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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Benevito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Dyrdrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tommy Benevito has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Benevito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Dyrdrek!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevito throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benevito throws a sloppy head kick and Dyrdrek moves out of range easily.
Benevito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dyrdrek scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dyrdrek tries for a kimura but Benevito is defending well.
Dyrdrek taking a breather here.
Dyrdrek looks gassed!
Benevito bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Benevito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dyrdrek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dyrdrek.
Dyrdrek won't allow Benevito to get back to his feet.
Benevito will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benevito working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdrek preventing the sweep.
Dyrdrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Benevito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dyrdrek is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benevito is trying to keep Dyrdrek in close.
Benevito is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benevito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dyrdrek.
It looks like Alex Dyrdrek has been cut.
Benevito tries to clinch
and Dyrdrek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dyrdrek.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dyrdrek stopping the sweep attempt from Benevito.
Dyrdrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Benevito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevito is trying to keep Dyrdrek in close.
Dyrdrek should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dyrdrek trying to control but Benevito is working from the bottom.
Dyrdrek won't allow Benevito to get back to his feet.
Dyrdrek stopping the sweep attempt from Benevito.
Benevito working a defensive guard here.
Benevito wants to stand and escape but Dyrdrek is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benevito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dyrdrek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benevito's guard.
Dyrdrek postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevito wants to stand and escape but Dyrdrek is having none of it.
Dyrdrek wants to control from the top but Benevito keeps moving.
Benevito wants to stand but Dyrdrek is controlling the position.
Benevito pulls Dyrdrek in close to his closed guard and prevents Dyrdrek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dyrdrek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benevito keeping moving, preventing Dyrdrek from controlling successfully.
Benevito is trying to control the position but Dyrdrek postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benevito throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benevito lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevito shoots for a takedown but Dyrdrek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benevito gets caught flat footed, as Dyrdrek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dyrdrek content to stall in guard here.
Dyrdrek wants to control from the top but Benevito keeps moving.
Dyrdrek won't allow Benevito to get back to his feet.
Dyrdrek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benevito working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyrdrek wants to pass the guard but Benevito is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Dyrdrek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Dyrdrek's cut.
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.
Benevito tries to clinch up.
Benevito throws a sloppy head kick and Dyrdrek moves out of range easily.
Benevito lands a big head kick that sends Dyrdrek tumbling to the mat! Benevito takes a step backwards and waves Dyrdrek back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dyrdrek is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benevito forces Dyrdrek back against the cage and clinches.
Dyrdrek is still on wobbly legs! Can Benevito finish him?
Benevito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benevito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyrdrek seems to have recovered his senses.
Dyrdrek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benevito thumps Dyrdrek with a low kick.
Benevito lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dyrdrek takes a step back to recover.
Benevito clinches up with Dyrdrek and pushes him back against the cage.
Dyrdrek being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benevito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dyrdrek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benevito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dyrdrek in his tracks.
Tommy Benevito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benevito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benevito is trying to stall.
Benevito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benevito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dyrdrek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benevito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benevito is looking to clinch but Dyrdrek is avoiding it.
Benevito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benevito throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevito tries to clinch but Dyrdrek is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tommy Benevito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benevito tries to clinch up but Dyrdrek circles away and keeps his distance.
Benevito darts in trying to clinch
and Dyrdrek counters with a takedown into side control.
Benevito is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dyrdrek throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Benevito is trying to get back to half guard.
Benevito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dyrdrek has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevito can't do much from the bottom here.
Benevito is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dyrdrek is looking to take a break and control but Benevito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benevito tries to clinch up
and Dyrdrek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dyrdrek.
Dyrdrek trying to control the position from guard on top but Benevito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dyrdrek might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benevito kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Benevito trying to keep a closed guard but Dyrdrek is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevito is really struggling to control Dyrdrek but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Benevito is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dyrdrek is controlling him.
Alex Dyrdrek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benevito controls Dyrdrek momentarily but Dyrdrek frees himself.
Dyrdrek controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benevito works Dyrdrek's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benevito throws a head kick but Dyrdrek moves out of range.
Dyrdrek shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Benevito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Dyrdrek's cut.
That's time! Benevito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dyrdrek takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benevito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dyrdrek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dyrdrek not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Benevito keeping moving, preventing Dyrdrek from controlling successfully.
Benevito wants to stand up but Dyrdrek is controlling him.
Dyrdrek postures up.
Benevito manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Benevito closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dyrdrek counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyrdrek wants to control but Benevito is keeping him busy.
Dyrdrek prevents Benevito from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdrek working away.
Benevito is trying to buck Dyrdrek off.
Benevito explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Benevito dips to his left and cracks Dyrdrek with an uppercut!
Dyrdrek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benevito is fending him off so far but Dyrdrek persists. Nope, Benevito circles away and we're back to standing.
Benevito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyrdrek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Benevito lands but Dyrdrek takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benevito doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyrdrek circles away.
Dyrdrek drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dyrdrek postures up.
Benevito wants to stand and escape but Dyrdrek is having none of it.
Dyrdrek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benevito keeping moving, preventing Dyrdrek from controlling successfully.
Dyrdrek won't allow Benevito to get back to his feet.
Dyrdrek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benevito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dyrdrek is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Benevito.
Benevito lands a head kick. Dyrdrek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dyrdrek tries to bum rush Benevito with a series of wild strikes but Benevito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benevito tries to clinch there but Dyrdrek circles away.
Benevito fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benevito moves into the clinch.
Dyrdrek manages to pull guard.
Benevito wants to stand but Dyrdrek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benevito trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Dyrdrek is adopting a defensive guard.
Benevito gets to his feet. Dyrdrek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Benevito is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benevito tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dyrdrek counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benevito is trying to control Dyrdrek's posture but Dyrdrek avoids it.
Dyrdrek wants to control but Benevito is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Dyrdrek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dyrdrek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Dyrdrek!
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energy
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RATING
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