Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 10, 2021

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rabago fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rabago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabago misses the jab.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Rabago avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Rabago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rabago misses with a wild combination.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Rabago. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Rabago avoids it easily.
Rabago looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well.
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Rabago loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.
Rabago misses with a few strikes there.
Rabago misses with a wild combination.
Rabago misses with a double jab. #T3#
Alexius dodges the punch combination from Rabago.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Rabago avoids it easily.
Rabago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rabago misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Rabago avoids it easily.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rabago looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well.
Alexius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabago.
Alexius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabago.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Rabago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Rabago throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Rabago didn't expect that. #SU2#
Alexius decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Some wild striking there from Rabago.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago misses with a combination #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Rabago didn't expect that.
Rabago is wriggling around but Alexius manages to pass to half guard.
Rabago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexius can do to turn this around?#T1##REVR#
Rabago scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Alexius manages to mount him! #SU2#
Alexius stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rabago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabago throws a right hand that Alexius ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexius also avoids with ease.#T2#
Some wild striking there from Rabago.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rabago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.
Rabago throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.#T3#
Rabago throws a series of punches but Alexius avoids them all with ease.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Alexius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rabago.
Rabago throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Adam Rabago is winning the standup battle so far.
Rabago misses with a wild combination. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rabago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rabago wants to stand and escape but Alexius is having none of it. #SU2#
Alexius gets to his feet - Rabago follows without any prompting.
Rabago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Rabago avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabago.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Rabago will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Rabago misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Rabago. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rabago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.
Rabago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.#T1#
A punch combination from Rabago misses.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.
Rabago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago misses the jab.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Rabago throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SU2#
Alexius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2#
Rabago throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabago misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Rabago didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Rabago is working an open guard so Alexius takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rabago defends it well.#T3#
Rabago falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SU2#
Alexius decides to return to a standing position.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Rabago.
Rabago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Some wild striking there from Rabago.
Rabago throws a combination that misses #TD2#
so Alexius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alexius manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU2#
Alexius gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rabago misses with a two punch combination.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Rabago.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rabago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Rabago!

Event: SMASH: McQuirre vs Bang
Date: Dec 05, 2020

#R1#
Alexius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santaban pinned against the cage. Santaban gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alexius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santaban throws out the jab.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santaban tries to clinch up.#TD#
Alexius shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Alexius tries to pass to full mount but Santaban defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Santaban kicks off Alexius and gets to his feet.
No luck for Alexius with that takedown attempt.
Santaban throws out a counter right but Alexius avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Santaban cracks Alexius with an open hand slap.
Alexius misses with a combination
letting Santaban counter with a right hand.
Alexius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santaban throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santaban takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius takes a swing at Santaban's ribcage but misses.
Santaban lands with a shot to the body.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santaban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Alexius 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.
Alexius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Santaban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexius misses the target.
Santaban is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alexius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santaban's head backwards.
Alexius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santaban counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santaban throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
letting Santaban counter with a right hand.
Santaban is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alexius throws a hook but Santaban avoids it easily.
Alexius misses with a right hand
and Santaban counters with a stiff right hand.
Santaban cracks Alexius with a good jab.#ROC2# Alexius is rocked!#T3#
Alexius throws a lazy head kick
and Santaban rattles Alexius with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Alexius tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Santaban dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Alexius stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Uniesky Santaban!
A very excited looking Uniesky Santaban made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs McDonnell
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius jabs Llosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexius connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Llosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexius swings for the body but Llosa moves out of range.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius throws a leg kick which misses Llosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Llosa tries to avoid it. #TD2#
Llosa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Llosa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB2#
Llosa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alexius is trying to control Llosa's posture but Llosa avoids it. #SUB2#
Llosa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Alexius looks calm but he's in trouble here. Llosa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Alexius is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Llosa lets go of the hold and Alexius can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ernesto Llosa!
A less than humble Ernesto Llosa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs Marciano
Date: Oct 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong misses with a body shot.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexius defending well as Dong loads up on a big left hand.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong. That's going to slow Alexius down.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong lands with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Alexius finds it's target.
Dong misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Dong.
Alexius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong. That's going to slow Alexius down.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexius.#CL#
Alexius has closed the distance and engaged Dong in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Alexius.
Dong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Alexius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Dong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Dong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexius closes the distance and clinches up with Dong, looking for a takedown. Alexius pushes Dong against the cage but Dong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dong lands with a straight right. Alexius didn't see that one coming.
Dong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dong.
Dong motions for Alexius to come forward. Dong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Dong slams his shin into Alexius's torso.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Dong moved away.
Dong 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexius. That's going to slow Dong down.
Alexius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dong takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dong checks a leg kick. #T2#
Alexius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dong swivels and escapes.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Dong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dong throws a leg kick but Alexius moved away.
Alexius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dong.
Long Hung Dong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dong's head.#TD#
Alexius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alexius controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Alexius content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Dong has locked up a guillotine! Dong's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Alexius is holding on here and Dong must be using up a lot of energy. Alexius has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Dong gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Long Hung Dong!
An out of breath Long Hung Dong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: ICS 46
Date: Jul 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line throws a hook but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Line's ribs.
Alexius throws a shot to the body.
Alexius throws a solid leg kick but Line takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexius.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Line is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Line missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line staying out of range there.
Line is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Line lands a lovely overhand right.
Line takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius misses with a body kick.#CL#
Alexius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Line, pushing him back against the cage.
Line pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Alexius.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexius working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Line manages to break the clinch. #T1##TD#
Alexius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alexius throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Line escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Line escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alexius stays in close to Line's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Line has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Alexius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Line.
Alexius controlling from side mount. #T2#
Line is not content to let Alexius control the position.
Alexius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Line is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alexius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Line is looking to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Alexius's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T3#
Line is staying active underneath Alexius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Line wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alexius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Line looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Line is looking to improve his position.
Alexius controlling the action here.
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Line does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Line tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Line keeps trying to improve his position.
Alexius wants to control but Line is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Line lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexius circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Alexius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Line lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexius throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Line missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexius throws a big counter combination but Line scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alexius throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Alexius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius gets through Line's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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.#R2#
Alexius tests Line's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexius misses with a looping right.
Line throws out a counter right but Alexius avoids it with no problem.
Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexius.
Line misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius misses with a kick to the body.
Line wants to clinch up but Alexius keeps it at a distance.
Line is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Line is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Line throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexius misses the target.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Line can do to turn this around?
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Line shows good takedown defense.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Line bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Alexius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gustav Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Line has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Line manages to get underhooks.
Alexius lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line misses the jab.
Alexius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Line stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alexius lands a body shot.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick from Alexius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius swings for the body but Line moves out of range.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexius lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line misses with a looping right.#TD#
Alexius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexius scores with a couple of short elbows.#T2#
Line tries to improve position but can't.
Line gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Line tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Alexius not doing much here.
Line is trying to control but can't.
Line manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Alexius trying to control but Line is working from the bottom.
Alexius preventing the sweep.
Alexius passes into half guard.
Line wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Line actively working from the bottom here.
Alexius stalling. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SU#
Alexius escapes and gets back to his feet.
Line misses with a low kick.
Alexius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Line in his tracks.
Line takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.#TD#
Alexius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES2#
Line pushes Alexius off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gustav Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Line looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Alexius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Alexius.
Line swinging wildly here.
Line scoring well with a low kick there.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
Alexius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Line avoids it really well and circles away.
Line misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Line cracks Alexius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Line tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Line sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius feints a jab promting Line to slip. Alexius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Line slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T1##CL2#
Line clinches with his opponent.
Line misses with some punches.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
A short uppercut from Alexius. #BC2#
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Line avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alexius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Line manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Line raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Line misses.
Line moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Line connects with a right hand. Alexius shakes it off.
Gustav Line has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Line throws a leg kick but Alexius checks it.
Alexius looks to land a body kick but Line moved away.
Alexius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Line listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Line lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Line.
Line slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Alexius.
Line lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Line is looking to clinch.
Line stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Line wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Line instigates a clinch.
Alexius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Alexius looking to stall.
Alexius misses with the head strike. #T3##BC2#
Line breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Line walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexius.
A combination from Line does no damage.
Alexius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexius misses with a double jab.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
As Line backs away, Alexius returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Line misses with a low kick as Alexius jumps back.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius lands a nice looking body shot.
Line thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexius connects with an inside leg kick.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Line with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Line throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Line misses the shot to the body.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius works the jab nicely.
Alexius thuds a left hand into Line's body.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Line under the eye.
Jab, jab by Alexius - just one landing.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Line takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bessarion Alexius.
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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
A less than humble Bessarion Alexius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: ICS 41
Date: Jun 28, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Zaadha moves into the clinch successfully.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
Alexius scores with a shot to the side of Zaadha's head.
Alexius wants to stall.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Zaadha controls the action.
Alexius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaadha scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Alexius.
Zaadha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaadha misses with a left hand
and Alexius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaadha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaadha 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.
Zaadha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zaadha as he avoids it easily.
Zaadha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexius defending well as Zaadha loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Zaadha closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexius gets through Zaadha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexius wants to get back to striking at distance but Zaadha won't allow it.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside.
Alexius stalling in the clinch but Zaadha improves position. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Zaadha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaadha takes a shot to the head.
Alexius has Zaadha pushed against the cage.
Alexius cracks Zaadha with a nice body shot.
Alexius effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaadha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a nice uppercut.
Alexius tries a body shot but Zaadha blocks it.
Alexius is trying to stall.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Zaadha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaadha blocking some punches. #T2#
Zaadha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaadha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexius.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Zaadha.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha working aggressively here.
Alexius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zaadha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaadha blocks an uppercut.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
Zaadha digs a right hand underneath Alexius's ribcage. Alexius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexius is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Zaadha - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Zaadha scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Zaadha blocking some punches.
Alexius looking to stall.
Zaadha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alexius.#T3#
Zaadha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaadha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha lands a left hand.
Alexius is looking to control Zaadha's arms but Zaadha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexius has his back to the cage.
Zaadha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaadha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
A body shot lands from Zaadha.
Zaadha has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Zaadha tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaadha throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
Zaadha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaadha.
Zaadha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Zaadha lands a body punch.
Zaadha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaadha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zaadha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius is working for takedown but Zaadha is calmly controlling the position for now.#T4#
Zaadha lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Alexius.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaadha.
Zaadha lands a body punch.
Alexius looks winded!
Zaadha cracks Alexius with a nice body shot.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Zaadha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaadha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexius or not.
A short right from Zaadha on the inside.
Alexius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaadha.
Alexius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zaadha is leaning against Alexius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha is leaning against Alexius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zaadha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zaadha tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Zaadha back against the cage.
Zaadha pushes Alexius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ri Zaadha 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.#R2##CL#
Zaadha instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Alexius has clasped his hands together around Zaadha's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaadha wants to get back to his feet.
Alexius controls the position from side control.
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Zaadha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zaadha is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Alexius has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaadha takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T1#
Alexius controls the position.
Alexius trying to control the action but Zaadha is working from the bottom.
Zaadha is trying to buck Alexius off.#ES#
Zaadha explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Zaadha circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaadha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaadha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaadha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaadha scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alexius or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaadha, which made it look bad.
Zaadha throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
A big left from Alexius misses.
Alexius 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.
Alexius tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Zaadha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alexius ducks right into an uppercut from Zaadha.
Zaadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaadha smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Zaadha.
Zaadha misses with a body punch #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexius.
Alexius stops Zaadha from standing up.
Alexius tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaadha is retaining full guard.
Alexius prevents Zaadha from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Zaadha manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T3##BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch.
Zaadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexius avoids a kick to the body.
Alexius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zaadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexius.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Zaadha catches Alexius right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Zaadha.
Alexius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaadha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zaadha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alexius misses with a straight right.
Zaadha throws a shot from downtown. Alexius moves away and avoids it.
And Alexius tries to counter it with a takedown but Zaadha pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch lands to the side of Alexius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zaadha throws the left hand but Alexius avoids the punch easily.
Alexius unleashes a big counter combination but Zaadha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Zaadha moved out of range.
Zaadha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zaadha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexius.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Alexius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zaadha is wriggling around but Alexius manages to pass to half guard.
Zaadha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexius can do to turn this around?#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius stops Zaadha from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Zaadha pushes Alexius off and gets back to his feet.
Zaadha's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alexius under the eye.
Zaadha thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Zaadha. That snapped Alexius's head back.
A low kick from Zaadha misses
and Alexius counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaadha half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zaadha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zaadha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Zaadha.
Alexius misses the jab.
Zaadha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ri Zaadha dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaadha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaadha misses with a body kick.
Zaadha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Alexius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zaadha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ri Zaadha is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius throws a jab but it's blocked by Zaadha.
An attempted straight right counter from Zaadha misses the target.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alexius duly obliges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zaadha checks a leg kick.
Zaadha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zaadha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Zaadha.
Alexius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaadha.
Zaadha moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
Zaadha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alexius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexius misses with a takedown attempt - Zaadha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
Alexius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Zaadha as Alexius shoots in.
Alexius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #CL#
Zaadha rushes Alexius and presses him up against the cage.
Zaadha lands an uppercut.
Zaadha misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Zaadha pushes Alexius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Alexius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ri Zaadha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaadha lands with a right to the head.
Zaadha scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaadha pushes Alexius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaadha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
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!
Zaadha gets through Alexius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
A short uppercut from Zaadha.
Ri Zaadha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaadha.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaadha gets an underhook and turns Alexius into the cage.
Alexius is looking to control Zaadha's arms but Zaadha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexius has his back to the cage.
Alexius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaadha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexius tries to work over Zaadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius misses with some punches.
Zaadha struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
Zaadha misses with the head strike.
Alexius stalling.
Alexius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaadha. #T3#
Zaadha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaadha gets through Alexius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Zaadha.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow.
Zaadha cracks Alexius with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Alexius.
Zaadha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaadha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexius blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Zaadha on the inside.
Alexius digs a right hand into Zaadha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zaadha's gas tank.
Zaadha is leaning against Alexius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius trying to stall but Zaadha improves his position.
Zaadha swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaadha misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Zaadha on the inside.
Zaadha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #T4#
A short uppercut from Zaadha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaadha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaadha cracks Alexius with a nice body shot.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike.
Zaadha lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaadha scores with a hook to the body.
Zaadha lands a right hand.
Zaadha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaadha.
Zaadha tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Zaadha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
A right hand to the body from Zaadha.
Zaadha lands with a light punch inside.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zaadha lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Zaadha lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaadha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaadha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zaadha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow.
Zaadha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaadha can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ri Zaadha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zaadha 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ri Zaadha!
An out of breath Ri Zaadha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Bessarion Alexius was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: ICS 34
Date: May 24, 2020

