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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben The Dream (ranked 4861 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Paz (ranked 526 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, Ben The Dream!
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, Rafael Paz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Dream kicks off Paz and gets to his feet.
The Dream looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paz tries to get to full guard but The Dream has control of the leg.
The Dream is thwarting Paz's attempts to control the position.
Paz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Paz looking for submissions off his back.
Paz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Dream blocks the strikes from Paz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dream thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paz wants to improve his position but The Dream is controlling well.
The Dream takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Paz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paz.
The Dream trying to control the position from guard on top but Paz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Dream looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paz looking for a guillotine here but The Dream defends easily.
Paz keeping moving, preventing The Dream from controlling successfully.
Paz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Dream defends well.
The Dream showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Dream is pushing down on Paz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Paz is fighting to maintain full guard but The Dream has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Dream passes Paz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Dream is looking to take a break and control but Paz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paz gets back to full guard.
Paz looks winded!
Paz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Dream's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dream throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The Dream trying to keep a closed guard but Paz is proving a slippery customer.
Paz looking to pass the guard.
Paz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dream wants to sweep here but Paz controlling him for the moment.
The Dream is striking but Paz is not phased and passes to half guard.
The Dream is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paz throwing shots but The Dream is blocking nicely.
The Dream has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paz is working away from the top position though.
Paz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! The Dream is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rafael Paz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 4707 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Ares Shirley (ranked 517 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, Tommy Gavin!
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, Ares Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley clinches.
Gavin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gavin misses with some punches.
Shirley breaks the clinch.
Shirley rushes Gavin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shirley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Tommy Gavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gavin avoiding damage.
Gavin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gavin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shirley effectively controlling the action here.
Shirley managing to block the knees to the body from Gavin.
Shirley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shirley prevents Gavin from breaking the clinch.
Gavin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gavin controlling the action here for a moment.
Gavin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shirley is defending well for now.
Shirley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Shirley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gavin manages to get himself to full guard.
Shirley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shirley throwing strikes from guard but Gavin blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirley throws a big elbow that misses.
Gavin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gavin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shirley controls the pace.
Shirley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gavin is keeping the position for now.
Shirley sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley stands and steps away. Gavin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gavin instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gavin.
Gavin is looking to break free of the clinch but Shirley has double underhooks.
Gavin scores a nice knee to the body.
Gavin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shirley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shirley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gavin to keep the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Gavin.
Gavin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gavin lands a good knee to the midsection. Shirley won't want to take too many of those.
Shirley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley goes for a double leg but Gavin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gavin continues to drive forward.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ares Shirley.
Shirley gets tackled into the cage by Gavin. Gavin maintains the clinch.
Shirley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gavin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shirley looks winded!
Shirley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gavin smiles and moves away.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gavin lands a high kick!
Gavin pushes Shirley up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Gavin pushes off an throws an elbow but Shirley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gavin missing with knees to the body.
Gavin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gavin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shirley avoids it.
Shirley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gavin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavin is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Shirley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shirley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gavin as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shirley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gavin as he avoids it easily.
Gavin gets a clinch.
Shirley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Shirley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gavin prevents it.
Shirley drags the fight down to the ground.
Shirley wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gavin postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shirley is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gavin - that will leave a mark!
Tommy Gavin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirley is just out of range.
Shirley tries to counter with a clinch but Gavin shakes him off and moves away.
Gavin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Gavin moves into the clinch.
Gavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shirley is looking to clinch.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shirley tries to keep at a distance but Gavin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shirley is trying to push Gavin away but Gavin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gavin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gavin trying to stall but Shirley improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shirley uses from the top position.
Gavin is looking to stand up but Shirley isn't so interested in that idea.
Shirley trying to control but Gavin is working from the bottom.
Shirley controlling from the top position.
Gavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shirley can do to turn this around?
Gavin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin keeping moving, preventing Shirley from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shirley passes into half guard.
Gavin is trying to escape back to his feet but Shirley uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Gavin is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shirley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gavin is avoiding damage well.
