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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Beloglasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Beloglasov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KASTA-PRO MAKSA. Chen has chosen Build me up Buttercup as his entrance music. Sergei Beloglasov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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160 cm
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142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Beloglasov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Chen! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chen shoots for a takedown but Beloglasov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Chen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Chen throws an elbow but Beloglasov slips to the side and avoids it well. Chen throwing shots but missing, from side control. Beloglasov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Beloglasov tries to get out of the position. Chen lands a few punches from side control. Chen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Chen scores with punches from side control. Chen throws an elbow but Beloglasov slips to the side and avoids it well. Chen lands an elbow. The strikes coming from Chen are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Chen grinds an elbow into Beloglasov's temple. Chen wants to control for a moment but Beloglasov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. Chen working over Beloglasov with some ground and pound. Beloglasov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beloglasov is trying to control but can't.
Beloglasov tries to roll over but Chen keeps him under control. Chen drops an elbow to the side of Beloglasov's head. Chen winds up and cracks Beloglasov with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Beloglasov wants to get back to full guard. Chen with the ground and pound but Beloglasov uses the opportunity to regain guard. Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Chen thows a big elbow that misses. Chen thows a big elbow that misses. Beloglasov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Beloglasov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beloglasov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Chen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Beloglasov's guard. Chen scoring with punches to the head and body. Chen with a flurry of punches that miss. Beloglasov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Chen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chen wants to stand and escape but instead Beloglasov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Beloglasov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chen swivels though and keeps the full guard. Chen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beloglasov. Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Chen has momentary wrist control but Beloglasov slips an elbow through the middle. Chen wants to stand but Beloglasov is controlling the position. Beloglasov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Beloglasov thows a big elbow that misses.
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. Chen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Beloglasov throws and elbow that misses. Chen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beloglasov's guard. Nice move by Chen! Beloglasov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Chen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Chen postures up and lands a big shot to Beloglasov's brow. Beloglasov kicks Chen off and gets to his feet. Beloglasov with a poor takedown and Chen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Chen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Beloglasov is breathing heavily. Chen scoring with some ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Chen dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen closes the distance and clinches. Chen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Beloglasov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Chen presses Beloglasov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Beloglasov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Chen has hold of one of Beloglasov's legs. Beloglasov is fighting the takedown attempt but Chen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Beloglasov has his hands on Chen's head, controlling the position. Chen gets to his feet - Beloglasov follows without any prompting. Chen clinches up with Beloglasov and pushes him back against the cage. Beloglasov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Beloglasov throws and elbow that misses. Chen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beloglasov's guard. Nice move by Chen! Chen throws and elbow that misses. Beloglasov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chen's guard. Nice move by Beloglasov!
That's one minute gone in the round. Chen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Beloglasov is controlling him. Beloglasov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Beloglasov stands up over Chen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Chen is looking to stand up but Beloglasov isn't so interested in that idea. Beloglasov throws a strike but Chen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Chen stands up over Beloglasov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beloglasov swivels though and keeps the full guard. Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Beloglasov managing to control the position. Beloglasov wants to sweep here but Chen controlling him for the moment. Chen postures up in Beloglasov's guard and throws a big left but Beloglasov blocks it. Chen cracks Beloglasov with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chen is working Beloglasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Beloglasov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chen is controlling him. Chen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Chen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Chen thows a big elbow that misses. Chen postures up and lands a big shot to Beloglasov's brow. Beloglasov is looking to stand up but Chen isn't so interested in that idea. Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Chen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beloglasov works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Chen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beloglasov swivels though and keeps the full guard. Chen throws a big right hand that misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Chen is looking to work some ground and pound but Beloglasov has wrist control. Chen stays in close to Beloglasov's body and controls the position. Beloglasov is working an open guard so Chen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Chen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Beloglasov was covering up waiting for the punch and Chen finishes the takedown easily into guard. Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Chen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Chen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beloglasov. Chen misses with a head kick.
Beloglasov misses with a wild body shot. Chen closes the distance and clinches up with Beloglasov, looking for a takedown. Chen pushes Beloglasov against the cage but Beloglasov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Chen tries to sprawl but Beloglasov drives through with a takedown into half guard. Beloglasov looks to land a strike but Chen avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Chen wants to get back to his feet but Beloglasov is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Chen keeping full guard, as Beloglasov tries to pass. Chen keeping moving, preventing Beloglasov from controlling successfully. Beloglasov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Vince Chen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Beloglasov throws and elbow that misses. Chen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beloglasov's guard. Nice move by Chen! Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Chen throws a strike but Beloglasov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Beloglasov tries to free his leg and advance position but Chen is retaining full guard. Beloglasov throwing strikes but missing. Beloglasov pushes down on Chen's leg and manages to get into half guard. Beloglasov stops Chen from getting back to his feet.
That's two 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. Beloglasov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Beloglasov drops an elbow to the side of Chen's head. Beloglasov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Beloglasov working over Chen with some ground and pound. Chen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Chen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Beloglasov prevents Chen from improving his position. Chen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chen kicks off Beloglasov and gets to his feet. Vince Chen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Beloglasov looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range. Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beloglasov. Chen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Beloglasov's half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chen lands a nice short elbow. Beloglasov won't allow Chen to pass to mount. Beloglasov is trying to control but can't.
Beloglasov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chen preventing the sweep. Vince Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Chen trying to control the position from guard on top but Beloglasov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chen controls from within his opponent's guard. Sergei Beloglasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Chen trying to control but Beloglasov is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vince Chen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Chen moves into range and clinches up with Beloglasov.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergei Beloglasov. I think Chen 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:30 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Chen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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