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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Durandin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durandin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLCQvQohGI. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Durandin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Cox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durandin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cox but Cox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durandin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cox is trying to control Durandin's posture but Durandin avoids it.
Durandin wants to control but Cox is keeping him busy.
Cox is looking to reverse the position.
Cox regains half guard.
Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cox actively working from the bottom here.
Durandin wants to stand up but Cox is controlling the position.
Cox wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox wants to control but Durandin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Durandin wants to take a breather but Cox is having none of it.
Cox trying to control here.
Durandin is just content to waste time from the top position. Cox takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durandin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Durandin tries to stand but Cox is controlling from the bottom.
Durandin preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Durandin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexey Durandin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Durandin feints a jab promting Cox to slip. Durandin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Durandin fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durandin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Durandin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cox drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox wants to pass the guard but Durandin is keeping the position.
Cox is fighting to break Durandin's control of his arms but Durandin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durandin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cox has Durandin in his guard.
Durandin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durandin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Durandin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cox's guard.
Cox has his foot on Durandin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durandin works his way back into a safe position though.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durandin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durandin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox looks gassed!
Durandin trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Durandin drops back looking for a leg! Cox is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cox manages to kick Durandin off! Durandin jumps back into Cox's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durandin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durandin forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexey Durandin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durandin tries to avoid it but Cox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durandin to the ground. Durandin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Durandin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durandin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexey Durandin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Cox.
Durandin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Durandin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durandin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Durandin wanted to stand there but Cox had control of the position.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durandin looking to pass the guard.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexey Durandin just wasn't active enough.
Cox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Durandin's waist but Durandin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cox off to one side.
Durandin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durandin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cox sprawls well. Cox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Durandin gets slowly back to his feet.
Durandin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cox but Cox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durandin misses with a takedown
and Cox counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durandin seems keen to control Cox's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durandin is on top in guard.
Alexey Durandin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durandin preventing the sweep.
Cox is looking for a triangle but Durandin pushes his legs off easily.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durandin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durandin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Durandin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durandin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durandin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
Cox looking to control.
Durandin gets to his feet - Cox follows without any prompting.
No luck for Durandin with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durandin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durandin.
Cox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durandin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durandin tries to stand and escape but Cox is controlling the position.
Durandin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Durandin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durandin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Durandin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Durandin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cox enables Durandin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Durandin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durandin has managed to get both his arms back between Cox's legs - danger averted.
Durandin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durandin wanted to stand there but Cox had control of the position.
Cox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Durandin defends it easily.
Durandin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cox working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durandin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durandin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Durandin trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durandin content to stall in guard here.
Cox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Durandin defends it easily.
Cox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Durandin pushing down on Cox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cox looking for subs from the bottom but Durandin mounts him!
Durandin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Durandin wants to finish this one by submission but Cox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durandin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durandin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Durandin mounts Cox! Really nice guard pass there!
Cox is trying to escape the mount but Durandin keeps good control and instead manages to take Cox's back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox trying to control the action but Durandin just sinks the hooks in.
Durandin trying to control momentarily.
Cox looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durandin keeps control of the position as Cox tries to break free.
Durandin is trying to stick to Cox's back but Cox is turning into Durandin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Durandin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cox.
Cox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alexey Durandin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cox wants to control from the top but Durandin keeps moving.
Cox throws a strike but Durandin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durandin wants to control from the top but Cox keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durandin stopping the sweep attempt from Cox.
Durandin stays in close to Cox's body and controls the position.
Durandin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durandin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durandin has managed to get both his arms back between Cox's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox keeping moving, preventing Durandin from controlling successfully.
Dr Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexey Durandin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durandin 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Durandin!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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