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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonzo Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzo Bunga is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Travis Moore! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gonzo Bunga! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Bunga. No joy for Moore on that attempt. Moore is looking to clinch but Bunga is avoiding it.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bunga circles away. Moore has a takedown stuffed. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him. Moore wants to clinch up but Bunga keeps it at a distance. Moore is looking to clinch but Bunga is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Moore tries for a takedown but Bunga sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Moore throws a head kick but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet. Moore is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Moore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch. Moore fails in his attempt to clinch. A punch combination from Moore misses. Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bunga scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bunga slows the pace down. Bunga cracks Moore with a big elbow.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bunga working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Bunga working the head and body with strikes.
Bunga stands up.
Bunga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Bunga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bunga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bunga postures up.
Bunga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
 That's four 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. Moore looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bunga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head. Bunga content to stall in guard here. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!

Bunga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moore is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bunga pulls his head out easily.
Bunga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Bunga eventually gives up the hold. Bunga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Moore won't allow Bunga to pass to mount. Bunga controlling the action here. Bunga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
 That's two 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.
 Despite being in the dominant position, Gonzo Bunga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Moore stalks Bunga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bunga's face. Bunga staggers backwards, shaken. Travis Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bunga counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Well, if Bunga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Moore taking some punishment here, with Bunga in his half guard. Bunga performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Moore is trying to control but can't.
Bunga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Bunga prevents Moore from standing back up.
Moore is looking to improve his position.
Bunga is pressing down on Moore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moore is holding on for now. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Moore is looking to get back to full guard here but Bunga has managed to pass to side control instead. Moore is working to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gonzo Bunga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Moore wants to clinch
and Bunga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moore's guard now. Moore being controlled here, momentarily. Bunga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bunga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Moore tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore being controlled here, momentarily. Moore trying to control the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Moore wants to stand up but Bunga is controlling him. Bunga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Bunga won't allow Moore to sweep him here. Moore is trying to control the position but Bunga postures up. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Moore shoots and misses
and Bunga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Moore working a defensive guard here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bunga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's four 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. Moore has momentary wrist control but Bunga slips an elbow through the middle. Bunga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight! Gonzo Bunga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Bunga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Gonzo Bunga! Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Gonzo Bunga! Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Gonzo Bunga!
Gonzo Bunga wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vladislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dropkick Murphy (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 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, Igor Vladislav! 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, Dropkick Murphy! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Vladislav seems unphased.
Murphy lands a with a good body shot. Vladislav shoots in looking for a takedown. Murphy tries to sprawl out of it but Vladislav keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murphy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. A punch combination from Murphy misses. Murphy misses with a straight right. Murphy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vladislav in his tracks. Vladislav closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murphy circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vladislav shoots in for a takedown but Murphy shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Vladislav. That's going to take a lot out of him. Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Vladislav shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Vladislav's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Vladislav shoots in but no luck this time. Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vladislav's sensitive parts. Vladislav slips under a jab. Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vladislav's head. A left lands for Murphy. No luck for Vladislav with that takedown attempt. Murphy misses with a takedown
so Vladislav counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy keeping full guard, as Vladislav tries to pass. Vladislav postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet. Murphy wants to stand up but Vladislav is controlling him. Vladislav wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position. Vladislav passes Murphy's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Murphy is pressing down on Vladislav's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vladislav trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Murphy looking to control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Murphy can't keep his opponent in guard - Vladislav advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy. Murphy looks gassed! Vladislav looking to pass the guard.
Murphy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vladislav gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Vladislav scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Murphy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vladislav looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murphy! Murphy tries to hold on but Vladislav postures up. Vladislav looking to control but Murphy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Vladislav lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murphy is working to get back to half guard.
Vladislav fails to take his opponent's back.
Vladislav wants to finish this one by submission but Murphy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vladislav. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vladislav dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vladislav with a poor takedown letting Murphy counter with a right hand. Vladislav has his takedown stuffed and Murphy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Vladislav has his takedown stuffed and Murphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Vladislav. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vladislav drives through with a takedown into guard. Vladislav postures up.
Vladislav sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murphy's guard. Murphy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Vladislav tries to stand but Murphy is controlling from the bottom. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vladislav wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vladislav is one step ahead there. Vladislav slips nicely into half guard.
Vladislav is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
Murphy trying to control here.
Murphy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Murphy wants to control but Vladislav is keeping busy and won't allow it.
 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.