#R1#
Alexius lands with a slapping head kick. #TD#
Alexius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aokison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alexius is in Aokison's guard.
Alexius postures up in Aokison's guard and throws a big left but Aokison blocks it.
Alexius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Alexius is sitting in close to Aokison's body. Aokison has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alexius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alexius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Aokison.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryu Aokison!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ryu Aokison thanked Pit Bull Development for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: ICS 26
Date: Apr 26, 2020

#R1#
Glass moves away from the strike by Alexius.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Alexius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Alexius misses with a looping right.#CL#
Alexius closes the distance and pushes Glass back into the cage.#TD#
Alexius lands a takedown into guard.
Glass wants to stand up but Alexius is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Glass keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius stops Glass from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick.
Desmond Glass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Glass. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Glass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Alexius throws a combination. Glass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Alexius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass lands a nice shot to the body.
Glass connects with a solid leg kick.
Glass's corner calls for a 1-2. Glass obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid body kick from Glass. #T2#
Glass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexius.
Alexius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexius.
Alexius walks into a jab.
Glass moves out of range as Alexius throws a body kick.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alexius cracks Glass with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alexius eats them both and turns towards Glass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Glass moved away.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Glass throws a jab when Alexius was well out of range.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glass throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T3#
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glass.
Alexius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexius is able to avoid easily.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses
enabling Glass to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Alexius is rocked!
Glass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Alexius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glass thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Alexius seems to have got his legs back now.
Glass feints and then cracks Alexius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexius down.
Alexius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius. #KD2#
Glass lands a big shot that drops Alexius! Can he finish him?
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!
Glass has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alexius is proving hard to escape from. #T4#
Alexius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Glass trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexius's guard.
Alexius is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SU2#
Glass gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A jab from Alexius misses.
Glass now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexius. That's going to slow Glass down.
Glass throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Glass 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.
#R2#
Alexius slips a straight right by Glass.
Alexius attempts a counter takedown but Glass avoids it well and moves away.
Alexius shoots and misses
and Glass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glass misses with a looping right.
Alexius misses with a jab to the body
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glass! But no joy.
Glass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexius throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Glass lands with a good body shot.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Glass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#KD2#
Glass lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Alexius sprawling to the canvas. Glass follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Alexius hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass tries to stand and escape but Alexius is controlling the position. #SU2#
Glass escapes and gets back to his feet.
Glass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glass wants to slow Alexius down by chopping away at his legs.
As Glass looks to move away, Alexius throws a big counter combo but Glass just gets out of the way.#T1#
Alexius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alexius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glass lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alexius falls backwards - clearly groggy! Glass dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Glass!
After winning the bout, Desmond Glass thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bessarion Alexius was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: ICS 20
Date: Apr 05, 2020

