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QFC Tournament 1045 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kahn (ranked 5078 p4p, 4951 weight class) and Andrei Schastliviy (ranked 237 p4p, 409 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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Petr Kahn!
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, Andrei Schastliviy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahn fails to land with a series of punches.
Schastliviy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schastliviy wants it to stay on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Schastliviy misses.
Schastliviy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schastliviy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kahn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Schastliviy has closed the distance and engaged Kahn in a clinch.
Kahn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schastliviy smiles and moves away.
Schastliviy checks a leg kick nicely.
Kahn tries to clinch up but Schastliviy circles away and keeps his distance.
Schastliviy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kahn gets tackled into the cage by Schastliviy. Schastliviy maintains the clinch.
Kahn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schastliviy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kahn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schastliviy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kahn defends it nicely.
Kahn tries to counter by clinching up but Schastliviy breaks away and moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schastliviy manages to break the clinch.
Schastliviy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schastliviy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schastliviy goes for a double leg but Kahn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kahn continues to drive forward.
Schastliviy avoids a kick to the body.
Kahn throws a head kick but Schastliviy moves out of range.
A punch combination from Schastliviy misses.
Kahn is looking to clinch but Schastliviy is avoiding it.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schastliviy shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schastliviy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kahn throws a series of punches but Schastliviy avoids them all with ease.
Schastliviy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schastliviy stuffs the takedown attempt from Kahn. Kahn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schastliviy goes for a double leg but Kahn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kahn continues to drive forward.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schastliviy breaks the clinch.
Schastliviy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kahn.
Schastliviy avoids the head kick by Kahn.
Kahn is looking to clinch but Schastliviy is avoiding it.
Kahn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kahn is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kahn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schastliviy swivels and escapes.
Schastliviy dives in for a single leg takedown but Kahn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kahn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schastliviy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schastliviy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kahn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schastliviy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kahn uses from the top position.
Schastliviy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Schastliviy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Schastliviy looking for a guillotine here but Kahn defends easily.
Kahn looking to sit in guard and control but Schastliviy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schastliviy is pushing down on Kahn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kahn is fighting to maintain full guard but Schastliviy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schastliviy thows a huge punch but Kahn dodges it nicely.
Schastliviy moves nicely into side control.
Schastliviy takes a little break here. Kahn wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schastliviy advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Schastliviy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schastliviy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petr Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a few strikes there.
Schastliviy rushes Kahn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schastliviy manages to break the clinch.
Schastliviy looks for a takedown but Kahn sprawls well.
Kahn throws a big counter combination but Schastliviy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kahn connects with a leg kick.
Kahn throws a chopping leg kick but Schastliviy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petr Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schastliviy closes the distance and clinches up with Kahn, looking for a takedown. Schastliviy pushes Kahn against the cage but Kahn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kahn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn wants to clinch up but Schastliviy keeps it at a distance.
Kahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Schastliviy circles away.
Schastliviy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kahn misses with a head kick.
Kahn tries a head kick but it misses.
Schastliviy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schastliviy.
Petr Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Schastliviy.
Schastliviy goes for a double leg but Kahn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kahn continues to drive forward.
Kahn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Schastliviy sprawls and moves away.
Schastliviy shoots in but Kahn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schastliviy is breathing heavily.
Schastliviy blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Petr Kahn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schastliviy is fending him off so far but Kahn persists. Nope, Schastliviy circles away and we're back to standing.
Schastliviy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn looks for a takedown but Schastliviy sprawls well.
Schastliviy has a takedown stuffed.
Schastliviy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kahn's waist but Kahn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schastliviy off to one side.
Kahn lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kahn. No joy for Schastliviy on that attempt.
Kahn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schastliviy.
Kahn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schastliviy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Schastliviy jumps guard and drags Kahn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kahn looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahn wants to stand and escape but instead Schastliviy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schastliviy stands and steps away. Kahn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schastliviy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schastliviy is pushing Kahn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schastliviy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schastliviy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schastliviy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kahn prevents it.
Schastliviy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kahn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kahn misses with the combination.
Kahn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schastliviy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schastliviy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schastliviy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schastliviy can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Schastliviy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Schastliviy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schastliviy clinches with his opponent.
Kahn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schastliviy gets control of Kahn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Schastliviy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Schastliviy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kahn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schastliviy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kahn throws a sloppy head kick
and Schastliviy moves into the clinch.
Schastliviy successfully pulls guard.
