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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Talib Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Skovich (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, Talib Lacey!
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, Alexander Skovich!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacey connects with a single shot there.
Talib Lacey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Skovich misses with a hook. Lacey ducked under it nicely.
Skovich throws a looping overhand right but Lacey ducks down to avoid it.
Skovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Skovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Skovich throws a right and a left that Lacey avoids nicely.
Skovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lacey.
Lacey lands with an uppercut that bounces Skovich off the cage and back into rage.
Lacey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skovich to the mat! Skovich manages to get full guard.
Skovich looking to control.
Skovich controlling the position.
Skovich looking for a sweep. Not yet Skovich, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lacey wants to pass the guard but Skovich is keeping the position.
Lacey preventing the sweep.
Lacey is pushing down on Skovich's leg trying to pass to half guard. Skovich is fighting to maintain full guard but Lacey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lacey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skovich is looking for a sweep. Lacey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Skovich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lacey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lacey's back!
Skovich is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lacey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Skovich lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Skovich trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lacey doesn't escape.
Skovich looks gassed!
Skovich thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lacey is in bad spot here.
Skovich punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lacey is trying to stand back up.
Skovich is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lacey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey trying to control the hands but Skovich won't let him.
I really don't envy Lacey right now.
Skovich punishes Lacey with strikes from the back mount.
Lacey staying busy and making it hard for Skovich to control.
Skovich scores with strikes from the back.
Skovich trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Skovich struggling to land strikes to the head as Lacey covers up.
Skovich scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lacey is looking for a way out.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skovich misses with an elbow to the head.
Lacey manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Skovich is now in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skovich misses with an uppercut. Lacey saw that one coming.
Lacey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skovich is fending him off so far but Lacey persists. Nope, Skovich circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talib Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lacey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skovich shoots in but no luck this time.
Lacey fails with the takedown
and Skovich counters with a nice body kick.
Skovich misses with a hook
and Lacey counters with a one-two to the body.
Skovich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lacey is fending him off so far but Skovich persists. Nope, Lacey circles away and we're back to standing.
Lacey misses with a double jab.
Skovich tries to clinch there but Lacey circles away.
A punch combination from Skovich misses.
Lacey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skovich looks for a takedown but Lacey sprawls well.
Lacey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skovich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lacey!
Skovich breaks from Lacey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Skovich cracks Lacey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skovich with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lacey wants to hold on but Skovich pushes him away.
Lacey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lacey is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Skovich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lacey's face.
A nice elbow there by Skovich.
Lacey tries to buck Skovich off but he can't manage it.
Skovich landing strikes from the mount and Lacey is in trouble!
Skovich postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lacey looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Skovich.
Lacey regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Skovich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lacey misses with a few strikes there.
Lacey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skovich's head.
Lacey scores with a three punch combo!
Lacey defending well as Skovich loads up on a big left hand.
Skovich loads up on a big right hand but Lacey slips the punch.
Lacey throws a nice looking combination but Skovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacey tries to clinch up
and Skovich counters with a nice body shot.
Lacey wants to clinch
and Skovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lacey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skovich.
Skovich pushes Lacey up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skovich prevents Lacey from breaking the clinch.
Skovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skovich counters by moving into the clinch.
Skovich works on Lacey's body with a couple of short punches.
Skovich has hold of one of Lacey's legs. Lacey is fighting the takedown attempt but Skovich gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Skovich wants to control from the top but Lacey keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Skovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Skovich slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lacey being controlled for a moment.
Skovich prevents Lacey from escaping the position.
Lacey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lacey gets back to half guard.
Lacey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skovich stops Lacey from standing up.
Lacey trying to control the position.
Lacey looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Skovich has picked Lacey up and slammed him! Lacey can't keep hold of the triangle and Skovich manages to pass to side control!
Skovich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lacey manages to get back to half guard.
Skovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lacey's head.
Lacey pushes Skovich off and gets back to his feet.
Lacey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lacey throws a right and a left that Skovich avoids nicely.
Lacey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skovich.
Skovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacey lands with a shot to the body.
Lacey darts in trying to clinch
and Skovich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Skovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacey looking for a sweep. Not yet Lacey, not yet.
Skovich trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lacey manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Skovich will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Skovich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skovich with good strikes from the mount here!
Skovich in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Skovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Skovich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lacey is bucking up trying to escape but Skovich cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Skovich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Skovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lacey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Skovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Skovich avoids the attempt from Lacey to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacey is trying to escape the mount.
Skovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lacey is working to get back to half guard.
Skovich landing punches.
Skovich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lacey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lacey trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skovich landing strikes from the mount.
Skovich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Skovich lands a big shot there that rocks Lacey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Skovich is working for a guillotine from mount but Lacey frees his head quite easily.
Skovich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lacey?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Skovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lacey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Alexander Skovich has been cut.
Lacey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skovich as he jumps to the side.
Lacey tries for a takedown but Skovich circles away easily
and Skovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lacey throws a series of punches but Skovich avoids them all with ease.
Lacey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talib Lacey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacey thows a body shot but no joy.
Skovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lacey counters with a nice uppercut.
Lacey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skovich is on top in guard.
Lacey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skovich gets to his feet. Lacey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lacey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Skovich has closed the distance and engaged Lacey in a clinch.
Skovich manages to break the clinch.
Skovich throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Skovich misses.
Skovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skovich throws a shot from downtown. Lacey moves away and avoids it.
Skovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Skovich scores a takedown into full mount!
Skovich working Lacey over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey can't escape the position.
Alexander Skovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lacey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lacey is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Skovich connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Skovich prevents Lacey from getting the reversal.
Skovich breaks from Lacey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lacey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lacey taking shots to the head.
Skovich wants to control the pace but Lacey is squirming around nicely.
Lacey tries to hold on but Skovich pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lacey is trying to stand.
Lacey regains half guard.
Lacey wants to get back to full guard.
Lacey is trying to stand back up but Skovich is controlling him
Skovich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lacey is trying to stand up here but Skovich is controlling him well.
Skovich is looking to advance position but Lacey won't allow it.
Lacey gets back to full guard.
Skovich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Skovich works over Lacey with some ground and pound from guard.
Skovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacey is keeping the position for now.
Skovich throwing strikes but missing.
Talib Lacey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skovich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lacey is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skovich slips nicely into half guard.
Skovich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skovich trying to mount his opponent but Lacey defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Skovich connects with a nice short shot to Lacey's temple.
Skovich trying to control from half guard but Lacey is working away.
Skovich passes the guard and advances to mount!
Skovich lands a big elbow.
Skovich working Lacey over with strikes here.
Lacey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skovich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lacey is desperately trying to improve his position but Skovich has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Skovich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Skovich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Skovich!
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