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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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32 - 57 - 2 |
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180 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 57 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erschov.
Schwarzeneg leaves Erschov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erschov misses with a takedown attempt - Schwarzeneg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Veli Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Erschov.
Schwarzeneg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Erschov sprawls well initially but Schwarzeneg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Erschov won't allow Schwarzeneg to pass to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Erschov has hold of Schwarzeneg's hands but Schwarzeneg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schwarzeneg working over Erschov with some ground and pound. Erschov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schwarzeneg throwing shots but Erschov is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzeneg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Erschov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schwarzeneg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erschov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Erschov lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Erschov is trying to stand up here but Schwarzeneg is controlling him well.
Schwarzeneg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Schwarzeneg stands up from half guard.
We've been hearing reports that Schwarzeneg has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown.
Schwarzeneg tries to counter by clinching up but Erschov breaks away and moves out of range.
Erschov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwarzeneg on the side of the head.
Erschov shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzeneg shows good takedown defense.
Schwarzeneg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Erschov is trying to defend but Schwarzeneg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schwarzeneg wants to work for an arm triangle but Erschov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schwarzeneg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Erschov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg passes the guard and advances to mount!
Schwarzeneg with shots to the head and body - Erschov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schwarzeneg landing strikes from the mount.
Schwarzeneg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schwarzeneg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Erschov hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzeneg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schwarzeneg breaks from Erschov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schwarzeneg looking to control but Erschov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov tries to hold on but Schwarzeneg postures up.
The referee warns Erschov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schwarzeneg working the ground and pound effectively.
Schwarzeneg raining down shots from the mount!
Schwarzeneg with good strikes from the mount here!
Erschov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Erschov actively working from the bottom here.
Erschov is staying active underneath Schwarzeneg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Erschov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erschov is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzeneg sits in half guard.
Erschov trying to control here.
Erschov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Schwarzeneg trying to pass the guard but Erschov defending well.
Schwarzeneg prevents Erschov from improving his position.
Schwarzeneg wants to free his trapped foot but Erschov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Erschov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schwarzeneg shoots in and gets a takedown into Erschov's guard.
Schwarzeneg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwarzeneg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erschov can do to turn this around?
Erschov keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Erschov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Erschov is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzeneg keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Erschov's head.
Schwarzeneg 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.
Schwarzeneg wants to control from the top but Erschov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Erschov, up you get!
Schwarzeneg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schwarzeneg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schwarzeneg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erschov tries to sprawl but Schwarzeneg drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Erschov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schwarzeneg.
Erschov wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Erschov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erschov is trying to stand back up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him
Schwarzeneg 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.
Erschov wants to improve his position but Schwarzeneg is controlling well.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the action but Erschov is working from the bottom.
Erschov taking some punishment here, with Schwarzeneg in his half guard.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Erschov.
Erschov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Schwarzeneg pushes past his half guard into mount!
Schwarzeneg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Erschov is looking to escape.
Schwarzeneg lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erschov working to try and regain half guard.
Schwarzeneg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Erschov is desperately trying to improve his position but Schwarzeneg has a good base and remains in mount.
Erschov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg landing punches.
Schwarzeneg landing shots from mount.
Schwarzeneg lands a heavy elbow.
Erschov is rocked!
Erschov working to try and regain half guard.
Schwarzeneg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Erschov is surviving well by controlling Schwarzeneg's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erschov is trying to stand up.
Erschov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Erschov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Erschov is still in real trouble! Can Schwarzeneg finish him?
Schwarzeneg loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Erschov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Schwarzeneg land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Schwarzeneg stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Schwarzeneg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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