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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Thurston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Kafka (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 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, Seamus Thurston!
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, Fiodor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thurston gets a clinch.
Kafka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kafka breaks the clinch.
Thurston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kafka.
Thurston forces Kafka back against the cage and clinches.
Thurston is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kafka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thurston looking for a takedown.
Kafka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thurston gets the takedown into side control.
Kafka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thurston asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kafka can't do much from the bottom here.
Thurston trying to control the position but Kafka is working away.
Kafka is looking to regain half guard here but Thurston keeps moving and retains side control.
Thurston controlling the position.
Thurston seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kafka for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is not content to let Thurston control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thurston.
Kafka wants to control but Thurston postures up.
Thurston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kafka, who protects the arm well.
Kafka regains half guard.
Thurston wants to pass the guard but Kafka is defending well.
Thurston is breathing heavily.
Kafka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kafka wants to get back to his feet.
Kafka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thurston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Thurston stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Thurston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kafka tries to improve position but can't.
Kafka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Thurston wants to control but Kafka is keeping him busy.
Thurston working away.
Thurston controls the position.
Kafka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Thurston controlling the pace for now.
Thurston blocks Kafka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston trying to control but Kafka is having none of it.
Kafka is looking to get to half guard.
Thurston controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurston pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Thurston is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kafka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Thurston controlling his opponent.
Thurston fails to take his opponent's back.
Thurston lands a nice shot to the head.
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.
Kafka tries to buck Thurston off but he can't manage it.
Kafka throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Kafka is squirming around, avoiding Thurston's attempts to control the action.
Thurston stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Kafka misses with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kafka gets underhooks to prevent Thurston's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Thurston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kafka tries to break the clinch but Thurston is controlling the position.
Kafka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kafka wants to get back to striking at distance but Thurston won't allow it.
Thurston pulls guard successfully.
Kafka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thurston seems keen to control Kafka's posture.
Thurston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kafka is one step ahead there.
Kafka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Thurston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thurston scores with a takedown into Kafka's guard.
Thurston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kafka keeping moving, preventing Thurston from controlling successfully.
Kafka manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Kafka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kafka has his takedown stuffed
and Thurston counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kafka!
Kafka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Thurston is looking to advance position but Kafka won't allow it.
Thurston is working hard here to advance position.
Seamus Thurston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kafka is trying to stand back up but Thurston is controlling him
Kafka is breathing heavily.
Thurston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurston trying to pass the guard but Kafka defending well.
Thurston is thwarting Kafka's attempts to control the position.
Thurston passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kafka!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thurston working for a guillotine from mount but Kafka is in no mood to give up.
Kafka is squirming around, avoiding Thurston's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Seamus Thurston just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kafka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thurston trying to control but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Thurston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kafka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thurston counters with a takedown into side control.
Thurston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Thurston tries to stand but Kafka is controlling his head.
Thurston controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston wants to control but Kafka is keeping him busy.
Thurston moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Thurston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kafka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kafka is trying to get back to half guard.
Thurston wants to control but Kafka is keeping him busy.
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.
Thurston taking a breather here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Seamus Thurston just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thurston tries for a takedown but Kafka circles away easily
and Kafka counters with a shoot takedown. Thurston fights it but they end up in guard.
Thurston trying to control the position.
Thurston wants to sweep here but Kafka controlling him for the moment.
Kafka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thurston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kafka advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kafka decides to return to a standing position.
Thurston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thurston working away.
Kafka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Thurston dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thurston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kafka counters with an outside leg kick.
Thurston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kafka counters with a single leg into guard. Thurston didn't expect that.
Thurston is rocked!
Kafka trying to control but Thurston is working from the bottom.
Oh Thurston is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thurston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kafka gets to his feet. Thurston looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kafka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thurston seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kafka, right into the meat.
Kafka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thurston slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Thurston 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.
Thurston wants to pass the guard but Kafka is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurston wants to control but Kafka is keeping him busy.
Thurston stops Kafka from getting back to his feet.
Kafka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kafka is refusing to be controlled, as Thurston sits in half guard.
Thurston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kafka wants to improve his position but Thurston is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kafka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kafka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thurston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thurston controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thurston's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thurston has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thurston wants to control from the top but Kafka keeps moving.
Thurston looking to sit in guard and control but Kafka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kafka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kafka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kafka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thurston's head.
Kafka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fiodor Kafka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kafka shoots and misses
and Thurston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kafka won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thurston stands up.
Thurston fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Kafka as Thurston shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Thurston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kafka is trying to buck Thurston off.
Kafka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thurston staying calm.
Kafka is looking to reverse the position.
Kafka wants to control but Thurston postures up.
Kafka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kafka is trying to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Thurston or perhaps it was just good defense by Kafka which made him look bad.
Thurston looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thurston trying to control but Kafka is working from the bottom.
Kafka wants to get back to his feet but Thurston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thurston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thurston fails to land with a series of punches.
Thurston shoots in and bounces Kafka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thurston trying to control the position from guard on top but Kafka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thurston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fiodor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thurston passes Kafka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seamus Thurston.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thurston, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Thurston!
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