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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Albers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Suvorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suvorov has chosen World in Conflict - Polyushko-Pole. as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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201 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virgil Albers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandr Suvorov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albers throws a hook to the side of Suvorov's head but Suvorov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Albers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suvorov counters with a straight right hand.
Albers looks to throw the jab but Suvorov is out of range.
Suvorov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Suvorov misses with a straight left.
Albers tries to clinch up
and Suvorov counters with a single leg into guard. Albers didn't expect that.
Albers keeping moving, preventing Suvorov from controlling successfully.
Albers has a closed guard, preventing Suvorov from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suvorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Albers is trying to control the position but Suvorov postures up.
Albers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Albers keeping moving, preventing Suvorov from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suvorov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Virgil Albers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Albers misses with a combination
and Suvorov counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Virgil Albers has been cut.
Suvorov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albers throws a looping overhand right but Suvorov ducks down to avoid it.
Suvorov connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Albers.
Albers throws a sloppy body shot
and Suvorov counters with a straight right hand.
Albers misses with a jab to the body
and Suvorov counters with a shoot takedown. Albers fights it but they end up in guard.
Albers keeping moving, preventing Suvorov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albers has a closed guard, preventing Suvorov from standing up.
Suvorov wants to control from the top but Albers keeps moving.
Suvorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suvorov wanted to stand there but Albers had control of the position.
Suvorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Albers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Albers wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Suvorov trying to control but Albers is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suvorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Albers sprawls well. Albers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suvorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Albers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albers throws a right hand that Suvorov ducks under and follows up with a left that Suvorov also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Suvorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Albers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Albers misses with a combination
and Suvorov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suvorov defending well as Albers loads up on a big left hand.
Albers throws the left hand but Suvorov avoids the punch easily.
Albers misses with a body shot.
Suvorov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Suvorov slips under a jab from Albers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suvorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Virgil Albers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suvorov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Albers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Albers thuds a left hand into Suvorov's body.
Nice jab there from Albers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albers throws a nice looking combination but Suvorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suvorov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Albers but Albers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suvorov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Albers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suvorov circles away quickly and effectively.
Albers misses with a body shot.
Suvorov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Albers counters with a low kick, right behind Suvorov 's knee.
Suvorov walks into a straight right hand from Albers.
Albers throws a solid leg kick but Suvorov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Albers.
Suvorov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Albers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suvorov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Albers is fending him off so far but Suvorov persists. Nope, Albers circles away and we're back to standing.
Suvorov misses with a looping left.
Albers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Suvorov shoots for a takedown but Albers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Virgil Albers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Suvorov.
Albers cracks Suvorov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Albers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suvorov manages to avoid it.
Suvorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Albers.
Suvorov misses with a body shot.
Albers walks into a straight right hand from Suvorov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Albers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suvorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Albers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Albers wants to sweep but no luck.
Suvorov throws and elbow that misses. Albers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suvorov's guard. Nice move by Albers!
Suvorov wants to control but Albers passes easily into half guard.
Suvorov is trying to stand up here but Albers is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov wants to get back to full guard but Albers has mounted him!
Suvorov is working to get back to half guard.
Albers get's back to his feet.
Suvorov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suvorov is breathing heavily.
Suvorov blocks a jab.
Albers misses with a body punch
enabling Suvorov to counter with a crisp jab.
Suvorov drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexandr Suvorov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Virgil Albers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Albers moves in looking to clinch but Suvorov pushes him off.
Albers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suvorov throws a hook but Albers blocks it.
Albers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Suvorov checks it well.
Albers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexandr Suvorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Virgil Albers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suvorov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Albers.
Albers throws and low kick but Suvorov moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvorov moves out of range as Albers strikes.
Albers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suvorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albers.
Albers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Suvorov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Albers misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Albers. No joy for Suvorov on that attempt.
Suvorov's corner calls for a 1-2. Suvorov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Suvorov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Albers stuns Suvorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Virgil Albers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Albers.
Albers lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice jab there from Albers.
Suvorov moves out of range of the leg kick from Albers.
Suvorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albers was well out of range. Poor timing from Suvorov.
Suvorov swings for the body but Albers moves out of range.
Albers swings for the body but Suvorov moves out of range.
Albers misses with a wild combination.
Suvorov checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albers throws a series of punches but Suvorov avoids them all with ease.
Suvorov slips a jab and a cross from Albers.
Suvorov throws a jab but it's blocked by Albers.
Albers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suvorov checks a leg kick.
Albers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suvorov.
Virgil Albers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Suvorov.
Albers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suvorov shoots in but no luck this time.
Suvorov shoots and misses
and Albers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Suvorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Albers tries to bum rush Suvorov with a series of wild strikes but Suvorov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexandr Suvorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Albers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suvorov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suvorov loads up on a big right hand but Albers slips the punch.
Albers delivers a nice body kick.
Suvorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albers moves away.
Suvorov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suvorov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suvorov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Albers misses with a wild body shot.
Albers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suvorov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Albers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Virgil Albers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suvorov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Suvorov!
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