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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 556 p4p, 415 weight class) and Alex Parker (ranked 68 p4p, 54 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alexey Andreev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexey Andreev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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30 - 16 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Parker to the ground. Andreev is now in Parker's guard.
Parker kicks Andreev off and gets to his feet.
Parker connects with an inside leg kick.
Andreev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andreev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker connects with a leg kick.
Andreev misses with a straight left.
Andreev looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Parker has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tōshi. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker pushes Andreev off and scrambles back to his feet.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Andreev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Left hook, right uppercut from Andreev.
Andreev swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
And Parker responds with a good body kick, but Andreev manages to step out the way in time.
Parker throws a head kick but Andreev moves out of range.
Parker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andreev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Andreev. Those never looked like landing.
Andreev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Parker on his heels. He'll look to pass Parker's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andreev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker pushes Andreev off and gets back to his feet.
Alex Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andreev loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Andreev lands with a straight right. Parker didn't see that one coming.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Andreev.
Parker defending well as Andreev loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Andreev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parker. Parker obviously looking to wear him down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andreev checks a leg kick.
Andreev throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker is looking to score with low kicks.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Andreev manages to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andreev working over Parker with some ground and pound. Parker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to stand up here but Andreev is controlling him well.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andreev.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andreev.
Andreev 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.
Parker trying to control but Andreev postures up.
Andreev lands with a punch from half guard.
Parker is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Andreev prevents Parker from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andreev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Andreev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andreev loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Andreev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker throws the left hand but Andreev avoids the punch easily.
Parker connects with a leg kick.
Parker misses the jab.
Andreev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but Andreev persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andreev scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker misses with a looping left.
Good work by Andreev as he checks the leg kick.
Andreev connects with a single shot there.
Andreev works the jab nicely.
Andreev needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Alexey Andreev has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Parker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parker moves into range and clinches up with Andreev.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Andreev controls the action.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker prevents the takedown attempt.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Andreev.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Parker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parker duly obliges.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andreev manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parker but Parker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andreev. That did some damage!
Andreev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexey Andreev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andreev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parker. Parker obviously looking to wear him down.
Andreev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parker throws a hook but Andreev blocks it.
Andreev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andreev throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Andreev saw that one coming.
Parker misses with a hook
and Andreev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Andreev digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
Andreev scores with a nice right hand.
Parker tried to score with a low kick but Andreev checks it.
Parker is looking to land body kicks.
Parker moves out of range as Andreev strikes.
Andreev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andreev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Andreev showed some decent athleticism there.
Parker has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Andreev is on him like a limpet, forcing Parker back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andreev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andreev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andreev backwards.
Andreev has Parker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andreev lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parker as Andreev tries to tie him up.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parker throws a good cross that connects.
A clash of legs there as Andreev blocks the low kick.
Andreev misses with an uppercut.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andreev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andreev misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andreev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andreev shoots in but no luck this time.
Parker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alex Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Andreev.
Parker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Andreev.
Andreev scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andreev.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Andreev! Parker dives in looking to finish! Andreev is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Parker!
Alex Parker tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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