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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 4759 p4p, 4679 weight class) and Peter St Petersburg (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
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lee!
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, Peter St Petersburg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee manages to pull guard.
Lee controlling St Petersburg's posture.
St Petersburg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St Petersburg wanted to stand there but Lee had control of the position.
St Petersburg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Petersburg throwing strikes from guard but Lee blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand up but St Petersburg is controlling him.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee controls St Petersburg momentarily but St Petersburg frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
St Petersburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Petersburg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Petersburg. That did some damage!
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.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as St Petersburg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
St Petersburg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Petersburg wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Petersburg tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
St Petersburg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and St Petersburg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Petersburg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee is looking to stand up but St Petersburg isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Petersburg not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Petersburg tries to stand and escape but Lee is controlling the position.
Still in half guard, St Petersburg seems content to control.
St Petersburg escapes and gets back to his feet.
St Petersburg tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
St Petersburg wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
St Petersburg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Petersburg lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee is breathing heavily.
St Petersburg slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter St Petersburg will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Petersburg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but St Petersburg persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Petersburg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Petersburg steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.
Lee rushes St Petersburg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee moves into the clinch.
St Petersburg has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee jumps guard and drags St Petersburg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee controls St Petersburg momentarily but St Petersburg frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Petersburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is looking to sweep but instead, St Petersburg has passed into half guard.
St Petersburg is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lee pushes St Petersburg off but St Petersburg dives into side control.
St Petersburg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for St Petersburg but great work by Lee.
Lee working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg is looking for a sweep.
St Petersburg is still trying to improve position.
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Petersburg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Petersburg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like St Petersburg is going to stand back up.
St Petersburg is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
St Petersburg is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Petersburg to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Petersburg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Petersburg is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Petersburg working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Petersburg with good strikes from the mount here!
St Petersburg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lee is rocked!
St Petersburg postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lee bigstyle! Two more strikes land for St Petersburg and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter St Petersburg!
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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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