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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhordric Papadakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rhordric Papadakis!
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, Bob Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Papadakis takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Papadakis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Papadakis moves into the clinch.
Shaw is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Papadakis to keep the fight standing.
Shaw tries to pull guard but Papadakis won't allow it.
Shaw misses with a knee strike.
Shaw tries to score a body lock takedown but Papadakis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rhordric Papadakis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Shaw.
Papadakis pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Papadakis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaw defends it easily.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Papadakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to stand but Papadakis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shaw throws a big elbow that misses.
Papadakis looking to control.
Papadakis wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papadakis pulls Shaw in close to prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw scores with a head kick.
Papadakis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Papadakis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Papadakis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control from the bottom.
Papadakis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Papadakis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Papadakis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shaw's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papadakis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shaw defends it well.
Papadakis is trying to work for a kimura but Shaw is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaw is pressing down on Papadakis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Papadakis throws a big right hand that misses.
Shaw is trying to control the position but Papadakis postures up.
Shaw keeping full guard, as Papadakis tries to pass.
Papadakis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working for a triangle but Papadakis defends it easily.
Papadakis stopping the sweep attempt from Shaw.
Papadakis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Papadakis won't allow Shaw to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadakis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Shaw will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Papadakis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shaw was covering up waiting for the punch and Papadakis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shaw wants to get back to his feet but Papadakis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Papadakis trying to control but Shaw is working from the bottom.
Shaw trying to control the position.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Papadakis from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Papadakis defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadakis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papadakis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Papadakis postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shaw is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Papadakis, into his guard.
Papadakis working a defensive guard here.
Shaw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadakis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Shaw has passed into half guard!
Shaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Papadakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaw trying to control from half guard but Papadakis is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Papadakis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Papadakis wants to improve his position but instead Shaw has moved into half guard.
Shaw is trying to control. Papadakis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Papadakis looking for submissions off his back.
Papadakis taking some punishment here, with Shaw in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadakis pushes Shaw off looking to stand but Shaw dives back in and keeps control.
Papadakis is in trouble now - Shaw has advanced to mount!
Shaw wants to control the pace but Papadakis is squirming around nicely.
Papadakis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadakis is desperately trying to improve his position but Shaw has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Shaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Shaw shoots in for a double leg but Papadakis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Papadakis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shaw tries to hold on but Papadakis pushes him away.
Papadakis landing punches.
Shaw can't escape the position.
Shaw defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Papadakis.
Papadakis has hold of Shaw's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shaw manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Papadakis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shaw is now in Papadakis's guard. A big mistake from Papadakis there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw throwing strikes but missing.
Papadakis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Papadakis tries to get out of the position.
Papadakis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Papadakis keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Papadakis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw advances to half guard.
Papadakis is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Shaw seems to be looking for submissions.
Shaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shaw is working for a kimura but Papadakis is defending it quite comfortably.
Rhordric Papadakis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papadakis actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Shaw is going to stand back up.
Papadakis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Papadakis looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Shaw pushes past his half guard into mount!
Papadakis is squirming around, avoiding Shaw's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw raining down shots from the mount!
Papadakis wants to hold on but Shaw pushes him away.
Rhordric Papadakis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shaw landing strikes from the mount and Papadakis is in trouble!
Papadakis is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the head.
Bob Shaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadakis tries to reverse the position but Shaw maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob Shaw.
I've got Shaw 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Shaw!
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energy
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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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