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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander osth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Morientes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morientes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rap Das Armas. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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173 lbs
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182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander osth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Morientes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
osth misses the shot to the body.
Morientes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. osth did well to prevent Morientes getting side control.
Morientes misses with a head shot. osth uses the momentum to regain guard.
osth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morientes.
Morientes postures up in osth's guard and throws a big left but osth blocks it.
Morientes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morientes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morientes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morientes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of osth's head.
Morientes postures up and lands a big shot to osth's brow.
osth wants to get back to his feet but Morientes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morientes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
osth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morientes postures up in osth's guard and throws a big left but osth blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
osth pushes Morientes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
osth throws a body punch but Morientes moves out of range.
Morientes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from osth.
osth fails with an attempt to clinch.
osth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morientes.
osth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morientes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
osth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
osth jabs Morientes right on the nose. Morientes blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Morientes.
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.
osth tries to close the distance and clinch but Morientes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
osth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morientes counters with a shoot takedown. osth fights it but they end up in guard.
Morientes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morientes is looking to work some ground and pound but osth has wrist control.
Morientes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morientes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
osth is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
osth is breathing heavily.
osth swings wildly with an uppercut but Morientes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morientes blocks an elbow strike.
Morientes stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morientes blocks a body shot from osth.
Morientes tries to score a body lock takedown but osth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morientes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
osth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
osth pushes off an throws an elbow but Morientes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
osth misses with an elbow over the top.
Morientes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. osth just stands there and leans against the cage.
osth throws a knee to the head but misses.
osth leaning his opponent against the cage.
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.
osth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
osth holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morientes breaks from the clinch.
osth misses with a combination
and Morientes counters with a single leg into guard. osth didn't expect that.
Morientes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
osth wants to get back to his feet but Morientes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morientes scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Morientes dominated that round.
That's time! osth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Morientes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but osth avoids it really well and circles away.
Morientes lunges at osth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by osth's hand.
Morientes scores a takedown into full mount!
osth is trying to stand.
Morientes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of osth's face.
Morientes lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
osth wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Morientes landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
osth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
osth is in a horrible position here. Morientes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morientes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
osth trying desperately to get to his feet.
osth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
osth tries to buck Morientes off but he can't manage it.
Morientes lands a big elbow.
osth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Morientes.
Morientes working the ground and pound effectively.
Morientes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish osth?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morientes lands a heavy elbow.
Morientes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. osth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Morientes.
Morientes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now osth is on top in guard.
Ricardo Morientes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morientes can't keep his opponent in guard - osth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
osth tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
osth wants to take a breather but Morientes is having none of it.
osth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
osth wants to control but Morientes is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of osth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take osth's back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Morientes. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
osth has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Morientes.
Morientes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Morientes somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Morientes is landing with strikes from the back.
osth trying to get back to his feet but Morientes is in full control for now.
osth is covering up but some of the strikes from Morientes are getting through and doing damage.
Morientes lands an elbow to the side of the head.
osth is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Morientes 's hooks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poor strikes thrown by Morientes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
osth tries to buck Morientes off but he can't manage it.
Morientes with good strikes from the mount here!
osth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Morientes looking for a guillotine from mount but osth is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morientes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
osth is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Morientes throwing strikes but osth bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Morientes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
osth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morientes counters with a nice double leg into side control. osth won't be happy with that.
osth defending against the ground and pound.
Morientes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but osth is avoiding damage well.
Morientes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but osth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
osth wants to get back to his feet but Morientes drags him back down.
osth is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Morientes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but osth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Morientes is trying to ground and pound but osth uses the momentary lack of control by Morientes to regain half guard.
Morientes is working for a kimura but osth is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
osth tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morientes gets the takedown into side control.
Morientes lands a decent elbow from side control.
osth tries to escape but Morientes is in control.
Morientes scoring with punches and elbows.
Morientes landing a few strikes.
Morientes is putting a hurting on osth here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
osth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morientes connects with a decent elbow.
osth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
osth wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morientes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Morientes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but osth sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Morientes is trying to ground and pound but osth uses the momentary lack of control by Morientes to regain half guard.
Morientes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
osth is looking to escape.
Morientes working the head and body with strikes.
Morientes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morientes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morientes is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
osth wants to stand up but Morientes is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morientes fails with a takedown attempt.
osth misses with a wild combination.
That's four 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morientes is defended easily by osth.
Alexander osth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morientes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from osth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
osth tries to bum rush Morientes with a series of wild strikes but Morientes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ricardo Morientes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morientes scores with a three punch combo!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Morientes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morientes 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Morientes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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