Gavin stops Shirley from passing to mount.
Shirley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Shirley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gavin tries to keep at a distance but Shirley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shirley successfully pulls guard.
Shirley trying to keep a closed guard but Gavin is proving a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gavin moves into range and clinches up with Shirley.
Gavin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shirley is defending well for now.
Gavin taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shirley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shirley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin tries a knee to the head but Shirley blocks it.
Gavin crunches a lovely knee into Shirley's ribcage.
Shirley is working for takedown but Gavin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shirley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tommy Gavin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ares Shirley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gavin smiles and moves away.
Shirley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Gavin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gavin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shirley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gavin landing knees to the head.
Shirley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shirley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shirley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gavin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shirley manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shirley's guard.
Shirley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shirley is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gavin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shirley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shirley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gavin but Gavin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gavin is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shirley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley fails with the takedown.
Gavin clinches up with Shirley and pushes him back against the cage.
Gavin lands a knee to the body.
Shirley looking for a takedown.
Gavin tries to pull guard but Shirley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shirley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gavin working Shirley over with knees to the body.
Gavin is struggling to control the position.
Tommy Gavin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gavin pushes off an throws an elbow but Shirley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gavin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin misses with some punches.
Shirley pulls Gavin into guard.
Shirley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gavin is one step ahead there.
Gavin is looking to stand up but Shirley won't let him.
Gavin postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gavin wants to get up but he can't break Shirley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ares Shirley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gavin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Tommy Gavin!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Tommy Gavin!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sultan (ranked 4846 p4p, 4762 weight class) and Issy Rapid (ranked 378 p4p, 373 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, Bruno Sultan !
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, Issy Rapid!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sultan tries to avoid it but Rapid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sultan to the ground. Sultan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rapid changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sultan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sultan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rapid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sultan . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rapid punishes Sultan with strikes from the back mount.
Rapid avoiding Sultan 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Sultan 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sultan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Rapid has got his arm under Sultan 's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Sultan has spun round into Rapid's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sultan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sultan .
Sultan trying to control the action but Rapid is working from the bottom.
Rapid wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Sultan seems content to control.
Sultan tries to stand and escape but Rapid is controlling the position.
Sultan trying to control the action but Rapid is working from the bottom.
Rapid punching from the bottom.
Sultan wants to control but Rapid is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rapid is looking to improve his position.
Sultan trying to control from half guard but Rapid is working away.
Rapid tries to roll over but Sultan keeps him under control.
Rapid is looking to control Sultan 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rapid avoid being mounted?
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapid shoots in for a takedown but Sultan shows good takedown defense.
Rapid looks winded!
Sultan scores with a takedown into Rapid's guard.
Rapid is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sultan dives into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sultan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sultan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sultan wants to control but Rapid is keeping him busy.
Sultan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rapid trying his best to control but Sultan has mounted him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Sultan !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wade Marks (ranked 4721 p4p, 4842 weight class) and Billy Baller (ranked 477 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, Wade Marks!
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, Billy Baller!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baller shoots in for a double leg but Marks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baller thumps Marks with a low kick.
Marks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baller.
Baller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Baller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Marks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baller stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baller has closed the distance and engaged Marks in a clinch.
Baller jumps guard and drags Marks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Marks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marks wanted to stand there but Baller had control of the position.
Marks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baller looking for a sweep. Not yet Baller, not yet.
Baller keeping moving, preventing Marks from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks is really struggling to control Baller but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marks throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baller darts in and clinches Marks up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baller as Marks tries to tie him up.
Marks tries to pull guard but Baller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baller lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marks goes for a takedown attempt but Baller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baller.
Marks tries to bum rush Baller with a series of wild strikes but Baller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Baller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baller tries to pass to full mount but Marks defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marks wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baller wants to pass to mount but Marks is defending the position.
Baller is trying to control the action in half guard but Marks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baller trying to pass the guard but Marks defending well.
Marks works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Baller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baller looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marks!