Schastliviy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schastliviy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schastliviy pulls Kahn in close to his closed guard and prevents Kahn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kahn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schastliviy pushes Kahn off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schastliviy misses with a low kick.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schastliviy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schastliviy avoids a kick to the body.
Schastliviy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schastliviy shoots in but no luck this time.
Schastliviy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kahn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schastliviy dives in for a single leg takedown but Kahn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kahn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petr Kahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Schastliviy.
Kahn works over Schastliviy's head and body with a nice combination.
Schastliviy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kahn as he avoids it easily.
Schastliviy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses.
Kahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kahn fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schastliviy.
Kahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schastliviy looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schastliviy shoots in but Kahn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schastliviy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Schastliviy. No joy for Kahn on that attempt.
Kahn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schastliviy.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schastliviy throws the kick towards the body but Kahn avoids it.
Kahn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schastliviy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Schastliviy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schastliviy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahn but Kahn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kahn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schastliviy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schastliviy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kahn quickly recovers to half guard.
Schastliviy is trying to work for a kimura but Kahn is defending well.
Kahn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schastliviy.
Schastliviy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kahn defends it well.
Schastliviy controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petr Kahn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schastliviy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Petr Kahn!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Petr Kahn!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Andrei Schastliviy!
Petr Kahn wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Garbrandt (ranked 4669 p4p, 4905 weight class) and Obdulio Tupamaro (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Cody Garbrandt!
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, Obdulio Tupamaro!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbrandt fails with a takedown attempt.
Garbrandt misses with a takedown attempt
and Tupamaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garbrandt pushes Tupamaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Garbrandt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupamaro slips a jab and a cross from Garbrandt.
Garbrandt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Garbrandt is trying to control the action in half guard but Tupamaro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Garbrandt seems content to control.
Tupamaro wants to improve his position but Garbrandt is controlling well.
Garbrandt is controlling the pace.
Tupamaro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbrandt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt wants to take a breather but Tupamaro is having none of it.
Tupamaro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tupamaro looking for submissions off his back.
Garbrandt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Garbrandt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tupamaro has hold of Garbrandt's hands but Garbrandt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garbrandt 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.
Tupamaro looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garbrandt is thwarting Tupamaro's attempts to control the position.
Garbrandt wants to take a breather but Tupamaro is having none of it.
Garbrandt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupamaro is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garbrandt in particular looking to stall.
Garbrandt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt wants to pass the guard but Tupamaro is defending well.
Tupamaro trying to hold on to Garbrandt's head to control him but Garbrandt postures up.
Tupamaro missing with punches from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tupamaro trying to control here.
Tupamaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Garbrandt is controlling the pace.
Garbrandt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garbrandt is controlling the pace.
Garbrandt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Garbrandt landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Garbrandt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Tupamaro as Garbrandt shoots in.
Garbrandt moves out of range of the leg kick from Tupamaro.
Garbrandt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tupamaro as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Tupamaro finds it's way through Garbrandt's defenses.
Garbrandt clinches up with Tupamaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Garbrandt tries to pull guard but Tupamaro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Garbrandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garbrandt pulls guard.
Garbrandt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garbrandt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupamaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Garbrandt is retaining full guard.
Garbrandt has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tupamaro is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Tupamaro looking to slow down the pace here.
Tupamaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt is looking to clinch.
Tupamaro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garbrandt on the side of the head.
Garbrandt tries a head kick but it misses.
Garbrandt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tupamaro's guard.
Tupamaro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tupamaro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garbrandt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tupamaro is breathing heavily.
Garbrandt trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupamaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tupamaro is looking for a triangle but Garbrandt pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt is in close to Tupamaro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tupamaro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garbrandt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tupamaro keeping moving, preventing Garbrandt from controlling successfully.
Garbrandt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tupamaro's head.
Garbrandt wants to control from the top but Tupamaro keeps moving.
Tupamaro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garbrandt controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbrandt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tupamaro for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garbrandt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garbrandt trying to control the action but Tupamaro is working from the bottom.
Garbrandt controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupamaro is looking for a sweep.
Tupamaro is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tupamaro is not content to let Garbrandt control the position.
Garbrandt takes a little break here. Tupamaro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Garbrandt wants to control but Tupamaro is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Garbrandt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Garbrandt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tupamaro lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Garbrandt. Those never looked like landing.
Tupamaro unleashes a big counter combination but Garbrandt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tupamaro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garbrandt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Garbrandt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cody Garbrandt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tupamaro has his foot on Garbrandt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garbrandt works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupamaro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garbrandt forces his way into half guard.
Tupamaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbrandt 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.
Garbrandt moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tupamaro.
Garbrandt works to advance to full mount. Tupamaro defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tupamaro tries to hold on but Garbrandt pushes him away.
Garbrandt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garbrandt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tupamaro hang on?
 Tupamaro is rocked!
Garbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tupamaro can do to turn this around?
A big strike lands for Garbrandt! That's really hurt Tupamaro and he's turned his back - Garbrandt keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Garbrandt jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Garbrandt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jensen (ranked 4980 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Carlos Ortiz (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Alexander Jensen!
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, Carlos Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense.
Carlos Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Jensen counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.
Jensen has gone for a leg lock! Ortiz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jensen's guard.
Jensen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jensen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jensen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Jensen's legs - danger averted.
Jensen pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortiz is sitting in close to Jensen's body. Jensen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ortiz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ortiz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jensen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Jensen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adler Hiddler (ranked 4986 p4p, 4961 weight class) and Derek Dong (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 bantamweight 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, Adler Hiddler!
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, Derek Dong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong jabs at Hiddler's body.
Hiddler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dong throws Hiddler to one side and escapes!
Hiddler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dong avoids it really well and circles away.
Hiddler dives in for a single leg takedown but Dong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiddler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dong's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hiddler is thwarting Dong's attempts to control the position.
Dong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dong has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hiddler has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hiddler tries to pull guard but Dong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adler Hiddler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dong no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiddler trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dong is on top in guard.
Hiddler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dong on the ground.
Hiddler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hiddler working for a triangle but Dong defends it easily.
Hiddler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hiddler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hiddler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dong gets to his feet - Hiddler follows without any prompting.
Hiddler wants to land a leg kick but Dong is out of range.
Dong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hiddler appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Hiddler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hiddler attempts a counter takedown but Dong avoids it well and moves away.
Hiddler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dong.
 Hiddler is rocked!
 It looks like Adler Hiddler has been cut.
Dong darts in and clinches Hiddler up against the cage.
Oh Hiddler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Dong.
A nice left hand lands by Dong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dong looks winded!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dong manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Dong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hiddler uses from the top position.
Hiddler is looking to stand up but Dong won't let him.
Hiddler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dong dives on top into guard.
Dong stands up from Hiddler's guard - Dong perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dong throws a head kick but Hiddler moves out of range.
Dong misses with a wild combination.
Hiddler closes the distance and clinches up with Dong, looking for a takedown. Hiddler pushes Dong against the cage but Dong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hiddler tries to clinch up but Dong circles away and keeps his distance.
Dong tries to clinch but Hiddler is having none of it.
Hiddler seems to have got his legs back now.
Hiddler misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddler throws a head kick that misses.
Hiddler is looking to clinch.
Hiddler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dong quickly recovers to half guard.
Hiddler trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong wants to improve his position but Hiddler is controlling well.
Hiddler wants to control but Dong is keeping him busy.
Hiddler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hiddler is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiddler is keen to just control but Dong is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddler tries to pass to full mount but Dong defends it.
Hiddler is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hiddler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hiddler trying to control the pace.
Hiddler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hiddler trying to control the action but Dong is working from the bottom.
Hiddler trying to mount his opponent but Dong defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Dong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adler Hiddler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dong gets a clinch.
Dong jumps guard and drags Hiddler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hiddler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dong is trying to control the position but Hiddler postures up.
Hiddler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Hiddler from controlling successfully.
Hiddler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddler throws a big elbow that misses.
Hiddler stops Dong from standing up.
Hiddler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hiddler.
Hiddler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dong swivels and escapes.
Dong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dong misses with a combination
and Hiddler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dong misses with a series of wild punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hiddler.
Hiddler wants to control but Dong is keeping him busy.
Hiddler wants to take a breather but Dong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hiddler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong keeping full guard, as Hiddler tries to pass.
Hiddler wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Hiddler is in close to Dong's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hiddler looking to pass the guard.
Hiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiddler is really struggling to control Dong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hiddler tries to stand but Dong is controlling from the bottom.
Dong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiddler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hiddler won't allow Dong to sweep him here.
Hiddler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derek Dong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiddler wants to pass the guard but Dong is keeping the position.
Hiddler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hiddler wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Derek Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiddler is looking to clinch.
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.