#R1#
Alexius tries to clinch up but Malverde circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
Malverde throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Alexius has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Malverde scores with a jab.
Malverde throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
Malverde lands a jab-cross combination.
Alexius lands a jab to the nose.
Alexius tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malverde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alexius somewhat.
Malverde looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius misses with a jab to the body
and Malverde counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexius thinking.
Alexius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malverde's waist but Malverde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alexius off to one side.
Alexius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been told by Malverde's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Alexius has Malverde up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malverde working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malverde blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Alexius tightens his grip and picks Malverde up, before dumping him to the ground. Malverde manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Malverde keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alexius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Malverde is looking for a triangle here but Alexius uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Malverde is trying to control Alexius's posture but Alexius avoids it.
Alexius taking a breather here.
Alexius wants to control but Malverde is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
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.
Malverde tries to buck Alexius off but Alexius is having none of it.
Malverde is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alexius is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Alexius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alexius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Malverde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Alexius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Malverde can't escape the position.
Alexius controlling his opponent. #T3#
Malverde tries to reverse the position but Alexius maintains control.
Malverde wants to control but Alexius is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius trying to control but Malverde is having none of it.
Malverde is wriggling around trying to escape. #T4#
Malverde tries to hold on but Alexius pushes him away.
Malverde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexius unloading with bombs!
Alexius lands a big shot there that rocks Malverde but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Malverde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malverde regains half guard.
Malverde is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malverde gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Alexius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malverde counters with a straight right hand.
Malverde lands a jab.
Malverde looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
Malverde missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Malverde.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Malverde moved out of range.
Alexius lands a nice shot that snaps Malverde's head back.
Malverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jesus Malverde is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius misses with a takedown attempt
and Malverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Alexius throws out a counter right but Malverde avoids it with no problem.
Malverde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius thuds his shin into the meat of Malverde's side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexius!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alexius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malverde is fending him off so far but Alexius persists. Nope, Malverde circles away and we're back to standing.
Malverde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexius throws a chopping leg kick but Malverde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Malverde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Malverde throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Alexius counters by clinching up. #T1#
Malverde comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Alexius.
Malverde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Malverde can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
Alexius takes a shot to the head.
Alexius scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malverde. #BC#
Malverde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malverde throws a shot from downtown. Alexius moves away and avoids it.
Malverde throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Malverde avoids them all with ease.
Alexius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malverde thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Jesus Malverde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Malverde misses its target.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
Alexius misses with a looping right.#T2#
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Malverde is just out of range.
Malverde seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Malverde.
Alexius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Malverde. Beautiful body shot.
Malverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexius.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malverde counters with a left to the body.
Jesus Malverde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius catches Malverde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Malverde works the jab nicely.
Alexius slips a jab from Malverde.
Malverde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Malverde is looking to slow Alexius down with leg kicks.
Alexius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malverde is able to avoid easily.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Malverde moved away.
Nice defenses there by Malverde.
Malverde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Malverde throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Alexius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malverde avoids it really well and circles away.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malverde was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malverde.
Alexius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alexius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Malverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malverde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexius moves out of range as Malverde strikes.
Alexius defending well as Malverde loads up on a big left hand.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Malverde avoids them all with ease.
Malverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malverde thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Alexius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malverde.
Malverde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
A leg kick checked by Malverde.
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!
Alexius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malverde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malverde scores with a leg kick.
Alexius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius slips a straight right by Malverde.
Malverde lands a slapping body shot.
Alexius lands a body shot.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Malverde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Malverde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexius swings for the body but Malverde moves out of range.
A jab from Malverde misses.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Malverde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexius doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Malverde dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Malverde 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.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Alexius wants to counter with a clinch but Malverde pushes him away.
Alexius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malverde can pounce on him.
Malverde misses with a looping left.
Malverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
Malverde lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Malverde as he connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Malverde has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malverde and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malverde is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alexius.
Nice takedown defense from Malverde. No joy for Alexius on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexius.
Alexius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malverde rather than just go for the knockout.
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Malverde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Malverde's ribs.
Alexius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malverde throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Alexius.#T1#
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Malverde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malverde scores with a spinning back kick!
Alexius shoots in but Malverde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Malverde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Malverde there.#CL2#
Alexius moves into range and clinches up with Malverde.
Alexius blocks an elbow strike.
Alexius throws a punch but it's blocked by Malverde.
Malverde lands with a short shot to the head.
Malverde lands a shoulder strike.
Malverde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Alexius.
Malverde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malverde throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malverde.
Alexius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexius takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Alexius wants to break free but Malverde has control.
Alexius scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
Malverde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alexius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malverde throws an elbow but it misses.
Malverde blocking some punches.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Malverde controls his hands.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Malverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malverde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexius can do to turn this around?
Malverde slips a jab and a cross from Alexius.
Alexius throws a right hand that Malverde ducks under and follows up with a left that Malverde also avoids with ease.
Malverde is looking to counter punch.
Alexius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malverde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexius's sensitive parts.
Malverde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexius.
Malverde lands a nice looking body shot.
Alexius lands an overhand right.#T3#
Alexius scores with a head kick.
Malverde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malverde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesus Malverde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius throws a big shot that misses.
Alexius staying out of range there.
Alexius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malverde. Malverde obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Malverde.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malverde lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alexius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malverde moves into range and connects with a jab.
Malverde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malverde scores with a body shot.
Malverde throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Malverde throws a hook to the side of Alexius's head but Alexius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malverde connects with a jab.#T4#
Alexius takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malverde.
Alexius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Malverde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius swinging wildly here.
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Malverde back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Malverde misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Malverde cracks the inside of Alexius's front leg.
Malverde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malverde lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexius will feel that in the morning.
Malverde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Malverde.
I think Malverde has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Malverde!
Jesus Malverde tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: ICS 14
Date: Mar 15, 2020

#R1#
Malverde throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.
Alexius wants to counter the offense by Malverde and move into the clinch position.
Nice takedown defense from Alexius. No joy for Malverde on that attempt.
Alexius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malverde dips to his left and cracks Alexius with an uppercut!
Alexius misses with a hook. Malverde ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Malverde misses.
Malverde staying out of range there.
Malverde fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexius just manages to avoid it.
Alexius misses with a combination
and Malverde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malverde 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.
Malverde chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexius can pounce on him.
A clash of legs there as Malverde blocks the low kick.
Alexius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malverde scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alexius lands with a cross.
Malverde cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Malverde. That one must have hurt.
Malverde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexius counters with a good low kick that Malverde was not able to check.
Malverde swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexius.
Alexius has control of an arm but Malverde manages to advance to Alexius's back!#T1#
Alexius tries to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #SUB#
Malverde looking for the choke but no joy.
Malverde trying to control.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Malverde biding his time, controlling Alexius.
Alexius turns into Malverde and is now in his guard.
Malverde manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alexius manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Malverde trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malverde looking to sit in guard and control but Alexius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Malverde wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Malverde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
Malverde looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
Alexius preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Malverde looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alexius passes into side control.
Malverde struggling a bit here.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alexius lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Malverde down.
Malverde tries to bench press Alexius off him but Alexius keeps the position.
Alexius working away.
Malverde trying to remain calm as Alexius controls from the top position.
Malverde can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Malverde tries to buck Alexius off but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malverde keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Malverde will probably get the nod.
That's time! Malverde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Alexius misses the jab.
Malverde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malverde throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius throws a front kick aimed at Malverde's knee but Malverde avoids it well.
Malverde is looking to counter punch.
Alexius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malverde jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alexius scores with a jab to the head.
Malverde throws a front kick that sends Alexius stumbling back into the cage.
Malverde throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Malverde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malverde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malverde is able to avoid easily.
Malverde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Alexius looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Malverde cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malverde slips a jab and a cross from Alexius.
Alexius moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malverde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexius.
Malverde misses with a left hand
and Alexius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Malverde misses its intended target. #T1#
Malverde misses with a straight right.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Malverde defends it well.
A solid body kick from Alexius.
Malverde swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Alexius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alexius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Malverde blocking some punches.
Malverde tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius is trying to push Malverde away but Malverde has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alexius is trying to break the clinch but Malverde has him pressed against the cage.
Malverde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land.
Malverde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
A right handed body shot lands from Malverde.
Alexius blocks the elbow strike. #BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch.
Malverde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jesus Malverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Malverde has Alexius up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malverde gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malverde misses with a body punch. #T2#
Malverde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malverde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malverde lands a nice elbow.
Malverde lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Malverde.
Alexius throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Alexius turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alexius manages to end up in side control.
Malverde is looking to reverse the position.
Malverde gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Malverde wants to improve his position but Alexius is controlling well.
Alexius is trying to control. Malverde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malverde manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malverde keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
Malverde is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexius is aware though and is defending well.
Alexius trying to control but Malverde is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Malverde working for submissions but it's allowed Alexius to get to half guard.
Malverde won't allow Alexius to pass to mount.
Alexius trying to control from half guard but Malverde is working away.
Alexius prevents Malverde from improving his position.
Malverde wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Malverde tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Malverde trying to hold on to Alexius's head to control him but Alexius postures up.
Alexius wants to stand but Malverde has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Malverde.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Malverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius misses with a hook. Malverde ducked under it nicely.
Malverde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malverde throws the left hand but Alexius avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Alexius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Malverde has a takedown stuffed.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alexius throws a head kick but Malverde moves out of range.
Malverde connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malverde moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexius moves out of range as Malverde strikes.
Malverde lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Alexius rushes Malverde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malverde tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malverde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malverde blocks a body shot from Alexius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land.
Malverde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alexius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Malverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Alexius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Alexius clinches.
Alexius working hard to break the clinch.
Alexius lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius avoids the elbow strike from Malverde, against the cage.
Malverde scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malverde tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Malverde lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Malverde.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malverde.
Alexius misses with some punches. #BC#
Malverde breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malverde misses with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Alexius.
Malverde misses with a hook.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malverde circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Malverde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexius scores with a body shot. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malverde is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alexius.
Malverde scores with a jab to the head.
Malverde stuffs the takedown attempt from Alexius. Alexius gets slowly back to his feet.
Malverde has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.#CL#
Malverde rushes Alexius and presses him up against the cage.
Jesus Malverde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malverde pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Malverde tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it. #BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alexius slips a straight right by Malverde.
Alexius throws a jab when Malverde was well out of range.
Malverde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexius.
Malverde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malverde.#T3#
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malverde tries to bum rush Alexius with a series of wild strikes but Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius looks to throw a body kick
enabling Malverde to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malverde throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Alexius prevents Malverde from improving his position.
Malverde gets full guard.
Alexius trying to control but Malverde is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Malverde looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily. #SUB#
Malverde working for a triangle but Alexius defends it easily. #T4#
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Malverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malverde looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malverde has Alexius pulled in close to control his posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bessarion Alexius.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: Tokyo Monday Night Raw
Date: Feb 17, 2020

