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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Vrechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vrechi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hallowed by name. On his way into the cage it seems that Max Vrechi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Max Vrechi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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191 lbs
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180 cm
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Vrechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Roland!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrechi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roland cracks Vrechi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Roland has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vrechi to stand back up!
Vrechi is rocked!
It looks like Max Vrechi has been cut.
Roland misses with a straight left.
Oh Vrechi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrechi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vrechi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrechi decides to stand back up.
Roland swings for the body but Vrechi moves out of range.
Vrechi seems to have got his legs back now.
Vrechi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roland throws a big shot that misses.
Roland misses with an uppercut.
Roland throws out a loose jab but Vrechi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roland sends Vrechi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Roland is motioning to the referee to let Vrechi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vrechi is rocked!
Roland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vrechi.
Oh Vrechi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrechi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Seb Roland has been cut.
Roland throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vrechi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vrechi seems to have got his legs back now.
Roland looks to land a left hand but Vrechi moved out of range nicely.
Roland throws a body punch but Vrechi moves out of range.
A big head kick from Vrechi and Roland is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roland pushes Vrechi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Roland misses.
Roland throws a lazy right hand but Vrechi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vrechi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vrechi blocks a jab.
Vrechi tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Roland misses.
Vrechi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Roland misses the target.
Roland throws a hook but Vrechi blocks it.
Roland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vrechi counters with a nice body kick.
Roland looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrechi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roland.
Roland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big head kick from Vrechi and Roland is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Roland is rocked!
That has opened up Seb Roland's cut even more.
Vrechi is working Roland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roland is still in real trouble! Can Vrechi finish him?
Vrechi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roland seems to have recovered his senses.
Vrechi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vrechi distracts Roland with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roland keeping moving, preventing Vrechi from controlling successfully.
Roland being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi prevents Roland from getting back to his feet.
Vrechi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roland keeping moving, preventing Vrechi from controlling successfully.
Vrechi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vrechi has gone for a leg lock! Roland slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vrechi's guard.
Vrechi pushes Roland off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roland.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vrechi closes the distance and clinches.
Vrechi lands a knee to the body.
Vrechi tries a knee to the head but Roland blocks it.
Vrechi breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Vrechi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Vrechi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vrechi tries to clinch up.
Vrechi moves out of range of the strikes.
Roland loads up on a big right hand but Vrechi slips the punch.
Vrechi throws a right hand that Roland ducks under and follows up with a left that Roland also avoids with ease.
Roland misses with a wild body shot.
Roland misses the jab.
Roland might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vrechi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roland lands with a cross.
Vrechi tries to clinch there but Roland circles away.
Roland misses with a straight left.
Roland throws an overhand right that lands on Vrechi's shoulder, as Vrechi tries to avoid the shot.
Vrechi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vrechi lands a nice shot to the body.
Vrechi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roland up against the cage.
Vrechi is trying to force a seperation but Roland has the dominant position.
Roland is breathing heavily.
Vrechi trying to control the position but instead, Roland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vrechi into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Roland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrechi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roland up against the cage.
Vrechi lands a body shot.
Vrechi is stalling here.
Roland presses Vrechi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vrechi stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Max Vrechi.
Roland closes the distance and clinches.
Vrechi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vrechi lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vrechi working hard to break the clinch.
Roland lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vrechi scores with a knee to the head.
Vrechi misses with an elbow strike.
Vrechi lands a knee to the body.
Roland lands a shoulder strike.
Vrechi stalling against the cage.
Roland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roland avoids the elbow strike from Vrechi, against the cage.
Vrechi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roland keeps control of Vrechi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vrechi is trying to break the clinch but Roland has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi lands a knee to the body.
Vrechi landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vrechi tries a knee to the head but Roland blocks it.
Vrechi missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Roland fails to land.
Vrechi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vrechi.
Vrechi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roland blocks the elbow strike.
Roland managing to block the knees to the body from Vrechi.
Vrechi stalling in the clinch but Roland improves 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.
Vrechi missing with knees to the body.
Vrechi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roland blocks it with crossed arms.
Roland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vrechi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roland takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vrechi stalling in the clinch but Roland improves position.
Vrechi working hard to break the clinch.
Roland misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roland.
Vrechi throws an elbow but it misses.
Roland blocks an elbow strike from Vrechi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Vrechi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Roland throws a shot from downtown. Vrechi moves away and avoids it.
Roland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vrechi clinches up with Roland and pushes him back against the cage.
Roland lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vrechi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vrechi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roland has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Vrechi as the two fighters clinch.
Vrechi tries to land knees in the clinch but Roland avoids the damage to the body.
Vrechi can't find room to land a body shot as Roland controls the action.
Vrechi working aggressively here.
Roland avoiding damage as Vrechi throws knees to the body.
Vrechi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Roland fails to land.
Vrechi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roland blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrechi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roland backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrechi wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrechi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roland.
Vrechi misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Roland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vrechi tries a knee to the head but Roland blocks it.
Vrechi is trying to drag Roland to the mat but Roland just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vrechi tries a body shot but Roland blocks it.
Roland digs a right hand into Vrechi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vrechi's gas tank.
Vrechi tries to throw a body punch but Roland avoids it by throwing Vrechi back against the cage.
Roland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roland misses with the head strike.
Vrechi scores a nice knee to the body.
Vrechi looking to throw knees to the head but Roland is blocking nicely.
Vrechi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vrechi as Roland tries to tie him up.
Vrechi misses with a knee to the head.
Vrechi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrechi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roland.
Vrechi misses with a knee strike.
Vrechi taking a breather.
Vrechi tries a knee to the head but Roland blocks it.
Vrechi misses with a knee strike.
Roland throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Roland.
Roland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roland lands a hook that snaps the head of Vrechi backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roland.
Vrechi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrechi misses with a knee strike.
Vrechi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roland working aggressively here.
Vrechi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roland prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Vrechi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrechi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Max Vrechi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roland slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vrechi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Roland.
Roland lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Max Vrechi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roland throws a head punch that misses.
Vrechi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seb Roland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Vrechi.
Roland throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrechi.
Vrechi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vrechi up against the cage.
Roland misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Roland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vrechi 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Vrechi!
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