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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Procurator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attila Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You ain't stoppin me. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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, Esteban Procurator!
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, Attila Browne!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Procurator shoots in and bounces Browne off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Browne is trying to control the position but Procurator postures up.
Browne wants to control but Procurator passes easily into half guard.
Procurator is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Procurator wants to pass the guard but Browne is defending well.
Procurator thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Browne's head.
Procurator trying to control the pace.
Browne is looking to escape.
Procurator tries to pass to full mount but Browne defends it.
Browne looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procurator is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Procurator takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Browne is trying to stand.
Procurator slows the pace down in half guard.
Procurator throwing shots but Browne is blocking nicely.
Procurator not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Esteban Procurator just wasn't active enough.
A telegraphed right hand from Procurator misses the target.
Procurator misses with a body punch
and Browne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Procurator is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Procurator shoots in and drives through. Browne sprawls well.
Procurator closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Browne's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Procurator connects with a couple of short punches.
Browne keeping full guard, as Procurator tries to pass.
Procurator throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Browne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
Browne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Procurator.
Browne is wriggling around but Procurator manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procurator with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Browne tries to kick Procurator off but Procurator keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Browne looks winded!
Procurator looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Browne pushes Procurator off looking to stand but Procurator dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Esteban Procurator.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Procurator.
Procurator closes the distance and clinches up with Browne, looking for a takedown. Procurator pushes Browne against the cage but Browne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Procurator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Procurator looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procurator is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Procurator is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Procurator takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Procurator is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Procurator there.
Procurator lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Procurator not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Procurator dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Procurator fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Browne avoids it really well and circles away.
Procurator moves into the clinch successfully.
Browne breaks the clinch.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Procurator sprawls well. Procurator wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Browne gets slowly back to his feet.
Procurator looks for a takedown but Browne sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Procurator.
Procurator remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne struggling a bit here.
Procurator staying calm.
Procurator cracks Browne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Browne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Procurator slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Procurator cracks Browne with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Browne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Procurator is working Browne over with some ground and pound from side control.
Procurator lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Procurator taking a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne is pushing Procurator's head away, looking to escape. Procurator manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Procurator content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Procurator lands an elbow.
Browne trying to remain calm as Procurator controls from the top position.
Procurator landing strikes.
Browne is trying to control Procurator's posture but Procurator avoids it.
Browne is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Procurator politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Procurator prefers to stall for the moment though.
Esteban Procurator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procurator seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Browne for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Esteban Procurator just wasn't active enough.
Procurator shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Procurator showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Procurator 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne is trying to maintain the position but Procurator is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Procurator dominated that second round.
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!
Procurator shoots in looking for a takedown but Browne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Procurator's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Procurator changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Browne tries to avoid it but Procurator manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Browne to the ground. Browne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Procurator throws a hook to the side of Browne's head but Browne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Attila Browne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Procurator to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Procurator is in close to Browne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Procurator works over Browne with some ground and pound from guard.
Browne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Procurator postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Procurator postures up.
Procurator throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Procurator slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Procurator shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Browne as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esteban Procurator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne doesn't manage to clinch there - Procurator circles away.
Procurator just misses with a punch to the body.
Browne moves out of range of the leg kick from Procurator.
Browne gets caught flat footed, as Procurator shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Procurator's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Procurator looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Procurator content to stall in guard here.
Browne wants to get back to his feet but Procurator is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Browne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Browne working a defensive guard here.
Esteban Procurator has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Procurator looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Procurator chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne being controlled here, momentarily.
Browne trying to control the position.
Procurator controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Procurator tries to land a front kick but Browne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Procurator moves into range and clinches up with Browne.
Procurator avoiding damage as Browne throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Procurator wants the takedown. Browne is fighting it off but Procurator persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Browne's guard against the cage.
Procurator landing with the ground and pound.
Procurator sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Procurator!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Procurator regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Procurator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Procurator 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Procurator!
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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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