#R1#
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexius has a takedown stuffed.
Rocker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alexius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocker takes one to the chin there.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Rocker throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Rocker throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius swings for the body but Rocker moves out of range.
Rocker throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Rocker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alexius tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Alexius tries to roll but Rocker sticks to his back.
Alexius prevents Rocker from getting a body triangle.
Rocker loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Alexius hold on?
Rocker struggling to land strikes to the head as Alexius covers up.
Good control from Rocker.
Alexius is really stuck here. #T2##SUB2#
Rocker patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Rocker controlling well, preventing Alexius from escaping the position.
Alexius covers up after that shot from Rocker.
Alexius wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Alexius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rocker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alexius because Rocker loaded up on that one.
Alexius is squirming around, avoiding Rocker's attempts to control the action.
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!
Rocker unloads with some shots from mount but Alexius bucks and avoids them well.
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.#T3#
Rocker avoids the attempt from Alexius to control.
Rocker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alexius because Rocker loaded up on that one.
Alexius manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Alexius trying to control here.
Rocker throwing shots but Alexius is blocking nicely.
Alexius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rocker wants to take a breather but Alexius is having none of it. #SUB2#
Rocker is looking for a kimura but Alexius is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rocker to get the leverage.
Rocker wants to pass the guard but Alexius is defending well.
Rocker throwing shots but Alexius is blocking nicely.
Alexius wants to control but Rocker is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Rocker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ram Rocker 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.
#R2#
Rocker misses with a hook.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Rocker saw that one coming.
Alexius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rocker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Alexius takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Rocker didn't see that one coming.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Rocker breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Alexius as Rocker shoots in.
Rocker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker looks to land a combination. Alexius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Rocker looks to land a combination. Alexius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rocker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rocker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alexius swivels and escapes.
Rocker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.
Rocker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rocker sprawls and moves away.
Alexius is looking to wear down Rocker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocker scores with a punch to the head.
Rocker throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
That kick from Alexius tenderised Rocker's leg. Rocker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Alexius moves into range and clinches up with Rocker.#BC2#
Rocker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Rocker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexius defends it nicely.
Bessarion Alexius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ram Rocker.
A big right from Rocker misses.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses.
Rocker is looking for the big counter here.
Rocker thows a body kick. Alexius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Alexius.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocker is just out of range.#TD#
Alexius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rocker sprawls well initially but Alexius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alexius trying to control the action but Rocker is working from the bottom.
Rocker is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Alexius stalling.
Rocker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alexius won't allow Rocker to sweep him here.
Rocker looking to control.
Rocker wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Rocker has his foot on Alexius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alexius works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alexius trying to control but Rocker is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Alexius is sitting in close to Rocker's body. Rocker has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alexius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alexius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rocker.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ram Rocker!
In his post fight interview, Ram Rocker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Bessarion Alexius was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: CEC 690 Vilson vs Grande
Date: Jan 18, 2020

#R1#
Alexius misses with a jab to the body
letting Reich counter with a right hand.
Alexius misses with a left hand
enabling Reich to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexius takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Alexius breaks from the clinch.
Reich avoids a kick to the body.
Reich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Reich's corner calls for a 1-2. Reich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexius misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Reich.
Reich misses with a straight left.
Alexius thows a leg kick but Reich checks it
and Reich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Alexius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reich to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Reich circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Reich misses the target.
Alexius digs a good hook to Reich's body.
Alexius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alexius keeps Reich at a distance using the push kick.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Reich throwing a counter right hand but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses.
Alexius lands with a cross.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reich was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Reich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reich pinned against the cage. Reich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reich tried to counter with a leg kick but Alexius avoided it.
Alexius misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Alexius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Nice shot by Alexius.
Reich thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Alexius shoots in and drives through. Reich sprawls well.
Jarred Reich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Alexius instigates a clinch.
Alexius pushes Reich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reich pushes Alexius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Reich.
Reich tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Reich tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Reich back against the cage.
Reich misses with a body punch.
Reich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
A nice left hand lands by Alexius.
Reich tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Reich back against the cage.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Alexius lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Alexius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reich tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Reich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Reich keeps moving. #T4#
Alexius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reich seems keen to control Alexius's posture.
Alexius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jarred Reich will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Alexius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reich counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alexius is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reich throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reich. Reich obviously looking to wear him down.
Reich looks to throw a body kick
and Alexius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reich finds it's way round the side to connect with Alexius's head.
Reich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius tries to move into range but Reich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Reich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alexius defending well as Reich loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jarred Reich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius motions for Reich to come forward. Alexius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reich slips a jab from Alexius.
Reich throws a nice head kick!
Alexius looks to clinch
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reich stuns Alexius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reich cracks the inside of Alexius's front leg.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexius.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reich manages to avoid it.#T2#
Reich slips a jab and a cross from Alexius.
Reich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reich motions for Alexius to come forward. Reich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Alexius tries to counter it with a takedown but Reich pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alexius throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius walks into a left hand.
Alexius walks into a straight right hand from Reich.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarred Reich is winning the standup battle so far.
Reich slips a straight right by Alexius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexius.
Reich is looking to slow Alexius down with leg kicks.
Alexius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Reich misses. #T3#
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Reich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexius wants to clinch.
Alexius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reich thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Reich scoring well with a low kick there.
Reich is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Reich.
Reich cracks Alexius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alexius finds it's way round the side to connect with Reich's head.
Reich defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Alexius swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T4#
Reich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexius jabs Reich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexius checks a low kick from Reich.
Reich looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius checks the leg kick.
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reich misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Alexius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alexius.
Alexius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reich can pounce on him.
Alexius with a poor takedown
and Reich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Alexius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alexius misses with a takedown
and Reich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarred Reich dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Alexius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reich throwing a counter right hand but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexius lands a jab to Reich's midsection.
Reich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexius blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexius slips a jab from Reich.
Alexius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reich manages to avoid it.
Alexius lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Nice body punch from Alexius.
Reich lands with a right hand.
Reich scores with a jab. Alexius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexius.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Reich moves out of range.
Reich misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Alexius misses.
Alexius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
Alexius misses with a hook. Reich ducked under it nicely.
Reich thinks about countering with a head kick.
Alexius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alexius lands a jab to Reich's midsection.
Reich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alexius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reich counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alexius throws a hook but Reich blocks it.
Reich is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reich.
Alexius thows a leg kick but Reich checks it
and Reich counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexius misses with a lunging right hand
and Reich counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexius has his takedown stuffed
and Reich counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Reich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reich avoids the head kick by Alexius.
Reich punishes Alexius's body with a nice straight punch.
Reich throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Reich throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius scores with the left hand. Reich knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius cracks Reich with a good jab.
Reich cracks Alexius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alexius avoids the head kick by Reich. #TD2#
Alexius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alexius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reich tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Alexius tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reich's legs.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reich keeps working. #SU2#
Alexius decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius shoots in but no luck this time.
Reich is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexius as he connects with a hook.
Reich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alexius. Alexius obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reich has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jarred Reich!
Jarred Reich decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: CEC 688
Date: Dec 21, 2019

#R1#
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick
and Mac Airt counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexius blocks a jab.#CL2#
Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.
Mac Airt misses with some punches.
Mac Airt digs a right hand into Alexius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexius's gas tank.
We've been informed that Alexius has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
Mac Airt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.
Mac Airt throws a head punch that misses.
Mac Airt cracks Alexius with a nice body shot.
Alexius looks winded!
Mac Airt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexius or not. #BC2#
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac Airt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt scores with a jab. Alexius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mac Airt scores with a jab to the head.
Alexius's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mac Airt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alexius scrambles back to his feet.
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Alexius gets tackled into the cage by Mac Airt. Mac Airt maintains the clinch. #T1#
Mac Airt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius. #BC#
Mac Airt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Mac Airt moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mac Airt throws out a powerful jab.#ROC#
Alexius is rocked!
Mac Airt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mac Airt misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Alexius cracks Mac Airt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mac Airt looks to land a left hand but Alexius moved out of range nicely.
Alexius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mac Airt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac Airt 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.
Mac Airt throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Alexius steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mac Airt.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alexius is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac Airt finish him?
Mac Airt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alexius defending well as Mac Airt loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac Airt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac Airt lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Alexius up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mac Airt from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Alexius's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cormac Mac Airt!
After winning the bout, Cormac Mac Airt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: CEC 684
Date: Nov 23, 2019

