernishev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chernishev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Truffaut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chernishev.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev wants to take a breather but Truffaut is having none of it.
Chernishev thows a huge punch but Truffaut dodges it nicely.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev 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.
Nice strikes from Chernishev there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev slips a nice elbow through Truffaut's hands, connecting with Truffaut's forehead.
Truffaut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chernishev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chernishev connects with a nice short shot to Truffaut's temple.
Chernishev lands strikes from half guard.
Chernishev throwing shots but Truffaut is blocking nicely.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chernishev lands with a punch from half guard.
Chernishev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Truffaut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chernishev slips a nice elbow through Truffaut's hands, connecting with Truffaut's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Truffaut defending well though.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chernishev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chernishev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chernishev working the head and body with strikes.
Chernishev lands with a punch from half guard.
Chernishev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernishev winds up and cracks Truffaut with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chernishev wants to take a breather but Truffaut is having none of it.
Truffaut blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chernishev.
Chernishev 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
Truffaut is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chernishev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chernishev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chernishev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Truffaut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chernishev.
Chernishev throwing shots but Truffaut is blocking nicely.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chernishev throwing shots but Truffaut is blocking nicely.
Chernishev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chernishev thows a huge punch but Truffaut dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chernishev lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
Chernishev winds up and cracks Truffaut with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chernishev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chernishev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
Chernishev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chernishev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chernishev lands a nice short elbow.
Chernishev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Truffaut with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chernishev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Truffaut's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Chernishev clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chernishev dives in and scores a takedown into Truffaut's guard.
Chernishev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chernishev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Truffaut works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Truffaut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chernishev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chernishev throws a big elbow that misses.
Truffaut is trying to control the position but Chernishev postures up.
Chernishev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Truffaut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernishev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chernishev cracks Truffaut with a solid left hand.
Chernishev postures up in Truffaut's guard and throws a big left but Truffaut blocks it.
Truffaut is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chernishev throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev trying to control the position from guard on top but Truffaut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chernishev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chernishev connects with a couple of short punches.
Chernishev throws a big right hand that misses.
Chernishev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chernishev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chernishev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Truffaut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chernishev is looking to work some ground and pound but Truffaut has wrist control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chernishev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chernishev postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Truffaut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chernishev somewhat.
Truffaut's coach down at Urban Achievers was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Truffaut's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chernishev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chernishev misses with a wild body shot.
Truffaut doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by Truffaut.
Chernishev misses with a shot to the body
letting Truffaut counter with a right hand.
Chernishev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truffaut moves away.
Chernishev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Truffaut at a distance.
Chernishev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Truffaut makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev misses with a shot to the body
and Truffaut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Truffaut connects with a leg kick. Chernishev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chernishev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Truffaut's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Chernishev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chernishev lands a two punch combo.
Chernishev misses with a hook. Truffaut ducked under it nicely.
Chernishev misses with a looping left.
Truffaut throws out a counter right but Chernishev avoids it with no problem.
Chernishev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Truffaut was well out of range. Poor timing from Chernishev.
Chernishev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Truffaut circles away.
Chernishev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev ducks under a wild hook from Truffaut.
Truffaut stuffs the takedown.
It seemed like Truffaut was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chernishev. Truffaut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chernishev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Truffaut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chernishev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chernishev misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Truffaut misses.
Truffaut throws a nice looking combination but Chernishev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chernishev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chernishev has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Chernishev had his way with Michel Truffaut in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chernishev throws a lazy right hand but Truffaut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chernishev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chernishev feints and as Truffaut raises his hands in defense, Chernishev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Truffaut holds on and takes a little breather.
Chernishev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chernishev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Truffaut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chernishev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernishev throwing strikes but missing.
Truffaut wants to stand and escape but Chernishev is having none of it.
Chernishev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernishev throwing strikes but missing.
Chernishev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chernishev stands up over Truffaut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chernishev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chernishev slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chernishev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chernishev misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Truffaut parries the strikes from Chernishev easily there. Chernishev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Truffaut to escape.
Chernishev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Chernishev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Truffaut keeps working.
Michel Truffaut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev works to advance to full mount. Truffaut defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Truffaut is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Chernishev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chernishev with shots to the head and body - Truffaut looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by Chernishev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chernishev punching from mount but Truffaut doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Truffaut in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Truffaut that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Chernishev.
Chernishev lands a heavy elbow.
Chernishev unloads with some shots from mount but Truffaut bucks and avoids them well.
Chernishev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernishev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chernishev avoids the attempt from Truffaut to control.
Chernishev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chernishev breaks from Truffaut's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chernishev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Truffaut hang on?
Chernishev lands a big shot to the head and Truffaut winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sergey Chernishev!
Sergey Chernishev is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Sergey Chernishev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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