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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Trillanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov comes to the cage accompanied by Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music). Trillanes has chosen It's A Fight - Three 6 Mafia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Antonio Trillanes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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185 cm
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213 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Trillanes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov misses with a head kick.
Alexandrov throws out a loose jab but Trillanes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandrov avoids the body shot from Trillanes.
Alexandrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trillanes was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexandrov.
Trillanes avoids the body shot from Alexandrov.
Alexandrov swinging wildly here.
Alexandrov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Trillanes's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alexandrov stops Trillanes from standing up.
Trillanes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Alexandrov is fighting to break Trillanes's control of his arms but Trillanes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trillanes looking for a sweep. Not yet Trillanes, not yet.
Alexandrov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Trillanes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alexandrov misses with a straight right.
Trillanes cracks Alexandrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alexandrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trillanes!
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Trillanes wants to control but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Alexandrov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Trillanes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trillanes keeping his opponent close.
Alexandrov grinds an elbow into Trillanes's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexandrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trillanes struggling a bit here.
Alexandrov trying to control the position but Trillanes is working away.
Trillanes is trying to control Alexandrov's posture but Alexandrov avoids it.
Trillanes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexandrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trillanes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexandrov.
Alexandrov grinds an elbow into Trillanes's temple.
Alexandrov trying to control the position but Trillanes is working away.
Alexandrov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alexandrov working the head and body with strikes.
Trillanes is looking for a sweep.
Trillanes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alexandrov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Trillanes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexandrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trillanes's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrov throwing shots but Trillanes is blocking nicely.
Trillanes wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alexandrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexandrov wants to take a breather but Trillanes is having none of it.
Alexandrov prevents Trillanes from improving his position.
Alexandrov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trillanes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alexandrov seems to be working for a kimura but Trillanes defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes is controlling Alexandrov's trapped leg to prevent Alexandrov from advancing to side control.
Trillanes won't allow Alexandrov to pass to mount.
Alexandrov prevents Trillanes from improving his position.
Trillanes wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexandrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trillanes defending well though.
Trillanes wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alexandrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov wants to pass to mount but Trillanes is defending the position.
Trillanes is looking to improve his position.
Trillanes is pressing down on Alexandrov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Alexandrov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trillanes connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trillanes tries to sprawl but Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Trillanes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Trillanes tries to get to full guard but Alexandrov has control of the leg.
Alexandrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alexandrov is nestled in close to Trillanes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Trillanes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alexandrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alexandrov's back!
Trillanes tries to keep control of the position but Alexandrov is staying busy.
Trillanes has the hooks in. Alexandrov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alexandrov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Trillanes's guard. Nice work there by Alexandrov.
Fedor Alexandrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexandrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trillanes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trillanes looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trillanes looking for a sweep. Not yet Trillanes, not yet.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trillanes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Trillanes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trillanes controls Alexandrov momentarily but Alexandrov frees himself.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Antonio Trillanes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alexandrov misses with a wild body shot.
Alexandrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trillanes throws out the jab.
Trillanes blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexandrov throws the left hand but Trillanes avoids the punch easily.
Alexandrov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Trillanes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexandrov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trillanes did well to prevent Alexandrov getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov prevents Trillanes from improving his position.
Alexandrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trillanes tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Trillanes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alexandrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trillanes works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trillanes trying to control the position.
Trillanes looking for a sweep. Not yet Trillanes, not yet.
Alexandrov throwing strikes from guard but Trillanes blocks nicely.
Trillanes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is trying to escape the mount.
Trillanes controlling the position easily from mount.
Alexandrov is squirming around, avoiding Trillanes's attempts to control the action.
Alexandrov can't escape the position.
Alexandrov is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes content just to control the position here.
Trillanes stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A head kick misses from Trillanes.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Alexandrov working over Trillanes with some ground and pound. Trillanes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trillanes works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Trillanes has wrist control.
Trillanes wants to sweep but no luck.
Trillanes is trying to control the position but Alexandrov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Trillanes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alexandrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Alexandrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Trillanes working a defensive guard here.
Alexandrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexandrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexandrov is fighting to break Trillanes's control of his arms but Trillanes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alexandrov distracts Trillanes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexandrov advances position into side control!
Alexandrov working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Trillanes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Trillanes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Trillanes is looking for a sweep.
Alexandrov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alexandrov in side control, throwing shots but Trillanes defends.
Alexandrov working away.
Check out the look on Alexandrov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alexandrov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Trillanes some visible discomfort.
Trillanes can't do much from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexandrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trillanes keeps working.
Alexandrov working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Antonio Trillanes has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov takes a little break here. Trillanes wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Trillanes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trillanes is not content to let Alexandrov control the position.
Trillanes taking a bit of punishment here - Alexandrov scoring with strikes.
Trillanes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Trillanes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alexandrov's best efforts.
Alexandrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trillanes is positioning himself well to prevent Alexandrov advancing to mount.
Alexandrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trillanes is looking to improve his position.
Alexandrov drops an elbow to the side of Trillanes's head.
Trillanes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexandrov is working away from the top position though.
Trillanes tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov is nestled in close to Trillanes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Trillanes is rocked!
That has opened up Antonio Trillanes's cut even more.
Alexandrov is looking to take a break and control but Trillanes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trillanes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alexandrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Trillanes is still in real trouble! Can Alexandrov finish him?
The cut above Antonio Trillanes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alexandrov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alexandrov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Trillanes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alexandrov lands with a punch from half guard.
Antonio Trillanes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Trillanes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Alexandrov!
After winning the bout, Fedor Alexandrov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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