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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Bacevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fallon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Burning Beard. Adrian Bacevich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrian Bacevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neil Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon thows a body shot but no joy.
Fallon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bacevich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fallon.
Bacevich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fallon.
Bacevich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bacevich scores with a hook to the body. Fallon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fallon looks to land a combination but Bacevich avoids it well.
Bacevich tests Fallon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bacevich throws a series of punches but Fallon moves out of range.
Fallon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bacevich throws a series of punches but Fallon avoids them all with ease.
Fallon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fallon slips a jab from Bacevich.
Fallon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fallon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bacevich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fallon somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacevich misses with a combination
and Fallon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bacevich misses with a looping right.
Fallon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bacevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fallon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bacevich avoids the body shot from Fallon.
Bacevich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bacevich cracks Fallon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bacevich lands a jab to the nose.
Fallon takes a swing at Bacevich's ribcage but misses.
Bacevich swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Bacevich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fallon.
A jab from Fallon misses.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacevich.
Bacevich lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bacevich.
Bacevich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fallon.
Bacevich throws a series of punches but Fallon avoids them all with ease.
Fallon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Bacevich takes a swing at Fallon's ribcage but misses.
Bacevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bacevich lands with a nice body punch.
Bacevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fallon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fallon misses with a body punch
letting Bacevich counter with a right hand.
Bacevich misses with a double jab
and Bacevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fallon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bacevich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fallon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fallon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bacevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bacevich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bacevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bacevich missing with a left hand there. Fallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fallon throws a combination that misses
and Bacevich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Adrian Bacevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacevich works Fallon's body with a nice hook.
Bacevich looks to land a left hand but Fallon moved out of range nicely.
Bacevich defending well as Fallon loads up on a big left hand.
Fallon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bacevich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bacevich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bacevich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fallon looks gassed!
Fallon misses with a few strikes there.
Bacevich connects with a crisp jab.
Bacevich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fallon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bacevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fallon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bacevich momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fallon throws a hook to the side of Bacevich's head but Bacevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bacevich throws an overhand right that lands on Fallon's shoulder, as Fallon tries to avoid the shot.
Fallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bacevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to de liver by Bacevich. Beautiful body shot.
Bacevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Bacevich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bacevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Bacevich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bacevich lands a jab to Fallon's midsection.
Bacevich moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Bacevich.
Fallon walks into a stiff left hand from Bacevich.
Bacevich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bacevich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fallon tries to bum rush Bacevich with a series of wild strikes but Bacevich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacevich jabs at Fallon's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Bacevich.
Bacevich lands with a right hand.
Adrian Bacevich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fallon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bacevich to score with a decent uppercut.
Fallon is breathing heavily.
Fallon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bacevich lands with a nice combination. Fallon backs away looking to recover.
Fallon slips under a jab from Bacevich.
Fallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacevich misses with a body shot.
Bacevich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacevich.
Fallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacevich.
Bacevich looks to throw the jab but Fallon is out of range.
Bacevich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fallon misses with a shot to the body
and Bacevich counters with a one-two to the body.
Bacevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacevich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fallon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bacevich throws a one two combo.
Bacevich misses with a looping right.
Fallon misses with the combination.
Bacevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fallon circles away quickly and effectively.
Adrian Bacevich is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich stalks Fallon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fallon's face. Fallon staggers backwards, shaken.
A slow jab from Fallon misses its intended target.
Bacevich lands a head shot.
Fallon slips under a jab from Bacevich.
Bacevich lands a nice hook to Fallon's body. Fallon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bacevich slips under a jab.
Fallon throws a sloppy body shot
and Bacevich counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Fallon.
Bacevich looks to land a left hand but Fallon moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Bacevich.
Bacevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fallon moves in looking to clinch but Bacevich pushes him off.
Fallon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bacevich as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Bacevich. Beautiful body shot.
Bacevich keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bacevich misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Bacevich.
Bacevich throws a nice looking combination but Fallon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bacevich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fallon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fallon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bacevich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bacevich scores with a hook to the body. Fallon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bacevich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fallon ducks right into an uppercut from Bacevich.
Bacevich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fallon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bacevich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bacevich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich looks to land a combination but Fallon avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Fallon.
Bacevich stuns Fallon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bacevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fallon can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bacevich digs a good hook to Fallon's body.
Bacevich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bacevich lands with a right hand.
Bacevich scores with a nice right hand.
Bacevich is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bacevich throws a series of punches but Fallon moves out of range.
Bacevich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bacevich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacevich lands with an overhand left.
Fallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fallon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bacevich has got the better of the exchanges.
Bacevich misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Bacevich dominated that second round.
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!
Fallon shoots in for a takedown but Bacevich shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bacevich punishes Fallon's body with a nice straight punch.
Fallon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fallon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Bacevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bacevich misses with a straight left.
Fallon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bacevich.
Bacevich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bacevich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fallon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bacevich.
Bacevich clobbers Fallon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fallon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bacevich misses the jab.
Fallon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacevich connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bacevich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bacevich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fallon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bacevich won't be happy with that.
Fallon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bacevich keeps working.
Fallon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fallon throwing strikes but Bacevich manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bacevich lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fallon down.
Bacevich works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich working the body and head with strikes.
Fallon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bacevich working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fallon is looking to regain half guard here but Bacevich keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bacevich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fallon keeps working.
Bacevich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fallon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bacevich looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bacevich stands up from half guard.
Bacevich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fallon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bacevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fallon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bacevich counters with a nice body shot.
Bacevich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fallon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bacevich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Fallon misses its intended target.
Bacevich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fallon avoids the body shot from Bacevich.
Bacevich throws a big shot that misses.
Neil Fallon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bacevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fallon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fallon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bacevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fallon doesn't seem bothered though.
Fallon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bacevich counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacevich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fallon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bacevich bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fallon's head backwards.
Fallon misses with a body shot.
Fallon throws a looping overhand right but Bacevich ducks down to avoid it.
Bacevich's corner calls for a 1-2. Bacevich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bacevich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bacevich looks to land a combination but Fallon avoids it well.
Bacevich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fallon misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fallon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bacevich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fallon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bacevich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fallon's guard! Nice work there by Bacevich!
Adrian Bacevich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fallon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bacevich controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Bacevich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bacevich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Bacevich!
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