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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Bakharev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fight Music. Bakharev has chosen Hatebreed - Live For This as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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134 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Riley!
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, Alexey Bakharev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakharev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riley throws a right and a left that Bakharev avoids nicely.
Bakharev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bakharev connects with a solid leg kick.
Riley misses with the combination.
Bakharev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
Riley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bakharev.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Bakharev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Riley.
Bakharev fails with a takedown attempt.
Bakharev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riley to the mat! Riley manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakharev wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Bakharev trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakharev looking to pass the guard.
Bakharev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bakharev has gone for a leg lock! Riley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bakharev's guard.
Bakharev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bakharev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakharev looking to ground and pound but Riley is blocking nicely.
Bakharev tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
Riley tries to hold on but Bakharev postures up.
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.
Bakharev has hold of Riley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Riley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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.
Bakharev is landing with some decent strikes but Riley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Riley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bakharev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Bakharev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bakharev shoots for a takedown but Riley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riley tries to bum rush Bakharev with a series of wild strikes but Bakharev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Bakharev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riley as he jumps to the side.
Bakharev has a takedown stuffed.
Josh Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Bakharev.
Bakharev tries to clinch up.
Bakharev gets the takedown into side control.
Riley regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Riley is defending against the submission attempts here by Bakharev.
Bakharev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bakharev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bakharev's back!
Riley keeps control of the position as Bakharev tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakharev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Riley controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Bakharev's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bakharev trying to control the action but Riley just sinks the hooks in.
Bakharev tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bakharev is looking to improve his position but Riley isn't that keen on the idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexey Bakharev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Riley.
Bakharev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bakharev wants to advance to full mount but Riley doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bakharev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Bakharev from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley looking to control.
Bakharev wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Bakharev wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley looks to land a combination but Bakharev avoids it well.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown by Bakharev or perhaps it was just good defense by Riley which made him look bad.
Riley looks to land a combination but Bakharev avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bakharev with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Riley. No joy for Bakharev on that attempt.
Josh Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Bakharev.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Josh Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexey Bakharev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakharev closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bakharev has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Riley is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bakharev yanks on the arm and Riley is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bakharev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexey Bakharev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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