Marks throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Marks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baller avoids it really well and circles away.
Baller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marks.
Marks tries to clinch up but Baller circles away and keeps his distance.
Marks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baller somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baller closes the distance and pushes Marks back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Baller.
Marks is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marks goes for a double leg but Baller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baller continues to drive forward.
Baller has hold of one of Marks's legs. Marks is fighting the takedown attempt but Baller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Marks pushes Baller off and gets back to his feet.
Baller throws a nice looking combination but Marks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Baller shows good takedown defense.
Marks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Marks manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Marks has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Baller has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Baller drags the fight down to the ground.
Baller keeping moving, preventing Marks from controlling successfully.
Marks wants to get up but he can't break Baller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baller has his hands on Marks's head, controlling the position.
Baller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baller striking off his back but it's not causing Marks any problems.
Baller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marks is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marks has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Baller escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Baller!
Marks struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Baller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Marks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marks just misses with a punch to the body.
Marks tries to clinch up.
Baller connects with a solid leg kick.
Baller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marks.
Marks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baller as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baller stands up and beckons Marks to his feet.
Baller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baller gets tackled into the cage by Marks. Marks maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks pulls guard successfully.
Marks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Baller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baller is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Baller takes the fight into the clinch.
Marks wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Baller to work.
Marks is trying to break free.
Baller pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baller stalling.
Marks is trying to pull guard but Baller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Marks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marks tries to circle away but Baller has him pinned against the cage.
Marks tries to pull guard but Baller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Baller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baller misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller stuffs the takedown attempt from Marks. Marks gets slowly back to his feet.
Marks shoots in looking for a takedown. Baller tries to sprawl out of it but Marks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marks's half guard.
Baller thows a huge punch but Marks dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Marks has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Baller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Billy Baller!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Billy Baller!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Billy Baller!
Billy Baller wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raskalov Timurovich (ranked 4817 p4p, 4432 weight class) and Wee Ning (ranked 376 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, Raskalov Timurovich!
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, Wee Ning!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ning closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Timurovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ning slows down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Timurovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timurovich being controlled against the cage.
Ning effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timurovich tries to throw a body punch but Ning avoids it by throwing Timurovich back against the cage.
Ning misses with the head strike.
Ning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timurovich misses with a punch to the body.
Timurovich prevents Ning from breaking the clinch.
Timurovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timurovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timurovich.
Stalling in the clinch from Timurovich.
Timurovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ning stalls.
Timurovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ning avoids it.
Timurovich misses with a body punch.
Ning misses with the head strike.
Ning blocking some punches.
Timurovich tries to land a knee to the head but Ning blocks with his arms.
Timurovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ning missing with knees to the body.
Timurovich is trying to stall.
Timurovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Timurovich tries to work over Ning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Timurovich throws an elbow but misses.
Timurovich looking to stall.
Ning displaying some good clinch control by pressing Timurovich up against the cage.
Ning on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Timurovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ning slowing the pace effectively.
Timurovich blocks the elbow strike.
Ning misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Timurovich.
Ning stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Timurovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ning is defending well for now.
Timurovich pushes off an throws an elbow but Ning leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raskalov Timurovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ning rushes Timurovich and presses him up against the cage.
Timurovich tries a knee to the head but Ning blocks it.
Ning has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Timurovich clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Timurovich is in bad spot here.
Timurovich looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Well, with Ning on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Timurovich is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ning biding his time, controlling Timurovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timurovich rolls, trying to escape but Ning keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning scores with strikes from the back.
Timurovich wants to control his opponent's hands but Ning gets his hands free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Timurovich tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Timurovich right now.
Ning is continuing to stall.
Timurovich just trying to survive but Ning is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Timurovich is really stuck here.
Ning controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning is hanging on to Timurovich's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Ning is not going to allow Timurovich to sit and survive in this position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Ning not allowing Timurovich to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Timurovich is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Ning.
Can Timurovich hold on?! Ning is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ning has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Timurovich's body.
