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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kazamier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Salamagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Kazamier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salamagos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazamier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salamagos defends it nicely.
Salamagos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kazamier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kazamier gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kazamier is pressing down on Salamagos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazamier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salamagos is controlling him.
Kazamier trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salamagos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salamagos stopping the sweep attempt from Kazamier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazamier has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazamier keeping moving, preventing Salamagos from controlling successfully.
Salamagos is looking to stand up but Kazamier won't let him.
Kazamier working for a triangle but Salamagos defends it easily.
Salamagos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazamier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salamagos wants to stand but Kazamier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kazamier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salamagos prevents Kazamier from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kazamier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salamagos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazamier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salamagos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazamier is breathing heavily.
Salamagos tries for a takedown but Kazamier circles away easily
and Kazamier decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Salamagos's guard.
Salamagos is working an open guard so Kazamier takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazamier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kazamier throws a head kick but Salamagos moves out of range.
Salamagos fails with the takedown
and Kazamier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Salamagos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salamagos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Salamagos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazamier defends well.
Salamagos keeping moving, preventing Kazamier from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazamier passes into half guard.
Kazamier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salamagos defending well though.
Kazamier wants to stand up but Salamagos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Salamagos trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kazamier slaps away a takedown attempt from Salamagos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michael Kazamier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Salamagos.
Kazamier tries for a takedown but Salamagos circles away easily
and Salamagos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kazamier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Salamagos tries to clinch but Kazamier is having none of it.
Salamagos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kazamier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kazamier wants to control from the top but Salamagos keeps moving.
Salamagos working a defensive guard but Kazamier passes into half guard.
Kazamier is trying to control the action in half guard but Salamagos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kazamier is taking a breather. Salamagos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kazamier tries to pass to full mount but Salamagos defends it.
Michael Kazamier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazamier is trying to work for a kimura but Salamagos is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamagos is not content to let Kazamier control the position.
Kazamier with the ground and pound but Salamagos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Salamagos is looking for a triangle but Kazamier pushes his legs off easily.
Kazamier pushing down on Salamagos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kazamier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kazamier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kazamier wants to control but Salamagos is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Kazamier.
Salamagos shoots and misses
and Kazamier counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salamagos!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamagos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kazamier sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kazamier thows a huge punch but Salamagos dodges it nicely.
Kazamier frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kazamier scoring with strikes but Salamagos is staying in there.
Kazamier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kazamier wants to finish this one by submission but Salamagos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kazamier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazamier stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Salamagos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Kazamier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Salamagos.
Salamagos blocks a head kick by Kazamier.
Michael Kazamier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazamier darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kazamier is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kazamier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kazamier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazamier moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Salamagos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salamagos prevents the takedown attempt.
Kazamier gets underhooks to prevent Salamagos's takedown attempt.
Kazamier pulls Salamagos into guard.
Kazamier pulls Salamagos in close to his closed guard and prevents Salamagos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Salamagos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Salamagos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazamier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazamier is trying to keep Salamagos in close.
Kazamier striking off his back but it's not causing Salamagos any problems.
Salamagos wants to control from the top but Kazamier keeps moving.
Kazamier trying to keep a closed guard but Salamagos is proving a slippery customer.
Kazamier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kazamier tries to get out of the position.
Salamagos prevents Kazamier from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salamagos lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salamagos closes the distance and clinches up with Kazamier, looking for a takedown. Salamagos pushes Kazamier against the cage but Kazamier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salamagos avoids the body shot from Kazamier.
Kazamier decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salamagos won't allow Kazamier to pass to mount.
Kazamier decides to return to a standing position.
No joy there for Salamagos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kazamier closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kazamier drops an elbow to the side of Salamagos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salamagos is looking for a sweep. Kazamier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazamier slows the pace down in half guard.
Salamagos is looking to control Kazamier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Salamagos avoid being mounted?
Kazamier trying to pass the guard but Salamagos defending well.
Kazamier trying to control from half guard but Salamagos is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kazamier throwing shots but Salamagos is blocking nicely.
Salamagos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kazamier scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Salamagos throws a head kick that half lands.
Salamagos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kazamier wants to pass the guard but Salamagos is keeping the position.
Kazamier trying to control but Salamagos is working from the bottom.
Rafael Salamagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Kazamier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salamagos working for a triangle but Kazamier defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Kazamier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kazamier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Kazamier!
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energy
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RATING
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