#R1#
Alexius 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexius. #CL#
Alexius clinches.
Chonan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
Alexius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexius gets through Chonan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chonan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow.
Alexius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Alexius.
A nice left hand lands by Alexius. #BC#
Alexius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Alexius shoots in and bounces Chonan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Chonan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Alexius presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1#
Chonan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chonan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Alexius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
Alexius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Alexius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chonan tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexius avoids the elbow strike from Chonan, against the cage.
Alexius scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonan lands a nice shot to the body.
Chonan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Alexius cracks Chonan with a nice body shot.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chonan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chonan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alexius's efforts to push away.
Chonan tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Chonan.
Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Alexius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexius has a couple of punches blocked by Chonan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chonan.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Chonan avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Alexius.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alexius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Chonan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chonan misses with an elbow strike.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Chonan. #TD#
Alexius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chonan regains guard.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Chonan 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.
Alexius's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Chonan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chonan keeping full guard, as Alexius tries to pass.
Alexius pushes down on Chonan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chonan tries to kick Alexius off but Alexius keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alexius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chonan is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
#R2#
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.
Chonan slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius jabs Chonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chonan avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius lands a jab to Chonan's midsection.
Chonan defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Chonan tries to counter with a clinch but Alexius shakes him off and moves away.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Alexius.
Alexius needs to keep his hands up - Chonan had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chonan but Chonan pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Alexius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chonan.
Alexius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.#CL#
Alexius gets a clinch.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
Chonan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexius blocks it with crossed arms.
Chonan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chonan misses with a punch to the body.
Chonan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alexius avoiding damage.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike. #T2##BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chonan can do to turn this around?
Alexius swings widly with a right hand
and Chonan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Piranha Chonan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chonan scores with the left hand. Alexius knows he should have avoided that one.
Chonan slips under a jab.
Chonan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chonan looks to land a left hand but Alexius moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Alexius has Chonan up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonan can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action. #TD#
Alexius wants the takedown. Chonan is fighting it off but Alexius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Chonan's guard against the cage.
Chonan is looking to stand back up but Alexius counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chonan. #T3##REVB#
Chonan is looking to get back to full guard here but Alexius has managed to pass to side control instead.#ES2#
Chonan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Chonan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius jabs at Chonan's body.
Alexius dips to his left and cracks Chonan with an uppercut!
Alexius scores with a punch to the head.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Chonan didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Chonan misses the target.
Alexius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alexius tries to score with a low kick but Chonan moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius lands with a hook. Chonan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Alexius throws a leg kick but Chonan checks it.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Chonan takes one to the side of the head.
Chonan misses with a straight right.
Chonan checks a low kick from Alexius.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chonan.
Chonan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chonan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexius stuns Chonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexius shoots in looking for a takedown. Chonan tries to sprawl out of it but Alexius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chonan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chonan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
Alexius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chonan is trying to defend but Alexius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chonan moves away.
Alexius cracks Chonan with an open hand slap.
Chonan works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Chonan pushes Alexius up against the cage in a clinch.
Chonan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chonan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chonan tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Chonan controls the action.
Alexius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chonan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonan scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Chonan tries to clinch up but Alexius circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Chonan saw that one coming. #T1#
Alexius feints and then cracks Chonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chonan down.
Chonan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexius.
Chonan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexius. Chonan shrugs it off though.
Alexius shoots for a takedown but Chonan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chonan blocks a head kick by Alexius. #CL2#
Chonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chonan pushes Alexius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius tries a body shot but Chonan blocks it.
Alexius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chonan is keeping busy.
Chonan lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Alexius gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Chonan tries to kick Alexius off in order to stand up. Alexius Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chonan keeps working.
Piranha Chonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Chonan is looking for a sweep.
Chonan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alexius's best efforts.
Alexius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chonan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #ES2#
Chonan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Alexius misses with an uppercut. Chonan saw that one coming.
Alexius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chonan loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.#TD#
Alexius scores with a takedown into Chonan's guard.#T3#
Chonan wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexius throwing strikes but missing.
Chonan keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Chonan has his feet on Alexius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chonan tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chonan won't be happy with that.
Chonan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Alexius staying calm.#T4#
Alexius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chonan wants to get back to his feet but Alexius is dominant here and he's now got Chonan's back!
Chonan is keeping busy.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Alexius controlling the positon.
Chonan tries to roll but Alexius sticks to his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bessarion Alexius.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
A very excited looking Bessarion Alexius rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CEC Halloween
Date: Oct 31, 2019

#R1#
Alexius punishes Portis's body with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Alexius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alexius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alexius throws a big elbow that misses.
Portis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Alexius 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.
Alexius controls Portis momentarily but Portis frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Portis prevents Alexius from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Portis preventing the sweep.
Portis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexius pulls Portis in to control the position.
Portis trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Portis preventing the sweep.
Portis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Portis won't allow Alexius to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Portis.
Alexius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Portis.
Alexius darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Alexius walks into a jab.
Portis throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot.
Alexius 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.
Jackson Portis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Portis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius cracks Portis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Portis as he jumps to the side.
Alexius throws a push kick but Portis slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Portis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portis misses the body punch #CL#
and Alexius moves into the clinch.#T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alexius as Portis tries to tie him up. #BC#
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Portis saw that one coming.
Alexius throws a right and a left that Portis avoids nicely.
Alexius lands with a nice body punch.
Alexius lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Portis but Portis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Portis lands the left hand.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius misses with a head kick. #T4#
Portis misses the jab.
Alexius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexius throws a head kick but Portis moves out of range.
Portis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Portis.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Portis breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
and Portis counters with a straight right hand.
Alexius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Portis's head backwards.
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Portis.
Portis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Portis scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexius tries to clinch up but Portis circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Portis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Portis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alexius connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Portis misses with a wild combination.
Portis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexius paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Alexius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alexius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Portis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Portis breaks Alexius's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Alexius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexius controlling Portis's posture.
Portis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1#
Portis looking to sit in guard and control but Alexius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius trying to control but Portis is working from the bottom.
Portis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexius preventing the sweep. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Portis working a defensive guard here.
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Portis pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Alexius won't allow Portis to sweep him here. #T3#
Alexius wants to control from the top but Portis keeps moving.
Alexius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Portis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Portis swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Portis.
Portis loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexius. Portis shrugs it off though.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL2#
Portis closes the distance and pushes Alexius back into the cage.
Portis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portis backwards.
Portis gets through Alexius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexius is trying to maintain a safe position but Portis gets an underhook and turns Alexius into the cage.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexius tries to break the clinch but Portis is controlling the position.
Portis misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexius looking for a takedown.
Portis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Portis prevents a body shot from Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jackson Portis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Alexius is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.#CL#
Alexius moves into the clinch.
Portis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Alexius tries to break free but Portis pushes him back against the cage.
Portis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Portis misses with a knee strike. #BC2#
Portis breaks from the clinch.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Alexius moves away and avoids it.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Portis checks it. #T1#
Portis blocks a low kick nicely.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Portis's sensitive parts.
Alexius cracks the inside of Portis's front leg.
Alexius throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Portis counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexius.
Alexius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Portis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Portis dodges the punch combination from Alexius.
Portis throws out a counter right but Alexius avoids it with no problem.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius is looking to wear down Portis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Portis lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.#T2##TD#
Alexius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Portis is trying to defend but Alexius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Portis kicks off Alexius and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Portis misses with a looping left.
Alexius misses with a takedown
and Portis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Portis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Alexius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Portis if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Portis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius feints and then cracks Portis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Portis down.
Alexius jabs Portis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
Portis throws a nice looking combination but Alexius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius scores with a head kick.
Alexius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexius is just out of range.
Alexius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Alexius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alexius.#TD#
Alexius shoots in and gets a takedown into Portis's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Portis keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Portis wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
Portis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: CEC INVASION
Date: Sep 30, 2019

