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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prince McVicker (ranked 3137 p4p, 25305 weight class) and Danylo Belenuik (ranked 316 p4p, 540 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Powerful takedowns
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prince McVicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danylo Belenuik!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McVicker moves into the clinch successfully.
Belenuik tries to pull guard but McVicker holds him up against the cage and eventually Belenuik drops back down to his feet.
Belenuik tries to pull guard but McVicker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Belenuik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Belenuik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Belenuik can't find room to land a body shot as McVicker controls the action.
Belenuik tries to pull guard but McVicker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Prince McVicker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danylo Belenuik.
Belenuik tries to pull guard but McVicker won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker is trying to trip Belenuik. He has hold of a leg but Belenuik is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McVicker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Belenuik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McVicker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belenuik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker preventing the sweep.
McVicker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McVicker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belenuik's guard.
McVicker passes to side control.
McVicker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belenuik manages to get back to half guard.
Belenuik is looking for a sweep. McVicker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belenuik is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McVicker drops an elbow to the side of Belenuik's head.
McVicker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McVicker is pressing down on Belenuik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belenuik is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belenuik trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Belenuik is in a horrible position here. McVicker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McVicker cracks Belenuik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belenuik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McVicker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belenuik is rocked!
McVicker is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Belenuik to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Belenuik shrugs it off.
Belenuik is still in real trouble! Can McVicker finish him?
Belenuik tries to hold on but McVicker postures up.
Belenuik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McVicker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Belenuik seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee warns Belenuik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McVicker looking to control but Belenuik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belenuik regains half guard.
Belenuik wants to get back to full guard.
McVicker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McVicker throwing shots but Belenuik is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belenuik actively working from the bottom here.
McVicker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prince McVicker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McVicker keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like McVicker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McVicker misses the shot to the body.
McVicker fails to land with a series of punches.
McVicker misses with a few strikes there.
McVicker loads up on a big right hand but Belenuik slips the punch.
McVicker misses with an uppercut.
McVicker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McVicker misses the jab.
McVicker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belenuik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker swings for the body but Belenuik moves out of range.
McVicker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Prince McVicker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belenuik working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because McVicker has passed into half guard!
Belenuik is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belenuik is staying active underneath McVicker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Belenuik tries to get to full guard but McVicker has control of the leg.
McVicker is looking to advance position but Belenuik won't allow it.
McVicker is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
McVicker wants to take a breather but Belenuik is having none of it.
Belenuik tries to get to full guard but McVicker has control of the leg.
Belenuik looking for submissions off his back.
Belenuik moves into full guard.
Belenuik is trying to control the position but McVicker postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belenuik is looking for a triangle but McVicker pushes his legs off easily.
Belenuik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belenuik keeping moving, preventing McVicker from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from McVicker.
Belenuik is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McVicker just misses with a punch to the body.
McVicker tries a low kick but Belenuik avoids it.
Prince McVicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belenuik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McVicker.
Belenuik changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Belenuik tries to clinch up but McVicker circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belenuik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for Belenuik with that takedown attempt.
Belenuik darts in looking for a takedown but McVicker gets double underhooks and turns Belenuik into the cage.
Belenuik tries to clinch but McVicker moves away
enabling McVicker to counter with a crisp jab.
McVicker throws a big shot that misses.
McVicker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McVicker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McVicker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Belenuik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belenuik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belenuik clinches up against the cage.
Belenuik has a couple of punches blocked by McVicker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prince McVicker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Belenuik ducks under a wild hook from McVicker.
McVicker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belenuik can do to turn this around?
McVicker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Belenuik looking for submissions off his back.
Belenuik moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McVicker 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McVicker won't allow Belenuik to sweep him here.
McVicker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McVicker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McVicker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belenuik is keeping the position for now.
McVicker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McVicker looking to pass the guard.
Belenuik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belenuik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McVicker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belenuik can't keep his opponent in guard - McVicker advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
Belenuik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McVicker is working away from the top position though.
Belenuik is looking for a sweep. McVicker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belenuik wants to control but McVicker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McVicker passes to full mount!
McVicker raining down shots from the mount!
McVicker has hold of Belenuik's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Belenuik manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belenuik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! McVicker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Danylo Belenuik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belenuik felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Belenuik tries to reverse the position but McVicker maintains control.
McVicker avoids the attempt from Belenuik to control.
McVicker looking to control but Belenuik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belenuik is bucking up trying to escape but McVicker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McVicker landing strikes from the mount and Belenuik is in trouble!
Belenuik gets back to half guard.
McVicker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McVicker is trying to control. Belenuik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McVicker slips a nice elbow through Belenuik's hands, connecting with Belenuik's forehead.
Belenuik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McVicker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McVicker lands with a punch from half guard.
Prince McVicker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McVicker prevents Belenuik from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince McVicker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McVicker, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince McVicker!
Our winner, Prince McVicker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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