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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Dier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Death Grips - No Love (Instrumental) . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Dier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dier throws a lazy right hand but Breznhev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Breznhev drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dier sprawls and moves away.
Breznhev misses the shot to the body.
Dier looks to score with a jab to the body but Breznhev is just out of range.
Dier throws a shot from downtown. Breznhev moves away and avoids it.
Sol Dier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Dier.
A slow jab from Breznhev misses its intended target.
Dier throws an off balance right hand
and Breznhev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dier won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dier pushes Breznhev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Breznhev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Breznhev controlling the position.
Dier tries to escape but Breznhev is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev scoring with punches from side control.
Breznhev trying to control the action but Dier is working from the bottom.
Dier is looking for a sweep.
Breznhev is looking to take a break and control but Dier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Dier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Breznhev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dier pushes Breznhev away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Breznhev gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dier is looking to regain half guard here but Breznhev keeps moving and retains side control.
Breznhev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dier takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dier is being controlled here.
Dier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Breznhev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breznhev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Breznhev trying to control the position but Dier is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Breznhev staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dier is looking to reverse the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Breznhev'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.
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.
Breznhev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dier sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Breznhev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dier keeps working.
Breznhev lands a few punches from side control.
Dier wants to get back to his feet but Breznhev drags him back down.
Breznhev misses with the ground and pound.
Breznhev lands a nice forearm strike.
Dier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dier is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Breznhev has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Breznhev sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dier is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dier regains half guard, as Breznhev was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dier manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dier wants to stand up but Breznhev is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breznhev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that round.
That's time! Breznhev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Breznhev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dier throws a big shot that misses.
Breznhev tries to counter with a takedown but Dier is quick to defend against it.
Breznhev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dier can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Breznhev misses its intended target.
Dier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Breznhev fails to land the takedown.
Dier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Breznhev misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breznhev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Dier misses.
Dier misses with a hook.
Dier misses with a looping left.
Dier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Breznhev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Breznhev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dier has momentary wrist control but Breznhev slips an elbow through the middle.
Breznhev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dier can't keep his opponent in guard - Breznhev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Breznhev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breznhev lands a nice short elbow.
Dier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dier.
Breznhev prevents Dier from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a couple of digs.
Breznhev passes Dier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Breznhev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Breznhev 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.
Breznhev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Breznhev works his way into full mount!
Breznhev is landing with some decent strikes but Dier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Breznhev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Breznhev with shots to the head and body - Dier looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breznhev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dier is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev is landing with some decent strikes but Dier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Breznhev has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dier's face.
Breznhev punishing his opponent with strikes.
Breznhev cracks Dier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dier tries to reverse the position but Breznhev maintains control.
Breznhev raining down shots from the mount!
Breznhev working the ground and pound effectively.
Dier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev controlling from mount.
Breznhev tries to control but Dier wriggling away.
Breznhev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breznhev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Breznhev landing punches.
Breznhev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Breznhev lands a big elbow.
Breznhev controlling the pace for now.
Breznhev landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dier digs a good hook to Breznhev's body.
Breznhev fails with the takedown.
Dier swings widly with a right hand
and Breznhev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dier wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Breznhev there.
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breznhev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dier is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier is trying to maintain the position but Breznhev is very close to passing his half guard.
Breznhev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Breznhev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Breznhev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Breznhev working over Dier with some ground and pound. Dier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dier gets back to full guard.
Breznhev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sol Dier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dier wants to stand up but Breznhev is controlling him.
Breznhev is standing up over Dier. Dier looks to escape but Breznhev dives into side control.
Breznhev landing strikes.
Breznhev trying to control the position but Dier is working away.
Breznhev working the ground and pound.
Breznhev wants to control but Dier is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Breznhev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Breznhev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Breznhev connects with a decent elbow.
Breznhev lands an elbow.
Dier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dier seems a little lost for a moment, as Breznhev dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dier taking a bit of punishment here - Breznhev scoring with strikes.
Breznhev slows the pace down.
Breznhev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dier throws Breznhev to one side and escapes!
Dier misses with a lunging right hand
and Breznhev counters with a takedown into side control.
Dier is looking to get back to his feet here but Breznhev is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dier's back.
Dier is trying to get back to his feet but Breznhev has full control of the position and if anything, Dier has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Breznhev has Dier flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Breznhev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breznhev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Breznhev!
Aleks Breznhev made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'It means a lot to get back into the win column, losing the belt was by no means an easy thing.'.
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