Vladislav wants to work for an arm triangle but Murphy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Murphy keeping hold of Vladislav's head, controlling as best he can. Vladislav looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Murphy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vladislav. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vladislav is looking for a kimura here.
Vladislav works his way into side control. Vladislav wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murphy keeps working.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Vladislav tries to advance to mount but Murphy denies him.
Vladislav thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Vladislav connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Murphy some visible discomfort.
Vladislav tries to advance to mount but Murphy instead regains half guard. Murphy wants to get back to full guard. Vladislav is trying to control the action in half guard but Murphy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Vladislav tries to pass the half guard into mount. Murphy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
 That's four 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.
Vladislav is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Vladislav shoots and misses and Murphy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Murphy lands with a nice body kick. Vladislav misses with a takedown and Murphy counters with a straight right hand. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vladislav dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Vladislav shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vladislav showed some decent athleticism there. Vladislav takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Murphy tries to get to full guard but Vladislav has control of the leg.
Vladislav seems to be working for a kimura but Murphy defends the submission attempt.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Vladislav.
Vladislav is working for a submission of some sort.
Murphy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vladislav is working away from the top position though. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy is trying to get back to full guard. Murphy is looking to control Vladislav's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Murphy avoid being mounted?
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Vladislav tries for a takedown but Murphy circles away easily
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown. Vladislav fights it but they end up in guard. Murphy showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vladislav's guard.
Vladislav is looking for a triangle but Murphy pushes his legs off easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Murphy stacks Vladislav on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Murphy! Vladislav can't do much from the bottom here. Vladislav sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Vladislav tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control. Murphy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Vladislav moves into full guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladislav has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murphy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Murphy prevents Vladislav from getting back to his feet. Murphy wants to control from the top but Vladislav keeps moving. Murphy looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Murphy won't allow Vladislav to sweep him here.
Vladislav has his foot on Murphy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murphy works his way back into a safe position though.
 That's four 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. Vladislav is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladislav is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Vladislav working a defensive guard here.
Vladislav looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Murphy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murphy is sitting in close to Vladislav's body. Vladislav has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Murphy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Murphy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vladislav.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Igor Vladislav!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Feil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox's entrance music is Pop goes the weasle. A fine choice. Dan Feil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvin Cox! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Feil! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cox connects with a nice cross there... Feil is looking wobbly and Cox recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Feil to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Cox jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alvin Cox!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zeitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ivan Zeitzer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zeitzer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colton Orr! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zeitzer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orr is fending him off so far but Zeitzer persists. Nope, Orr circles away and we're back to standing. Zeitzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeitzer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Zeitzer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zeitzer. Orr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orr walks into a left hand. Zeitzer connects with a single shot there. Zeitzer misses with a low kick. Zeitzer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeitzer, pushing him back against the cage. Orr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zeitzer backwards. Orr taking a breather. Orr lands with a left to the head. Zeitzer can't break the clinch.
Orr lands a nice elbow. Orr misses with a punch on the inside.
Orr lands an elbow inside that Zeitzer shrugs off. Orr lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeitzer. Orr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Orr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Zeitzer is rocked! Stalling in the clinch from Orr.
Orr continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. A head punch on the inside from Orr fails to land.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Zeitzer is trying to break the clinch but Orr has him pressed against the cage. Orr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Oh Zeitzer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Orr lands a nice elbow. Orr lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Zeitzer can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Zeitzer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Orr lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Orr pushes Zeitzer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Orr throws a big uppercut that drops Zeitzer! More strikes from Orr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zeitzer lies dazed against the cage as Orr celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colton Orr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Fyodorovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Fyodorovich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn McGregor! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fyodorovich swinging wilding here.
Fyodorovich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Fyodorovich is looking to stall here but McGregor recovers full guard. Fyodorovich tries to free his leg and advance position but McGregor is retaining full guard. Fyodorovich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fyodorovich stands up from McGregor's guard - Fyodorovich perhaps looking for a knockout. Fyodorovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fyodorovich bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Fyodorovich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGregor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Fyodorovich misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Fyodorovich working the ground and pound but McGregor is defending the strikes.
Fyodorovich stands up and beckons McGregor to his feet. Shawn McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fyodorovich rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Fyodorovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Fyodorovich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Shawn McGregor has been cut.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Fyodorovich.
McGregor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Fyodorovich is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. No joy there for Fyodorovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fyodorovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
Fyodorovich misses with a low kick.
