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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alicia Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krystov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alicia Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Krystov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawn throws a body punch but Krystov moves out of range.
Dawn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dawn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dawn.
Krystov is rocked!
Krystov throws a combination that misses
and Dawn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dawn tries to bum rush Krystov with a series of wild strikes but Krystov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krystov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dawn is looking to improve his position.
Dawn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dawn is trying to stand back up but Krystov is controlling him
Krystov wants to take a breather but Dawn is having none of it.
Krystov trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawn trying to hold on to Krystov's head to control him but Krystov postures up.
Krystov slows the pace down in half guard.
Krystov is looking to take a break and control but Dawn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krystov stalling.
Krystov wants to pass the guard but Dawn is defending well.
Dawn pushes Krystov off but Krystov dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krystov is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dawn's shoulder. That is not cool.
Krystov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dawn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krystov is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krystov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dawn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dawn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Krystov lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krystov is looking to take a break and control but Dawn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krystov advances to full mount.
Krystov looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Dawn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krystov controlling from mount.
Dawn tries to hold on but Krystov postures up.
Dawn is working to get back to half guard.
Krystov landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Krystov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krystov shoots in for a takedown but Dawn shows good takedown defense.
Dawn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krystov misses with a takedown attempt
and Dawn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Krystov shoots and misses
and Dawn counters with a nice body kick.
Alicia Dawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Krystov.
Dawn scores with a kick to the body.
No luck for Krystov with that takedown attempt.
Krystov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawn can pounce on him.
Krystov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krystov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Krystov is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dawn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Krystov. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krystov with good strikes from the mount here!
Krystov content just to control the position here.
Dawn really wants to buck Krystov off and get back to his feet.
Krystov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawn is looking to escape.
Krystov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dawn looks a forlorn figure.
Krystov is working for a guillotine from mount but Dawn frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawn is looking to improve his position but Krystov isn't that keen on the idea.
Krystov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dawn can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Krystov is breathing heavily.
Dawn is squirming around, avoiding Krystov's attempts to control the action.
Krystov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krystov scoring with strikes but Dawn is staying in there.
Dawn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Krystov looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Dawn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Krystov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Krystov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dawn is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dawn and Krystov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dawn is trying to control Krystov's posture but Krystov avoids it.
Krystov controlling from side mount.
Krystov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Krystov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dawn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Krystov but great work by Dawn.
Krystov struggling a bit here.
Krystov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dawn is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alicia Dawn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dawn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dawn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alicia Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Krystov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krystov is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawn finish him?
Krystov shoots in but Dawn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice combination there by Dawn.
Krystov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krystov seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawn is looking to control Krystov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dawn avoid being mounted?
Krystov is looking to stall here but Dawn recovers full guard.
Krystov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krystov stopping the sweep attempt from Dawn.
Krystov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawn is keeping the position for now.
Krystov wants to control from the top but Dawn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krystov controlling from the top position.
Dawn keeping moving, preventing Krystov from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Alexander Krystov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dawn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dawn lunges at Krystov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krystov's hand.
Dawn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krystov.
Krystov shoots in for a double leg but Dawn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawn scores with a nice head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dawn.
Dawn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawn lands with a nice combination. Krystov backs away looking to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dawn!
A thudding body kick lands there by Dawn!
Dawn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Krystov has a takedown stuffed.
Alicia Dawn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Krystov.
Krystov has his takedown stuffed
and Dawn counters with a three punch combo that has Krystov backing up. Krystov nods at Dawn to acknowledge the strikes.
Krystov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dawn as he avoids it easily.
Krystov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krystov is working for a kimura but Dawn is defending it quite comfortably.
Dawn is trying to stand back up but Krystov is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dawn looking to control.
Krystov trying to control but Dawn is working from the bottom.
Krystov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dawn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dawn controlling Krystov's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alicia Dawn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dawn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alicia Dawn!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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