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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lex Scrappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wikus Van Der Merwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Scrappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wikus Van Der Merwe!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Merwe is looking to clinch.
Scrappy instigates a clinch.
Scrappy is trying to trip Van Der Merwe. He has hold of a leg but Van Der Merwe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Scrappy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Scrappy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Der Merwe being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Der Merwe keeping full guard, as Scrappy tries to pass.
Scrappy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scrappy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Scrappy feints and as Van Der Merwe raises his hands in defense, Scrappy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrappy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lex Scrappy just wasn't active enough.
Scrappy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Der Merwe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Der Merwe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Scrappy's guard.
Scrappy striking from his own guard.
Scrappy keeping moving, preventing Van Der Merwe from controlling successfully.
Scrappy has his hands on Van Der Merwe's head, controlling the position.
Scrappy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scrappy tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Der Merwe wants to get up but he can't break Scrappy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scrappy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Der Merwe on the ground.
Scrappy looking for a sweep. Not yet Scrappy, not yet.
Lex Scrappy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Der Merwe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scrappy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scrappy circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Merwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Merwe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Der Merwe throws a shot from downtown. Scrappy moves away and avoids it.
Wikus Van Der Merwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scrappy closes the distance and clinches.
Van Der Merwe stalling in the clinch but Scrappy improves position.
Scrappy successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Der Merwe wants to control from the top but Scrappy keeps moving.
Scrappy trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Lex Scrappy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Van Der Merwe darts in trying to clinch
and Scrappy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Scrappy dominated that round.
That's time! Scrappy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Der Merwe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scrappy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scrappy closes the distance and pushes Van Der Merwe back into the cage.
Scrappy tries to stall but Van Der Merwe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Der Merwe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrappy has hold of one of Van Der Merwe's legs. Van Der Merwe is fighting the takedown attempt but Scrappy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Scrappy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scrappy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scrappy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrappy won't allow Van Der Merwe to get back to his feet.
Van Der Merwe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lex Scrappy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Der Merwe swings for the body but Scrappy moves out of range.
Scrappy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Der Merwe won't allow Scrappy to pass to mount.
Van Der Merwe is trying to maintain the position but Scrappy is very close to passing his half guard.
Scrappy is looking to advance position but Van Der Merwe won't allow it.
Scrappy moves into full mount! Van Der Merwe won't be happy about that!
Van Der Merwe trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Merwe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scrappy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van Der Merwe working to try and regain half guard.
Van Der Merwe is in a horrible position here. Scrappy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Merwe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Merwe wants to hold on but Scrappy pushes him away.
Scrappy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Van Der Merwe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Merwe moves to clinch but Scrappy breaks away
and Scrappy counters with a takedown into side control.
Scrappy stands up.
Van Der Merwe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scrappy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van Der Merwe's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Merwe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Der Merwe working a defensive guard here.
Van Der Merwe wants to stand but Scrappy is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrappy stands up from Van Der Merwe's guard - Scrappy perhaps looking for a knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Merwe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scrappy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Scrappy dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Der Merwe tries to clinch up but Scrappy circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Merwe moves in looking to clinch but Scrappy pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Der Merwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Der Merwe is looking to clinch.
Scrappy scores a takedown into full mount!
Scrappy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Der Merwe is desperately trying to improve his position but Scrappy has a good base and remains in mount.
Scrappy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scrappy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van Der Merwe turns into him and now he's in Scrappy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrappy has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Merwe from standing up.
Van Der Merwe wants to control from the top but Scrappy keeps moving.
Lex Scrappy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Der Merwe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scrappy's guard.
Scrappy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lex Scrappy just wasn't active enough.
Van Der Merwe tries to clinch there but Scrappy circles away.
Scrappy moves into the clinch.
Van Der Merwe is trying to stall.
Van Der Merwe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scrappy is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Van Der Merwe fails to land.
Scrappy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Merwe can do to turn this around?
Van Der Merwe misses with a knee to the head.
Scrappy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Der Merwe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scrappy.
Scrappy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Der Merwe closes the distance looking to clinch
so Scrappy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scrappy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Scrappy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scrappy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Der Merwe wants to hit a switch here but Scrappy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Der Merwe there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrappy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Van Der Merwe is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Merwe tries to reverse the position but Scrappy maintains control.
Scrappy controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scrappy landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Scrappy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scrappy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Lex Scrappy!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Lex Scrappy!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Lex Scrappy!
Lex Scrappy wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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