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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 1161 p4p, 3249 weight class) and Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 166 p4p, 412 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erasmo Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khrapov Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bezerra avoids it really well and circles away.
Bezerra lands with a good body shot.
Bezerra gets tackled into the cage by Khrapov Jr. Khrapov Jr maintains the clinch.
Khrapov Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Bezerra swings wildly with an uppercut but Khrapov Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khrapov Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bezerra backwards.
Bezerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov Jr has picked Bezerra up - he's going for a ride! Khrapov Jr dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bezerra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Khrapov Jr connects with a nice short shot to Bezerra's temple.
We've been hearing good reports from Khrapov Jr's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khrapov Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bezerra works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Bezerra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bezerra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr throws an elbow that misses. Bezerra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khrapov Jr's guard. Nice move by Bezerra!
Bezerra content to stall in guard here.
Khrapov Jr working a defensive guard but Bezerra manages to pass into side control anyway.
Khrapov Jr wants to control but Bezerra postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Bezerra is looking to take a break and control but Khrapov Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khrapov Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra happy to just control the position for now.
Khrapov Jr prevents Bezerra from moving into mount.
Khrapov Jr tries to bench press Bezerra off him but Bezerra keeps the position.
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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bezerra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bezerra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bezerra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khrapov Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Bezerra swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bezerra throws a hook to the side of Khrapov Jr's head but Khrapov Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khrapov Jr swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khrapov Jr feints and as Bezerra raises his hands in defense, Khrapov Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khrapov Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bezerra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khrapov Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Bezerra off the cage and back into range.
Bezerra throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Khrapov Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bezerra doesn't seem phased though.
Khrapov Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bezerra clobbers Khrapov Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khrapov Jr gets a double leg takedown into Bezerra's guard.
Bezerra looking for a sweep. Not yet Bezerra, not yet.
Bezerra controlling Khrapov Jr's posture.
Khrapov Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Bezerra has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra controls Khrapov Jr momentarily but Khrapov Jr frees himself.
Khrapov Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bezerra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khrapov Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Khrapov Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bezerra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Khrapov Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Khrapov Jr working a defensive guard but Bezerra passes into half guard.
Bezerra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is looking to control Bezerra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khrapov Jr avoid being mounted?
Bezerra is taking a breather. Khrapov Jr 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.
Bezerra is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is looking to improve his position.
Khrapov Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Khrapov Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khrapov Jr wants to sweep here but Bezerra controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Khrapov Jr controls Bezerra momentarily but Bezerra frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khrapov Jr lands with a right hand.
Bezerra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khrapov Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bezerra can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Khrapov Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khrapov Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Khrapov Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bezerra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bezerra tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khrapov Jr throws a series of punches but Bezerra moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr clobbers Bezerra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khrapov Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bezerra clobbers Khrapov Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Khrapov Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bezerra lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Bezerra's ribcage but misses.
Khrapov Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bezerra circles away quickly and effectively.
Bezerra lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Khrapov Jr staying out of range there.
Khrapov Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khrapov Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice straight punches there by Bezerra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bezerra.
Khrapov Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vasily Khrapov Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khrapov Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khrapov Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Khrapov Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bezerra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khrapov Jr, as that shot connected.
Khrapov Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Khrapov Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bezerra moves away.
Bezerra keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bezerra! But no joy.
Khrapov Jr tries to bum rush Bezerra with a series of wild strikes but Bezerra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khrapov Jr throws a series of punches but Bezerra moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bezerra manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khrapov Jr's best efforts.
Khrapov Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bezerra's head.
Bezerra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bezerra defending well though.
Khrapov Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vasily Khrapov Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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. Khrapov Jr connects with a nice short shot to Bezerra's temple.
Khrapov Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bezerra's head.
Bezerra trying to control here.
Khrapov Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bezerra's head.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khrapov Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bezerra's head.
Khrapov Jr thows a huge punch but Bezerra dodges it nicely.
Khrapov Jr working over Bezerra with some ground and pound. Bezerra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bezerra blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr with the ground and pound but Bezerra uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bezerra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra wants to sweep but no luck.
Khrapov Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khrapov Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bezerra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Bezerra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Bezerra is pulling down on Khrapov Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Khrapov Jr, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Khrapov Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Khrapov Jr shoots in but Bezerra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khrapov Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khrapov Jr. Bezerra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khrapov Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khrapov Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Bezerra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Khrapov Jr.
Bezerra looking for a sweep. Not yet Bezerra, not yet.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bezerra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erasmo Bezerra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khrapov Jr is in close to Bezerra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bezerra is looking for a triangle but Khrapov Jr pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Khrapov Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khrapov Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!
Vasily Khrapov Jr took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Tokzik Dope L.A. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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