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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Leningrada's choice of entrance music: Farewell of Slavyanka. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Shlemenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Leningrada.
Leningrada throws a sloppy head kick and Shlemenko moves out of range easily.
Fedor Shlemenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Shlemenko - just one landing.
Shlemenko throws a nice head kick!
Shlemenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Leningrada misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shlemenko. Leningrada shrugs it off though.
Shlemenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leningrada misses with a hook.
Shlemenko has Leningrada up against the cage in a clinch.
Shlemenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leningrada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leningrada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shlemenko with a knee to the head.
Leningrada throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Leningrada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shlemenko lands an elbow inside that Leningrada shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada misses with some punches.
Shlemenko lands an elbow that stopped Leningrada in his tracks for a moment.
Shlemenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shlemenko throws an elbow but misses.
Leningrada digs a right hand into Shlemenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shlemenko's gas tank.
Leningrada swings wildly with an uppercut but Shlemenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shlemenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shlemenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shlemenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leningrada's brow.
Shlemenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leningrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shlemenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leningrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko landing knees to the head.
Leningrada is rocked!
Leningrada avoids the elbow strike from Shlemenko, against the cage.
Leningrada is still on wobbly legs! Can Shlemenko finish him?
Shlemenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shlemenko lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shlemenko throws an elbow but misses.
Shlemenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leningrada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shlemenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shlemenko misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leningrada.
Shlemenko throws an elbow that misses.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Leningrada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Leningrada is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko is breathing heavily.
Shlemenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Leningrada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shlemenko misses with a knee strike.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Leningrada tries a body shot but Shlemenko blocks it.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shlemenko throws an elbow but misses.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leningrada seems to have recovered his senses.
Leningrada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shlemenko's elbow.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shlemenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Leningrada's face.
Leningrada lands a shoulder strike.
Leningrada blocks the elbow strike.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada digs a right hand into Shlemenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shlemenko's gas tank.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leningrada.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leningrada.
Leningrada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shlemenko misses with a knee strike.
Leningrada tries to land a knee to the head but Shlemenko blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko misses with a knee to the head.
Leningrada lands a left hand.
Shlemenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leningrada trying to land knees to the body.
Leningrada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shlemenko tries a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks it.
Leningrada lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shlemenko throws an elbow but misses.
Shlemenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leningrada misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shlemenko.
A knee to the head by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Leningrada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shlemenko or not.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
Leningrada blocks the elbow strike.
Leningrada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shlemenko's elbow.
Shlemenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leningrada has a couple of punches blocked by Shlemenko.
Leningrada dodges an elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leningrada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shlemenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leningrada blocks it with crossed arms.
Shlemenko takes a shot to the head.
Leningrada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leningrada can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Leningrada tries a body shot but Shlemenko blocks it.
Leningrada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shlemenko's elbow.
Leningrada misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leningrada misses with a body punch.
Shlemenko misses with a knee strike.
Shlemenko misses with a knee strike.
Shlemenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leningrada blocks it with crossed arms.
Leningrada takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Shlemenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shlemenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Leningrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Shlemenko.
Leningrada scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Fedor Shlemenko has been cut.
Shlemenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick there by Shlemenko.
Leningrada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Shlemenko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leningrada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shlemenko is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Leningrada takes the fight into the clinch.
Leningrada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fedor Shlemenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leningrada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko tries a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks it.
Leningrada misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shlemenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leningrada's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shlemenko throws an elbow but misses.
Shlemenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shlemenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shlemenko lands a nice elbow.
Shlemenko lands a knee to the head.
Leningrada avoids the elbow strike from Shlemenko, against the cage.
Shlemenko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shlemenko blocks an uppercut.
Shlemenko lands an elbow inside that Leningrada shrugs off.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Leningrada is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow over the top.
Shlemenko scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shlemenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shlemenko blocks an uppercut.
Leningrada takes an elbow to the temple.
Shlemenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shlemenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leningrada has a couple of punches blocked by Shlemenko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shlemenko obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leningrada works on Shlemenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Leningrada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shlemenko.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Leningrada is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada misses with the head strike.
Leningrada misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shlemenko throws an elbow but misses.
Leningrada can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Leningrada landing knees to the head.
Shlemenko trying to land knees to the body.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leningrada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shlemenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Leningrada is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leningrada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leningrada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leningrada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Leningrada pushes Shlemenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leningrada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shlemenko tries to land a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks with his arms.
Leningrada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leningrada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shlemenko backwards.
A shot in the inside from Leningrada.
Leningrada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shlemenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leningrada lands a knee to the head.
Leningrada lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shlemenko misses with a knee strike.
Leningrada lands an uppercut.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shlemenko misses with a knee strike.
Leningrada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow strike.
Leningrada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shlemenko lands an elbow inside that Leningrada shrugs off.
Leningrada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shlemenko's elbow.
Shlemenko misses with a knee to the head.
Shlemenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leningrada.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shlemenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leningrada's brow.
Leningrada cracks Shlemenko with a nice body shot.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
Shlemenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blokada Leningrada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shlemenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Leningrada.
Leningrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Leningrada scores with a jab to the head.
Shlemenko throws a front kick aimed at Leningrada's knee but Leningrada avoids it well.
Shlemenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leningrada wants to clinch up but Shlemenko keeps it at a distance.
Shlemenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leningrada fails to land with a series of punches.
Shlemenko scores with the left hand. Leningrada knows he should have avoided that one.
Leningrada throws the left hand but Shlemenko avoids the punch easily.
Shlemenko tries to clinch up.
Leningrada blocks a jab.
Shlemenko tries to clinch but Leningrada is having none of it.
Shlemenko throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a lazy right hand but Shlemenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blokada Leningrada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shlemenko.
A big right from Shlemenko misses.
Shlemenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leningrada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shlemenko throws out the jab.
Shlemenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Shlemenko.
Fedor Shlemenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leningrada misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leningrada. Shlemenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leningrada connects with a body shot.
Shlemenko throws a hook but Leningrada blocks it.
Shlemenko tries to clinch there but Leningrada circles away.
Blokada Leningrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leningrada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leningrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shlemenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leningrada misses with a wild combination.
Leningrada doesn't manage to clinch there - Shlemenko circles away.
Shlemenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Leningrada looks to throw the jab but Shlemenko is out of range.
Shlemenko looks for the body kick but Leningrada saw that one coming.
Leningrada connects with a nice looking jab.
Shlemenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leningrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko closes the distance and pushes Leningrada back into the cage.
Leningrada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leningrada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shlemenko lands an elbow inside.
Leningrada takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leningrada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leningrada can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Shlemenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shlemenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leningrada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leningrada landing knees to the body.
Leningrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leningrada presses Shlemenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shlemenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shlemenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leningrada tries to work over Shlemenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shlemenko tries a knee to the head but Leningrada blocks it.
Leningrada with a knee to the head.
Leningrada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shlemenko backwards.
Shlemenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leningrada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shlemenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leningrada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada trying to land knees to the body.
Leningrada blocks an elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko blocks a body shot from Leningrada.
Shlemenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Leningrada avoids the damage to the body.
Leningrada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shlemenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leningrada blocks it with crossed arms.
Shlemenko lands an elbow inside.
Leningrada struggles to land a body shot inside as Shlemenko controls his hands.
Shlemenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leningrada misses with the head strike.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Leningrada is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leningrada scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shlemenko landing knees to the head.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leningrada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leningrada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blokada Leningrada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leningrada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blokada Leningrada!
Blokada Leningrada bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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