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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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188 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Morozov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor throws a right hand that Morozov ducks under and follows up with a left that Morozov also avoids with ease.
Morozov blocks the body kick.
McGregor wants to clinch.
McGregor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morozov swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
McGregor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGregor throws out a loose jab but Morozov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Morozov.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morozov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morozov avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Morozov keeps the fight on the outside.
Morozov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morozov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morozov stays in close to McGregor's body and controls the position.
McGregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morozov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morozov trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
Morozov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morozov stopping the sweep attempt from McGregor.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morozov clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the cage.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Morozov is controlling the position.
Morozov tries to stall but McGregor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Morozov keeps him there for the moment.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but Morozov blocks with his arms.
Morozov tries to pull guard but McGregor holds him up against the cage and eventually Morozov drops back down to his feet.
Morozov tries to pull guard but McGregor won't allow it.
Morozov decides to pull guard.
Morozov looking for a sweep. Not yet Morozov, not yet.
Morozov is trying to keep McGregor in close.
McGregor advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov is looking to improve his position.
McGregor trying to control from half guard but Morozov is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor controlling the pace.
Morozov has a hand on McGregor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McGregor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McGregor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morozov is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morozov working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGregor trying to control but Morozov is having none of it.
Morozov wants to control but McGregor is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shawn McGregor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGregor tries to clinch up.
McGregor fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Morozov misses
and McGregor counters with a good low kick that Morozov was not able to check.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morozov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morozov shoots for a takedown but McGregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McGregor tries to close the distance and clinch but Morozov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor tries to clinch but Morozov moves out of range.
Shawn McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGregor wants to clinch but Morozov slips to the side
so Morozov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morozov tries to stand but McGregor is controlling from the bottom.
McGregor wants to control the position but Morozov says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morozov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGregor wants to stand up but Morozov is controlling him.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Morozov from controlling successfully.
Morozov looking to improve position, pressing down on McGregor's thigh with his hand. McGregor seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Morozov paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Morozov's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! McGregor picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shawn McGregor!
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FIGHT
RATING
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