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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sweep the Leg. Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaius Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander blocks a leg kick.
Alexander avoids the body shot from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a nice body kick.
Alexander moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Svetnela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Svetnela waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Alexander.
Alexander looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Alexander avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Svetnela throws a head kick that half lands.
Alexander shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alexander showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander tries to pass to full mount but Svetnela defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela wants to get back to his feet.
Alexander not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Svetnela keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Alexander 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.
Alexander not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Svetnela is looking for a sweep. Alexander is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Alexander passes to full mount!
Svetnela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alexander throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.
Alexander looking to ground and pound but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Alexander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Svetnela is looking to escape.
Svetnela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexander. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Svetnela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Alexander fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alexander pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Alexander looking to ground and pound but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Alexander looking to finish with strikes here!
Svetnela tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
Svetnela blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking to finish Svetnela with some ground and pound. This is bad for Svetnela!
Svetnela takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svetnela can do anything to dispel that myth.
Svetnela is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexander avoids the attempt from Svetnela to control.
Alexander wants to control the pace but Svetnela is squirming around nicely.
Alexander punching from mount but Svetnela doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
Svetnela taking shots to the head.
Svetnela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alexander.
Alexander trying to control but Svetnela is having none of it.
Alexander is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Svetnela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
Alexander misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alexander throwing strikes here but Svetnela is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Svetnela tries to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.
Svetnela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alexander kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Svetnela is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Alexander is staying active.
Svetnela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Svetnela is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Svetnela hang on?
Alexander thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Alexander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Alexander misses.
Alexander scores with a jab. Svetnela acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Alexander throws a head kick but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela throws a leg kick which misses Alexander's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexander tries to avoid it.
Alexander takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Svetnela throws a head kick that Alexander semi-blocks.
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!
A swing and a miss from Alexander.
Alexander throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Svetnela's waist but Svetnela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alexander off to one side.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Svetnela throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Igor Svetnela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svetnela ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Svetnela lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svetnela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Svetnela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Svetnela throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Igor Svetnela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
A head kick by Svetnela misses
and Alexander counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Svetnela cracks a nice hook into Alexander's ribs.
Svetnela thows a body kick. Alexander tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gaius Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
Alexander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Alexander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela is looking to land body kicks.
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Svetnela keeps Alexander at a distance using the push kick.
Svetnela jabs Alexander right on the nose. Alexander blinks but takes it well.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Svetnela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela lands with a kick to the temple. Alexander shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alexander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Alexander misses
and Svetnela counters with a head kick.
Alexander lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svetnela will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svetnela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Svetnela just misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svetnela manages to avoid it.
Svetnela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svetnela thows a body kick. Alexander tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Alexander slips under a jab from Svetnela.
Svetnela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alexander rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svetnela scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Svetnela's head but Svetnela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Alexander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander lands a right hook to the body.
Svetnela tries to land a front kick but Alexander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Svetnela paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Svetnela lands with a slapping head kick.
Svetnela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svetnela takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
Svetnela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela jabs at Alexander's body.
Alexander uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svetnela has time to react.
Svetnela throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander throws a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alexander - that will leave a mark!
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!
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Alexander looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gaius Alexander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander is trying to control the action in half guard but Svetnela is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alexander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander drops an elbow to the side of Svetnela's head.
Svetnela wants to control but Alexander is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexander not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexander is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Svetnela has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alexander uses his free foot to push down on Svetnela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Svetnela.
Svetnela is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Svetnela wants to control but Alexander is having none of it.
Svetnela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alexander throws some wild stikes that Svetnela manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alexander thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Alexander with shots to the head and body - Svetnela looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alexander misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Alexander looking to finish with strikes here!
Svetnela is trying desperately to improve position.
Svetnela is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alexander wants to control the pace but Svetnela is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander content just to control the position here.
Alexander looking to control but Svetnela is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Svetnela 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Svetnela!
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