#R1#
Alexius throws a jab when Partio was well out of range.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Partio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexius tries to move into range but Partio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Alexius misses.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Partio counters with a body kick.
Alexius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Partio connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Alexius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Alexius connects with a looping right hand.
Alexius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Partio circles away.
Alexius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Partio lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius is looking to counter with a body kick.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Alexius 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.
Alexius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alexius avoids a kick to the body.
Alexius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Partio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alexius slips a jab from Partio.
Partio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Partio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Partio.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've been informed that Partio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Partio misses with a hook.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Alexius moved away.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexius.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Alexius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Partio as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Partio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Partio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Partio.#TD#
Alexius scores with a takedown into Partio's guard.#ES2#
Partio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Partio.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Alexius saw it coming and moves away.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Partio moves away from the strike by Alexius. #T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Partio. That's going to slow Alexius down.
Partio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Polliisi Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Partio is quick to defend against it.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Alexius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Alexius.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Partio sprawls and moves away.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Partio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Partio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alexius throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Partio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius misses with a body shot.
Alexius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Partio cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Partio throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side.
Alexius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Partio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Partio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alexius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Partio.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Partio scores with a kick to the body.
Partio slips a straight right by Alexius.
Alexius is looking to wear down Partio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Partio delivers a nice body kick.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio clobbers Alexius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Partio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alexius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Partio 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polliisi Partio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Alexius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Partio tries to score with a low kick but Alexius moves his leg out of the way.
Alexius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Partio tries to avoid it but Alexius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Partio to the ground. Partio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Partio moves away from the strike by Alexius.
Alexius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alexius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexius will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius walks into a straight right hand from Partio.
Partio misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Nice body kick from Partio.
Polliisi Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio jabs Alexius right on the nose. Alexius blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexius throws a big shot that misses.
Alexius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Partio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
Alexius tries to clinch up.
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Alexius. Beautiful body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Alexius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Partio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexius.
Partio digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.
Partio throws a good cross that connects.
Alexius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Partio blocks the low kick.
Alexius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Partio.
Partio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Partio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
Partio throws out a powerful jab.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Partio looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius scores with a hook.
Alexius is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius throws out a loose jab but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Partio catches Alexius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Partio fakes the leg kick and cracks Alexius in the body.
Alexius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Partio scores with a leg kick.
Alexius checks a low kick from Partio.
Nice shot by Partio.
Alexius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Partio thuds his shin into the meat of Alexius's side.
Partio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexius. That did some damage!
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partio.#T3#
Partio fakes the leg kick and cracks Alexius in the body.
Partio cracks Alexius with a good jab.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Partio connects with a right hand. Alexius shakes it off.#ROC2#
Alexius is rocked!
Partio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Alexius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Alexius misses.
Alexius seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexius throws a right and a left that Partio avoids nicely.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
As Partio tries to get set, Alexius tries to push him back and clinch up but Partio manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Alexius.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexius throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Alexius dives in for a single leg takedown but Partio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Partio lands a jab.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius scores with a three punch combo!
Polliisi Partio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexius.
Partio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexius throws out a loose jab but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Partio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Partio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Partio wants it to stay on the feet.
Partio throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio cracks Alexius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Partio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polliisi Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Partio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Partio as he avoids it easily.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.
Alexius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Partio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Partio connects with a single shot there.
Partio slips a jab from Alexius.
Partio jabs Alexius right on the nose. Alexius blinks but takes it well.
Alexius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexius avoids the body shot from Partio.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alexius.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Partio breaks away and moves out of range.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexius wants to clinch.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Alexius moved out of range nicely.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.#T1#
Alexius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
Partio lands a leg kick that knocks Alexius off balance momentarily.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Partio throws a jab when Alexius was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Alexius misses the target.
Partio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Alexius finds it's target.
Alexius will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Partio defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Alexius misses with a left hand
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexius blocks the body kick.
Partio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alexius.
Nice shot by Alexius.
Partio misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Alexius - just one landing.
Alexius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alexius's calf.
That kick from Partio tenderised Alexius's leg. Alexius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Partio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Partio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Partio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
Alexius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partio can pounce on him.
Partio lunges at Alexius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alexius's hand.
Partio is looking to slow Alexius down with leg kicks. #T3#
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexius feinted with a counter takedown.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alexius.
Good shot there by Partio.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot.
Partio scores with a nice head shot.
Alexius moves away from the strike by Partio.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Alexius throws the left hand but Partio avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Alexius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Partio is on top in guard. #REVB##T4#
Alexius working a defensive guard here.
Partio pushes down on Alexius's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Partio wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alexius is refusing to be controlled, as Partio sits in half guard.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alexius is in trouble now - Partio has advanced to mount! #SU2#
Partio get's back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polliisi Partio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Partio 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polliisi Partio!
A less than humble Polliisi Partio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: NSC 55: McDonald vs Brandis
Date: Sep 10, 2019

#R1#
Vettori lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Vettori avoids it well.
Vettori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alexius under the eye.
Alexius 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.
Alexius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vettori.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Vettori breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Vettori tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vettori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vettori throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Vettori bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexius's head backwards.
Alexius's corner calls for a 1-2. Alexius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Vettori misses its intended target.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.#CL#
Alexius pushes Vettori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vettori tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alexius just stands there and leans against the ropes.#BC#
Alexius breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Alexius gets a clinch. #T1#
Vettori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #BC#
Alexius breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Alexius forces Vettori back against the ropes and clinches.
Vettori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vettori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vettori misses with the head strike.
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD#
Alexius works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vettori working a defensive guard here.
Vettori is looking to sweep but instead, Alexius has passed into half guard.
Alexius is trying to control the action in half guard but Vettori is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
Alexius working Vettori over with strikes.
Vettori pushes Alexius off looking to stand but Alexius dives back in and keeps control.
Alexius is just content to waste time from the top position. Vettori takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Alexius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Our spies down at at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) inform us that Vettori has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Vettori escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Vettori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vettori misses with a hook.#TD#
Alexius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alexius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vettori is not content to let Alexius control the position.
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.
Still in half guard, Alexius seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vettori's head.
Vettori tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexius is thwarting Vettori's attempts to control the position.#T1#
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Alexius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vettori trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vettori manages to avoid it.
Vettori lands with an uppercut that bounces Alexius off the ropes and back into range.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vettori moves away.#T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Alexius as he connects with a hook.
Vettori blocks a jab.
Vettori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL2#
Alexius gets tackled into the ropes by Vettori. Vettori maintains the clinch.
Vettori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vettori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vettori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vettori wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses.
Marvin Vettori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vettori just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori lands a jab to the head.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Vettori avoids them all with ease.
Vettori lands a body shot.
Vettori misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Vettori misses with a hook #TD#
and Alexius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexius.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alexius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vettori keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully. #T1##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Vettori checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Vettori is just out of range.#TD#
Alexius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alexius just content to control the position. #T2#
A control attempt from Vettori but he's now mounted!
Vettori is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexius has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexius wants to control the pace but Vettori is squirming around nicely.
Alexius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vettori working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Alexius walks into a jab.
Vettori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vettori checks a leg kick.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vettori shoots in for a takedown but Alexius shows good takedown defense.
Vettori jabs at Alexius's body.
Alexius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vettori.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Alexius gets caught flat footed, as Vettori shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius keeping full guard, as Vettori tries to pass.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Vettori from controlling successfully. #T1#
Vettori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vettori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vettori wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vettori at a distance.
Vettori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vettori misses with a double jab.
Vettori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vettori lands with a nice body punch.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Vettori moves out of range easily.
Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vettori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexius looks to land a left hand but Vettori moved out of range nicely.
Vettori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vettori.
Vettori tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Vettori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vettori fails with the takedown#CL#
and Alexius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Marvin Vettori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Alexius slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vettori is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vettori takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Alexius 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.
Vettori walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vettori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vettori takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vettori misses with a body shot.
Vettori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.#T1##TD#
Alexius gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vettori manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marvin Vettori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alexius postures up.
Alexius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alexius wants to control but Vettori is keeping him busy. #T2#
Alexius controlling the action here.
Vettori is refusing to be controlled, as Alexius sits in half guard.
Alexius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vettori feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alexiuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alexius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vettori finds it's way round the side to connect with Alexius's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!

Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
Bessarion Alexius retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Bessarion Alexius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: NSC 49: McDonald vs Tatum
Date: Aug 20, 2019

