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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kawalew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Serbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Kawalew could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Serbe's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Kawalew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Serbe!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serbe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawalew is just out of range.
Kawalew blocks a jab.
Kawalew clinches with his opponent.
Kawalew pulls guard successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kawalew tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawalew really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kawalew looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Serbe trying to control but Kawalew is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serbe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kawalew's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawalew lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Serbe!
Kawalew lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Serbe is looking to improve his position but Kawalew isn't that keen on the idea.
Serbe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kawalew tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serbe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Serbe wants to control from the top but Kawalew keeps moving.
Serbe tries to stand but Kawalew is controlling from the bottom.
Kawalew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawalew bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serbe's guard.
Serbe is trying to keep Kawalew in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kawalew looking to pass the guard.
Serbe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kawalew.
Serbe wants to stand up but Kawalew is controlling him.
Kawalew is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chris Kawalew has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Serbe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawalew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Serbe as he jumps to the side.
Serbe gets tackled into the cage by Kawalew. Kawalew maintains the clinch.
Kawalew has Serbe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Serbe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Serbe jumps guard but Kawalew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kawalew has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Serbe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Kawalew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serbe tries to pull guard but Kawalew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kawalew successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serbe wants to get up but he can't break Kawalew's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kawalew trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawalew wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kawalew dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kawalew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serbe throws a body punch but Kawalew moves out of range.
Serbe misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Kawalew or perhaps it was just good defense by Serbe which made him look bad.
Serbe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawalew moves away.
Kawalew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawalew is defended easily by Serbe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Kawalew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serbe. Kawalew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serbe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Serbe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Serbe. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serbe tries to bum rush Kawalew with a series of wild strikes but Kawalew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Serbe throws a series of punches but Kawalew avoids them all with ease.
Serbe throws a right hand that Kawalew ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawalew also avoids with ease.
A jab from Kawalew finds it's way through Serbe's defenses.
Kawalew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serbe throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Serbe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Serbe.
Kawalew fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Serbe avoids it really well and circles away.
Kawalew fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson Serbe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawalew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Serbe looks to land a combination but Kawalew avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serbe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kawalew.
Serbe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Chris Kawalew has been cut.
Serbe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawalew is just out of range.
Kawalew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serbe connects with a crisp jab.
Serbe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kawalew.
Serbe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Serbe just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawalew shoots in and drives through. Serbe sprawls well.
Serbe looks to land a combination but Kawalew avoids it well.
A big left from Serbe misses.
Kawalew moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serbe tries to pull guard but Kawalew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kawalew wants a takedown but no success here.
Kawalew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kawalew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kawalew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kawalew gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kawalew stops Serbe from getting back to his feet.
Kawalew seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serbe is trying to maintain the position but Kawalew is very close to passing his half guard.
Serbe tries to kick Kawalew off but Kawalew keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chris Kawalew overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Chris Kawalew wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Serbe misses with the combination.
Serbe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kawalew rather than just go for the knockout.
Kawalew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serbe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Serbe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Kawalew's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Serbe misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Serbe.
The fighters circling - Serbe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chris Kawalew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawalew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serbe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Serbe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawalew moves away.
Kawalew scores with a sloppy right hand. Serbe should have avoided that one.
Serbe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kawalew manages to avoid it.
Good work by Serbe as he checks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Kawalew or perhaps it was just good defense by Serbe which made him look bad.
Serbe throws an off balance right hand
and Kawalew counters with a right hand to the body.
Kawalew drives through and clinches with Serbe against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawalew trying to land knees to the body.
Serbe tries to break free but Kawalew pushes him back against the cage.
Serbe wants to break free but Kawalew has control.
Kawalew is working for takedown but Serbe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Serbe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kawalew walks away with a smile on his face. Serbe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kawalew takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kawalew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Serbe is out of range.
Serbe looks to land a right hand but Kawalew moved out of range.
Kawalew lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Serbe throws a shot from downtown. Kawalew moves away and avoids it.
Serbe misses with a wild combination.
Serbe leaves Kawalew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Kawalew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serbe takes a swing at Kawalew's ribcage but misses.
Anderson Serbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serbe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kawalew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serbe lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Serbe does no damage.
A big right from Serbe misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serbe misses with a double jab.
Serbe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kawalew moves into the clinch successfully.
Serbe is trying to pull guard but Kawalew has him pressed against the cage.
Serbe jumps guard but Kawalew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawalew is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kawalew - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawalew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Serbe gets underhooks to prevent Kawalew's takedown attempt.
Serbe is pressed up against the cage. Kawalew has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Serbe down to the mat. Serbe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Serbe connects with a crisp jab.
Serbe fails to land with a series of punches.
Serbe misses with a body shot.
Kawalew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serbe's waist but Serbe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawalew off to one side.
Serbe misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Serbe. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawalew takes a jab right on the kisser.
Serbe throws a right and a left that Kawalew avoids nicely.
Serbe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawalew shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Serbe as he avoids it easily.
Serbe works the jab nicely.
Serbe misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serbe. Kawalew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serbe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawalew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawalew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Serbe has him pressed against the cage.
Serbe jumps guard but Kawalew stands there with Serbe around his waist. Serbe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Serbe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Serbe 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Serbe!
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