Fyodorovich clinches. McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Fyodorovich has double underhooks. McGregor is trying to stall.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Fyodorovich has double underhooks. McGregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fyodorovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McGregor wants to clinch and Fyodorovich counters with a one-two to the body. McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor tries to clinch up but Fyodorovich circles away and keeps his distance. A nice inside leg kick there by McGregor. That's going to slow Fyodorovich down. McGregor looks to clinch
and Fyodorovich counters into the clinch. Nicely done. McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fyodorovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fyodorovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fyodorovich clinches.
Fyodorovich breaks the clinch.
Fyodorovich misses with a double jab
and McGregor counters with a head kick. That will keep Fyodorovich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fyodorovich throws a right and a left that both miss. McGregor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fyodorovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Fyodorovich breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGregor closes the distance but Fyodorovich moves to the side
and Fyodorovich counters by clinching up. McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fyodorovich keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fyodorovich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McGregor tries to clinch but Fyodorovich moves away and Fyodorovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fyodorovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily. McGregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fyodorovich.
McGregor misses with a double jab
and Fyodorovich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fyodorovich. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Fyodorovich dominated that round. The cut man is working on Shawn McGregor's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fyodorovich misses with a two punch combination.
McGregor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fyodorovich fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGregor, pushing him back against the cage. McGregor tries to break the clinch but Fyodorovich is controlling the position.
Fyodorovich manages to break the clinch.
Fyodorovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. McGregor wants to clinch but Fyodorovich slips to the side
and Fyodorovich holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fyodorovich. McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McGregor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Knees to the body from Fyodorovich.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fyodorovich breaks from the clinch.
Fyodorovich changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McGregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. McGregor is breathing heavily. Fyodorovich working the head and body with strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fyodorovich lands an elbow. McGregor manages to get back to half guard.
McGregor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Fyodorovich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McGregor lands with a slapping head kick.
Fyodorovich clinches up against the cage. McGregor can't break the clinch.
Fyodorovich lands with a right to the head.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
Fyodorovich rushes McGregor and presses him up against the cage. Fyodorovich looking for a takedown. McGregor keeps control of Fyodorovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fyodorovich tries to break the clinch but McGregor is controlling the position. McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Fyodorovich has double underhooks. McGregor is trying to stall.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Fyodorovich keeps him there for the moment. Fyodorovich prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fyodorovich's calf. McGregor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGregor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fyodorovich. McGregor seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Fyodorovich shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! McGregor is backing up but Fyodorovich catches him with a final right hook that drops him! McGregor covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Fyodorovich Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Fyodorovich!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manos de Piedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Piedra comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hecho en Mexico kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Ryan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manos de Piedra! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Piedra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ryan drives through and clinches with de Piedra against the cage.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but de Piedra is blocking nicely.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryan lands a nice knee to the body. Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. de Piedra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ryan avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryan.
de Piedra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Piedra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Piedra tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually de Piedra drops back down to his feet.
Ryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees to the body from Ryan.
 That's one minute gone in the round. de Piedra can't break the clinch.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from de Piedra.
Ryan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. de Piedra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ryan.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. de Piedra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Piedra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryan.
Ryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de Piedra trying to stall but Ryan improves his position.
de Piedra lands a nice uppercut. de Piedra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aaron Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manos de Piedra. Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Piedra.
Ryan stalling the fight.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but de Piedra avoids the damage to the body. Ryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Ryan with a knee to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Ryan.
Ryan keeps control of de Piedra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. de Piedra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Piedra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ryan is working de Piedra over against the cage. Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but de Piedra is blocking nicely.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.
de Piedra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan with a knee to the head.
de Piedra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryan throws an elbow but it misses.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but de Piedra blocks with his arms.
de Piedra tries to stall but Ryan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan scores with a knee to the head.
de Piedra is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryan gets an underhook and turns de Piedra into the cage. Ryan tries a knee to the head but de Piedra blocks it.
Ryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Piedra blocks it with crossed arms.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryan landing knees to the head.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.
de Piedra trying to stall but Ryan improves his position.
Ryan lands an elbow that stopped de Piedra in his tracks for a moment. Ryan has de Piedra pushed against the cage. Ryan crunches a lovely knee into de Piedra's ribcage. Ryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Piedra's face.
Ryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryan lands an elbow inside that de Piedra shrugs off. Ryan tries a knee to the head but de Piedra blocks it.
