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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Montferrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Sevchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montferrand comes to the cage accompanied by Big Joe Mufferaw. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Joseph Montferrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Sevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sevchenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sevchenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sevchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Montferrand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montferrand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sevchenko on the ground.
Sevchenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Montferrand has wrist control.
Montferrand keeping moving, preventing Sevchenko from controlling successfully.
Sevchenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sevchenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vlad Sevchenko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Montferrand fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montferrand throws a nice looking combination but Sevchenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montferrand shoots for a double leg takedown but Sevchenko sprawls well. He's pushed Montferrand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Montferrand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montferrand scores with a jab to the head.
Sevchenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Montferrand's guard.
Sevchenko throwing strikes from guard but Montferrand blocks nicely.
Sevchenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sevchenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Montferrand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sevchenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montferrand keeping moving, preventing Sevchenko from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vlad Sevchenko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sevchenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montferrand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sevchenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Montferrand keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevchenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sevchenko trying to control from half guard but Montferrand is working away.
Sevchenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Montferrand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Montferrand tries to get out of the position.
Sevchenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sevchenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sevchenko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montferrand is trying to get back to full guard.
Sevchenko trying to control from half guard but Montferrand is working away.
Sevchenko controlling the action here.
Sevchenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sevchenko trying to control the action but Montferrand is working from the bottom.
Sevchenko passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Sevchenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montferrand cracks Sevchenko with a good jab.
Montferrand fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sevchenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Sevchenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sevchenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montferrand quickly recovers to half guard.
Sevchenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sevchenko is looking to take a break and control but Montferrand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevchenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montferrand kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Montferrand is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sevchenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vlad Sevchenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sevchenko 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montferrand keeping moving, preventing Sevchenko from controlling successfully.
Sevchenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sevchenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Montferrand avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevchenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Sevchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montferrand is keeping the position for now.
Sevchenko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Montferrand's guard.
Sevchenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Montferrand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sevchenko.
Sevchenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sevchenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montferrand's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montferrand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sevchenko.
Sevchenko stands up from half guard.
Sevchenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sevchenko 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.
Montferrand is defending against the submission attempts here by Sevchenko.
Montferrand is staying active underneath Sevchenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevchenko works his way into side control.
Montferrand wants to control but Sevchenko postures up.
Montferrand is not content to let Sevchenko control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sevchenko throws a strike aimed at the side of Montferrand's head but Montferrand avoids it well.
Sevchenko looks up at the clock and then as Montferrand takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sevchenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Sevchenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Sevchenko dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Montferrand has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vlad Sevchenko!
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