Dong tries to bum rush Hiddler with a series of wild strikes but Hiddler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiddler shoots in but Dong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hiddler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hiddler moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
Hiddler tries to clinch up.
Dong stuffs the takedown attempt from Hiddler. Hiddler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adler Hiddler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong tries to clinch up but Hiddler circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiddler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dong to the ground. Hiddler is now in Dong's guard.
Dong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hiddler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Hiddler.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adler Hiddler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adler Hiddler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Hiddler dives in for a single leg takedown but Dong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hiddler wants to break free but Dong has control.
Hiddler gets underhooks to prevent Dong's takedown attempt.
Hiddler blocks an elbow strike from Dong.
Hiddler wants to break free but Dong has control.
Hiddler has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Hiddler tries to work over Dong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dong stalling.
Dong has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hiddler uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddler looking to pass the guard.
Hiddler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hiddler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hiddler has managed to get both his arms back between Dong's legs - danger averted.
Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dong is trying to keep Hiddler in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dong is on top in guard.
Dong won't allow Hiddler to sweep him here.
Hiddler looking for a guillotine here but Dong defends easily.
Hiddler looking for a guillotine here but Dong defends easily.
Dong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiddler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiddler controls Dong momentarily but Dong frees himself.
Hiddler pulls Dong in close to prevent any damage.
Dong won't allow Hiddler to sweep him here.
Hiddler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dong stopping the sweep attempt from Hiddler.
Hiddler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hiddler tries to get out of the position.
Hiddler looking to control.
Hiddler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hiddler has Dong pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddler working for a triangle but Dong defends it easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dong throws a series of punches but Hiddler moves out of range.
Hiddler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hiddler is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiddler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiddler throws a body shot but no joy.
Derek Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hiddler darts in looking for a takedown but Dong gets double underhooks and turns Hiddler into the cage.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong blocks a head kick by Hiddler.
Dong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dong, pushing him back against the cage.
Dong lands a body shot.
Hiddler tries to pull guard but Dong won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adler Hiddler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dong throws a nice looking combination but Hiddler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiddler moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
Dong tries to counter with a clinch but Hiddler shakes him off and moves away.
Dong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiddler swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Hiddler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dong on his heels. He'll look to pass Dong's guard now, I'm sure.
Dong throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Dong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adler Hiddler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derek Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiddler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Dong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dong 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Derek Dong!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Derek Dong!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Derek Dong!
Derek Dong wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Silva (ranked 3152 p4p, 3117 weight class) and Adler Hiddler (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 bantamweight 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, Patricio Silva!
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, Adler Hiddler!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Hiddler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hiddler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hiddler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hiddler pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adler Hiddler!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Valdez (ranked 4968 p4p, 4873 weight class) and Wrestle McWrestle (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 bantamweight 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, Fernando Valdez!
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, Wrestle McWrestle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWrestle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valdez but Valdez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valdez gets the takedown into side control.
Valdez landing a few strikes.
Valdez wants to control but McWrestle is keeping him busy.
McWrestle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McWrestle tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez cracks McWrestle with a big elbow.
McWrestle is trying to get back to half guard.
McWrestle prevents Valdez from moving into mount.
Valdez scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McWrestle struggling a bit here.
McWrestle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Valdez is putting a hurting on McWrestle here, landing some big shots from side control.
McWrestle is trying to get back to half guard.
Valdez gets to mount! McWrestle was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
McWrestle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Valdez drops an elbow to the side of McWrestle's head.
McWrestle trying to control from the bottom.
Valdez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McWrestle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands with a punch from half guard.
Valdez lands strikes from half guard.
McWrestle is looking to escape.
Valdez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McWrestle moves into full guard.
Valdez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Valdez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McWrestle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valdez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is in close to McWrestle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valdez stays in close to McWrestle's body and controls the position.
Valdez stops McWrestle from standing up.
Valdez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valdez works over McWrestle with some ground and pound from guard.
Valdez is working McWrestle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valdez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Valdez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Valdez prevents McWrestle from getting back to his feet.
Valdez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McWrestle's head.
Valdez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McWrestle's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez wants to control from the top but McWrestle keeps moving.
Valdez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McWrestle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Valdez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McWrestle working a defensive guard here.
Valdez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McWrestle's head.
Valdez stands up over McWrestle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valdez with a nice head shot there.
Valdez works over McWrestle with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McWrestle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Valdez dominated that round.
That's time! Valdez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McWrestle tries to clinch up but Valdez circles away and keeps his distance.
