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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Madkid Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Alex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex has chosen First of the year as his entrance music. Lazar Alex looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Madkid Rai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Alex!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alex looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alex tries a head kick but it misses.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alex stuffs the takedown.
Rai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rai misses with a takedown attempt - Alex sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rai moves into the clinch.
Rai tries to pull guard but Alex holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madkid Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai prevents the takedown attempt.
Rai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alex to keep the fight standing.
Alex being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai is looking to break free of the clinch but Alex has double underhooks.
Rai can't get the takedown.
Rai slows down the pace here.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Rai has closed the distance and engaged Alex in a clinch.
Alex tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Rai fails to land with a series of punches.
Alex slaps away a takedown attempt from Rai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Alex.
Alex feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
Rai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alex sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rai somewhat.
Rai drives through and clinches with Alex against the cage.
Rai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai effectively controlling the action here.
Rai tries to pull guard but Alex holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
Alex goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rai prevents it.
Alex is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rai tries to pull guard but Alex won't allow it.
Rai presses Alex against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alex avoiding damage as Rai throws knees to the body.
Alex prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rai tries for a takedown but Alex manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alex stops a takedown attempt from Rai.
Alex throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rai's defenses.
Rai wants a takedown.
Alex tries for a takedown but Rai manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madkid Rai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alex stuffs the takedown attempt from Rai. Rai gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai moves into the clinch.
Alex has Rai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Rai.
Rai jumps guard but Alex stands there with Rai around his waist. Rai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alex pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alex is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alex pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madkid Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alex shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alex tries to avoid it but Rai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alex to the ground. Alex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alex defends it nicely.
Rai shoots in and bounces Alex off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rai could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rai drops back looking for a leg! Alex is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alex manages to kick Rai off! Rai jumps back into Alex's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rai wants to control from the top but Alex keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alex working a defensive guard here.
Alex wants to sweep but no luck.
Rai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rai pushing down on Alex's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alex is not content to let Rai control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Madkid Rai wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rai shoots for a double leg takedown but Alex sprawls well. He's pushed Rai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Madkid Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alex has a takedown stuffed.
Alex stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alex wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai tries for a takedown but Alex sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madkid Rai 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!
Rai pushes Alex up against the cage in a clinch.
Rai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alex but Alex pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown but Alex manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alex misses with a takedown attempt - Rai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rai clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rai has managed to clinch.
Alex prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madkid Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alex prevents the takedown attempt.
Alex is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rai.
Rai clinches up against the cage.
Rai looking to stall.
Rai drags the fight down to the ground.
Rai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alex is aware though and is defending well.
Alex slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alex's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alex is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.
Alex has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rai is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Alex from controlling successfully.
Lazar Alex has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alex as he jumps to the side.
Rai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai gets a clinch.
Rai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alex is keeping busy.
Rai is trying to pull guard but Alex turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rai avoids it.
Rai tries to work over Alex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lazar Alex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madkid Rai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alex lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madkid Rai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rai 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madkid Rai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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