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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Adkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Slemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slemenko's choice of entrance music: Небо Славян. Dexter Adkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Dexter Adkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Slemenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slemenko shoots in for a takedown but Adkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Slemenko misses with a double jab
and Adkins counters by clinching up.
Adkins tries a body shot but Slemenko blocks it.
Adkins is trying to push Slemenko away but Slemenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Slemenko.
Adkins tries to break the clinch but Slemenko is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Adkins.
Adkins is trying to force a seperation but Slemenko has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins is working for takedown but Slemenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slemenko is trying to break free.
Adkins tries to circle away but Slemenko has him pinned against the cage.
Adkins is trying to break free.
Adkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slemenko is trying to pull guard but Adkins has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkins breaks from the clinch.
Adkins scores with a takedown into Slemenko's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adkins throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slemenko's head.
Adkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adkins cracks Slemenko with a solid left hand.
Adkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slemenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slemenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Adkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adkins throwing strikes from guard but Slemenko blocks nicely.
Adkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Slemenko has wrist control.
Adkins 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Adkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Slemenko looks winded!
Adkins postures up and lands a big shot to Slemenko's brow.
Adkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Adkins wants to stand and escape but instead Slemenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adkins trying to control the position here.
Slemenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adkins tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Adkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slemenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Adkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Slemenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adkins.
Adkins lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Adkins there.
Slemenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adkins.
Adkins wants to take a breather but Slemenko is having none of it.
Adkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slemenko is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Adkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adkins with the ground and pound but Slemenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adkins throwing strikes from guard but Slemenko blocks nicely.
Adkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adkins postures up in Slemenko's guard and throws a big left but Slemenko blocks it.
Adkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Adkins is working Slemenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adkins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adkins decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slemenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Adkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slemenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Adkins.
Adkins is nestled in close to Slemenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Adkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slemenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slemenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adkins.
Adkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adkins connects with a nice short shot to Slemenko's temple.
Adkins drops an elbow to the side of Slemenko's head.
Adkins tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Slemenko.
Adkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Dexter Adkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adkins drops an elbow to the side of Slemenko's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Adkins there.
Adkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slemenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Adkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Slemenko tries for a takedown but Adkins circles away easily
and Adkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slemenko looking to score a takedown here. Adkins is defending well but Slemenko drives through and ends up in Adkins's guard.
Slemenko wants to pass the guard but Adkins is keeping the position.
Adkins pulls Slemenko in close to prevent any damage.
Adkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slemenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dexter Adkins has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Slemenko misses.
Adkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slemenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slemenko quickly recovers to half guard.
Adkins drops an elbow to the side of Slemenko's head.
Adkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Slemenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adkins.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adkins lands a nice short elbow.
Adkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Adkins connects with a nice short shot to Slemenko's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adkins slips a nice elbow through Slemenko's hands, connecting with Slemenko's forehead.
Slemenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adkins.
Adkins working over Slemenko with some ground and pound. Slemenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adkins is looking for a kimura here.
Adkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Adkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adkins throwing shots but Slemenko is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slemenko taking some punishment here, with Adkins in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adkins lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Adkins there.
Adkins working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Adkins.
Adkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adkins is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adkins stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Adkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adkins 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 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Adkins!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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