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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Demento (ranked 2229 p4p, 263 weight class) and Baron Shushkev (ranked 2318 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Demento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baron Shushkev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demento ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shushkev moves away.
Demento closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shushkev wants to control but Demento is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Demento is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shushkev sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Demento trying to control from half guard but Shushkev is working away.
Demento is really struggling to control Shushkev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shushkev is looking for a sweep. Demento is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shushkev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Demento has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Shushkev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shushkev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Demento throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shushkev has Demento pulled in close to control his posture.
Demento has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demento slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Demento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shushkev has control of Demento's left arm, preventing Demento from doing any damage.
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.
Demento controlling from the top position.
Demento throwing strikes but missing.
Shushkev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demento.
Demento looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baron Shushkev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shushkev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shushkev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Demento does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Demento moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shushkev trying to control the position from guard on top but Demento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demento is adopting a defensive guard.
Shushkev wants to control from the top but Demento keeps moving.
Shushkev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Demento preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shushkev won't allow Demento to sweep him here.
Shushkev throwing strikes but missing.
Demento has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shushkev has passed into side control.
Demento taking a bit of punishment here - Shushkev scoring with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shushkev working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Shushkev working the ground and pound.
Demento dodges the ground and pound from Shushkev.
Shushkev landing strikes.
An elbow from Shushkev crashes against the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shushkev landing strikes.
Shushkev wants to control but Demento is keeping him busy.
Demento is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Baron Shushkev will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demento circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demento. Shushkev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shushkev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Demento.
Demento throws a sloppy head kick and Shushkev moves out of range easily.
Shushkev throws a jab when Demento was well out of range.
Shushkev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demento tries a head kick but it misses.
Demento closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shushkev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shushkev swings wildly with an uppercut but Demento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demento is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shushkev is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shushkev misses with the head strike.
Shushkev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shushkev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demento blocking some punches.
Demento blocks a body shot from Shushkev.
Shushkev has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Demento is trying to keep an underhook but Shushkev manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shushkev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demento defending well though.
Shushkev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shushkev is looking to pass Demento's guard but actually Demento recovers to full guard.
Shushkev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shushkev slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev tries to pass to full mount but Demento defends it.
Shushkev 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.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.
Shushkev is looking for a kimura but Demento is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shushkev to get the leverage.
Demento tries to roll over but Shushkev keeps him under control.
Shushkev working the head and body with strikes.
Demento tries to roll over but Shushkev keeps him under control.
Shushkev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demento is trying to maintain the position but Shushkev is very close to passing his half guard.
Demento blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shushkev.
Shushkev working over Demento with some ground and pound. Demento looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shushkev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Demento doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shushkev.
Demento avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shushkev.
Demento gets back to full guard.
Shushkev postures up in Demento's guard and throws a big left but Demento blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shushkev postures up in Demento's guard and throws a big left but Demento blocks it.
Shushkev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Demento is trying to keep Shushkev in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shushkev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demento throws a big counter combination but Shushkev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Demento closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shushkev circles away.
Demento drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shushkev wants to sweep here but Demento controlling him for the moment.
Demento trying to control the position from guard on top but Shushkev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demento throwing strikes from guard but Shushkev blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baron Shushkev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Demento has his takedown stuffed
and Shushkev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shushkev lands with a good body shot.
Demento tries a head kick but it misses.
Shushkev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demento attempts a counter takedown but Shushkev avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demento.
Demento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shushkev.
Demento bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shushkev trying his best to control but Demento has mounted him.
Shushkev gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demento wants to pass the guard but Shushkev is defending well.
Demento trying to control from half guard but Shushkev is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demento passes the guard and advances to mount!
Demento misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shushkev tries to hold on but Demento pushes him away.
Shushkev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shushkev controlling the position well.
Demento wants to pass to mount but Shushkev is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shushkev gets full guard.
Demento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Demento is looking to work some ground and pound but Shushkev has wrist control.
Demento with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demento trying to control but Shushkev is working from the bottom.
Demento working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shushkev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shushkev is on top in guard.
Demento controlling Shushkev's posture.
Shushkev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demento's head.
Shushkev throwing strikes but missing.
Demento manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shushkev manages to get himself to full guard.
Shushkev is controlling Demento's posture.
Baron Shushkev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demento wants to control from the top but Shushkev keeps moving.
Shushkev looking for a sweep. Not yet Shushkev, not yet.
Demento postures up.
Demento stopping the sweep attempt from Shushkev.
Shushkev pulls Demento in to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Demento wants to pass the guard but Shushkev is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Demento fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shushkev to the ground. Demento is now in Shushkev's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Demento showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shushkev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baron Shushkev!
After the big win, Baron Shushkev made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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