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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by No shelter - Rage against the machine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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180 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christopher Hero!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Me bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Me tries to clinch but Hero moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Me doesn't seem phased though.
Hero tries to work over Me's front leg with a kick but Me checks it.
Me clinches.
Me lands an elbow inside that Hero shrugs off.
It looks like Christopher Hero has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Me.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Me missing with knees to the body.
Me manages to break the clinch.
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Me gets a clinch.
Me has Hero pressed against the cage, preventing Hero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero pulls Me into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Me's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hero must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Me preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Me working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hero doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hero manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Me swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Me escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Me is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hero defends well.
Me will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hero trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Me swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Me wants to sweep here but Hero controlling him for the moment.
Hero stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero misses with the combination.
A combination from Hero does no damage.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Me moves away.
Me takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hero scores with a hook.
Me darts in trying to clinch
and Hero counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Me circles away quickly and effectively.
Me takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Me tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Me somewhat.
Hero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hero darts in and clinches Me up against the cage.
Hero takes an elbow to the temple.
Me blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hero manages to break the clinch.
Me is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Me has him pressed against the cage.
Me throws an elbow but it misses.
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Me is just out of range.
Hero misses with a wild combination.
Hero misses with a series of wild punches.
Me checks a leg kick.
Hero misses with a low kick as Me jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Me tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Me backs up against the cage.
Me wants to clinch up but Hero keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Hero.
Me gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Hero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Hero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hero fails with the takedown.
Me shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hero defends it nicely.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hero lands with an overhand left.
Hero keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hero fails to land with a series of punches.
Hero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Hero.
Me looks for a takedown but Hero sprawls well.
Hero drives through and clinches with Me against the cage.
Me keeps control of Hero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Me landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Me lands a nice elbow.
Me has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hero uses from the top position.
Me had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hero defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Me wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to free his leg and advance position but Me is retaining full guard.
Me looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Me looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hero is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Me is working an open guard so Hero takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Me shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero has Me up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Me.
Hero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Me jumps guard but Hero stands there with Me around his waist. Me gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hero takes an elbow to the forehead.
Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me checks a low kick from Hero.
Me throws a sloppy head kick and Hero moves out of range easily.
Hero stuffs the takedown attempt from Me. Me gets slowly back to his feet.
Hero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Belo Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hero fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Me, pushing him back against the cage.
Hero is trying to push Me away but Me has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Me to the mat! Me manages to get full guard.
Hero postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Me is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hero, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero lands some strikes from the bottom.
Me slips nicely into half guard.
Me trying to control the action but Hero is working from the bottom.
Me is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belo Me overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hero.
Me trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Belo Me will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christopher Hero's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hero throws a right and a left that Me avoids nicely.
Me shoots and misses
and Hero counters with a series of strikes. Me will be more careful next time no doubt.
Christopher Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero throws a nice looking combination but Me bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hero throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christopher Hero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hero fails with a takedown attempt.
Me tries to clinch but Hero is having none of it.
Me dodges the punch combination from Hero.
Me tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hero counters with a left and a right that stings Me.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Me.
Nice shot by Hero.
Hero swinging wildly here.
Me shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hero but Hero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Me sprawls well initially but Hero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Me is trying to maintain the position but Hero is very close to passing his half guard.
Hero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Me knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero is trying to work for a kimura but Me is defending well.
Hero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Me slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Me manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hero manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Me from controlling successfully.
Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Me is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Me trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hero isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Me stacks Hero on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Me!
Me is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Me wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Me thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Me is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Me is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hero is trying to escape and Me transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hero is forced to tap! Nice work there by Me! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Belo Me!
Belo Me thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
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