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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ademola Cisse (ranked 2961 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Barmin (ranked 3528 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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185 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ademola Cisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Barmin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barmin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cisse is in Barmin's guard.
Barmin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cisse sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barmin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cisse won't allow Barmin to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barmin keeping moving, preventing Cisse from controlling successfully.
Barmin is controlling Cisse's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barmin keeping moving, preventing Cisse from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cisse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barmin shoots in for a double leg but Cisse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barmin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cisse doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barmin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barmin.
Cisse jumps guard but Barmin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barmin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Barmin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barmin manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse forces his way into half guard.
Cisse is trying to control the action in half guard but Barmin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barmin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cisse's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cisse's back!
Even with his hooks in, Barmin manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cisse is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Barmin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cisse's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Barmin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cisse's body.
Cisse trying to control the hands but Barmin breaks the grip.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Barmin controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cisse just trying to survive but Barmin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cisse covering up well and avoiding damage.
You can see the frustration on Cisse's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Barmin avoiding Cisse 's attempts to control his hands.
Barmin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barmin has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Cisse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Barmin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barmin looks to land a combination but Cisse avoids it well.
Barmin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cisse appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Cisse.
Cisse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cisse. Cisse gets slowly back to his feet.
Cisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barmin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cisse sprawls well. Cisse wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barmin gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cisse.
Barmin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barmin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barmin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cisse shoots and misses
and Barmin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ademola Cisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cisse working hard to break the clinch.
Barmin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cisse tries to pull guard but Barmin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barmin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barmin wants to take the fight to the mat but Cisse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barmin wants a takedown but no success here.
Barmin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cisse up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barmin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barmin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cisse has had enough of the clinch but Barmin keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cisse is working for takedown but Barmin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barmin manages to pull guard.
Barmin pulls Cisse in close to his closed guard and prevents Cisse from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barmin wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cisse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cisse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cisse closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barmin forces Cisse back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barmin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Barmin is controlling him.
Cisse prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cisse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barmin pulls guard successfully.
Cisse trying to control the position from guard on top but Barmin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barmin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cisse defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cisse drops back looking for a leg! Barmin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barmin manages to kick Cisse off! Cisse jumps back into Barmin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Barmin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cisse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cisse shoots in looking for a takedown. Barmin tries to sprawl out of it but Cisse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barmin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cisse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barmin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cisse tries to sprawl out of it but Barmin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cisse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cisse dives in for a single leg takedown but Barmin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ademola Cisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cisse tries for a takedown but Barmin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ademola Cisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cisse is looking to land body kicks.
Barmin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cisse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barmin throws a nice looking combination but Cisse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Cisse was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cisse tests Barmin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cisse misses with a double jab
and Barmin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barmin breaks the clinch.
Barmin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cisse, pushing him back against the cage.
Cisse wants to take the fight to the mat but Barmin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cisse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barmin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cisse.
Barmin instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barmin prevents Cisse from breaking the clinch.
Cisse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barmin has him pressed against the cage.
Barmin tries for a takedown but Cisse manages to get underhooks.
Cisse tries to break free but Barmin pushes him back against the cage.
Barmin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barmin looking for a takedown.
Barmin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Barmin keeping moving, preventing Cisse from controlling successfully.
Barmin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cisse's guard.
Cisse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barmin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barmin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barmin controlling from the top position.
Cisse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barmin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alexei Barmin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barmin passes Cisse's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Barmin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cisse misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Barmin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barmin is taking a breather. Cisse says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Barmin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barmin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Barmin!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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