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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Ben Sira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Medved told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yeshua Ben Sira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Medved !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medved throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ben Sira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ben Sira closes the distance and clinches.
Medved blocks a body shot from Ben Sira.
Ben Sira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Medved blocks it with crossed arms.
Medved wants to get back to striking at distance but Ben Sira won't allow it.
Medved fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ben Sira is trying to drag Medved to the mat but Medved just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Ben Sira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Sira is looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ben Sira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ben Sira wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yeshua Ben Sira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medved controlling the action here for a moment.
Ben Sira is trying to force a seperation but Medved has the dominant position.
Medved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Medved tries to sprawl but Ben Sira drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved taking some punishment here, with Ben Sira in his half guard.
Ben Sira is working for a kimura but Medved is defending it quite comfortably.
Ben Sira is pressing down on Medved 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Medved is holding on for now.
Ben Sira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ben Sira is pressing down on Medved 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Medved is holding on for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Ben Sira's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medved is staying active underneath Ben Sira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ben Sira is looking for a kimura here.
Medved looks like he's trying to stand up.
Medved is staying active underneath Ben Sira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Medved bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yeshua Ben Sira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ben Sira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Medved throws a jab when Ben Sira was well out of range.
Ben Sira throws a hook to the side of Medved 's head but Medved sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ben Sira looks to land a right hand but Medved moved out of range.
Ben Sira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medved is fending him off so far but Ben Sira persists. Nope, Medved circles away and we're back to standing.
Medved throws a nice looking combination but Ben Sira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ben Sira fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Medved to the ground. Ben Sira is now in Medved 's guard.
Ben Sira stops Medved from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeshua Ben Sira dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooh!!! Medved has knocked Ben Sira down with a huge combo! Medved steps away and waves a wobbly Ben Sira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ben Sira is rocked!
It looks like Yeshua Ben Sira has been cut.
Ben Sira fails to land with a series of punches.
Medved misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ben Sira is defended easily by Medved .
Ben Sira ducks under a wild hook from Medved .
No joy there for Medved , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ben Sira misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Sira loads up on a big right hand but Medved slips the punch.
Medved will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ben Sira misses with a shot to the body
and Medved counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ben Sira! Medved lets Ben Sira back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ben Sira fails to land the takedown.
Medved misses with a wild combination.
Ben Sira gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Sira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ben Sira is keen to just control but Medved is a slippery customer.
Medved looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ben Sira wants to take a breather but Medved is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Sira wants to pass to mount but Medved is defending the position.
Medved is trying to stand up here but Ben Sira is controlling him well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooh!!! Medved has knocked Ben Sira down with a huge combo! Medved steps away and waves a wobbly Ben Sira back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Yeshua Ben Sira's cut is getting worse.
Medved with a poor takedown
and Ben Sira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben Sira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Medved pushes Ben Sira off looking to stand but Ben Sira dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Sira is working for a kimura but Medved is defending it quite comfortably.
Medved manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Medved is breathing heavily.
Medved tries a head kick but it misses.
Ben Sira throws a shot from downtown. Medved moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Ben Sira misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Medved showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yeshua Ben Sira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ben Sira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Medved 's waist but Medved gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ben Sira off to one side.
Medved tries to clinch but Ben Sira is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ben Sira is defended easily by Medved .
Medved slips under a jab from Ben Sira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Sira closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Medved to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved slips under a jab.
Medved swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Sira.
Ben Sira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ben Sira shoots in for a double leg but Medved sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yeshua Ben Sira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ben Sira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Medved .
Alexander Medved seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Medved throws a series of punches but Ben Sira avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Sira throws a right hand that Medved ducks under and follows up with a left that Medved also avoids with ease.
Ben Sira shoots in but Medved avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ben Sira looks to land a combination. Medved sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Ben Sira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medved feints a jab promting Ben Sira to slip. Medved then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ben Sira slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Medved throws a nice looking combination but Ben Sira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Sira throws a lazy uppercut
and Medved counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Medved blocks a leg kick.
Ben Sira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medved was well out of range. Poor timing from Ben Sira.
Medved fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ben Sira leaves Medved with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Medved uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ben Sira.
A big right from Medved misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Sira feints and as Medved raises his hands in defense, Ben Sira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ben Sira trying to control but Medved is working from the bottom.
Ben Sira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Medved keeping moving, preventing Ben Sira from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ben Sira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Medved swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Medved .
I think Medved 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Medved !
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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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