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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2315 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nica Tunika (ranked 4640 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Country Boy Can Survive. On his way into the cage it seems that Bessarion Alexius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bessarion Alexius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nica Tunika!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tunika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunika has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alexius is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alexius cracks the inside of Tunika's front leg.
Alexius lands a nice hook to Tunika's body. Tunika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alexius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Alexius misses.
Alexius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tunika wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tunika is trying to control but Alexius passes into side control!
Tunika tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alexius has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius digs a good hook to Tunika's body.
Alexius lands a body shot.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Tunika moves out of range.
Tunika gets caught napping as Alexius dives in and scores a takedown. Tunika manages to retain guard.
Alexius decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tunika, up you get!
Alexius delivers a nice body kick.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body. Tunika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius lands a really nice looking cross but Tunika seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunika was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexius. That's going to slow Tunika down.
Alexius lands with a good body shot.
Tunika just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tunika back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexius throws a right hand that Tunika ducks under and follows up with a left that Tunika also avoids with ease.
Alexius lands an overhand right.
Alexius misses with the combination.
Tunika tries to bum rush Alexius with a series of wild strikes but Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius scores with a nice strike.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tunika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. Tunika looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Tunika's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Tunika avoids them all with ease.
Alexius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tunika wants to get back to full guard.
Tunika is still trying to improve position.
Tunika has a hand on Alexius's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alexius takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Alexius tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tunika back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tunika or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexius, which made it look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tunika is looking to stand back up but Alexius counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tunika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tunika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius cracks Tunika with a good jab.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alexius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alexius seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Alexius wants to stand up but Tunika manages to regain full guard.
Alexius wanted to stand there but Tunika had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius 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.
Tunika wants to control but Alexius passes easily into half guard.
Tunika is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tunika manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tunika can do to turn this around?
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.
Alexius slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tunika.
Tunika wants to improve his position but Alexius is controlling well.
Tunika is looking to escape.
Tunika wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tunika wants to control but Alexius passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to stand but Tunika is controlling his head.
Alexius decides to stand back up. Alexius steps back and let's Tunika get back to his feet.
Alexius tries to keep at a distance but Tunika has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Tunika manages to get underhooks.
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Alexius is looking to wear down Tunika with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tunika tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius swinging wildly here.
Tunika takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Alexius takes a swing at Tunika's ribcage but misses.
Alexius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tunika on the side of the head.
Tunika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexius keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
Tunika with the counter takedown but Alexius avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tunika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tunika moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tunika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
That's time! Alexius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alexius throws a push kick but Tunika slaps the foot to one side.
Alexius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tunika bucks up and tries to throw Alexius off but instead Alexius has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius seems like he's trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tunika is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius controlling from the back.
Alexius is hanging on to Tunika's back as he tries to escape.
Tunika trying to control but not successfully.
Tunika controlling Alexius 's hands.
Alexius wants to stand up but Tunika is stuck to his back.
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.
Alexius avoiding Tunika 's attempts to control his hands.
Alexius has Tunika's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Alexius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Tunika has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tunika is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tunika to the mat. Tunika regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tunika kicks Alexius off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunika tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Tunika takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tunika is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tunika doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexius circles away.
Tunika takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tunika is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Tunika breaks away and moves out of range.
Tunika takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tunika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexius.
Alexius moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Alexius lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tunika is looking to clinch.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Alexius clinches up against the cage.
Tunika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius breaks the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tunika shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tunika's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexius jabs Tunika to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tunika shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alexius as he jumps to the side.
Tunika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Nica Tunika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tunika tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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