#R1#
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Justesen's ribs.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justesen connects with a looping right hand.
Justesen throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Justesen's ribs.
Alexius 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.#TD#
Justesen tries to sprawl but Alexius drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alexius is looking to advance position but Justesen won't allow it.
Alexius trying to control the pace.
Justesen is positioning himself well to prevent Alexius advancing to mount. #T1#
Justesen is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexius stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alexius is thwarting Justesen's attempts to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice cross by Alexius.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justesen circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius defending well as Justesen loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justesen, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Justesen misses the target.
It looked like Alexius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justesen.
Justesen avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Justesen throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
Justesen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justesen manages to avoid it.
Justesen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Justesen digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.
Justesen feints a jab promting Alexius to slip. Justesen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alexius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Justesen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justesen misses with a hook
and Alexius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Justesen.
A shot to the liver by Alexius. Beautiful body shot.
Justesen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alexius jabs Justesen right on the nose. Justesen blinks but takes it well.
Alexius misses with a looping left.
Alexius is looking to wear down Justesen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alexius tries to move into range but Justesen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alexius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Justesen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Justesen just misses with a punch 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!
Alexius 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.
A slow jab from Alexius misses its intended target.
Alexius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justesen.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justesen circles away quickly and effectively.
Justesen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Justesen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alexius on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexius, right into the meat.
Jonas Justesen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justesen misses with a hook.
Justesen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justesen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Justesen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justesen tests Alexius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexius checks a low kick from Justesen.
Justesen lands a nice looking body shot.
Justesen misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Justesen misses #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius trying to control but Justesen is working from the bottom.
Justesen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexius is one step ahead there. #T2#
Justesen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Justesen pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Alexius looking to sit in guard and control but Justesen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonas Justesen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Justesen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alexius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Justesen manages to circle out of the way.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justesen moves away.
Justesen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Justesen defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Justesen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexius throws out a leg kick but Justesen moves out of range and Alexius only half commits.
Nice uppercut there from Justesen.
Alexius jabs Justesen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Justesen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius misses with the combination. #CL#
Alexius closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Justesen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Alexius misses.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justesen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexius's head backwards.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justesen.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justesen.
Justesen checks a leg kick nicely.
Alexius looks to land a left hand but Justesen moved out of range nicely.
Alexius throws a body punch but Justesen moves out of range.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Justesen moved away.
Alexius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Justesen throws a hook to the side of Alexius's head but Alexius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justesen scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Justesen feints and as Alexius raises his hands in defense, Justesen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Alexius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Justesen wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Justesen is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius clearly takes 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.
#R4#
Justesen connects with a body shot that sends Alexius's belly button to the back.
Alexius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justesen's hands.
Alexius wants to clinch.#TD2#
Justesen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Justesen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius sneaks back into half guard.
Justesen is looking to take a break and control but Alexius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Justesen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Alexius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justesen.
Alexius is looking to control Justesen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alexius avoid being mounted?
Justesen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alexius is looking to get back to full guard here but Justesen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Justesen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justesen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justesen tries to score with some ground and pound. Alexius controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Justesen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexius keeps working.
Alexius is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Justesen tries to pass to full mount but Alexius defends it.
Alexius is looking to get back to is feet but Justesen passes into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justesen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justesen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Justesen dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Justesen misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Justesen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justesen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Justesen feints the counter takedown.
Alexius scores with a nice strike.
Justesen slips a jab from Alexius.
Alexius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexius tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Justesen misses.
Alexius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Alexius throws a front kick that sends Justesen stumbling back into the ropes.#T1##TD2#
Justesen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alexius is trying to defend but Justesen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Justesen lands with a punch from half guard.
Alexius tries to get to full guard but Justesen has control of the leg.
Justesen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justesen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexius is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Justesen is looking to advance position but Alexius won't allow it.
Justesen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justesen is just content to waste time from the top position. Alexius takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexius is on top in guard. #REVR#
Justesen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jonas Justesen!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!

Bessarion Alexius wins by split decision!
Bessarion Alexius retains his welterweight title!
Bessarion Alexius tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: NSC 41: Glatt vs Shorton
Date: Jul 23, 2019

#R1#
Munson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alexius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Alexius.
Alexius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Munson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Munson throws a head kick that misses.
Alexius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Munson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Alexius misses its intended target.
Alexius moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMunson.
Munson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick.
Munson throws a big shot that misses.
Alexius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munson slips a straight right by Alexius.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munson.
Alexius is looking to counter the offense by Munson and move into the clinch.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Munson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice jab there from Alexius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius avoids the head kick by Munson.
Munson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius attempts a counter takedown but Munson avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Munson throws a leg kick but Alexius checks it.
Munson needs to keep his hands up - Alexius had a free shot at his head there.
Munson tries to land a leg kick but Alexius saw it coming and moves away.
Alexius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Munson manages to circle out of the way.#TD#
Alexius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Munson keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Munson controls Alexius momentarily but Alexius frees himself.
Munson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Munson looking to control.
Alexius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Munson wants to sweep but no luck. #T2##SUB2#
Alexius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Munson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexius has managed to get both his arms back between Munson's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Munson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Alexius has picked Munson up and slammed him! Munson can't keep hold of the triangle and Alexius manages to pass to side control!
Munson sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Munson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Munson tries to roll over but Alexius keeps him under control.
Alexius moves nicely into side control.
Alexius trying to control the position but Munson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Munson throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Munson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Munson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Alexius misses.
Munson throws a wild body kick that Alexius sees coming a mile off.
Alexius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alexius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Munson tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius scores with a head kick. Munson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexius misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Munson. That did some damage!
Munson checks a leg kick.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Munson is just out of range.
Munson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Munson.
Alexius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Munson's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Alexius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Munson is looking to reverse the position.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munson keeps working.
Munson is looking to reverse the position.
Munson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alexius off and has taken his back!
Our spies down at at Shark Tank MMA inform us that Munson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alexius is really stuck here. #SUB2#
Munson is looking for the choke from the back position but Alexius is controlling his hands well. #SUB2#
Munson is persistently looking for the submission but Alexius is defending it well.
Munson is hanging on to Alexius's back as he tries to escape. #T2##SUB2#
Munson is persistently looking for the submission but Alexius is defending it well. #SUB2#
Munson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Alexius has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least! #SUB2#
Alexius is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Munson gets his way! #SUB2#
Munson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Munson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Alexius blocks a head kick by Munson. #TD#
Alexius gets a takedown into half guard.
Munson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alexius has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Munson is squirming around, avoiding Alexius's attempts to control the action.
Alexius avoids the attempt from Munson to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson is looking to get to half guard.
Munson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1#
Alexius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alexius tries to control but Munson wriggling away.
Munson is looking to improve his position but Alexius isn't that keen on the idea.
Munson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Munson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexius controlling from the full mount.
Munson is working to get back to half guard. #T2#
Alexius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Munson is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexius has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexius prevents Munson from getting the reversal.
Alexius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4##TD#
Alexius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Munson quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB2#
Munson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexius pulls his head out easily.
Alexius is keen to just control but Munson is a slippery customer.
Munson tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Munson is not content to let Alexius control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius prevents Munson from standing back up.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munson keeps working.
Munson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T1#
Alexius landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alexius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Munson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munson controls Alexius momentarily but Alexius frees himself.
Alexius cracks Munson with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Munson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Munson has his foot on Alexius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alexius works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Munson keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Munson is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Alexius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Munson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Munson misses with a low kick.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Munson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius scores with a push kick.
Munson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Alexius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Munson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#TD#
Alexius gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Alexius prevents Munson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius had his way with Robert Munson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Alexius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Robert Munson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Munson moves out of range.
Munson tries to land a front kick but Alexius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexius with a nice cross.
Alexius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL2#
Munson gets a clinch.
Alexius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munson backwards.
Munson has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Munson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munson is pressed up against the ropes. Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Munson down to the mat. Munson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Munson throws a wild body kick that Alexius sees coming a mile off.
Alexius slips under a jab.
Alexius works over Munson's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Munson flicks out a counter leg kick but Alexius steps away.
Munson looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.#T1#
Alexius misses with a double jab.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Munson slips the punch.
Munson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
Munson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alexius's head.
Munson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munson misses with an uppercut
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius blocks a head kick by Munson.
Munson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Alexius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munson drops his hands momentarily and Alexius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alexius moves forwards but Munson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Munson misses with a kick to the body.
Munson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munson defending well as Alexius loads up on a big left hand.
Munson misses with a kick to the body.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munson on the side of the head.#T2#
Alexius jabs Munson right on the nose. Munson blinks but takes it well.
Alexius throws a right and a left that Munson avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Munson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexius lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexius with a nice cross.
Munson avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius lands a jab.
Alexius checks a low kick from Munson.
Alexius lands with a good body shot.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Munson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alexius.
Munson misses with a hook.
Robert Munson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexius is out of range and Munson settles back down.
Alexius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

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 5 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!

Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
Bessarion Alexius retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Bessarion Alexius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: NSC 35: Filch vs Cha
Date: Jun 25, 2019

#R1#
Alexius misses with an uppercut
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexius dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Harris wants to clinch.#CL#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Alexius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexius.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Harris scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Alexius lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Alexius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexius lands a left hand.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexius misses with some punches.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
Alexius pushes Harris back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius. #BC#
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Harris throws a combination that misses
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body. #TD2#
Alexius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harris struggling a bit here.
Alexius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harris is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alexius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Harris wants to clinch up but Alexius keeps it at a distance.
Alexius works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris swings for the body but Alexius moves out of range.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius throws a one two combo.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alexius controlling the pace.
Harris wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alexius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Alexius is stalling here. Harris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alexius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #T2#
Alexius is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris wants to stand but Alexius has his arm trapped.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Harris looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Alexius circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Alexius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch
and Alexius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Harris pushes Alexius back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris lands a right hand.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris misses with some punches. #BC2#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris connects with the punch.
Alexius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris wants to clinch.
Alexius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Alexius throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Alexius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris looks to clinch
and Alexius counters with a right hand to the body.
Alexius throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Alexius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harris is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
As Alexius tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Alexius manages to avoid the attempt.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Harris moves into range and clinches up with Alexius.
Harris is pressed up against the ropes. Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harris down to the mat. Harris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Harris forces Alexius back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Harris.
Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
Harris is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
Harris scores with a jab. Alexius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Alexius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris looks to clinch #TD2#
and Alexius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexius forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Alexius looks to land a strike but Harris avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alexius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Harris clinches up with Alexius and pushes him back against the ropes.#TD2#
Alexius gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harris regains guard.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Harris's ribs.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius misses with a body kick.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius avoids the body shot from Harris.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Harris checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris sets himself, and Alexius steps forward looking for the clinch! Harris avoids it this time.#CL#
Harris clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexius.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #T1#
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexius lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Alexius works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Alexius tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alexius lands with a right to the head.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anselmo Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land. #BC2#
Alexius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anselmo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexius circles away. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Harris wants to clinch.
Alexius looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Harris rushes Alexius and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Anni Minnemäki 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!
Bessarion Alexius is the new welterweight champion!
Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: NSC 31: Maximus vs Nielsen
Date: Jun 11, 2019

