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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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168 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David throws a body punch but Nevsky moves out of range.
Nevsky throws a body shot but no joy.
David gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nevsky was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
David takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David with a hook.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nevsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as David throws out the jab.
Nevsky scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nevsky misses the target.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
Nevsky tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nevsky wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
As Nevsky looks to move away, David throws a big counter combo but Nevsky just gets out of the way.
Nevsky blocks a leg kick.
Nevsky is looking for the big counter here.
Nevsky misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from David misses.
Nevsky was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body punch from David.
Nevsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David throws a nice outside leg kick.
David walks into a stiff left hand from Nevsky.
David connects with a looping right hand.
Nevsky misses with a body shot.
Nevsky lands a really nice looking cross but David seems unphased.
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - David coming out on top.
That kick from Nevsky tenderised David's leg. David is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nevsky misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like David wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David lands with an overhand left.
Nevsky scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nevsky scores with a sloppy right hand. David should have avoided that one.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevsky misses with a hook. David ducked under it nicely.
Nevsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
David bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nevsky's head backwards.
David walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nevsky tries to clinch up.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nevsky.
David comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nevsky wants to clinch up but David keeps it at a distance.
David with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nevsky to score with a decent uppercut.
David throws a combination that misses
and Nevsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is looking to control David's arms but David gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nevsky has his back to the cage.
Nevsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nevsky working David over with knees to the body.
David letting Nevsky take a breather here.
David dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nevsky lands with a right to the head.
David wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Nevsky.
Nevsky can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
Nevsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Nevsky.
Nice body punch from Nevsky - that landed with a thud.
Nevsky slowing the pace effectively.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevsky. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevsky throws a low kick but it's checked well by David.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from David does no damage.
Nevsky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
David falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nevsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps David thinking.
A punch combination from Nevsky misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - David throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
David lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nevsky is looking to slow David down with leg kicks.
David throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
David throws a nice looking combination but Nevsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nevsky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! David had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nevsky. David shrugs it off though.
Nevsky misses with a wild body shot.
David misses with a double jab
and Nevsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nevsky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nevsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
Nevsky throws the kick towards the body but David avoids it.
It looked like David wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nevsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David with a jab.
David missing with a left hand there. Nevsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
David swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nevsky! But no joy.
Good shot there by Nevsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nevsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
David misses with a two punch combination.
David scores with a jab to the jaw.
Elijah David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
David feints a jab promting Nevsky to slip. David then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nevsky slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
David looks to throw the jab but Nevsky is out of range.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As David backs off Nevsky throws a huge counter combo but David manages to avoid it all.
Nevsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David misses the jab.
A big left from David misses.
Nevsky misses with a hook.
David scores with the left hand. Nevsky knows he should have avoided that one.
David cracks Nevsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David throws a combination that misses
and Nevsky counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nevsky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevsky scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nevsky tries a knee to the head but David blocks it.
Nevsky lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Nevsky.
David throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Nevsky on the inside.
Nevsky lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nevsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nevsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexander Nevsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nevsky lands a nice uppercut.
David misses with an elbow over the top.
Nevsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
David has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nevsky avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
David's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nevsky misses with a low kick.
David is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh David got wobbled bad by a big combination! Nevsky presses forward with punches and knees until David stumbles to the ground! The ref watches David closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Nevsky!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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