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QFC Tournament 101 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Alekseeva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip Alekseeva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Benjamin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philip Alekseeva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekseeva with a jab.
Alekseeva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benjamin's hands.
Alekseeva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benjamin shoots for a double leg takedown but Alekseeva sprawls well. He's pushed Benjamin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benjamin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alekseeva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Alekseeva throws a right and a left that Benjamin avoids nicely.
Alekseeva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benjamin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Benjamin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philip Alekseeva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseeva fails to land with a series of punches.
Benjamin walks into a jab.
Philip Alekseeva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alekseeva throws a series of punches but Benjamin moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alekseeva!
A head kick misses from Alekseeva.
Alekseeva throws a series of punches but Benjamin avoids them all with ease.
Alekseeva dips to his left and cracks Benjamin with an uppercut!
Alekseeva throws a series of punches but Benjamin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benjamin.
A jab from Alekseeva does it's job there.
Alekseeva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benjamin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alekseeva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benjamin wants to control but Alekseeva is keeping him busy.
Benjamin throws a strike aimed at the side of Alekseeva's head but Alekseeva avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin is looking to take a break and control but Alekseeva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alekseeva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benjamin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benjamin landing a few strikes.
Benjamin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva is not content to let Benjamin control the position.
Benjamin working away.
Alekseeva is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benjamin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alekseeva keeps working.
Benjamin throws an elbow but Alekseeva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Benjamin wants to control but Alekseeva is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alekseeva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alekseeva stops Benjamin from passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benjamin is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Alekseeva 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alekseeva!
Alekseeva throws a nice head kick!
Alekseeva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benjamin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benjamin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alekseeva keeps working.
Benjamin moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benjamin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mr Benjamin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benjamin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alekseeva keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Alekseeva to see if he's OK.
Benjamin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Alekseeva!
Benjamin controlling the pace for now.
Benjamin wants to control the pace but Alekseeva is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseeva is in a horrible position here. Benjamin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alekseeva is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Benjamin! Alekseeva is hurt baaadly! Benjamin is firing away with more strikes - Alekseeva is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Benjamin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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