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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2334 p4p, 272 weight class) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (ranked 3028 p4p, 337 weight class). Alexius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is A Country Boy Can Survive. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
180 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
183 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Vasilevskiy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilevskiy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasilevskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.
Vasilevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Vasilevskiy throws out a counter right but Alexius avoids it with no problem.
Vasilevskiy missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vasilevskiy.
Alexius throws a hook to the side of Vasilevskiy's head but Vasilevskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasilevskiy flicks out a counter leg kick but Alexius steps away.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilevskiy is just out of range.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Vasilevskiy avoids it well.
Vasilevskiy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alexius lands a nice shot that snaps Vasilevskiy's head back.
Vasilevskiy has managed to clinch.
Alexius has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vasilevskiy regains guard immediately.
Vasilevskiy pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Alexius controlling from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilevskiy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alexius has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilevskiy trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alexius prevents Vasilevskiy from improving his position.
Alexius controlling the action here.
Vasilevskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexius pulls his head out easily.
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.
Alexius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alexius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasilevskiy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alexius trying to control the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius lands with a shot to the body.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vasilevskiy tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Vasilevskiy saw that one coming.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilevskiy.
Nice shot by Alexius.
Alexius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vasilevskiy's calf.
Vasilevskiy ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Alexius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Alexius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexius misses the target.
Vasilevskiy walks into a left hand.
Vasilevskiy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexius clinches up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasilevskiy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasilevskiy jumps guard but Alexius turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexius.
Still in the clinch, Vasilevskiy scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius takes a shot to the head.
Alexius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasilevskiy jumps into guard, dragging Alexius to the mat.
Alexius 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.
Alexius is looking to stand up but Vasilevskiy won't let him.
Vasilevskiy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alexius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vasilevskiy's head.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vasilevskiy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexius preventing the sweep.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilevskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vasilevskiy looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilevskiy.
It seemed like Vasilevskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Vasilevskiy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vasilevskiy closes the distance and clinches.
Andrei Vasilevskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexius.
Vasilevskiy jumps guard but Alexius stands there with Vasilevskiy around his waist. Vasilevskiy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasilevskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Alexius clinches up against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alexius.
Vasilevskiy gets underhooks to prevent Alexius's takedown attempt.
Vasilevskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius gets through Vasilevskiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexius is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Alexius.
Alexius is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
Vasilevskiy tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius has Vasilevskiy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Vasilevskiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasilevskiy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alexius just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasilevskiy is keeping busy.
Alexius is trying to maintain a safe position but Vasilevskiy gets an underhook and turns Alexius into the ropes.
Alexius presses Vasilevskiy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alexius just leaning against Vasilevskiy, taking a breather.
Vasilevskiy tries to pull guard but Alexius forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Vasilevskiy stops a takedown attempt from Alexius.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside.
Vasilevskiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius lands a left hand.
Alexius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexius has Vasilevskiy pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alexius pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Vasilevskiy tumbling to the mat - Alexius dives into Vasilevskiy's guard.
Alexius stays in close to Vasilevskiy's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius trying to control but Vasilevskiy is working from the bottom.
Vasilevskiy wants to improve his position but instead Alexius has moved into half guard.
Vasilevskiy actively working from the bottom here.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilevskiy can do to turn this around?
Vasilevskiy wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Alexius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasilevskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Bessarion Alexius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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