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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Patriotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patriotov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Вперед!!!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 cm
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160 lbs
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179 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sacha Patriotov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Best Ever! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patriotov darts in and clinches Ever up against the cage. Patriotov jumps guard.
Ever engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Ever working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Ever sitting in guard here, content to control.
Best Ever has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Ever shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Ever has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Patriotov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Ever throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ever seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Ever stands up from guard. Let's bang! Patriotov shoots in but no luck this time. Patriotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ever circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patriotov tries for a takedown but Ever circles away easily and Ever counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Patriotov's guard now. Ever's corner is telling him to maintain position. Ever's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ever is looking to work some ground and pound but Patriotov has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ever working some strikes from top position. Patriotov is working an open guard so Ever takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Ever slaps away a takedown attempt from Patriotov, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sacha Patriotov. That's going to take a lot out of him. Patriotov gets tackled into the cage by Ever. Ever maintains the clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Patriotov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ever gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Patriotov is breathing heavily. Ever trying to land knees to the body.
Ever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patriotov's elbow. Patriotov jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ever engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Ever gets to his feet - Patriotov follows without any prompting. Patriotov with a poor takedown and Ever counters with a single leg into guard. Patriotov didn't expect that. Ever engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Ever stands and steps away. Patriotov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. This has been an exciting period of action! Ever changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patriotov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Ever scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patriotov can't do much from the bottom here. Ever is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Patriotov has escaped the position, nice work there. A lull in the action here as Ever stalls from top position. Ever scoring with punches from side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ever is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patriotov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Best Ever dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ever lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patriotov circles away quickly and effectively. Patriotov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ever sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Ever bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Patriotov is trying to escape the position but Ever is controlling the position. Ever tries to advance to mount but Patriotov denies him. Patriotov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ever on the ground. Ever happy to just control the position for now. Ever trying to control the action but Patriotov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patriotov is letting Ever control him for a moment. Ever has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Ever shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patriotov as he avoids it easily. Ever takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Patriotov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ever pinned against the cage. Ever gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ever shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Patriotov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ever sitting in guard, not really doing much. Ever working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patriotov's head. Ever not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Ever tries to free his leg and advance position but Patriotov is retaining full guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Ever slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Patriotov working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Best Ever wasn't active enough on the ground. Ever misses with a head kick.
Ever shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Ever controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Best Ever hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Ever wants to clinch. Patriotov misses with a takedown attempt - Ever sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sacha Patriotov. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Patriotov tries to clinch but Ever moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Best Ever showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Ever. Patriotov dives in and grabs Ever's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ever pushes down on Patriotov's head and hops out. Ever avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ever has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ever shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Ever is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patriotov! Ever connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ever controlling from mount. Ever lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patriotov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ever lands with some strikes.
Patriotov is rocked! Best Ever has got the better of the ground game so far. Ever controlling from mount. Ever punishing his opponent with strikes. Oh Patriotov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Ever controlling the position easily from mount. Patriotov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Let's hope that Ever has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best Ever has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Patriotov moves away from the strike by Ever. Ever decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Still in half guard, Ever seems content to control. Patriotov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Ever is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Patriotov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ever keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patriotov pushes Ever off looking to stand but Ever dives back in and keeps control.
Ever uses his free foot to push down on Patriotov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Patriotov. Patriotov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Ever goes for an armbar but Patriotov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Patriotov. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ever looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patriotov is one step ahead there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ever keeping moving, preventing Patriotov from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight! Best Ever comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Ever winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Best Ever! Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Best Ever! Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Best Ever!
Best Ever wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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