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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feivish Hershel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Country Boy Can Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Feivish Hershel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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176 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feivish Hershel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hershel throws a leg kick but Alexius checks it.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hershel moves into the clinch successfully.
Hershel tries to pull guard but Alexius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hershel blocking some punches.
Hershel tries to stall but Alexius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hershel controls his hands.
Hershel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hershel attempts a counter takedown but Alexius avoids it well and moves away.
Hershel shoots in and drives through. Alexius sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
We've been hearing reports that Hershel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hershel rushes Alexius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alexius tries to work over Hershel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hershel scores with a shot to the side of Alexius's head.
Hershel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel's corner calls for a 1-2. Hershel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Hershel.
Alexius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hershel quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Hershel dodges it nicely.
Alexius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alexius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alexius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alexius winds up and cracks Hershel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alexius lands with a punch from half guard.
Alexius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hershel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius wants to pass the guard but Hershel is defending well.
Hershel trying to control but Alexius postures up.
Hershel is looking to improve his position.
Hershel actively working from the bottom here.
Alexius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Hershel dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alexius in particular looking to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexius throws a leg kick which misses Hershel's front leg but catches the back leg as Hershel tries to avoid it.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hershel. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hershel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hershel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hershel's guard.
Alexius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexius trying to control but Hershel is working from the bottom.
Hershel wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershel keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius stays in close to Hershel's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alexius lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hershel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexius is aware though and is defending well.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hershel slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hershel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hershel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hershel takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hershel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alexius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius throws a jab but it's blocked by Hershel.
Alexius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexius.
Alexius throws a low kick but Hershel moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alexius avoids it really well and circles away.
Hershel tries to clinch up but Alexius circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel looks to throw a body kick
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Hershel didn't expect that.
Alexius won't allow Hershel to sweep him here.
Alexius throws a strike but Hershel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hershel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexius managing to control the position.
Hershel trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Alexius looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershel wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius shoots in but no luck this time.
Feivish Hershel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. Hershel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hershel. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hershel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
Alexius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hershel misses with an uppercut.
Alexius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alexius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius lands with a punch from half guard.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Hershel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hershel's head.
Hershel is staying active underneath Alexius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hershel wants to improve his position but Alexius is controlling well.
Alexius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alexius wants to pass to mount but Hershel is defending the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hershel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Hershel throws an off balance right hand
and Alexius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alexius is taking a breather. Hershel 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hershel is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alexius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hershel tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alexius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hershel.
Hershel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alexius on his heels. He'll look to pass Alexius's guard now, I'm sure.
Hershel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexius is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hershel passes Alexius's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alexius controlling the position well.
Hershel is trying to control the action in half guard but Alexius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius gets full guard.
Alexius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hershel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexius. Alexius obviously looking to wear him down.
Alexius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hershel blocks a head kick by Alexius.
Hershel tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius throws a leg kick which misses Hershel's front leg but catches the back leg as Hershel tries to avoid it.
Alexius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexius throws a hook to the side of Hershel's head but Hershel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Hershel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Feivish Hershel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hershel is trying to defend but Alexius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alexius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hershel wants to get back to full guard.
Alexius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alexius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Hershel dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alexius connects with a nice short shot to Hershel's temple.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hershel keeps working.
Alexius passes to full mount!
Alexius looking to control but Hershel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alexius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hershel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Alexius is landing with some decent strikes but Hershel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alexius tries to control but Hershel wriggling away.
Hershel is looking to get to half guard.
Alexius cracks Hershel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alexius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hershel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexius 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
A victorious Bessarion Alexius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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