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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevsky comes to the cage accompanied by Here I go Again by Whitesnake. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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217 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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207 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent 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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevsky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nevsky lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirk wants to stand up but Nevsky is controlling him.
Dirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nevsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nevsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dirk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky won't allow Dirk to get back to his feet.
Nevsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dirk kicks Nevsky off and gets to his feet.
Nevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Nevsky instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nevsky decides to pull guard.
Dirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevsky is retaining full guard.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nevsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dirk working some strikes from top position.
Dirk postures up and lands a big shot to Nevsky's brow.
Dirk wants to pass the guard but Nevsky is keeping the position.
Nevsky wants to sweep here but Dirk controlling him for the moment.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky has momentary wrist control but Dirk slips an elbow through the middle.
Dirk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dirk distracts Nevsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk stops Nevsky from standing up.
Dirk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevsky is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dirk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Dirk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirk defends well.
Nevsky is pulling down on Dirk's head. It's preventing any offense from Dirk, at least for the moment.
Dirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dirk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nevsky 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.
Nevsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nevsky is looking for a triangle but Dirk pushes his legs off easily.
Dirk is working Nevsky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevsky has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dirk has managed to get both his arms back between Nevsky's legs - danger averted.
Dirk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nevsky's head.
Dirk landing with the ground and pound.
Nevsky wants to stand and escape but Dirk is having none of it.
Dirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nevsky is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dirk is aware though and is defending well.
Dirk throwing strikes from guard but Nevsky blocks nicely.
Dirk stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk scoring with some ground and pound.
Dirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dirk tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevsky is retaining full guard.
Nevsky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dirk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nevsky doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk stands up over Nevsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dirk works over Nevsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Dirk won't allow Nevsky to sweep him here.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dirk connects with a couple of short punches.
Nevsky is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dirk defends well.
Nevsky is looking for a triangle but Dirk pushes his legs off easily.
Nevsky is breathing heavily.
Nevsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky looking to control.
Dirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nevsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirk throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky working for a triangle but Dirk defends it easily.
Nevsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Dirk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dirk shoots in but Nevsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nevsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Dirk.
Dirk shoots in but Nevsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dirk gets caught napping as Nevsky dives in and scores a takedown. Dirk manages to retain guard.
Nevsky with a nice head shot there.
Nevsky stops Dirk from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dirk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nevsky has managed to get both his arms back between Dirk's legs - danger averted.
Nevsky stops Dirk from standing up.
Nevsky landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jesse Dirk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky slips nicely into half guard.
Dirk is defending against the submission attempts here by Nevsky.
Nevsky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dirk pushes Nevsky off looking to stand but Nevsky dives back in and keeps control.
Dirk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dirk pushes Nevsky off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dirk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dirk wants it to stay on the feet.
Nevsky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dirk shoots in and drives through. Nevsky sprawls well.
Alexander Nevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Dirk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dirk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dirk shoots in and gets a takedown into Nevsky's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nevsky wants to sweep here but Dirk controlling him for the moment.
Dirk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Nevsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dirk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk stops Nevsky from standing up.
Dirk throws a strike but Nevsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dirk wants to get back to his feet but Nevsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dirk working for a triangle but Nevsky defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk wriggles free and stands up.
Nevsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dirk but Dirk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dirk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dirk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nevsky as he jumps to the side.
Dirk shoots in looking for a takedown but Nevsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dirk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevsky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dirk's guard.
Dirk has momentary wrist control but Nevsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Dirk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevsky defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nevsky defends well.
Nevsky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dirk wants to stand up but Nevsky is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nevsky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dirk has momentary wrist control but Nevsky slips an elbow through the middle.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Nevsky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nevsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dirk wants to stand but Nevsky is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky 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. This is the final round!
Nevsky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dirk did well to prevent Nevsky getting side control.
Dirk tries to kick Nevsky off but Nevsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nevsky is nestled in close to Dirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nevsky is nestled in close to Dirk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dirk tries to kick Nevsky off but Nevsky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dirk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dirk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nevsky stops Dirk from standing up.
Nevsky with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevsky is pushing down on Dirk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dirk is fighting to maintain full guard but Nevsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dirk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nevsky scores with a takedown into Dirk's guard.
Nevsky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dirk's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nevsky is aware though and is defending well.
Nevsky lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nevsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dirk wants to stand and escape but Nevsky is having none of it.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Nevsky postures up and lands a big shot to Dirk's brow.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Nevsky working some strikes from top position.
Dirk punching from the bottom.
Nevsky postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nevsky is controlling him.
Nevsky stands up over Dirk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky stands up from Dirk's guard - Nevsky perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nevsky throws a right and a left that Dirk avoids nicely.
Nevsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dirk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nevsky finds it's way round the side to connect with Dirk's head.
Dirk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nevsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nevsky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dirk!
Nevsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Nevsky working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is chipping away with strikes.
Nevsky lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nevsky lands some shots froms side control.
Dirk takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dirk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nevsky asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nevsky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dirk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dirk is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nevsky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dirk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nevsky is working Dirk over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Nevsky landing strikes.
Dirk tries to buck Nevsky off but Nevsky is having none of it.
Dirk is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nevsky is controlling him well.
Nevsky lands a nice forearm strike.
Dirk is rocked!
Dirk pushes Nevsky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nevsky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dirk is still in real trouble! Can Nevsky finish him?
Nevsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Dirk sneaks back into half guard.
Dirk is looking to get back to is feet but Nevsky passes into side control.
Dirk seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nevsky cracks Dirk with a big right hand but Dirk just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Nevsky's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nevsky is putting a hurting on Dirk here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nevsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nevsky 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nevsky!
Alexander Nevsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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