Valdez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McWrestle is trying to defend but Valdez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McWrestle tries to kick Valdez off in order to stand up. Valdez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdez wants to control but McWrestle is keeping him busy.
Valdez cracks McWrestle with a big right hand but McWrestle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McWrestle regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez is stalling here. McWrestle is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Valdez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McWrestle has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McWrestle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valdez keeps working.
Valdez stops McWrestle from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Valdez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McWrestle's half guard.
McWrestle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valdez scores with a couple of nice shots.
McWrestle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valdez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Valdez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is nestled in close to McWrestle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McWrestle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valdez is working away from the top position though.
McWrestle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McWrestle.
Valdez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McWrestle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valdez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McWrestle's head.
Valdez lands a couple of elbows.
Valdez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez landing with the ground and pound.
Valdez works over McWrestle with some ground and pound from guard.
Valdez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valdez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Valdez trying to control the position from guard on top but McWrestle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valdez landing some decent shots from guard.
Valdez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valdez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valdez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valdez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valdez is working McWrestle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McWrestle has momentary wrist control but Valdez slips an elbow through the middle.
McWrestle working a defensive guard here.
Fernando Valdez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McWrestle is breathing heavily.
Valdez scoring with some ground and pound.
McWrestle is rocked!
Valdez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McWrestle is still in real trouble! Can Valdez finish him?
Valdez stands up over McWrestle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valdez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valdez gets to his feet and stands over McWrestle, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! McWrestle felt that one! Valdez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save McWrestle from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Valdez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seneca Wallace (ranked 4979 p4p, 4690 weight class) and Sean OMalley (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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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Seneca Wallace!
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, Sean OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and OMalley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but OMalley sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
OMalley tries to counter by closing the distance.
OMalley throws a front kick that sends Wallace stumbling back into the cage.
OMalley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but OMalley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OMalley throws a head kick that misses.
As OMalley looks to move away, Wallace throws a big counter combo but OMalley just gets out of the way.
OMalley slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OMalley with the counter takedown but Wallace avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seneca Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from OMalley. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
OMalley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by OMalley.
Wallace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OMalley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
OMalley throws a sloppy head kick and Wallace moves out of range easily.
OMalley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace avoids the head kick by OMalley.
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but OMalley swivels and escapes.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
Wallace throwing a counter right hand but OMalley manages to avoid it.
OMalley lands with a right hand.
Wallace is looking to clinch but OMalley is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for OMalley.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley breaks the clinch.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace gets a clinch.
OMalley gets underhooks to prevent Wallace's takedown attempt.
OMalley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wallace uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on OMalley, up you get!
OMalley clinches up with Wallace and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace goes for a takedown attempt but OMalley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wallace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for OMalley!
OMalley struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on OMalley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wallace decides to stand up, so the ref orders OMalley to his feet.
OMalley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but OMalley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
No luck for Wallace with that takedown attempt.
Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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.
OMalley misses with a two punch combination.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses
and OMalley counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace throws a chopping leg kick but OMalley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - OMalley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
OMalley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and OMalley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has OMalley pinned against the cage. OMalley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OMalley throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean OMalley dominated that round.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wallace tries for a takedown but OMalley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but OMalley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like OMalley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
OMalley misses with the combination.
OMalley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace pulls OMalley into guard.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OMalley wants to stand and escape but instead Wallace has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
OMalley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. OMalley is keeping the position for now.
OMalley is pulling down on Wallace's head to control his posture.
Wallace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wallace working the ground and pound.
OMalley is not content to let Wallace control the position.
OMalley explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OMalley fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has OMalley pinned against the cage. OMalley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seneca Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but OMalley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good work by Wallace as he checks the leg kick.
OMalley looks for the body kick but Wallace saw that one coming.
OMalley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wallace tries to counter with a takedown but OMalley is quick to defend against it.
OMalley connects with an inside leg kick.
Sean OMalley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from OMalley.
Wallace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by OMalley.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but OMalley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
OMalley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OMalley's elbow.
OMalley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OMalley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
OMalley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OMalley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for OMalley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OMalley avoids the head kick by Wallace.
OMalley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OMalley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but OMalley swivels and escapes.
Danga de danga de dang - OMalley scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace fails to land the takedown.
Wallace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from OMalley.
Wallace wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
OMalley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OMalley looks to land a body kick but Wallace moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean OMalley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallace rushes OMalley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace can't get the takedown.
Wallace pulls guard effortlessly.
