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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Mcfadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Lisovskij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lisovskij has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Maksim Lisovskij has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnie Mcfadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Lisovskij!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfadden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lisovskij looks winded!
Lisovskij pulls Mcfadden into guard.
Mcfadden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcfadden trying to control but Lisovskij is working from the bottom.
Mcfadden stands up from Lisovskij's guard - Mcfadden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mcfadden takes the fight into the clinch.
Lisovskij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcfadden tries a body shot but Lisovskij blocks it.
Mcfadden tries to land knees in the clinch but Lisovskij avoids the damage to the body.
Mcfadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lisovskij's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mcfadden.
Mcfadden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcfadden clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfadden manages to break the clinch.
Mcfadden is looking to clinch but Lisovskij is avoiding it.
Lisovskij swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcfadden.
Mcfadden is looking to clinch but Lisovskij is avoiding it.
Mcfadden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcfadden tries to clinch up but Lisovskij circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcfadden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mcfadden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lisovskij manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcfadden tries to clinch but Lisovskij is having none of it.
Mcfadden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lisovskij avoids the body shot from Mcfadden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisovskij swinging wildly here.
Mcfadden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lisovskij swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcfadden throws a head kick but Lisovskij moves out of range.
Mcfadden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mcfadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisovskij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcfadden throws a big elbow that misses.
Mcfadden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcfadden postures up in Lisovskij's guard and throws a big left but Lisovskij blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden wants to stand but Lisovskij has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mcfadden controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mcfadden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mcfadden tries to free his leg and advance position but Lisovskij is retaining full guard.
Mcfadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisovskij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnie Mcfadden.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mcfadden.
Mcfadden scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisovskij keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcfadden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mcfadden rushes Lisovskij and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcfadden throws a head punch that misses.
Mcfadden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mcfadden misses with a body punch.
Mcfadden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcfadden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lisovskij is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisovskij prevents a body shot from Mcfadden.
Mcfadden tries to work over Lisovskij's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Mcfadden.
Mcfadden tries to throw a body punch but Lisovskij avoids it by throwing Mcfadden back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Mcfadden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mcfadden wants to clinch up but Lisovskij keeps it at a distance.
Mcfadden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lisovskij paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcfadden tries to clinch but Lisovskij moves out of range.
Mcfadden tries to close the distance and clinch but Lisovskij swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcfadden throws a hook to the side of Lisovskij's head but Lisovskij sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lisovskij uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcfadden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcfadden. Lisovskij does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcfadden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcfadden closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lisovskij did well to prevent Mcfadden getting side control.
Mcfadden decides to return to a standing position.
Lisovskij is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfadden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lisovskij was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcfadden.
Mcfadden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lisovskij manages to avoid it.
Mcfadden is looking to clinch but Lisovskij is avoiding it.
Mcfadden tries to land a front kick but Lisovskij steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mcfadden looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lisovskij looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcfadden regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lisovskij stopping the sweep attempt from Mcfadden.
Lisovskij drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mcfadden dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden is looking to stand up but Lisovskij won't let him.
Lisovskij trying to control the position.
Mcfadden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mcfadden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lisovskij to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcfadden tries to clinch there but Lisovskij circles away.
Lisovskij shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mcfadden's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisovskij missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnie Mcfadden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lisovskij throws an elbow that misses. Mcfadden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lisovskij's guard. Nice move by Mcfadden!
Mcfadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisovskij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcfadden is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lisovskij is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mcfadden wants to stand but Lisovskij has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mcfadden trying to control the position from guard on top but Lisovskij is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcfadden controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnie Mcfadden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mcfadden misses with a kick to the body.
Mcfadden is looking to wear down Lisovskij with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcfadden closes the distance and pushes Lisovskij back into the cage.
Lisovskij blocks an uppercut.
Mcfadden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lisovskij's elbow.
Mcfadden can't find room to land a body shot as Lisovskij controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcfadden misses with a punch to the body.
Mcfadden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lisovskij displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcfadden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnie Mcfadden dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lisovskij shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mcfadden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lisovskij has knee on belly momentarily but Mcfadden bucks him off and regains half guard.
Mcfadden is looking to improve his position.
Mcfadden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mcfadden tries to strike from the bottom.
Lisovskij takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcfadden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lisovskij doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lisovskij manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mcfadden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lisovskij can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfadden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lisovskij is one step ahead there.
Mcfadden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mcfadden is keen to just control but Lisovskij is a slippery customer.
Mcfadden looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lisovskij does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mcfadden tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lisovskij controls his leg.
Mcfadden is looking for a kimura but Lisovskij is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcfadden to get the leverage.
Mcfadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lisovskij can do to turn this around?
Lisovskij is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mcfadden pulls his head out easily.
Mcfadden stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden has closed the distance and engaged Lisovskij in a clinch.
Mcfadden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mcfadden misses.
Mcfadden closes the distance and clinches.
Mcfadden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lisovskij is keeping busy.
Mcfadden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcfadden tries a body shot but Lisovskij blocks it.
Lisovskij blocks an elbow strike.
Mcfadden manages to break the clinch.
Mcfadden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick by Lisovskij misses
and Mcfadden moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisovskij on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcfadden breaks the clinch.
Mcfadden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcfadden takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcfadden struggles to land a body shot inside as Lisovskij controls his hands.
Mcfadden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcfadden tries a body shot but Lisovskij blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcfadden tries to throw a body punch but Lisovskij avoids it by throwing Mcfadden back against the cage.
Mcfadden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maksim Lisovskij has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnie Mcfadden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lisovskij throws the kick towards the body but Mcfadden avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnie Mcfadden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mcfadden 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnie Mcfadden!
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