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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Beznisko (ranked 356 p4p, 52 weight class) and Geordie Power (ranked 329 p4p, 49 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
30 - 20 - 1 |
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224 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergey Beznisko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power moves into the clinch.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Power lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beznisko.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power prevents a body shot from Beznisko.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power clinches up with Beznisko and pushes him back against the cage.
Power lands an uppercut.
Beznisko can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beznisko with a hook.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beznisko throws a shot to the body.
Beznisko moves out of range as Power strikes.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Power misses with a straight right.
Beznisko scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Beznisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Donk. Beznisko catches Power right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Power scores with a nice right hand.
Power throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
A bone on bone clash there as Beznisko blocks the leg kick.
Beznisko jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power moves in looking to clinch but Beznisko pushes him off.
Power on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick from Power lands but Beznisko takes it in his stride.
Power tries to clinch there but Beznisko circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Beznisko there.
A good leg kick by Beznisko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Beznisko thumps Power with a low kick.
A jab from Power misses.
Jab, jab by Beznisko - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beznisko.
Power fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Beznisko is out of range.
Beznisko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beznisko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Beznisko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beznisko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beznisko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power moves away from the strike by Beznisko.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Beznisko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beznisko swings widly with a right hand
and Power counters with a head kick. That will keep Beznisko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Beznisko misses with a hook.
Power on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beznisko. Beznisko obviously looking to wear him down.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beznisko can pounce on him.
Power is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Power.
A slow jab from Power misses its intended target.
Beznisko dips to his left and cracks Power with an uppercut!
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of Beznisko's head.
Beznisko instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Power tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beznisko.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a leg kick
and Beznisko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Power!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Beznisko.
Beznisko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Beznisko politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Beznisko prefers to stall for the moment though.
Beznisko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Power is avoiding damage well.
Power felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Beznisko scoring with punches from side control.
Beznisko 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.
Power trying to remain calm as Beznisko controls from the top position.
Beznisko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power keeps working.
Beznisko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Power some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beznisko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Power is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Beznisko is trying to ground and pound but Power uses the momentary lack of control by Beznisko to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergey Beznisko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beznisko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Beznisko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beznisko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beznisko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Power.
Power throws a low kick but Beznisko avoids it.
Power lunges at Beznisko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beznisko's hand.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Power connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beznisko lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beznisko's head backwards.
Beznisko tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beznisko clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Beznisko scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beznisko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beznisko scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power prevents a takedown attempt there.
Power pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beznisko shoots for a takedown but Power saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Power there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Power swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beznisko feinted with a counter takedown.
Beznisko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beznisko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Beznisko dives in for a single leg takedown but Power sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Beznisko backing away here, and Power unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beznisko tries to clinch
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Beznisko 's knee.
Beznisko slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Beznisko wants to clinch.
Power only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Geordie Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beznisko's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beznisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.
Jab by Beznisko.
Power rushes Beznisko and presses him up against the cage.
Beznisko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beznisko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Beznisko working aggressively here.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Power tries a body shot but Beznisko blocks it.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beznisko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Beznisko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beznisko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Power gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Power working aggressively here.
Beznisko scores with a hook to the body.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power blocks a body shot from Beznisko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beznisko is working for takedown but Power is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beznisko prevents a body shot from Power.
Beznisko throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Power misses with some punches.
Beznisko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Beznisko misses with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beznisko can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beznisko.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Beznisko.
Power misses with the head strike.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Beznisko fails to land.
Power creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beznisko's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geordie Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Beznisko walks into a left hand.
Beznisko throws an overhand right that lands on Power's shoulder, as Power tries to avoid the shot.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beznisko doesn't seem phased though.
Power connects with a right hand. Beznisko shakes it off.
Beznisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beznisko connects with a body shot.
Beznisko motions for Power to come forward. Beznisko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beznisko closes the distance and pushes Power back into the cage.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Beznisko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beznisko stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beznisko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beznisko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Power is keeping busy.
Beznisko can't find room to land a body shot as Power controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beznisko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Power with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Beznisko.
Beznisko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beznisko has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Power after a bit of a struggle.
Geordie Power seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beznisko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Power blocking some punches.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Beznisko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Power misses with a hook. Beznisko ducked under it nicely.
Beznisko misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.
Beznisko takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko scores with a jab. Power acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Beznisko.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Power goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Beznisko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beznisko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beznisko. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beznisko throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Beznisko tries to land a front kick but Power steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Power lands a right hook to the body.
Power has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Power tries to move into range but Beznisko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beznisko, right into the meat.
Beznisko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
Beznisko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beznisko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Power scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Beznisko is just out of range.
It looked like Beznisko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beznisko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Power wants to stand up but Beznisko is controlling him.
Beznisko trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beznisko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beznisko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Power wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Beznisko manages to pass to side control.
Beznisko 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Beznisko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beznisko trying to pass the guard but Power defending well.
Beznisko with the ground and pound but Power uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Power is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beznisko is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beznisko won't allow Power to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Sergey Beznisko.
I think Beznisko 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Geordie Power!
Geordie Power bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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