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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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130 lbs
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180 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bariga Gerich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alan Blade!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade 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.
Gerich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blade. That did some damage!
Blade misses with a takedown attempt
and Gerich counters with a nice kick to the body.
Blade wants to land a leg kick but Gerich is out of range.
Gerich with a nice cross.
Gerich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gerich counters with a series of strikes. Blade will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blade looks to clinch
and Gerich counters with a body kick.
Gerich thows a body kick. Blade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blade with a poor takedown
and Gerich counters with a good low kick that Blade was not able to check.
Blade fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bariga Gerich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Blade.
Blade misses with a takedown
and Gerich counters with a shoot takedown. Blade fights it but they end up in guard.
Blade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gerich distracts Blade with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gerich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich throws a big right hand that misses.
Blade working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blade looks gassed!
Gerich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gerich is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gerich looking to pass the guard.
Gerich prevents Blade from getting back to his feet.
Gerich is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control.
Gerich is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control.
Blade has a closed guard, preventing Gerich from standing up.
Blade is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gerich defends well.
Gerich postures up and lands a big shot to Blade's brow.
That's two 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.
Gerich scoring with some ground and pound.
Gerich looking to pass the guard.
Blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gerich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerich trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom.
Gerich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gerich is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gerich throwing strikes from guard but Blade blocks nicely.
Gerich makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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.
Gerich passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gerich scores with punches from side control.
Blade tries to bench press Gerich off him but Gerich keeps the position.
Gerich is working Blade over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gerich working the body and head with strikes.
Gerich working the ground and pound from side control.
Gerich working the body and head with strikes.
Gerich working the ground and pound.
Blade tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blade wants to control but Gerich postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich lands some shots froms side control.
Blade is looking to reverse the position.
Gerich lands a few punches from side control.
Blade tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gerich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blade struggling a bit here.
Gerich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Gerich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blade gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gerich counters with a thumping low kick.
Gerich scores with a nice strike.
Gerich cracks Blade with an open hand slap.
Blade fails with the takedown
and Gerich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blade's knee momentarily.
Bariga Gerich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gerich.
Gerich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gerich pushes Blade away with a front kick.
That kick from Gerich tenderised Blade's leg. Blade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gerich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blade's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerich connects with a solid leg kick.
Gerich slaps away a takedown attempt from Blade, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bariga Gerich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Blade.
Gerich connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick from Gerich lands but Blade takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gerich sizes up Blade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gerich delivers a nice body kick.
Gerich throws a head kick but Blade moves out of range.
Gerich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blade is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gerich is aware though and is defending well.
Gerich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerich works over Blade with some ground and pound from guard.
Blade tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gerich scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blade wants to stand but Gerich is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich preventing the sweep.
Gerich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gerich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gerich is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gerich.
Gerich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blade trying to keep a closed guard but Gerich is proving a slippery customer.
Blade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blade is trying to keep Gerich in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade is controlling Gerich's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blade looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alan Blade was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gerich lands a front kick.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gerich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blade.
Gerich thumps Blade with a low kick.
Gerich scores with a head kick. Blade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gerich lands a head kick!
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.
Gerich moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Gerich.
Gerich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gerich lands with a kick to the temple. Blade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blade wants to clinch but Gerich slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blade tries for a takedown but Gerich circles away easily
and Gerich counters with a head kick.
Blade fails with the takedown.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Gerich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerich can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Gerich dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gerich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerich keeps Blade at a distance using the push kick.
Gerich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerich throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blade.
Blade misses with a takedown
and Gerich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blade's knee momentarily.
Gerich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blade's calf.
Blade throws a lazy head kick
and Gerich counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blade's guard now.
Gerich missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gerich connects with a couple of short punches.
Gerich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerich throws a strike but Blade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blade trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gerich holds on and takes a little breather.
Gerich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blade on the ground.
Blade wants to stand and escape but instead Gerich has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Blade is looking for a triangle here but Gerich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blade tries to buck Gerich off but Gerich is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blade is trying to control Gerich's posture but Gerich avoids it.
Gerich lands a nice forearm strike.
Blade is looking for a sweep.
Gerich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Blade on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gerich is working Blade over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blade defending against the ground and pound.
Blade wants to control but Gerich postures up.
Blade regains half guard.
Gerich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gerich controlling the action here.
Gerich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blade is trying to get back to full guard.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Blade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gerich.
Blade pushes Gerich off and gets back to his feet.
Bariga Gerich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Blade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gerich counters with a low kick, right behind Blade 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Gerich.
Gerich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gerich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Blade trying to hold on to Gerich's head to control him but Gerich postures up.
Gerich is controlling the pace.
Blade pushes Gerich off looking to stand but Gerich dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Gerich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gerich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bariga Gerich!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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