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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Mccray (ranked 6492 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Shuvalov (ranked 5433 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuvalov has chosen Schokk & Oxxxymiron - То густо, & as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andrei Shuvalov enters the cage!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leandro Mccray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Shuvalov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuvalov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mccray to the ground. Shuvalov is now in Mccray's guard.
Shuvalov wants to control from the top but Mccray keeps moving.
Mccray trying to keep a closed guard but Shuvalov is proving a slippery customer.
Mccray lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shuvalov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Leandro Mccray has been cut.
Shuvalov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mccray controls Shuvalov momentarily but Shuvalov frees himself.
Shuvalov trying to control but Mccray is working from the bottom.
Mccray 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.
Mccray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shuvalov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mccray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mccray has escaped and now he's on top!
Shuvalov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shuvalov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccray won't allow Shuvalov to sweep him here.
Mccray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mccray landing with the ground and pound.
Shuvalov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mccray's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shuvalov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shuvalov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shuvalov distracts Mccray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shuvalov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mccray really is a fat lump.
Shuvalov wants to control from the top but Mccray keeps moving.
Shuvalov landing some decent shots from guard.
Leandro Mccray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mccray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuvalov with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shuvalov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mccray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mccray has escaped and now he's on top!
Shuvalov looking for a sweep. Not yet Shuvalov, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shuvalov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Mccray is looking to stand up but Shuvalov won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shuvalov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mccray as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mccray is looking to clinch.
Shuvalov fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Shuvalov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leandro Mccray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shuvalov fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Mccray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mccray moves into the clinch.
Shuvalov tries for a takedown but Mccray manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccray can't get the takedown.
Shuvalov trying to land knees to the body.
Shuvalov takes a shot to the head.
Shuvalov can't get the takedown.
Leandro Mccray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Shuvalov.
Mccray jumps guard but Shuvalov stands there with Mccray around his waist. Mccray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shuvalov wants to take the fight to the mat but Mccray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mccray pulls guard successfully.
Shuvalov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shuvalov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mccray has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Shuvalov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccray manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Andrei Shuvalov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mccray landing strikes from the bottom.
Shuvalov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shuvalov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shuvalov throws a strike but Mccray avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mccray controls Shuvalov momentarily but Shuvalov frees himself.
Shuvalov looking to sit in guard and control but Mccray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shuvalov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuvalov wants to pass to mount but Mccray is defending the position.
Mccray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mccray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shuvalov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mccray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shuvalov is looking to take a break and control but Mccray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shuvalov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mccray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shuvalov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shuvalov throwing shots but Mccray is blocking nicely.
Shuvalov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mccray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shuvalov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shuvalov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mccray's head.
Nice strikes from Shuvalov there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shuvalov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mccray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shuvalov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mccray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shuvalov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Shuvalov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leandro Mccray's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mccray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shuvalov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mccray sets himself, and Shuvalov steps forward looking for the clinch! Mccray avoids it this time.
Mccray clinches.
Mccray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mccray tries to pull guard but Shuvalov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mccray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mccray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mccray stuffs the takedown attempt from Shuvalov. Shuvalov gets slowly back to his feet.
Mccray tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Shuvalov manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mccray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mccray lands in his opponent's guard.
Shuvalov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mccray manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccray seems to be working for a kimura but Shuvalov defends the submission attempt.
Shuvalov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mccray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shuvalov defending well though.
Mccray seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Shuvalov wants to get back to full guard but Mccray has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccray throwing strikes here but Shuvalov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shuvalov tries to hold on but Mccray postures up.
Shuvalov is looking to get to half guard.
Mccray gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mccray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mccray throws a nice looking combination but Shuvalov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shuvalov gets a takedown into half guard.
Shuvalov is trying to work for a kimura but Mccray is defending well.
Shuvalov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shuvalov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shuvalov looks to land a strike but Mccray avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Leandro Mccray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrei Shuvalov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mccray striking off his back but it's not causing Shuvalov any problems.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Mccray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shuvalov 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Shuvalov!
Andrei Shuvalov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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