Ryan lands a nice knee to the body. Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. de Piedra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ryan stalling.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan just leaning against de Piedra, taking a breather. Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. de Piedra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees to the body from Ryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but de Piedra is blocking nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. de Piedra has Ryan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ryan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Ryan lands a nice knee to the body. de Piedra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
de Piedra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. de Piedra wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryan won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. de Piedra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Ryan is stalling here.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.
de Piedra blocks the elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from Ryan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
de Piedra jumps into guard, dragging Ryan to the mat.
Ryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ryan stands up from guard. Let's bang! And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Ryan dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Piedra managing to block the knees to the body from Ryan.
Ryan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Ryan landing knees to the head.
de Piedra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy. Ryan with a knee to the head.
de Piedra decides to pull guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ryan won't allow de Piedra to sweep him here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. There's a bit of a scramble here and now de Piedra is on top in guard.
de Piedra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryan is proving hard to escape from.
 That's one minute gone in the round. de Piedra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ryan swivels though and keeps the full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but de Piedra is retaining full guard.
 That's two 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. de Piedra has momentary wrist control but Ryan slips an elbow through the middle. Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for de Piedra on the ground. Ryan is looking to advance position but de Piedra has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
de Piedra moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ryan has worked his arm free - good work by Ryan!
Ryan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but de Piedra is controlling him well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan wants to control but de Piedra postures up. Ryan is trying to work for a sweep but de Piedra has mounted him! Ryan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ryan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Ryan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. de Piedra prevents Ryan from getting the reversal.
de Piedra swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ryan is now in de Piedra's guard. A big mistake from de Piedra there, giving up the dominant position! Ryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
 That's four 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.
Ryan stands up from de Piedra's guard - Ryan perhaps looking for a knockout. Ryan looks for the body kick but de Piedra saw that one coming. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan takes the fight into the clinch. de Piedra avoiding damage as Ryan throws knees to the body.
Ryan connects with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Ryan dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - de Piedra circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ryan wants to clinch up but de Piedra keeps it at a distance. Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but de Piedra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. de Piedra is staying active underneath Ryan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
de Piedra is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily. de Piedra won't allow Ryan to pass to mount. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ryan is working hard here to advance position. Ryan moves nicely into side control. Ryan scores with punches from side control. Ryan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
de Piedra takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. de Piedra is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ryan connects with a decent elbow. de Piedra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Ryan grinds an elbow into de Piedra's temple. de Piedra gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. de Piedra is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Ryan not landing any meaningful shots this time. de Piedra is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ryan jumps into side control! A lull in the action here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. de Piedra is looking for a sweep. Ryan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ryan trying to control the action but de Piedra is working from the bottom. You can see the frustration on de Piedra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
 That's four 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.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ryan tries to land a front kick but de Piedra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. de Piedra keeps the fight on the outside. Ryan tries to clinch up but de Piedra circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head. Ryan lands a nice knee to the body. Good body shot from de Piedra.
Ryan prevents the takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ryan avoiding damage.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but de Piedra is blocking nicely.
Manos de Piedra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to de Piedra's face.
de Piedra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! Aaron Ryan showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Aaron Ryan! Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Aaron Ryan! Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Aaron Ryan!
Aaron Ryan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Llongg Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Trolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Llongg Dong! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Trolley! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Trolley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trolley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trolley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trolley moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dong tries to clinch up. No joy there for Trolley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tommy Trolley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Trolley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trolley.
Dong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trolley's guard. Trolley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dong drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dong jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Trolley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dong stops Trolley from standing up. Dong looking to pass the guard. Trolley wants to stand but Dong is controlling the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dong cracks Trolley with a solid left hand. Trolley looking for a sweep. Not yet Trolley, not yet.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Trolley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong. Trolley misses with a head kick.
Trolley swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Trolley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Trolley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away. Trolley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong scores a takedown into full mount! Dong is breathing heavily. Dong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trolley is looking to escape. Dong seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Trolley is holding on tight.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Trolley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Trolley is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Trolley can't escape the position.
Dong wants to finish this one by submission but Trolley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dong. A nice elbow there by Dong. Dong sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Dong with a couple of short strikes. Trolley is trying to escape the mount.
Trolley is trying to stand.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Dong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trolley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
 Trolley is rocked!
Dong is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Trolley is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Llongg Dong! Llongg Dong retains his welterweight title!
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