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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 290 p4p, 462 weight class) and Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 29 p4p, 42 weight class). Cheese has chosen The Midnight NAMBLA as his entrance music. Charles Eric Cheese acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rurik swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rurik misses with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Rurik's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rurik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cheese counters with a left to the body.
Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rurik swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rurik misses with an uppercut.
Rurik misses with a low kick.
Rurik tries to clinch but Cheese moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
Rurik misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cheese! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheese appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rurik moves into the clinch successfully.
Cheese breaks from the clinch.
Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Rurik.
Rurik misses with a left hand
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rurik is looking to clinch.
Rurik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cheese. That did some damage!
Rurik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rurik takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rurik has closed the distance and engaged Cheese in a clinch.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurik is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cheese's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheese looking to stall.
Cheese lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Rurik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rurik pushes Cheese back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Cheese.
Rurik tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cheese takes a shot to the head.
Rurik tries a body shot but Cheese blocks it.
Cheese has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rurik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cheese can turn it around.
Rurik misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
Rurik working aggressively here.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rurik's elbow.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurik.
Rurik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Rurik lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Cheese breaks from the clinch.
Yaroslav Rurik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurik throws a leg kick but Cheese moved away.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rurik.
Cheese is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rurik moves into the clinch successfully.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Rurik digs a right hand underneath Cheese's ribcage. Cheese let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Rurik controls the action.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Rurik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheeses head.
Cheese misses with some punches.
A short left from Cheese.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Rurik pushes Cheese back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Cheese misses with some punches.
A short right from Rurik on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik blocks an uppercut.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese blocks a body shot from Rurik.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese misses with some punches.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurik controls his hands.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Cheese.
Rurik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rurik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Rurik misses with a leg kick.
Cheese keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rurik connects with a nice looking jab.
Rurik swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cheese counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Rurik misses
and Cheese finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rurik moves in looking to clinch but Cheese pushes him off.
Cheese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rurik.
Rurik throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rurik ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik tries to score with a low kick but Cheese moves his leg out of the way.
Rurik is looking to clinch but Cheese is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rurik tries to work over Cheese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik gets through Cheese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Rurik throws a leg kick
and Cheese counters with a solid body kick.
Cheese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rurik.
Rurik misses with a leg kick
and Cheese counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cheese. That's going to slow Rurik down.
Cheese misses the shot to the body.
Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Rurik.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rurik.
Rurik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rurik scores with a shoulder strike.
Cheese blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik gets through Cheese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rurik.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik misses with a body punch.
Rurik scores with a hook to the body.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Rurik controls his hands.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurik working aggressively here.
Rurik blocks a body shot from Cheese.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Yaroslav Rurik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rurik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Rurik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cheese is trying to force a seperation but Rurik has the dominant position.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Cheese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rurik tries to clinch but Cheese is having none of it.
Cheese looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rurik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Rurik misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Rurik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cheese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rurik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cheese checks the leg kick.
That kick from Rurik tenderised Cheese's leg. Cheese is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rurik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cheese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rurik thows a leg kick but Cheese checks it
and Cheese counters with a left and a right that stings Rurik.
Rurik looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheese is just out of range.
Rurik misses with an uppercut.
Rurik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheese's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Rurik saw that one coming.
Rurik was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rurik misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Cheese let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rurik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cheese.
Rurik moves in looking to clinch but Cheese pushes him off.
Cheese avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rurik.
Rurik scoring well with a low kick there.
Rurik takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rurik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cheese.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
Cheese tries to circle away but Rurik has him pinned against the cage.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yaroslav Rurik dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cheese moves forwards but Rurik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rurik can pounce on him.
Rurik connects with a looping right hand.
Cheese tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rurik tries to clinch up.
Cheese swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rurik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheese is able to avoid easily.
Rurik throws a low kick but Cheese avoids it.
It seemed like Cheese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rurik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it.
Rurik backing away here, and Cheese unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rurik wants to clinch but Cheese slips to the side
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rurik closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rurik lands with a left to the head.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of Rurik backwards.
A short left from Cheese.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheese.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
A left hand lands to the body for Rurik.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheese.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheese throws a sloppy head kick and Rurik moves out of range easily.
Rurik misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rurik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cheese shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rurik.
Rurik throws a low kick, looking for Cheese's leg but Cheese calmly moves out of range.
Cheese tries to keep at a distance but Rurik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rurik lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rurik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rurik swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rurik misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rurik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Rurik has a couple of punches blocked by Cheese.
Cheese blocking some punches.
Cheese is looking to break free of the clinch but Rurik has double underhooks.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rurik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rurik misses with a straight right.
Cheese tries a quick counter leg kick but Rurik is wise to it.
Rurik throws a right hand that misses
and Cheese counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rurik.
Rurik looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rurik. Cheese does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheese misses with an uppercut.
Rurik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese throws a fast counter high kick but Rurik manages to duck under it in time.
Rurik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rurik throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cheese on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rurik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheese, pushing him back against the cage.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Rurik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese breaks from the clinch.
Rurik connects with a high kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheese blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cheese.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurik blocks a body shot from Cheese.
A short left from Rurik.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cheese.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rurik working aggressively here.
Rurik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rurik.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
Rurik struggles to land a body shot inside as Cheese controls his hands.
Cheese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rurik misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Rurik - that landed with a thud.
Rurik lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rurik as Cheese tries to tie him up.
Rurik throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheese.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yaroslav Rurik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rurik 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yaroslav Rurik!
Our winner, Yaroslav Rurik, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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