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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between joshua leinard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Lavelle (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
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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, joshua leinard!
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, Shane Lavelle!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavelle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
leinard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
leinard regains half guard.
Lavelle trying to control the action but leinard is working from the bottom.
Lavelle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
leinard is staying active underneath Lavelle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lavelle is working for a kimura but leinard is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lavelle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lavelle showed some decent athleticism there.
leinard trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leinard moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
leinard trying to strike off his back.
Lavelle preventing the sweep.
Lavelle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
leinard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lavelle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as leinard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lavelle cracks leinard with a solid left hand.
leinard wants to sweep here but Lavelle controlling him for the moment.
leinard has control of Lavelle's left arm, preventing Lavelle from doing any damage.
Lavelle stopping the sweep attempt from leinard.
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.
Lavelle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! leinard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! leinard has escaped and now he's on top!
leinard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lavelle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lavelle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lavelle!
Lavelle working away.
leinard is trying to buck Lavelle off.
Lavelle trying to control the position but leinard is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavelle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear leinard down.
Lavelle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
leinard lands a jab-cross combination.
Lavelle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches leinard napping and manages to drive through into side control!
leinard is breathing heavily.
leinard struggling a bit here.
Lavelle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but leinard sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lavelle tries to advance to mount but leinard denies him.
Lavelle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear leinard down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leinard is not content to let Lavelle control the position.
Lavelle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lavelle looks up at the clock and then as leinard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lavelle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lavelle lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavelle tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
leinard gets back to half guard.
Lavelle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lavelle unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Lavelle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lavelle closes this distance looking for a takedown but leinard circles away.
Lavelle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. leinard tries to avoid it but Lavelle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag leinard to the ground. leinard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lavelle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells leinard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
leinard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
leinard postures up.
leinard throws and elbow that misses. Lavelle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in leinard's guard. Nice move by Lavelle!
leinard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lavelle is controlling him.
Lavelle controls from within his opponent's guard.
leinard can't keep his opponent in guard - Lavelle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavelle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lavelle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
leinard wants to get back to his feet.
Lavelle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lavelle wants to get back to his feet.
Lavelle wants to control but leinard is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
leinard wants to improve his position but Lavelle is controlling well.
leinard wants to control but Lavelle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lavelle misses with a two punch combination.
leinard avoids the body shot from Lavelle.
Lavelle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but leinard checks it well.
Lavelle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by Lavelle. Beautiful body shot.
Lavelle with a poor takedown
and leinard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lavelle!
joshua leinard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lavelle.
Lavelle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shane Lavelle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lavelle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lavelle is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leinard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lavelle hang on?
leinard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lavelle tries to hold on but leinard postures up.
leinard working Lavelle over with strikes here.
leinard avoids the attempt from Lavelle to control.
leinard working Lavelle over with strikes here.
leinard misses with a head shot.
leinard avoids the attempt from Lavelle to control.
leinard thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lavelle tries to hold on but leinard pushes him away.
Lavelle is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
leinard landing punches.
Lavelle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lavelle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
leinard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
joshua leinard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Lavelle fails with the takedown
and leinard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lavelle's guard.
Lavelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from leinard.
leinard won't allow Lavelle to sweep him here.
leinard distracts Lavelle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
leinard throwing strikes from guard but Lavelle blocks nicely.
Lavelle is trying to control the position but leinard postures up.
leinard is working Lavelle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
leinard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lavelle 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lavelle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and leinard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lavelle's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leinard thows a big elbow that misses.
Lavelle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
leinard with a flurry of punches that miss.
leinard stands up out of Lavelle's guard for a moment - Lavelle manages to land a nice upkick.
leinard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lavelle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from leinard.
leinard drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lavelle dives on top into guard.
leinard keeping moving, preventing Lavelle from controlling successfully.
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.
Lavelle preventing the sweep.
Lavelle is working leinard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
leinard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lavelle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lavelle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lavelle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lavelle thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavelle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
leinard has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lavelle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
leinard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lavelle misses with a takedown
and leinard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lavelle's guard.
joshua leinard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Lavelle.
leinard is looking to work some ground and pound but Lavelle has wrist control.
leinard is working Lavelle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
leinard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lavelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lavelle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. leinard manages to get himself to full guard.
leinard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leinard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
leinard wants to free his trapped foot but Lavelle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lavelle wants to get back to full guard.
leinard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
leinard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lavelle sees it coming and defends easily.
Lavelle wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
leinard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lavelle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from leinard.
And that's the end of the fight!
joshua leinard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think leinard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... joshua leinard!
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