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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Andreev (ranked 83 p4p, 17 weight class) and George Arias (ranked 750 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Andreev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Arias!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arias avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arias has managed to clinch.
Arias throws a head punch that misses.
Arias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andreev prevents a body shot from Arias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andreev.
Arias struggles to land a body shot inside as Andreev controls his hands.
Arias has picked Andreev up - he's going for a ride! Arias dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Andreev moves into full guard.
Andreev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arias manages to get himself to full guard.
Andreev lands a couple of digs.
Arias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andreev won't allow Arias to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias is trying to control the position but Andreev postures up.
Arias wants to sweep but no luck.
Andreev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arias not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andreev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arias's head.
Arias can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andreev controls the pace.
Andreev stopping the sweep attempt from Arias.
Arias keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Andreev cracks Arias with a solid left hand.
Andreev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arias keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
Arias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andreev is one step ahead there.
Arias wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev with a nice head shot there.
Andreev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andreev postures up in Arias's guard and throws a big left but Arias blocks it.
Arias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andreev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andreev is in close to Arias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andreev stopping the sweep attempt from Arias.
Arias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreev 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.
Andreev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arias keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andreev distracts Arias with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andreev trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
Andreev throws a big elbow that misses.
Andreev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Andreev preventing the sweep.
Andreev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andreev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Andreev is in close to Arias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arias is trying to keep Andreev in close.
Andreev throws a big right hand that misses.
Andreev distracts Arias with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andreev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arias is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andreev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Arias is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andreev trying to control but Arias is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Andreev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Andreev throws a series of punches but Arias avoids them all with ease.
Andreev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andreev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alexey Andreev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andreev slips nicely into half guard.
Andreev is looking to stall here but Arias recovers full guard.
Arias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Arias keeping moving, preventing Andreev from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arias is trying to control the position but Andreev postures up.
Andreev trying to control the position from guard on top but Arias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arias is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Andreev is looking to improve his position.
Andreev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arias is thwarting Andreev's attempts to control the position.
Arias seems to be looking for submissions.
Andreev is defending against the submission attempts here by Arias.
Arias is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev actively working from the bottom here.
Andreev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arias can do to turn this around?
Andreev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andreev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Andreev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arias gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andreev is trying to keep Arias in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Andreev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Arias trying to control but Andreev is working from the bottom.
Andreev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arias postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four 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.
Arias content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andreev throws his legs up looking for a submission but Arias uses it to pass to side control.
Andreev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arias lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Andreev sneaks back into half guard.
Arias not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arias is trying to control. Andreev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arias is trying to work for a kimura but Andreev is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Arias will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Andreev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arias connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andreev scrambles back to his feet.
Arias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arias connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andreev slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Arias misses the target.
Andreev fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andreev throws a looping overhand right but Arias ducks down to avoid it.
Arias has closed the distance and engaged Andreev in a clinch.
Andreev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arias lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arias rushes Andreev and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arias misses with the head strike.
Andreev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arias after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Andreev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Arias.
Arias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Arias scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andreev backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arias fails to land.
Arias has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Andreev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arias can turn it around.
Arias lands an uppercut.
Arias has a couple of punches blocked by Andreev.
Arias lands a left hand.
Arias misses with a body punch.
Arias gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreev gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreev has his feet on Arias's thighs here. He's pushed Arias off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Arias screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexey Andreev!
Alexey Andreev retains his welterweight title!
A less than humble Alexey Andreev misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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