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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Shcholkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shcholkin comes to the cage accompanied by King Ring. Wright has chosen 3-6 mafia , its a fight as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Shcholkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Wright!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright dives in and grabs Shcholkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shcholkin pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Wright looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shcholkin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shcholkin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shcholkin forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Shcholkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shcholkin circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Shcholkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Shcholkin. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
Shcholkin feints a jab promting Wright to slip. Shcholkin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shcholkin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shcholkin!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shcholkin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shcholkin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shcholkin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shcholkin shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
Shcholkin takes the fight into the clinch.
Shcholkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright leaves Shcholkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonid Shcholkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shcholkin has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Shcholkin gets control of Wright's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shcholkin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shcholkin has his feet on Wright's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Shcholkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shcholkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shcholkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shcholkin pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shcholkin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stalling in the clinch from Shcholkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin drags the fight down to the ground.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Shcholkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shcholkin lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Wright trying to control but Shcholkin is working from the bottom.
Shcholkin wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks for a takedown but Shcholkin sprawls well.
Shcholkin shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shcholkin as he avoids it easily.
Shcholkin has managed to clinch.
Shcholkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shcholkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shcholkin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shcholkin drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Shcholkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shcholkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Shcholkin on that attempt.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Shcholkin circles away.
Shcholkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wright shoots in but Shcholkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shcholkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shcholkin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonid Shcholkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shcholkin clinches.
Shcholkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shcholkin closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shcholkin breaks from the clinch.
Shcholkin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shcholkin lands a shoulder strike.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shcholkin lands a left hand.
Shcholkin lands a right hand.
Shcholkin gets control of Wright's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shcholkin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shcholkin has Wright pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shcholkin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shcholkin kicks Wright off and gets to his feet.
Wright throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shcholkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shcholkin defends it nicely.
Wright misses with a hook
and Shcholkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shcholkin forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Wright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shcholkin breaks from the clinch.
Shcholkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wright wants it to stay on the feet.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Shcholkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shcholkin closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
Shcholkin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wright can't fight it off and eventually Shcholkin manages to take the fight to the floor. Wright looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shcholkin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wright for as long as he can get away with.
Leonid Shcholkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shcholkin lands a couple of elbows.
Shcholkin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shcholkin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shcholkin looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shcholkin pushes Wright off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonid Shcholkin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wright fails with the takedown.
Shcholkin closes the distance and clinches.
Shcholkin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shcholkin jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wright stops Shcholkin from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shcholkin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Shcholkin pushes him off.
Jordan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shcholkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Shcholkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shcholkin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shcholkin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wright.
Shcholkin moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Shcholkin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shcholkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shcholkin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wright or not.
Shcholkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shcholkin.
Wright trying to control the position but instead, Shcholkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wright into the cage.
Shcholkin lands a nice knee to the body.
Shcholkin stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shcholkin clinches up against the cage.
Shcholkin pulls guard.
Wright wants to control from the top but Shcholkin keeps moving.
Shcholkin wants to stand but Wright is controlling the position.
Shcholkin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shcholkin shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonid Shcholkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shcholkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shcholkin avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
Shcholkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Shcholkin with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shcholkin has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Shcholkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shcholkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Shcholkin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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