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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksei Moiseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edie Alvarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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173 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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, Aleksei Moiseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Moiseev rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Moiseev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alvarez rushes Moiseev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moiseev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moiseev forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
Moiseev can't find room to land a body shot as Alvarez controls the action.
Moiseev breaks from the clinch.
Moiseev closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the cage.
Moiseev breaks from the clinch.
Moiseev darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Moiseev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moiseev prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Moiseev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws a series of punches but Moiseev avoids them all with ease.
Moiseev gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Moiseev has Alvarez pressed against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Moiseev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moiseev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alvarez, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Moiseev just misses with a punch to the body.
Moiseev darts in and clinches Alvarez up against the cage.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moiseev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Moiseev improves position.
Moiseev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moiseev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez clinches up with Moiseev and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Moiseev tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Moiseev.
Moiseev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Moiseev clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moiseev.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A leg kick checked by Moiseev.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alvarez clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moiseev misses with an elbow strike.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Moiseev gets tackled into the cage by Alvarez. Alvarez maintains the clinch.
Moiseev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moiseev instigates a clinch.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Alvarez avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moiseev throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moiseev rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Aleksei Moiseev has been cut.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleksei Moiseev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aleksei Moiseev's cut.
That's time! Moiseev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moiseev clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moiseev slows down the pace here.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Moiseev avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Moiseev misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Moiseev drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the cage.
Moiseev tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Moiseev avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moiseev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alvarez up against the cage.
Moiseev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves out of range as Moiseev throws a body kick.
Moiseev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moiseev blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Moiseev misses with a double jab
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Moiseev moves out of range easily.
Aleksei Moiseev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moiseev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Moiseev against the cage.
Moiseev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moiseev throws a low kick, looking for Alvarez's leg but Alvarez calmly moves out of range.
Moiseev moves into the clinch successfully.
Moiseev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moiseev blocks a leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Alvarez tries to bum rush Moiseev with a series of wild strikes but Moiseev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moiseev just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moiseev manages to avoid it.
Moiseev tries to move into range but Alvarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moiseev forces Alvarez back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moiseev breaks from the clinch.
Moiseev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alvarez manages to break the clinch.
Moiseev blocks a head kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a hook.
Alvarez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Moiseev manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moiseev throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edie Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleksei Moiseev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Moiseev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moiseev has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Moiseev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edie Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moiseev clinches.
Alvarez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moiseev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moiseev looks for the body kick but Alvarez saw that one coming.
Alvarez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alvarez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moiseev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvarez. Alvarez obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez darts in and clinches Moiseev up against the cage.
Moiseev working aggressively here.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moiseev is defending well for now.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Moiseev seems unphased.
Moiseev misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Moiseev has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moiseev breaks the clinch.
Moiseev misses with a body kick.
Alvarez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Moiseev.
Moiseev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez misses with a few strikes there.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moiseev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moiseev slips a jab and a cross from Alvarez.
Moiseev throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Moiseev closes the distance and clinches.
Moiseev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez lands with a cross.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Moiseev tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Moiseev.
A good leg kick by Moiseev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moiseev misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez stalks Moiseev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moiseev's face. Moiseev staggers backwards, shaken.
Moiseev moves out of range of the body kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a nice head kick!
Moiseev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moiseev clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edie Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edie Alvarez!
A relieved looking Edie Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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