Timurovich tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Timurovich trying to control the action but Ning just sinks the hooks in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Ning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Timurovich leaves Ning with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Timurovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ning darts in and clinches Timurovich up against the cage.
Ning working aggressively here.
Timurovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ning's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Ning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timurovich tries a knee to the head but Ning blocks it.
Ning blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ning breaks the clinch.
Ning rushes Timurovich and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timurovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ning is defending well for now.
Timurovich stalling in the clinch but Ning improves position.
Timurovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timurovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Ning displaying some good clinch control by pressing Timurovich up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ning takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raskalov Timurovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wee Ning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ning is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Ning fails to land.
Timurovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ning.
Timurovich stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Timurovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Timurovich trying to stall but Ning improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ning slows down the pace here.
Timurovich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ning up against the cage.
Timurovich trying to land knees to the body.
Ning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Timurovich is pushing Ning up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Timurovich trying to land knees to the body.
Ning has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Timurovich after a bit of a struggle.
Timurovich misses with a punch to the body.
Timurovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Ning avoids the damage to the body.
Timurovich lands a nice elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Timurovich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Timurovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Ning controls his hands.
Timurovich throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raskalov Timurovich showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Timurovich 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Wee Ning!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Wee Ning!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Wee Ning!
Wee Ning wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Voorhees (ranked 4399 p4p, 4375 weight class) and Greg Wraskler (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, Jason Voorhees!
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, Greg Wraskler!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Wraskler
and Voorhees makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Voorhees scores with a body shot.
Wraskler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Voorhees sprawls well initially but Wraskler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wraskler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wraskler working Voorhees over with strikes.
Voorhees keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wraskler throwing shots but Voorhees is blocking nicely.
Wraskler working the head and body with strikes.
Wraskler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wraskler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wraskler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Voorhees does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voorhees tries to roll over but Wraskler keeps him under control.
Voorhees taking some punishment here, with Wraskler in his half guard.
Wraskler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wraskler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Voorhees with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wraskler is looking to take a break and control but Voorhees is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voorhees is trying to stand back up but Wraskler is controlling him
Wraskler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voorhees keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wraskler connects with a nice short shot to Voorhees's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voorhees taking some punishment here, with Wraskler in his half guard.
Wraskler winds up and cracks Voorhees with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Voorhees on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wraskler is trying to control. Voorhees wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wraskler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Voorhees might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wraskler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Voorhees with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
 Voorhees is rocked!
Wraskler is nestled in close to Voorhees, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh Voorhees is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wraskler lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Voorhees! More strikes land and this one is all over! Wraskler jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Wraskler!
Greg Wraskler got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brodie Lee (ranked 4887 p4p, 4847 weight class) and Payton Sultan (ranked 194 p4p, 484 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, Brodie Lee!
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, Payton Sultan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Sultan wants to control the position but Lee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sultan is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee is pressing down on Sultan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sultan is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee is pressing down on Sultan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sultan is holding on for now.
Sultan is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sultan avoid being mounted?
Lee trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee stands up and beckons Sultan to join him on the feet.
Sultan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sultan.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sultan or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Brodie Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Payton Sultan.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee has Sultan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee jumps guard.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Lee manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Lee gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lee is pressing down on Sultan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sultan is holding on for now.
Sultan actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Sultan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee is working Sultan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sultan is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSultan.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sultan quickly recovers to half guard.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Sultan wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sultan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sultan off to one side.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sultan can do to turn this around?
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.
Sultan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sultan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brodie Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Payton Sultan.
Lee misses with a leg kick.
Sultan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Sultan.
Sultan shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Sultan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brodie Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sultan misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sultan is looking to stand back up but Lee counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sultan.
Sultan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for a kimura but Sultan is defending it quite comfortably.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sultan is trying to control but can't.
Sultan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sultan for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sultan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brodie Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee is leaning against Sultan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sultan working aggressively here.
Lee gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sultan regains guard.