OMalley wants to stand but Wallace is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wallace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley wants to stand but Wallace is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wallace looking for a guillotine here but OMalley defends easily.
OMalley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
OMalley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wallace moves into range and clinches up with OMalley.
OMalley is trying to push Wallace away but Wallace has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wallace pressing his opponent against the cage.
OMalley tries to circle away but Wallace has him pinned against the cage.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace shoots in but OMalley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick by OMalley misses
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has OMalley backing up. OMalley nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
OMalley throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
OMalley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley circles away from the clinch attempt.
OMalley throws a head kick that misses.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says OMalley as he avoids it easily.
As Wallace backs off OMalley throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seneca Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OMalley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wallace seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OMalley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Wallace was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from OMalley.
OMalley slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but OMalley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OMalley misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up with OMalley, looking for a takedown. Wallace pushes OMalley against the cage but OMalley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wallace tries for a takedown but OMalley circles away easily
and OMalley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
OMalley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - OMalley circles away.
Wallace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but OMalley avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wallace tries to score a power double leg takedown but OMalley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wallace somewhat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean OMalley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got OMalley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Sean OMalley!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Sean OMalley!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Sean OMalley!
Sean OMalley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 4709 p4p, 4952 weight class) and Oliver Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 228 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 bantamweight 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, Tetsuo Shima!
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, Oliver Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shima has managed to clinch.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima blocks an uppercut.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sousa fails to pull guard.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sousa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima prevents Sousa from breaking the clinch.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Sousa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sousa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shima controlling from the top position.
Shima would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sousa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shima wanted to stand there but Sousa had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shima swats away the attempt to clinch by Sousa.
Shima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shima'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima prevents the takedown attempt.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima blocks the elbow strike.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Sousa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shima on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa is trying to break the clinch but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
Shima working aggressively here.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that round.
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.
Sousa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shima is fending him off so far but Sousa persists. Nope, Shima circles away and we're back to standing.
Shima closes the distance and pushes Sousa back into the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
Shima digs a right hand into Sousa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sousa's gas tank.
Sousa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shima is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
Shima misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa tries to pull guard but Shima won't allow it.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tetsuo Shima has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sousa is trying to break free.
Shima blocks an elbow strike from Sousa.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sousa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shima gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shima working aggressively here.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Sousa is trying to maintain a safe position but Shima gets an underhook and turns Sousa into the cage.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Come on Shima - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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.
Sousa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima keeps control of Sousa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima gets through Sousa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa wants to break free but Shima has control.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sousa wants to take the fight to the mat but Shima manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sousa is breathing heavily.
Shima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Shima swings wildly with an uppercut but Sousa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shima stops a takedown attempt from Sousa.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sousa being controlled against the cage.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Sousa controls the action.
Sousa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sousa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shima pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sousa can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shima closes the distance and clinches.
Shima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sousa blocks an uppercut.
Sousa prevents a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
Shima lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sousa's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shima fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tetsuo Shima dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shima has closed the distance and engaged Sousa in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shima.
Sousa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shima to keep the fight standing.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima lands a hook that snaps the head of Sousa backwards.
Sousa wants a takedown.
Sousa tries to break free but Shima pushes him back against the cage.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shima smiles and moves away.
Tetsuo Shima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Sousa.
Shima drives through and clinches with Sousa against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shima misses with a punch to the body.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Sousa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima tries to throw a body punch but Sousa avoids it by throwing Shima back against the cage.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shima dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sousa looking to stall.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima struggles to land a body shot inside as Sousa controls his hands.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sousa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sousa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shima has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shima.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shima throws a punch but it's blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Shima has a couple of punches blocked by Sousa.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima can't find room to land a body shot as Sousa controls the action.
Sousa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shima avoids it.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sousa.
Shima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sousa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shima stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shima misses with the head strike.
Shima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima working aggressively here.
Sousa goes for a takedown attempt but Shima pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shima rushes Sousa and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa misses with an elbow strike.
Shima tries to work over Sousa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shima dodges an elbow strike from Sousa.
Shima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shima misses with some punches.
Tetsuo Shima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sousa blocking some punches.
Shima misses with a body punch.
Sousa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sousa blocks a body shot from Shima.
Shima misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shima tries a body shot but Sousa blocks it.
Shima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver Sousa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shima throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo Shima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shima, 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Tetsuo Shima!
Tetsuo Shima wins by unanimous decision!
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