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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Sean Price - Bully Rap. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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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, Sean Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Michaels.
It looks like Sean Price has been cut.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Price is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Price's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Price.
As Michaels tries to get set, Price tries to push him back and clinch up but Michaels manages to avoid the attempt.
Price tests Michaels's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Price's legs.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Price misses.
Price connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Price trying to stall but Michaels improves his position.
Michaels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Price lands with an uppercut that bounces Michaels off the cage and back into range.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Price misses with an uppercut. Michaels saw that one coming.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Price counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Price blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michaels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Michaels was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Price connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Price connects with a crisp jab.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Price tries to counter by clinching up but Michaels breaks away and moves out of range.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Michaels throws a head kick that Price semi-blocks.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels has closed the distance and engaged Price in a clinch.
Price tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Price 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels lands an uppercut.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Price's defenses.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Price.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels misses with the combination.
Price seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Michaels misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sean Michaels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Price's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Price counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Michaels.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sean Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Price misses.
Michaels is looking for the big counter here.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Price wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Price misses with a hook. Michaels ducked under it nicely.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Michaels moves out of range as Price strikes.
Nice shot by Price.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Michaels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Michaels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Michaels tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price is looking to counter the offense by Michaels and move into the clinch.
Price works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
Price dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels misses with an elbow strike.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Price.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
Price stalling.
Price misses with the head strike.
Price avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels darts in and clinches Price up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Michaels.
Price lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels lands an elbow inside that Price shrugs off.
Sean Price's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Michaels.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price misses with some punches.
Price misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels looking to stall.
Price looking to stall.
Price taking a breather.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels wants to break free but Price has control.
Price avoiding damage as Michaels throws knees to the body.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Price will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
A jab from Price misses.
Michaels moves away from the strike by Price.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Michaels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels slips a straight right by Price.
As Price backs off Michaels throws a huge counter combo but Price manages to avoid it all.
Michaels tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Michaels moves out of range as Price strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michaels defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Michaels's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Michaels unleashes a big counter combination but Price bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Price avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the cage.
Price misses with some punches.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Price has double underhooks.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michaels is keeping busy.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Price dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Michaels scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Michaels tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Price has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Michaels seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price working aggressively here.
Price tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Price has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels lands a nice elbow.
Price is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaels gets an underhook and turns Price into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price misses with some punches.
Price is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels stalling against the cage.
Michaels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Price throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michaels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Price lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Price tries to stall but Michaels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Michaels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Price.
I think Price has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sean Price!
A victorious Sean Price thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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