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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yevgeni Raduchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great comes into the arena with Adiemus blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Alexander Great has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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201 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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178 cm
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187 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Raduchenko!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great darts in and clinches Raduchenko up against the cage.
Raduchenko tries to work over Great's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raduchenko tries to throw a body punch but Great avoids it by throwing Raduchenko back against the cage.
Raduchenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Great misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raduchenko.
Raduchenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Great won't want to take too many of those.
Raduchenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Great manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raduchenko is working for takedown but Great is calmly controlling the position for now.
Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raduchenko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Great is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Raduchenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raduchenko throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Great escapes and throws Raduchenko's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raduchenko struggling a bit here.
Raduchenko is looking for a sweep.
Raduchenko regains half guard.
Raduchenko is looking to improve his position.
Great takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko is pressing down on Great's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raduchenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raduchenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Great gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raduchenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Great passes Raduchenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Raduchenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Great controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Raduchenko looking for submissions off his back.
Raduchenko actively working from the bottom here.
Great not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raduchenko punching from the bottom.
Great seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Raduchenko looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Great sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yevgeni Raduchenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Raduchenko closes the distance and clinches up with Great, looking for a takedown. Raduchenko pushes Great against the cage but Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Great drives through and clinches with Raduchenko against the cage.
Great with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Great throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raduchenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Raduchenko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Raduchenko has an active guard here but Great has managed to pass into half guard.
Raduchenko looking for subs from the bottom but Great mounts him!
Great sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raduchenko is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raduchenko tries to improve his position but instead Great has taken his back!
Great trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great keeps control of the position as Raduchenko tries to break free.
Great struggling to keep hold of the position.
Great has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko trying to control the action but Great just sinks the hooks in.
Great doesn't have the hooks in and Raduchenko manages to turn into his guard.
Raduchenko wants to pass the guard but Great is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexander Great wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Raduchenko misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Raduchenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Great which made him look bad.
Great takes a swing at Raduchenko's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko tries to clinch but Great moves out of range.
Raduchenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raduchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Great slips a straight right by Raduchenko.
Raduchenko lands a body shot.
Great looks to land a combination. Raduchenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Great throws a series of punches but Raduchenko moves out of range.
Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raduchenko moves away.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Great. No joy for Raduchenko on that attempt.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yevgeni Raduchenko.
Great ducks right into an uppercut from Raduchenko.
Raduchenko misses with a shot to the body
and Great counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great moves out of range of the body kick.
Raduchenko misses with a body shot.
Raduchenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Great's guard.
Raduchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Great swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raduchenko trying to control but Great is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raduchenko 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.
Great wants to stand but Raduchenko is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raduchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Great is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yevgeni Raduchenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Great throws a head kick but Raduchenko moves out of range.
Great connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raduchenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Great circles away.
Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raduchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raduchenko blocking some punches.
Great tries a body shot but Raduchenko blocks it.
Raduchenko tries to throw a body punch but Great avoids it by throwing Raduchenko back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Great obliges.
Raduchenko gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Great keeping moving, preventing Raduchenko from controlling successfully.
Great wants to stand up but Raduchenko is controlling him.
Great trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raduchenko trying to control but Great is working from the bottom.
Great preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Great trying to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raduchenko blocks a head kick by Great.
Great throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raduchenko tries to clinch but Great is having none of it.
Great lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a leg kick which misses Raduchenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Raduchenko tries to avoid it.
Great tries to keep at a distance but Raduchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Great putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raduchenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raduchenko decides to pull guard.
Great tries to stand but Raduchenko is controlling from the bottom.
Raduchenko working for a triangle but Great defends it easily.
Alexander Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raduchenko has his foot on Great's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Great works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raduchenko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Great uses it to pass to side control.
Great decides to stand back up. Great steps back and let's Raduchenko get back to his feet.
Great moves into the clinch successfully.
Great misses with a body punch.
Raduchenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Great will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raduchenko up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yevgeni Raduchenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Great lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raduchenko tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raduchenko gets tackled into the cage by Great. Great maintains the clinch.
Raduchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Great lands a hook that snaps the head of Raduchenko backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raduchenko jumps guard but Great stands there with Raduchenko around his waist. Raduchenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Raduchenko working aggressively here.
Raduchenko fails to pull guard.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Raduchenko is trying to pull guard but Great has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yevgeni Raduchenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great looking to stall.
Raduchenko tries to pull guard but Great holds him up against the cage and eventually Raduchenko drops back down to his feet.
Great pushes Raduchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Great showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raduchenko 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yevgeni Raduchenko!
An out of breath Yevgeni Raduchenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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