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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cardinal Armand de Richelieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Barzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Barzakov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cardinal Armand de Richelieu's chin.
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good wrestler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cardinal Armand de Richelieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Barzakov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Richelieu tries to clinch up.
Barzakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barzakov fails to land the takedown.
Barzakov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barzakov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barzakov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barzakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Richelieu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Barzakov in particular looking to stall.
de Richelieu wants to sweep but Barzakov has passed to side control!
de Richelieu is looking for a sweep.
Barzakov trying to control the action but de Richelieu is working from the bottom.
de Richelieu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de Richelieu being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Richelieu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Barzakov landing strikes from the mount.
de Richelieu is working to get back to half guard.
Barzakov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Barzakov.
Barzakov prevents de Richelieu from getting the reversal.
Barzakov controlling the pace for now.
de Richelieu is desperately trying to improve his position but Barzakov has a good base and remains in mount.
Barzakov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barzakov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Barzakov controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Richelieu tries to hold on but Barzakov pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Barzakov.
de Richelieu tries to hold on but Barzakov pushes him away.
de Richelieu is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Richelieu wants to control but Barzakov is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barzakov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
de Richelieu is looking to improve his position but Barzakov isn't that keen on the idea.
Barzakov controlling his opponent.
Barzakov scoring with strikes but de Richelieu is staying in there.
de Richelieu is working to get back to half guard.
Barzakov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov controlling the pace for now.
de Richelieu working to try and regain half guard.
Barzakov lands a big shot there that rocks de Richelieu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barzakov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barzakov controlling the pace for now.
Barzakov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Barzakov.
Barzakov controlling from the full mount.
de Richelieu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Barzakov with shots to the head and body - de Richelieu looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov lands a heavy elbow.
Barzakov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
de Richelieu is rocked!
de Richelieu wants to control but Barzakov is having none of it.
Oh de Richelieu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barzakov controlling the position easily from mount.
de Richelieu seems to have got his legs back now.
Barzakov prevents de Richelieu from getting the reversal.
de Richelieu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barzakov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barzakov is controlling the pace.
de Richelieu wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Richelieu is breathing heavily.
Barzakov is taking a breather. de Richelieu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Barzakov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barzakov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barzakov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
de Richelieu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barzakov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barzakov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
de Richelieu wants to sweep here but Barzakov controlling him for the moment.
Barzakov with a nice head shot there.
de Richelieu trying to control the position.
de Richelieu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
de Richelieu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barzakov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barzakov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barzakov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barzakov is in close to de Richelieu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barzakov won't allow de Richelieu to sweep him here.
Barzakov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barzakov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
de Richelieu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barzakov passes into side control.
Barzakov cracks de Richelieu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alexander Barzakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at de Richelieu to see if he's OK.
de Richelieu wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Barzakov just content to control the position.
Barzakov moves into full mount!
Barzakov landing shots from mount.
Barzakov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barzakov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barzakov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barzakov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Richelieu is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Barzakov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can de Richelieu hang on?
de Richelieu tries to hold on but Barzakov pushes him away.
Barzakov looking to control and managing it successfully.
de Richelieu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barzakov with a couple of short strikes.
de Richelieu working to try and regain half guard.
de Richelieu is working hard here to advance position.
de Richelieu is in a horrible position here. Barzakov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
de Richelieu gets back to half guard.
de Richelieu is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barzakov pulls his head out easily.
Barzakov misses with a head shot. de Richelieu uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Richelieu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barzakov trying to control but de Richelieu is working from the bottom.
Barzakov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barzakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
de Richelieu is looking for a triangle but Barzakov pushes his legs off easily.
Barzakov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Richelieu closes the distance and clinches.
de Richelieu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
de Richelieu misses with a hook from the clinch.
de Richelieu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cardinal Armand de Richelieu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Richelieu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barzakov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in de Richelieu's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Barzakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
de Richelieu cracks Barzakov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by de Richelieu or perhaps it was just good defense by Barzakov which made him look bad.
Barzakov misses with a takedown attempt
so de Richelieu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barzakov controlling the position.
de Richelieu trying to control the position from guard on top but Barzakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barzakov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for de Richelieu!
de Richelieu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barzakov avoids the attempt from de Richelieu to control.
Barzakov controlling from mount.
de Richelieu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Richelieu tries to get out of the position.
de Richelieu tries to hold on but Barzakov postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns de Richelieu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barzakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
de Richelieu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barzakov controlling the position easily from mount.
Barzakov landing strikes, looking to finish!
de Richelieu regains half guard.
Barzakov slips a nice elbow through de Richelieu's hands, connecting with de Richelieu's forehead.
de Richelieu looking for submissions off his back.
de Richelieu is looking to control Barzakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can de Richelieu avoid being mounted?
de Richelieu moves into full guard.
de Richelieu wants to sweep here but Barzakov controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Richelieu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Richelieu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Richelieu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barzakov manages to get himself to full guard.
Barzakov trying to control the position.
de Richelieu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barzakov wants to improve his position but de Richelieu is controlling well.
de Richelieu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barzakov gets back to full guard.
de Richelieu wants to control from the top but Barzakov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov has control of de Richelieu's left arm, preventing de Richelieu from doing any damage.
Barzakov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barzakov keeping moving, preventing de Richelieu from controlling successfully.
de Richelieu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barzakov is keeping the position for now.
de Richelieu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barzakov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Richelieu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
de Richelieu trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Richelieu looks like he's trying to stand up.
de Richelieu is trying to get back to full guard.
Barzakov is looking to take a break and control but de Richelieu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Richelieu tries to roll over but Barzakov keeps him under control.
de Richelieu is refusing to be controlled, as Barzakov sits in half guard.
Barzakov prevents de Richelieu from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Barzakov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Richelieu's waist but de Richelieu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barzakov off to one side.
de Richelieu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barzakov counters with a shoot takedown. de Richelieu fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barzakov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barzakov forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Barzakov.
I've got Barzakov 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Barzakov!
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