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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lebedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Pastor Troy- Just to Fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alexander Lebedin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Lebedin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lebedin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lebedin.
Lebedin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lebedin wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lebedin.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lebedin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Lebedin has control of the leg.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebedin decides to return to a standing position.
Lebedin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lebedin shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Lebedin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lebedin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lebedin is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Lebedin thows a big elbow that misses.
Lebedin throwing strikes but missing.
Lebedin is stalling in the full guard.
Lebedin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lebedin stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Lebedin being controlled here momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lebedin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Lebedin controls the position.
Diaz looks gassed!
Lebedin trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Lebedin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz wants to control but Lebedin postures up.
Lebedin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lebedin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lebedin cracks Diaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lebedin working the head and body with strikes.
Lebedin scores with punches from side control.
Lebedin decides to stand back up. Lebedin steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
Lebedin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lebedin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lebedin trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebedin tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Lebedin distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lebedin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lebedin throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lebedin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lebedin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lebedin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lebedin trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz pushes Lebedin off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lebedin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lebedin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Lebedin with that takedown attempt.
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!
Diaz rushes Lebedin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lebedin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Lebedin tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Lebedin has a takedown stuffed.
Lebedin wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lebedin gets the takedown into side control.
Lebedin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Diaz is trying to buck Lebedin off.
Lebedin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lebedin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Lebedin scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Lebedin scoring with strikes.
Lebedin landing strikes.
Lebedin lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Lebedin from moving into mount.
Lebedin grinds an elbow into Diaz's temple.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Lebedin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Diaz is avoiding damage well.
Lebedin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Lebedin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alexander Lebedin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lebedin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lebedin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lebedin misses with the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lebedin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lebedin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Lebedin slips an elbow through the middle.
Lebedin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebedin wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Lebedin throws and elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lebedin's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Lebedin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Lebedin is working away.
Lebedin missing with punches from the bottom.
Lebedin wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Lebedin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lebedin misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Lebedin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Lebedin. Lebedin gets slowly back to his feet.
Lebedin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Lebedin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz swings for the body but Lebedin moves out of range.
Lebedin gets a takedown into half guard.
Lebedin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Lebedin's attempts to control the action.
Lebedin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lebedin scoring with strikes but Diaz is staying in there.
Lebedin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lebedin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lebedin wants to finish this one by submission but Diaz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lebedin.
Lebedin looking to finish with strikes here!
Diaz regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz trying to control but Lebedin postures up.
Lebedin trying to control from Diaz's half guard. Diaz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lebedin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lebedin is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him.
Lebedin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebedin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lebedin is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lebedin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lebedin scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Lebedin throwing strikes but missing.
Lebedin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lebedin works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Lebedin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Lebedin is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lebedin throws and elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lebedin's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Lebedin wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Lebedin keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lebedin is on top in guard.
Lebedin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedin looking to pass the guard.
Lebedin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Lebedin slips an elbow through the middle.
Lebedin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lebedin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lebedin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lebedin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lebedin postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Lebedin wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lebedin is controlling him.
Lebedin trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
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.
Lebedin tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lebedin doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Lebedin scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alexander Lebedin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lebedin misses with a combination
and Lebedin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lebedin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lebedin fails with a takedown attempt.
Lebedin shoots in and bounces Diaz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lebedin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lebedin tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lebedin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Lebedin postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Lebedin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lebedin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lebedin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lebedin postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lebedin is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Lebedin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lebedin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Lebedin from controlling successfully.
Lebedin stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lebedin scores with punches from side control.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Lebedin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lebedin is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lebedin is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lebedin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Lebedin is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz is trying to keep Lebedin in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz forces Lebedin back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz wants to break free but Lebedin has control.
Lebedin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lebedin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Nigel Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lebedin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lebedin, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lebedin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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