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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 1911 p4p, 201 weight class) and Andrey Eremeev (ranked 1986 p4p, 210 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dead might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Death March - Motionless in White. Andrey Eremeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Eremeev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dead connects with a right hand. Eremeev shakes it off.
Eremeev jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.
Eremeev swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Eremeev thumps Dead with a low kick.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eremeev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dead slips a straight right by Eremeev.
Eremeev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eremeev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eremeev scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eremeev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been hearing reports that Dead has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Eremeev throws a body punch but Dead moves out of range.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eremeev lands with a hook. Dead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Eremeev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Eremeev finds it's way through Dead's defenses.
Eremeev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eremeev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dead.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eremeev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dead tries to clinch
and Eremeev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead slips under a jab.
Eremeev scores with the left hand. Dead knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead has Eremeev up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eremeev.
Dead tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Dead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eremeev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eremeev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dead slips a jab from Eremeev.
Dead throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eremeev.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Eremeev!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dead as Eremeev shoots in.
Dead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eremeev throws a leg kick which misses Dead's front leg but catches the back leg as Dead tries to avoid it.
Dead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dead blocks a jab.
Eremeev keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eremeev.
Eremeev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eremeev connects with a body shot that sends Dead's belly button to the back.
Dead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eremeev moves away.
Dead throws a lazy head kick
and Eremeev counters with a right hand to the body.
Eremeev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dead to the mat! Dead manages to get full guard.
Dead has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Eremeev off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eremeev throws a big shot that misses.
Dead went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, jab by Eremeev - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead throws a right hand that misses
enabling Eremeev to counter with a crisp jab.
Eremeev misses with a looping left.
Dead misses with a combination
and Eremeev counters with a series of strikes. Dead will be more careful next time no doubt.
Eremeev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eremeev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eremeev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dead pushes Eremeev off looking to stand but Eremeev dives back in and keeps control.
Eremeev working over Dead with some ground and pound. Dead looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eremeev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eremeev stops Dead from getting back to his feet.
Dead wants to get back to full guard.
Dead is looking to escape.
Eremeev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eremeev working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dead defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eremeev connects with a nice short shot to Dead's temple.
Eremeev stands up from half guard.
Eremeev lands a nice shot that snaps Dead's head back.
Dead lands a head shot.
Eremeev lands with a kick to the temple. Dead shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Eremeev loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
A combination from Eremeev does no damage.
Dead blocks a leg kick.
Dead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Eremeev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dead. That's going to slow Eremeev down.
Eremeev scores with a hook.
Dead throws a leg kick but Eremeev moved away.
Eremeev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Eremeev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dead sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Eremeev dominated that round.
That's time! Dead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dead clinches.
Eremeev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dead gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eremeev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eremeev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dead's brow.
Dead breaks the clinch.
Dead lands a lovely overhand right.
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eremeev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dead moves into range and clinches up with Eremeev.
Eremeev looking to slow down the pace here.
Eremeev is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dead.
Dead pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eremeev avoids the head kick by Dead.
Dead has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dead avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dead crunches a lovely knee into Eremeev's ribcage.
Eremeev is breathing heavily.
Dead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrey Eremeev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eremeev loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Eremeev gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dead controlling the position.
Dead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eremeev is controlling him.
Dead is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dead keeping moving, preventing Eremeev from controlling successfully.
Dead can't keep his opponent in guard - Eremeev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dead trying to control but Eremeev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eremeev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eremeev's back!
Eremeev prevents Dead from getting a body triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead is trying to stick to Eremeev's back but Eremeev is turning into Dead. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dead's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Eremeev.
Dead is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andrey Eremeev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eremeev wants to control from the top but Dead keeps moving.
Dead has his feet on Eremeev's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Eremeev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
Eremeev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead needs to keep his hands up - Eremeev had a free shot at his head there.
Eremeev scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dead displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eremeev throws out the jab.
No luck for Eremeev with that takedown attempt.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eremeev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dead has time to react.
Eremeev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dead is looking to clinch but Eremeev is avoiding it.
Eremeev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Dead misses
and Eremeev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dead on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Eremeev is out of range and Dead settles back down.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dead stuns Eremeev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dead, right into the meat.
Dead attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eremeev circles away quickly and effectively.
Eremeev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dead throws a right hand that Eremeev ducks under and follows up with a left that Eremeev also avoids with ease.
Eremeev throws a series of punches but Dead avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dead fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dead tries to clinch there but Eremeev circles away.
Eremeev scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eremeev staying out of range there.
Eremeev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eremeev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Eremeev looks to move away, Dead throws a big counter combo but Eremeev just gets out of the way.
Dead instigates a clinch.
Dead wants to break free but Eremeev has control.
Eremeev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dead clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Eremeev has his opponent's back but Dead is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Eremeev.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dead leaves Eremeev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Eremeev with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Dead checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dead throwing a counter right hand but Eremeev manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Dead.
Dead avoids the head kick by Eremeev.
Eremeev gets tackled into the cage by Dead. Dead maintains the clinch.
Eremeev tries to circle away but Dead has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Eremeev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dead pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Eremeev counters with a single leg into guard. Dead didn't expect that.
Dead manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eremeev.
Eremeev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dead pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eremeev misses with a punch to the body.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Dead's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eremeev breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eremeev thuds a left hand into Dead's body.
A combination from Dead does no damage.
Eremeev misses with a double jab.
Dead throws a big counter combination but Eremeev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Eremeev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dead finds it's way round the side to connect with Eremeev's head.
Eremeev throws a shot to the body.
Eremeev scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Eremeev catches Dead right on the button with a cross.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead throws a low kick but Eremeev moves out of range easily.
Eremeev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eremeev throws a hook but Dead blocks it.
Eremeev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dead moves away.
Dead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eremeev circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eremeev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Eremeev misses with a hook.
Dead half committed to a counter leg kick.
Eremeev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dead moves away from the strike by Eremeev.
Dead looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dead cracks a nice hook into Eremeev's ribs.
Dead lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Andrey Eremeev has been cut.
Eremeev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eremeev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eremeev moves out of range as Dead throws a body kick.
Dead moves into the clinch successfully.
Dead prevents the takedown attempt.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Eremeev.
Eremeev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dead is looking to control Eremeev's arms but Eremeev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dead has his back to the cage.
Dead lands with a left to the head.
Eremeev is rocked!
Dead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eremeev is still on wobbly legs! Can Dead finish him?
Dead feints a jab and as Eremeev dips his head, Dead unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Eremeev right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Eremeev falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Dead smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Better Dead!
Better Dead really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sin City Allstars logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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