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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 3128 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Eugeniy Degrave (ranked 345 p4p, 449 weight class). Cormac Mac Airt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Degrave!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt doesn't manage to clinch there - Degrave circles away.
Degrave throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a straight right hand.
Degrave's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Degrave duly obliges.
Mac Airt throws the left hand but Degrave avoids the punch easily.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Mac Airt throws a leg kick which misses Degrave's front leg but catches the back leg as Degrave tries to avoid it.
Degrave connects with a single shot there.
Mac Airt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Degrave.
Degrave takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt connects with a looping right hand.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt lands with a nice body punch.
Degrave stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Degrave connects with a right hand. Mac Airt shakes it off.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt scores with a leg kick.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt avoids the body shot from Degrave.
As Degrave backs away, Mac Airt returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Degrave throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Degrave on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the head.
Mac Airt throws a head kick that misses.
Mac Airt scoring well with a low kick there.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Degrave manages to avoid it.
Degrave scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Degrave moves out of range.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
A swing and a miss from Degrave.
Degrave swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Degrave lands an overhand right.
Degrave misses with a hook. Mac Airt ducked under it nicely.
Mac Airt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt moves forwards but Degrave connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Degrave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mac Airt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mac Airt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Degrave's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mac Airt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mac Airt connects with the punch.
Degrave throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac Airt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Eugeniy Degrave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt misses with a lunging right hand
and Degrave counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac Airt lands with a shot to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a punch to the head.
Degrave misses with a series of wild punches.
Mac Airt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot that sends Degrave's belly button to the back.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Degrave manages to avoid it.
Degrave thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrave lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrave swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac Airt.
A nice leg kick from Mac Airt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mac Airt tries to clinch up but Degrave circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac Airt thumps Degrave with a low kick.
Degrave keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick from Mac Airt misses.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Degrave moves away.
Degrave is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Degrave throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a good low kick that Degrave was not able to check.
Mac Airt with the inside leg kick.
Mac Airt throws a body punch but Degrave moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Degrave misses.
Degrave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Degrave loads up on a big right hand but Mac Airt slips the punch.
Mac Airt throws an off balance right hand
letting Degrave counter with a right hand.
A jab from Degrave finds it's way through Mac Airt's defenses.
Degrave looks to throw the jab but Mac Airt is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt slips a straight right by Degrave.
Degrave misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Airt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Degrave throws out the jab.
Mac Airt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Degrave moves out of range as Mac Airt strikes.
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Degrave throws out a counter right but Mac Airt avoids it with no problem.
Degrave avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Degrave throws a series of punches but Mac Airt avoids them all with ease.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Degrave avoids the body shot from Mac Airt.
Degrave throws a poor cross that misses
and Mac Airt counters with a right hand to the body.
Degrave lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Degrave throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Mac Airt is looking to wear down Degrave with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mac Airt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrave.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt scores with a leg kick.
Mac Airt slips a jab and a cross from Degrave.
Degrave might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mac Airt.
Degrave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Cormac Mac Airt will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mac Airt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Degrave counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Degrave takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Degrave misses.
Nice defenses there by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Degrave.
Degrave misses with an uppercut. Mac Airt saw that one coming.
Mac Airt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Degrave connects with the punch.
Mac Airt moves out of range as Degrave strikes.
Degrave throws an off balance right hand
and Mac Airt counters with a left to the body.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mac Airt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mac Airt slips a jab from Degrave.
Degrave misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt walks into a straight right hand from Degrave.
Degrave misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt forces Degrave back against the cage and clinches.
Degrave can't break the clinch.
Mac Airt has Degrave pressed against the cage, preventing Degrave from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Degrave lands with a short shot to the head.
Mac Airt stalling against the cage.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac Airt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Degrave blocks an uppercut.
Degrave is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt is controlling him.
Mac Airt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Degrave blocking some punches.
Degrave misses with some punches.
Mac Airt misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt struggles to land a body shot inside as Degrave controls his hands.
Mac Airt scores with a shot to the side of Degrave's head.
Mac Airt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Degrave.
Mac Airt lands a hook that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrave wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Degrave.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt lands a shoulder strike.
Degrave breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Degrave misses the target.
Mac Airt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac Airt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Degrave is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Degrave on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mac Airt rushes Degrave and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mac Airt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mac Airt digs a right hand into Degrave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Degrave's gas tank.
Mac Airt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Degrave wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mac Airt is trying to stall.
Mac Airt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt stalls.
Degrave misses with the head strike.
Degrave is trying to break free.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrave.
Mac Airt misses with the head strike.
A short left from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt can't find room to land a body shot as Degrave controls the action.
Mac Airt can't find room to land a body shot as Degrave controls the action.
Degrave wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac Airt tries a body shot but Degrave blocks it.
Mac Airt prevents Degrave from breaking the clinch.
Mac Airt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mac Airt working aggressively here.
Mac Airt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mac Airt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt blocking some punches.
Cormac Mac Airt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Degrave misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Degrave working hard to break the clinch.
Degrave is trying to break the clinch but Mac Airt is controlling him.
Mac Airt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Degrave is breathing heavily.
Mac Airt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mac Airt tries to throw a body punch but Degrave avoids it by throwing Mac Airt back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mac Airt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Degrave wants to stall.
Degrave looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac Airt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Degrave looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac Airt cracks Degrave with a nice body shot.
Mac Airt struggles to land a body shot inside as Degrave controls his hands.
Mac Airt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Degrave misses with a hook from the clinch.
Degrave wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac Airt lands with a light punch inside.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac Mac Airt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Degrave on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
Degrave throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mac Airt misses the shot to the body.
Degrave throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Airt scores with a head kick. Degrave tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Degrave listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Degrave finds it's target.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Degrave.
Mac Airt works the jab nicely.
Mac Airt throws a shot from downtown. Degrave moves away and avoids it.
Degrave tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mac Airt was well out of range. Poor timing from Degrave.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Degrave missing with a left hand there. Mac Airt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Degrave throws a hook to the side of Mac Airt's head but Mac Airt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eugeniy Degrave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Degrave misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrave misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mac Airt to counter with a crisp jab.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt slips under a jab from Degrave.
Mac Airt tries to clinch but Degrave is having none of it.
Degrave pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mac Airt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Degrave misses with a straight right.
Mac Airt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mac Airt forces Degrave back against the cage and clinches.
Mac Airt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac Airt lands with a right to the head.
Degrave has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mac Airt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Degrave can turn it around.
Mac Airt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Degrave wants to break free but Mac Airt has control.
Degrave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Degrave blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Degrave lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Mac Airt - that landed with a thud.
Mac Airt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrave can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Mac Airt.
Degrave takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mac Airt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mac Airt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt digs a right hand underneath Degrave's ribcage. Degrave let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Degrave struggles to land a body shot inside as Mac Airt controls his hands.
Degrave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mac Airt.
Nice body punch from Mac Airt - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt lands a shot to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a shoulder strike.
Mac Airt can't find room to land a body shot as Degrave controls the action.
Degrave takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt works on Degrave's body with a couple of short punches.
Mac Airt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
Mac Airt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mac Airt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Degrave is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt working aggressively here.
Mac Airt pushes Degrave back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mac Airt.
Eugeniy Degrave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Mac Airt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mac Airt.
Degrave is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Mac Airt working aggressively here.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
Degrave seems to have recovered his senses.
Mac Airt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrave backwards.
Mac Airt creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Degrave's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Degrave drops to his knees and Mac Airt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cormac Mac Airt!
A victorious Cormac Mac Airt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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