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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arkadij Pashchenko (ranked 4626 p4p, 24898 weight class) and Keyflo Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkadij Pashchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, Arkadij Pashchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keyflo Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pashchenko misses with a takedown
and Shaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shaw stalling the fight.
Pashchenko wants a takedown.
Pashchenko wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadij Pashchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pashchenko up against the cage.
Shaw lands a shot to the body.
Shaw pulls guard.
Pashchenko wants to control from the top but Shaw keeps moving.
Pashchenko won't allow Shaw to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pashchenko looking to pass the guard.
Shaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pashchenko is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw has his foot on Pashchenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pashchenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Pashchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.
Pashchenko trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Shaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Pashchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pashchenko stands and throws Shaw's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pashchenko trying to control the position but Shaw is working away.
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.
Shaw prevents Pashchenko from moving into mount.
Shaw is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pashchenko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Shaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Pashchenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shaw has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shaw is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pashchenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pashchenko is looking to take a break and control but Shaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pashchenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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.
Pashchenko is looking to take a break and control but Shaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaw is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pashchenko is controlling him well.
Pashchenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaw keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shaw throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pashchenko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shaw is in Pashchenko's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pashchenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keyflo Shaw dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pashchenko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shaw on his heels. He'll look to pass Shaw's guard now, I'm sure.
Shaw throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pashchenko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shaw manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pashchenko has Shaw in his guard.
Shaw chips away with some ground and pound.
Shaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pashchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pashchenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shaw can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pashchenko working for a triangle but Shaw defends it easily.
Shaw postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Shaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pashchenko's head.
Pashchenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shaw is one step ahead there.
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pashchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Pashchenko is trying to keep Shaw in close.
Shaw lands a couple of elbows.
Shaw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pashchenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pashchenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Pashchenko, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pashchenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shaw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaw controlling the action here.
Pashchenko gets full guard.
Shaw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pashchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pashchenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
Shaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pashchenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaw has managed to get both his arms back between Pashchenko's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pashchenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw is working Pashchenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pashchenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shaw controls the pace.
Shaw wanted to stand there but Pashchenko had control of the position.
Pashchenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shaw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shaw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keyflo Shaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Shaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pashchenko tries to counter with a takedown but Shaw is quick to defend against it.
Shaw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shaw throws a sloppy head kick and Pashchenko moves out of range easily.
Pashchenko fails with the takedown
letting Shaw counter with a right hand.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pashchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaw pinned against the cage. Shaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Pashchenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashchenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shaw pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arkadij Pashchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pashchenko fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice body shot.
Pashchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shaw lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick from Shaw lands but Pashchenko takes it in his stride.
Pashchenko is rocked!
Shaw closes the distance looking for a takedown. Pashchenko stuffs it but Shaw still has hold of him. Shaw picks Pashchenko up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Shaw slams Pashchenko to the floor and that's really hurt Pashchenko - he doesn't know where he is! Shaw throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keyflo Shaw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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