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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matias Alderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nad Rodhrehson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark moon High tide. Rodhrehson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight to dance. Matias Alderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nad Rodhrehson's chin.
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168 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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153 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Alderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nad Rodhrehson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice shot lands for Rodhrehson.
Alderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodhrehson.
Rodhrehson throws a leg kick
and Alderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodhrehson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodhrehson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alderson passes into half guard.
Rodhrehson is still in real trouble! Can Alderson finish him?
Rodhrehson is looking to improve his position.
Rodhrehson seems to have recovered his senses.
Alderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodhrehson's head.
Alderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alderson wants to control but Rodhrehson is keeping him busy.
Rodhrehson looking for submissions off his back.
Rodhrehson wants to improve his position but Alderson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodhrehson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodhrehson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alderson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodhrehson trying to hold on to Alderson's head to control him but Alderson postures up.
Alderson trying to control the action but Rodhrehson is working from the bottom.
Alderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodhrehson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alderson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rodhrehson.
Rodhrehson is trying to control Alderson's posture but Alderson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rodhrehson to see if he's OK.
Rodhrehson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rodhrehson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodhrehson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alderson.
Alderson wants to pass the guard but Rodhrehson is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodhrehson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodhrehson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alderson stands up over Rodhrehson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson has his foot on Alderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Alderson stopping the sweep attempt from Rodhrehson.
Rodhrehson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodhrehson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alderson is looking to escape.
Rodhrehson wants to take a breather but Alderson is having none of it.
Rodhrehson is taking a breather. Alderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rodhrehson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodhrehson.
Rodhrehson wants to free his trapped foot but Alderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alderson tries to get to full guard but Rodhrehson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson prevents Alderson from standing back up.
Alderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodhrehson lands strikes from half guard.
Alderson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderson has closed the distance and engaged Rodhrehson in a clinch.
Rodhrehson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alderson prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rodhrehson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodhrehson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alderson.
Alderson effectively controlling the action here.
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 Matias Alderson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodhrehson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alderson's half guard.
Matias Alderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alderson manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alderson has his foot on Rodhrehson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodhrehson works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodhrehson wants to control from the top but Alderson keeps moving.
Alderson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rodhrehson has passed into half guard!
Alderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rodhrehson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodhrehson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Rodhrehson there.
Rodhrehson working Alderson over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodhrehson working the head and body with strikes.
Rodhrehson throwing shots but Alderson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodhrehson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alderson tries to kick Rodhrehson off but Rodhrehson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodhrehson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rodhrehson misses with a head shot. Alderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alderson wants to stand up but Rodhrehson is controlling him.
Rodhrehson wants to control from the top but Alderson keeps moving.
Rodhrehson lands a couple of elbows.
Rodhrehson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alderson wants to stand but Rodhrehson is controlling the position.
Rodhrehson trying to control but Alderson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson looking to sit in guard and control but Alderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodhrehson working for a triangle but Alderson defends it easily.
Rodhrehson keeping moving, preventing Alderson from controlling successfully.
Alderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderson postures up.
Rodhrehson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alderson is aware though and is defending well.
Rodhrehson has his foot on Alderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alderson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson is looking for a triangle but Alderson pushes his legs off easily.
Rodhrehson has an active guard here but Alderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Rodhrehson is breathing heavily.
Alderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alderson looking to control but Rodhrehson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alderson avoids the attempt from Rodhrehson to control.
Rodhrehson is trying to escape the mount.
Alderson landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodhrehson looking for submissions off his back.
Alderson prevents Rodhrehson from improving his position.
Alderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rodhrehson keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodhrehson actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nad Rodhrehson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Rodhrehson misses its intended target.
Rodhrehson stuffs the takedown.
Alderson moves in looking to clinch but Rodhrehson pushes him off.
Alderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodhrehson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rodhrehson finds it's way through Alderson's defenses.
Alderson looks for a takedown but Rodhrehson sprawls well.
Rodhrehson fails to land with a series of punches.
Alderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodhrehson.
Alderson moves away from the strike by Rodhrehson.
Alderson tries to move into range but Rodhrehson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodhrehson avoids the head kick by Alderson.
Rodhrehson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodhrehson circles away.
Rodhrehson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matias Alderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Alderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rodhrehson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodhrehson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alderson leaves Rodhrehson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rodhrehson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alderson keeping moving, preventing Rodhrehson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodhrehson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alderson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rodhrehson is defending well. Alderson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rodhrehson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Alderson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matias Alderson!
An out of breath Matias Alderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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