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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Whitney Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phuc Nuey (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Whitney Lloyd!
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, Phuc Nuey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lloyd swivels and escapes.
Lloyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lloyd avoids a kick to the body.
Nuey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nuey decides to pull guard.
Lloyd really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lloyd throws a big right hand that misses.
Lloyd throwing strikes but missing.
Lloyd throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lloyd is one step ahead there.
Nuey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd working some strikes from top position.
Nuey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nuey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lloyd throws a strike but Nuey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nuey looking to pass the guard.
Lloyd wants to stand up but Nuey is controlling him.
Nuey trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Lloyd 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nuey trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuey trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lloyd manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lloyd chips away with some ground and pound.
Lloyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Lloyd lands a couple of elbows.
Nuey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lloyd scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nuey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lloyd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lloyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lloyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lloyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lloyd stopping the sweep attempt from Nuey.
Lloyd landing some decent shots from guard.
Nuey looking for a guillotine here but Lloyd defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lloyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lloyd cracks Nuey with a solid left hand.
Lloyd throwing strikes from guard but Nuey blocks nicely.
Nuey is looking for a triangle but Lloyd pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nuey wants to sweep here but Lloyd controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Lloyd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lloyd tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nuey defends well and Lloyd ends up having to push Nuey into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lloyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nuey stalling the fight.
Nuey looking for a takedown.
Nuey has had enough of the clinch but Lloyd keeps him there for the moment.
Nuey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuey scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd 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.
Nuey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lloyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nuey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lloyd is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd distracts Nuey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lloyd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lloyd postures up and lands a big shot to Nuey's brow.
Lloyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nuey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lloyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuey has wrist control.
Nuey wants to sweep here but Lloyd controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lloyd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lloyd working some strikes from top position.
Nuey controls Lloyd momentarily but Lloyd frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd chips away with some ground and pound.
Nuey is trying to control the position but Lloyd postures up.
Nuey working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lloyd has passed into half guard!
Nuey is breathing heavily.
Nuey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lloyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd prevents Nuey from standing back up.
Lloyd slips a nice elbow through Nuey's hands, connecting with Nuey's forehead.
Lloyd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nuey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lloyd.
Lloyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nuey can do to turn this around?
Nuey taking some punishment here, with Lloyd in his half guard.
Lloyd lands with a punch from half guard.
Nuey trying to control from the bottom.
Lloyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lloyd slips a nice elbow through Nuey's hands, connecting with Nuey's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitney Lloyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lloyd slips a nice elbow through Nuey's hands, connecting with Nuey's forehead.
Lloyd 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.
Lloyd stops Nuey from getting back to his feet.
Lloyd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lloyd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lloyd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nuey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lloyd scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuey tries to get to full guard but Lloyd has control of the leg.
Lloyd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nuey defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whitney Lloyd dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nuey tries to clinch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Nuey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nuey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Nuey does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lloyd tries to counter by clinching up but Nuey breaks away and moves out of range.
Lloyd with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nuey counters with a two punch combo.
Phuc Nuey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuey shoots and misses
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd dives in and grabs Nuey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nuey pushes down on Lloyd's head and hops out.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Nuey.
Nuey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuey fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Nuey tries to get set, Lloyd tries to push him back and clinch up but Nuey manages to avoid the attempt.
Lloyd shoots in for a double leg but Nuey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Whitney Lloyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lloyd swivels and escapes.
Lloyd closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lloyd lands in his opponent's guard.
Lloyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lloyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lloyd working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lloyd distracts Nuey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lloyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lloyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lloyd won't allow Nuey to sweep him here.
Lloyd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nuey's head.
Lloyd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lloyd postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nuey has Lloyd pulled in close to control his posture.
Lloyd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lloyd defends well.
Lloyd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lloyd scoring with some ground and pound.
Lloyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lloyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nuey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lloyd won't allow Nuey to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nuey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lloyd looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whitney Lloyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a takedown
and Nuey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lloyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lloyd or perhaps it was just good defense by Nuey, which made it look bad.
Phuc Nuey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lloyd circles away.
Lloyd misses with a low kick as Nuey jumps back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuey misses with a kick to the body.
Phuc Nuey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitney Lloyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whitney Lloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lloyd, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whitney Lloyd!
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energy
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