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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Adriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artjom Fjodorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fjodorow's choice of entrance music: Moskau. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 cm
27
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
266 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Adriel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artjom Fjodorow! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fjodorow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Adriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fjodorow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adriel paws at him with a jab and circles away. Adriel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Fjodorow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Fjodorow tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Adriel to counter with a crisp jab. Fjodorow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fjodorow throws a right and a left that Adriel avoids nicely. Adriel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Fjodorow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adriel. Fjodorow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adriel paws at him with a jab and circles away. Adriel throws a solid leg kick but Fjodorow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adriel. Fjodorow throws a counter combo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fjodorow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adriel paws at him with a jab and circles away. Adriel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Sloppy strikes from Fjodorow. Those never looked like landing. Fjodorow rushes Adriel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Adriel breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fjodorow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. No joy there for Fjodorow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adriel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Fjodorow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adriel.
Adriel takes a body punch but keeps moving. Fjodorow misses with a straight left. A punch combination from Fjodorow misses. Fjodorow throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fjodorow throws a series of punches but Adriel moves out of range. Fjodorow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Angel Adriel has been cut. Fjodorow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adriel. Fjodorow fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Adriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Fjodorow moves into range and clinches up with Adriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Adriel tries to break free but Fjodorow pushes him back against the cage. Adriel dodges an elbow strike from Fjodorow.
I was talking to Adriel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Fjodorow prevents Adriel from breaking the clinch. Adriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fjodorow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Adriel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Adriel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Fjodorow wants to clinch but Adriel slips to the side and Adriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fjodorow looks to land a combination. Adriel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Fjodorow misses with the combination.
Fjodorow wants to clinch and Adriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Adriel dodges the punch combination from Fjodorow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fjodorow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adriel counters into the clinch. Nicely done. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adriel. Adriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Adriel needs to keep his hands up - Fjodorow had a free shot at his head there. Artjom Fjodorow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fjodorow looks to land a combination but Adriel avoids it well. Fjodorow misses with a double jab
enabling Adriel to counter with a crisp jab. Fjodorow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Angel Adriel's cut is getting worse. Adriel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fjodorow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fjodorow misses with a double jab.
Adriel throwing a counter right hand but Fjodorow manages to avoid it. Fjodorow misses with a double jab
and Adriel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fjodorow tries to clinch up. Adriel is looking to counter with a shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fjodorow throws a sloppy body shot
letting Adriel counter with a right hand. Adriel connects with a body shot that sends Fjodorow's belly button to the back. Fjodorow misses with a double jab.
Adriel throwing a counter right hand but Fjodorow manages to avoid it. Fjodorow drives through and clinches with Adriel against the cage.
Adriel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Fjodorow misses with a series of wild punches.
Adriel tried to counter with a leg kick but Fjodorow avoided it. Adriel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fjodorows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artjom Fjodorow will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Angel Adriel's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fjodorow misses with a shot to the body and Adriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Adriel misses with a double jab.
Adriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fjodorow. It looked like Adriel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Fjodorow has closed the distance and engaged Adriel in a clinch.
The referee calls for Fjodorow to work.
Adriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fjodorow misses with a hook
and Adriel counters with a straight right hand. Fjodorow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fjodorow throws a looping overhand right but Adriel ducks down to avoid it. Some wild striking there from Fjodorow.
Adriel misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fjodorow scores with a three punch combo!
Fjodorow misses the body punch and Adriel counters with a straight right hand. Fjodorow misses with a two punch combination.
Adriel tried to counter with a leg kick but Fjodorow avoided it. Fjodorow takes the fight into the clinch. Adriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Adriel tries to break free but Fjodorow pushes him back against the cage. Adriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fjodorow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Adriel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fjodorow's head.
Fjodorow is rocked! Adriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fjodorow is still on wobbly legs! Can Adriel finish him? Fjodorow misses with an uppercut
and Adriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fjodorow tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Adriel counters with a crisp right that sends Fjodorow to the canvas! Adriel follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Adriel! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angel Adriel made sure he mentioned Big Bear Nutrition 160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight. Artjom Fjodorow spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to him, he is a tough guy and fought a very good fight but i will come back much stronger.'.
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hype
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pop
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