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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archie Paine (ranked 5210 p4p, 6117 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 570 p4p, 607 weight class). Rodionovich is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. Archie Paine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archie Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine lands a body shot.
Rodionovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Archie Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodionovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodionovich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodionovich has managed to clinch.
Rodionovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paine is defending well for now.
Paine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rodionovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodionovich throws an elbow but misses.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Paine's ribcage.
Paine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paine takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Archie Paine has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Paine blocks with his arms.
Rodionovich lands an elbow that stopped Paine in his tracks for a moment.
Rodionovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paine's face.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Paine blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine has had enough of the clinch but Rodionovich keeps him there for the moment.
Rodionovich tries to stall but Paine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paine jumps guard but Rodionovich stands there with Paine around his waist. Paine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paine wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paine is trying to force a seperation but Rodionovich has the dominant position.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Paine dodges an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside.
Rodionovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodionovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paine throws a body punch but Rodionovich moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich wants to clinch up but Paine keeps it at a distance.
Paine fails with the takedown.
Paine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodionovich as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Paine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Paine.
Paine has managed to clinch.
Paine blocks the elbow strike.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paine has had enough of the clinch but Rodionovich keeps him there for the moment.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodionovich prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodionovich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paine is breathing heavily.
Paine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodionovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paine blocks an elbow strike.
Paine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodionovich trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Archie Paine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paine avoids the head kick by Rodionovich.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paine throws a series of punches but Rodionovich moves out of range.
Paine throws a series of punches but Rodionovich moves out of range.
A combination from Paine does no damage.
Rodionovich has closed the distance and engaged Paine in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodionovich.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodionovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paine blocks an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Paine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Paine shrugs off.
Rodionovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Paine's ribcage.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine letting Rodionovich take a breather here.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Paine working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Paine blocks with his arms.
Paine is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich is controlling him.
Rodionovich is trying to stall.
Rodionovich stalling.
Paine can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Paine gets an underhook and turns Rodionovich into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexei Rodionovich.
Paine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Paine.
Rodionovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paine looks to land a combination but Rodionovich avoids it well.
Rodionovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Paine. Those never looked like landing.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
Rodionovich goes for a double leg but Paine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paine continues to drive forward.
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodionovich clinches up with Paine and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodionovich stalling.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodionovich misses with an elbow strike.
Paine jumps guard but Rodionovich stands there with Paine around his waist. Paine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodionovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodionovich lands an elbow just above Paine 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Paine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodionovich stalls.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paine is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Paine tries for a takedown but Rodionovich manages to get underhooks.
Rodionovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Archie Paine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paine.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodionovich clinches.
Rodionovich looking to stall.
Rodionovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paine blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodionovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
Paine wants a takedown.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Paine's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paine misses with a double jab.
Paine throws a shot to the body.
Paine throws a series of punches but Rodionovich avoids them all with ease.
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Paine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodionovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich misses with a hook. Paine ducked under it nicely.
Rodionovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodionovich shoots in for a takedown but Paine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodionovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodionovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paine circles away quickly and effectively.
Paine feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodionovich misses the jab.
A punch combination from Paine misses.
And Rodionovich tries to counter it with a takedown but Paine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodionovich just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodionovich is just out of range.
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Rodionovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodionovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paine.
Rodionovich closes the distance and clinches.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Paine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paine has hold of one of Rodionovich's legs. Rodionovich is fighting the takedown attempt but Paine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Paine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paine wanted to stand there but Rodionovich had control of the position.
Rodionovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodionovich keeping full guard, as Paine tries to pass.
Paine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodionovich keeping moving, preventing Paine from controlling successfully.
Archie Paine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paine postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Paine.
Paine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paine rushes Rodionovich and presses him up against the cage.
Alexei Rodionovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodionovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Paine shrugs off.
Paine breaks the clinch.
Rodionovich dodges the punch combination from Paine.
Alexei Rodionovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot to the body from Paine misses
and Rodionovich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodionovich.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Archie Paine.
I think Rodionovich 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Rodionovich!
Alexei Rodionovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hard work, hard victory!'.
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energy
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