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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Mauritus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malkovic (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 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, John Mauritus!
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, John Malkovic!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkovic throws a low kick but Mauritus avoids it.
Mauritus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Malkovic enables Mauritus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Malkovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malkovic 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.
Mauritus looking to pass the guard.
Malkovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mauritus manages to get himself to full guard.
Malkovic postures up in Mauritus's guard and throws a big left but Mauritus blocks it.
Malkovic trying to control but Mauritus is working from the bottom.
Malkovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Mauritus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mauritus tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauritus parries the strikes from Malkovic easily there. Malkovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mauritus to escape.
Mauritus is letting Malkovic control him for a moment.
Malkovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Malkovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mauritus to see if he's OK.
Mauritus is trying to get back to half guard.
Malkovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mauritus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Malkovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mauritus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malkovic on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauritus taking a bit of punishment here - Malkovic scoring with strikes.
Mauritus is trying to control Malkovic's posture but Malkovic avoids it.
Mauritus is letting Malkovic control him for a moment.
Mauritus is looking to regain half guard here but Malkovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Malkovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mauritus's legs.
Malkovic staying calm.
Mauritus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Malkovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malkovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mauritus to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic advances to mount.
Malkovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Malkovic controlling from the full mount.
Malkovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mauritus is looking to escape.
Malkovic has control of Mauritus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mauritus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Malkovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic working the ground and pound effectively.
Malkovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Malkovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Malkovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Malkovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Malkovic lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkovic working Mauritus over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malkovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Malkovic dives in and scores a takedown into Mauritus's guard.
Malkovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mauritus's guard.
Malkovic is taking a breather. Mauritus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mauritus is looking for a sweep. Malkovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malkovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
John Malkovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malkovic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Malkovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mauritus is bucking up trying to escape but Malkovic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Malkovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Malkovic looking to control but Mauritus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Malkovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Malkovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Malkovic scoring with strikes but Mauritus is staying in there.
Malkovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malkovic content just to control the position here.
Malkovic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malkovic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mauritus is surviving well by controlling Malkovic's body position as best he can.
Malkovic looking to finish with strikes here!
Malkovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauritus is working to get back to half guard.
Malkovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Malkovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Malkovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mauritus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mauritus working to try and regain half guard.
Malkovic looking to control but Mauritus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mauritus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mauritus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Malkovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Malkovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mauritus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mauritus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Malkovic.
Mauritus tries to hold on but Malkovic pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic landing punches.
Malkovic unloads with some shots from mount but Mauritus bucks and avoids them well.
Malkovic misses with a head shot.
Malkovic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mauritus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Malkovic advances to mount.
Malkovic landing strikes from the mount and Mauritus is in trouble!
Malkovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Malkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkovic controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Malkovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malkovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Mauritus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mauritus lands with a cross.
Mauritus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malkovic is fending him off so far but Mauritus persists. Nope, Malkovic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mauritus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mauritus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malkovic is fending him off so far but Mauritus persists. Nope, Malkovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Malkovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mauritus quickly recovers to half guard.
Malkovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Malkovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malkovic dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mauritus wants to get back to his feet.
Malkovic controlling from mount.
Malkovic is landing with some decent strikes but Mauritus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Malkovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Malkovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Malkovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Malkovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Malkovic landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauritus is in a horrible position here. Malkovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mauritus is in a horrible position here. Malkovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Malkovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mauritus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mauritus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Malkovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Malkovic with shots to the head and body - Mauritus looks very uncomfortable down there.
Malkovic tries to control but Mauritus wriggling away.
Malkovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic controlling the pace for now.
Malkovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Malkovic raining down shots from the mount!
Malkovic controlling his opponent.
Malkovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Malkovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mauritus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Malkovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malkovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malkovic wants to finish this one by submission but Mauritus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Malkovic.
The referee warns Mauritus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Malkovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mauritus is looking to escape.
John Mauritus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
John Malkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malkovic 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Malkovic!
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