Sultan is wriggling around but Lee manages to pass to half guard.
Well, if Lee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sultan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lee haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sultan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sultan tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
Sultan wants to escape the position.
Sultan is still trying to improve position.
Lee biding his time, controlling Sultan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan covers up after that shot from Lee.
Sultan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
Sultan tries to break free.
Sultan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lee biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working the ground and pound. Can Sultan escape?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee working for a choke but Sultan is defending well.
Payton Sultan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brodie Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brodie Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Brodie Lee!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Brodie Lee!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Brodie Lee!
Brodie Lee wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Payton Sultan had this to say: 'i am hot so ill be back better'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fee Cees (ranked 4514 p4p, 4377 weight class) and Tounry Winner (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, Fee Cees!
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, Tounry Winner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cees closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cees lands in his opponent's guard.
Cees throws a big right hand that misses.
Cees looking to sit in guard and control but Winner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Winner is stalling in the full guard.
Cees is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winner looking to pass the guard.
Cees looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winner passes Cees's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winner wants to pass the guard but Cees is defending well.
Winner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cees knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winner on the ground.
Winner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Winner thows a huge punch but Cees dodges it nicely.
Winner 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.
Cees wants to control but Winner is keeping busy.
Cees is not content to let Winner control the position.
Winner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cees is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winner wants to pass to mount but Cees is defending the position.
Winner is keen to just control but Cees is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cees with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cees has hold of Winner's hands but Winner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Winner trying to control from half guard but Cees is working away.
Winner is stalling here. Cees is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Winner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cees has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Winner tries to buck Cees off but Cees is having none of it.
Cees is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winner gets back to half guard.
Winner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cees's guard.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but Cees is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winner wants to control from the top but Cees keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cees keeping full guard, as Winner tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winner postures up and lands a big shot to Cees's brow.
Cees keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tounry Winner dominated that round.
That's time! Cees's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cees scores with a takedown into Winner's guard.
Winner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cees is looking to stand up but Winner won't let him.
Cees working some strikes from top position.
Winner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cees has picked Winner up and slammed him! Winner can't keep hold of the triangle and Cees manages to pass to side control!
Winner regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winner is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Cees there.
Winner gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking for a sweep. Not yet Winner, not yet.
Winner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cees drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cees jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner trying to keep a closed guard but Cees is proving a slippery customer.
Cees stopping the sweep attempt from Winner.
Winner striking off his back but it's not causing Cees any problems.
Cees trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cees passes into half guard.
Cees thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winner gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cees is one step ahead there.
Cees in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winner controls Cees momentarily but Cees frees himself.
Winner looking for a sweep. Not yet Winner, not yet.
Winner controlling Cees's posture.
Cees engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cees closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Winner's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cees won't allow Winner to sweep him here.
Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cees's guard.
Winner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cees swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cees keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cees is refusing to be controlled, as Winner sits in half guard.
Cees wants to control but Winner is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner throwing shots but Cees is blocking nicely.
Winner works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winner controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tounry Winner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Winner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cees to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cees has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winner working a defensive guard here.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cees is aware though and is defending well.
Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cees's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner stays in close to Cees's body and controls the position.
Winner wants to control from the top but Cees keeps moving.
Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cees works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cees looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Winner passes into side control.
Cees takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ground and pound from Winner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Winner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Winner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner trying to control the action but Cees is working from the bottom.
Winner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cees some visible discomfort.
Winner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to take a breather but Cees manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Winner.
Winner wants to pass the guard but Cees is keeping the position.
Winner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winner wants to pass the guard but Cees is keeping the position.
Winner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cees looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner stands up over Cees, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cees keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cees haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Winner stands and throws Cees's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Winner looks up at the clock and then as Cees takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Winner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Winner trying to control the action but Cees is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a little break here. Cees wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cees takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Winner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Winner is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tounry Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Tounry Winner!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tounry Winner!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Tounry Winner!
Tounry Winner wins by unanimous decision!
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