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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sydney Bussel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Smirnov.
Bussel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smirnov dodges the punch combination from Bussel.
Bussel tries to clinch up.
Smirnov throws a wild body kick that Bussel sees coming a mile off.
Smirnov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bussel.
No joy there for Bussel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bussel tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smirnov scores with a push kick.
Bussel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws out a leg kick but Bussel moves out of range and Smirnov only half commits.
Bussel tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Bussel tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
Bussel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smirnov.
A low kick from Smirnov misses
and Bussel counters with a three punch combo that has Smirnov backing up. Smirnov nods at Bussel to acknowledge the strikes.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smirnov counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a sloppy head kick and Bussel moves out of range easily.
Smirnov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Smirnov misses.
Bussel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick that stops Bussel in his tracks momentarily.
Smirnov throws a head kick but Bussel moves out of range.
Smirnov looks to throw a body kick
and Bussel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bussel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smirnov misses the shot to the body.
Smirnov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bussel wants to clinch up but Smirnov keeps it at a distance.
Smirnov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bussel is out of range.
Bussel throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bussel if he has to take too many more of those.
Smirnov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bussel. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Bussel misses.
Bussel tries to clinch but Smirnov moves away
and Smirnov counters with a low kick, right behind Bussel 's knee.
Smirnov misses with an uppercut. Bussel saw that one coming.
Bussel tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bussel moves away.
Bussel is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Bussel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bussel checks a low kick from Smirnov.
Alexander Smirnov is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bussel counters with a one-two to the body.
Smirnov throws a push kick but Bussel slaps the foot to one side.
Bussel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov throws a leg kick but Bussel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smirnov misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov scoring well with a low kick there.
Bussel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smirnov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bussel manages to avoid it.
Smirnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bussel.
Bussel closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smirnov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bussel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch.
Smirnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Smirnov.
Bussel tries to clinch up.
Bussel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bussel misses with a double jab.
Smirnov connects with a leg kick. Bussel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Smirnov is predictable there
and Bussel counters with a good low kick that Smirnov was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a wild body shot.
Bussel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smirnov thuds his shin into the meat of Bussel's side.
Smirnov misses with a body shot.
Smirnov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bussel. Bussel obviously looking to wear him down.
Bussel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bussel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smirnov.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smirnov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Smirnov is predictable there
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bussel.
Smirnov is trying to break the clinch but Bussel has him pressed against the ropes.
Bussel has Smirnov pressed against the ropes, preventing Smirnov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bussel keeps control of Smirnov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smirnov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Bussel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Smirnov.
Bussel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bussel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smirnov looks to land a body kick but Bussel moved away.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bussel avoids a kick to the body.
Smirnov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bussel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Smirnov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smirnov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smirnov is looking to land body kicks.
Bussel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bussel scores with a body shot.
A combination from Bussel does no damage.
Smirnov looks to land a body kick but Bussel moved away.
Bussel misses with a body kick.
Smirnov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smirnov is looking to wear down Bussel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bussel.
A good leg kick by Smirnov.
Bussel takes a swing at Smirnov's ribcage but misses.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bussel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bussel tries to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bussel tries a low kick but Smirnov avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a head kick but Bussel moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Smirnov.
Sydney Bussel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smirnov throws a head kick but Bussel moves out of range.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smirnov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bussel swinging wildly here.
Smirnov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bussel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bussel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smirnov.
Bussel throws a big shot that misses.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Smirnov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bussel slips a jab and a cross from Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a leg kick
and Bussel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Smirnov is predictable there
and Bussel counters with a leg kick.
Sydney Bussel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bussel tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smirnov 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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