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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Alekhine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Velikij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Alekhine had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Alekhine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Velikij!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekhine swinging wildly here.
Velikij swats away the attempt to clinch by Alekhine.
Alekhine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alekhine wants it to stay on the feet.
Velikij shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alekhine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velikij swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velikij shoots in and drives through. Alekhine sprawls well.
Alexander Alekhine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Velikij.
Velikij takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alekhine lands a jab to the nose.
Velikij moves out of range of the body kick.
Alekhine moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alekhine jumps into guard, dragging Velikij to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekhine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Velikij defends it easily.
Velikij is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alekhine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alekhine has escaped and now he's on top!
Alekhine is looking to work some ground and pound but Velikij has wrist control.
Alekhine wants to control from the top but Velikij keeps moving.
Alekhine throwing strikes but missing.
Alekhine throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velikij pulls Alekhine in close to prevent any damage.
Alekhine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alekhine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velikij swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alekhine trying to control but Velikij is working from the bottom.
Alekhine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alekhine would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alekhine with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Velikij fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velikij tries to clinch but Alekhine is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alekhine.
Alekhine fails to land with a series of punches.
Alekhine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velikij will feel that in the morning.
Alekhine throws a right hand that Velikij ducks under and follows up with a left that Velikij also avoids with ease.
No luck for Velikij with that takedown attempt.
Alekhine doesn't manage to clinch there - Velikij circles away.
Alekhine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Velikij's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velikij shoots for a takedown but Alekhine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Velikij looks gassed!
Alekhine connects with a nice looking jab.
Alekhine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velikij will feel that in the morning.
Alekhine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alekhine has Velikij up against the cage in a clinch.
Alekhine is pressed up against the cage. Velikij has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alekhine down to the mat. Alekhine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Alekhine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alekhine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alekhine has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Alekhine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alekhine feints a jab promting Velikij to slip. Alekhine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Velikij slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alekhine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Velikij shoots in but Alekhine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Alekhine.
Alexander Alekhine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alekhine leaves Velikij with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Velikij gets tackled into the cage by Alekhine. Alekhine maintains the clinch.
Velikij is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alekhine has hold of one of Velikij's legs. Velikij is fighting the takedown attempt but Alekhine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Velikij avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velikij working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alekhine.
Alekhine postures up in Velikij's guard and throws a big left but Velikij blocks it.
Velikij preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alekhine trying to control but Velikij is working from the bottom.
Alekhine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Velikij looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alekhine is one step ahead there.
Velikij preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alekhine throws an elbow that misses. Velikij uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alekhine's guard. Nice move by Velikij!
Alekhine is looking to stand up but Velikij isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekhine doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Velikij tries to free his leg and advance position but Alekhine is retaining full guard.
Alekhine wants to stand up but Velikij is controlling him.
Alekhine pushes Velikij off and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Velikij with that takedown attempt.
Alexander Alekhine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Velikij.
Velikij keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velikij fails to land the takedown.
Alekhine misses with a combination
and Velikij counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alekhine is looking to improve his position.
Alekhine wants to get back to his feet.
Velikij tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alekhine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Velikij trying to control from half guard but Alekhine is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekhine wants to improve his position but Velikij is controlling well.
Velikij not doing much here.
Velikij is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alekhine is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velikij is pressing down on Alekhine's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alekhine is holding on for now.
Velikij is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Alekhine 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Velikij avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alekhine stuffs the takedown.
Velikij keeps the fight on the outside.
Alekhine tries to clinch up.
Velikij shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alekhine but Alekhine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velikij looks to land a combination but Alekhine avoids it well.
Alekhine tries to clinch there but Velikij circles away.
No joy there for Alekhine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander Alekhine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekhine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velikij takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alekhine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velikij circles away quickly and effectively.
Alekhine cracks Velikij with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alekhine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velikij.
Alexander Alekhine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Velikij.
Velikij keeps the fight on the outside.
Alekhine clinches.
Alekhine tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikij avoids the damage to the body.
Alekhine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alekhine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekhine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alekhine tries to land knees in the clinch but Velikij avoids the damage to the body.
Alekhine is pressed up against the cage. Velikij has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alekhine down to the mat. Alekhine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Velikij or perhaps it was just good defense by Alekhine which made him look bad.
Alekhine lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alekhine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Velikij, pushing him back against the cage.
Alekhine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alekhine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alekhine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velikij working a defensive guard here.
Alekhine stands and steps away. Velikij gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alekhine rushes Velikij and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alekhine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velikij can do to turn this around?
Alekhine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alekhine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Velikij has time to react.
Alekhine stuffs the takedown attempt from Velikij. Velikij gets slowly back to his feet.
Velikij takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Velikij avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekhine rushes Velikij and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velikij letting Alekhine take a breather here.
Alexander Alekhine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivan Velikij has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velikij goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alekhine prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velikij jumps guard but Alekhine stands there with Velikij around his waist. Velikij gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Alekhine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alekhine 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Alekhine!
A victorious Alexander Alekhine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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