#R1#
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Alexius tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Harris scores with a punch to the head.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Alexius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harris really felt that one!
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Alexius cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexius circles away.
Harris digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.#CL#
Harris drives through and clinches with Alexius against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius prevents a body shot from Harris. #BC2#
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Harris tries to clinch up but Alexius circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alexius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexius tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Harris stuffs the takedown attempt from Alexius. Alexius gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius digs a good hook to Harris's body.
A big left from Harris misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alexius! But no joy.
Alexius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexius throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables Alexius to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harris is trying to control the position but Alexius postures up.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexius's guard. #REVR#
Harris won't allow Alexius to sweep him here. #T2#
Harris trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Alexius has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harris has passed into side control.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Alexius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Harris closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a takedown into side control.
Alexius wants to control but Harris is keeping him busy.
Alexius tries to advance to mount but Harris instead regains half guard.
Harris trying to hold on to Alexius's head to control him but Alexius postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Alexius sits in half guard. #T1#
Alexius wants to pass to mount but Harris is defending the position.
Alexius not doing much here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alexius wants to pass the guard but Harris is defending well.
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Harris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL#
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Alexius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Alexius tries to tie him up.
Alexius is trying to drag Harris to the mat but Harris just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow.
Alexius tries to stall but Harris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Alexius wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harris defends it well.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alexius in his tracks. #CL#
Alexius gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Harris prevents Alexius from breaking the clinch.
Alexius takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Harris tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Alexius's head.
Alexius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Alexius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Harris moves into the clinch.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harris has him pressed against the ropes.#T2##BC#
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris checks a low kick from Alexius.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Alexius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris tries to clinch up but Alexius circles away and keeps his distance.
Alexius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Harris 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.#CL#
Harris darts in and clinches Alexius up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Harris is looking to clinch but Alexius is avoiding it.
Alexius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alexius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris tests Alexius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris misses the jab.#T1#
Alexius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alexius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Alexius settles back down.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Alexius does it's job there.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Alexius moves into the clinch.
Alexius lands a body punch.
Alexius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harris wants to clinch but Alexius slips to the side
and Alexius counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris wants to clinch up but Alexius keeps it at a distance.
Anselmo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Alexius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Alexius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Harris tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range. #CL#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris stops a takedown attempt from Alexius.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Alexius keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Alexius gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Alexius tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the ropes.
Alexius throws a head punch that misses.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexius is keeping busy.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Alexius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Harris working aggressively here.
Alexius misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Alexius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Harris tries to clinch there but Alexius circles away.
Harris digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.
Harris 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.#CL#
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexius is looking to break free of the clinch but Harris has double underhooks.
Harris is leaning against Alexius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alexius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow. #BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch. #CL#
Harris closes the distance and pushes Alexius back into the ropes.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Alexius scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the ropes. #BC2#
Alexius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexius takes one on the button.
Harris tries to clinch there but Alexius circles away. #CL#
Harris moves into the clinch.
Alexius misses with some punches.
A short left from Alexius.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bessarion Alexius.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!

The fight ends as a draw!
Anselmo Harris retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

Event: NSC 25: Maximus vs Twborg
Date: May 21, 2019

#R1#
Alexius avoids the head kick by Dalton.
We've been hearing reports that Alexius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dalton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Dalton circles away.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Dalton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius won't allow Dalton to get back to his feet.
Dalton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Alexius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dalton's guard.
Alexius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dalton pushes Alexius off looking to stand but Alexius dives back in and keeps control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dalton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dalton throws a jab when Alexius was well out of range.
Alexius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nick Dalton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalton throws a leg kick that misses.
As Dalton tries to get set, Alexius tries to push him back and clinch up but Dalton manages to avoid the attempt.
Dalton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Dalton avoids it well.
Dalton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dalton 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 is looking to counter with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton misses with an uppercut.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalton misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Alexius clinches up with Dalton and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Dalton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexius is out of range and Dalton settles back down.
Dalton misses with a low kick.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alexius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalton moves away.
Dalton misses with a left hand
and Alexius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalton throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dalton lands a lovely overhand right.
Dalton misses with a body shot.
Dalton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dalton throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Dalton avoids it well.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Dalton.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dalton can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Dalton. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexius throws a counter high kick but Dalton was just alert enough to avoid it.
Alexius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dalton on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alexius checks a leg kick.
Alexius lands a head shot.#T1##CL#
Alexius clinches up against the ropes.
Alexius lands with a left to the head.
Dalton tries to stall but Alexius uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dalton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alexius.
Dalton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius wants a takedown but no success here.
A bit of stalling here from Alexius. #BC2#
Dalton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Alexius has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Alexius to work.
A head punch on the inside from Dalton fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Dalton.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Alexius breaks from the clinch.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius tries to clinch but Dalton is having none of it. #T2##TD#
Dalton gets caught flat footed, as Alexius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dalton keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
Alexius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A clash of legs there as Alexius blocks the low kick.
Dalton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Dalton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alexius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dalton backs up against the ropes.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Alexius avoids them all with ease.
Dalton throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dalton throws a series of punches but Alexius avoids them all with ease.
Dalton tries to move into range but Alexius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Dalton misses.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Dalton is quick to defend against it.
Alexius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dalton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
Dalton jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Dalton cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Alexius gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Dalton counter with a right hand.
Dalton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alexius is able to avoid easily.
Alexius throws a combination. Dalton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dalton misses with a low kick as Alexius jumps back.
Alexius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alexius blocks a low kick nicely.
Dalton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dalton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dalton scrambles back to his feet.
Nick Dalton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dalton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexius walks into a stiff left hand from Dalton.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalton.
Alexius slips under a jab from Dalton.
Alexius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dalton takes a step back to recover.
Alexius wants to clinch up but Dalton keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Dalton tries to land a front kick but Alexius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexius jabs Dalton to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Alexius forces Dalton back against the ropes and clinches.
Dalton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Dalton looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Dalton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexius stuns Dalton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dalton feints a counter leg kick.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dalton fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dalton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexius connects with a single shot there.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dalton is trying to counter with his kicks.

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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Bessarion Alexius!

Bessarion Alexius wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Bessarion Alexius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: NSC 18: Ribbler vs Salieri
Date: Apr 30, 2019

#R1#
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. #CL2#
Vasilevskiy has managed to clinch. #TD#
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.#SUB2#
Vasilevskiy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Alexius has passed into half guard! #T1#
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.#SUB2#
Vasilevskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexius pulls his head out easily. #T2#
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. #REF3#
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.#CL2#
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. #BC#
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.
#R2#
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. #CL#
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.#T1#
Alexius takes a shot to the head.
Alexius lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
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. #SUB2#
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.#T2#
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. #REF3#
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!
#R3##CL2#
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. #BC#
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. #CL#
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.#T1#
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.#TD#
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. #T2#
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. #SUB2#
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.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 07, 2019

#R1#
Tunika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tunika has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Alexius is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Alexius cracks the inside of Tunika's front leg.
Alexius lands a nice hook to Tunika's body. Tunika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alexius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Alexius misses. #TD#
Alexius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tunika wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tunika is trying to control but Alexius passes into side control!
Tunika tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SU#
Alexius has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T1#
Alexius digs a good hook to Tunika's body.
Alexius lands a body shot.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Tunika moves out of range. #TD#
Tunika gets caught napping as Alexius dives in and scores a takedown. Tunika manages to retain guard.#SU#
Alexius decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tunika, up you get!
Alexius delivers a nice body kick.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body. Tunika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alexius lands a really nice looking cross but Tunika seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tunika was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alexius. That's going to slow Tunika down.
Alexius lands with a good body shot.
Tunika just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tunika back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexius throws a right hand that Tunika ducks under and follows up with a left that Tunika also avoids with ease.
Alexius lands an overhand right.
Alexius misses with the combination.
Tunika tries to bum rush Alexius with a series of wild strikes but Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius scores with a nice strike.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tunika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. Tunika looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Tunika's ribs.#T3#
Alexius throws a series of punches but Tunika avoids them all with ease. #TD#
Alexius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tunika wants to get back to full guard.
Tunika is still trying to improve position.
Tunika has a hand on Alexius's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alexius takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Alexius tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment. #T4##SU#
Alexius stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tunika back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tunika or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexius, which made it look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tunika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD#
Alexius feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tunika is looking to stand back up but Alexius counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tunika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Tunika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius cracks Tunika with a good jab.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#TD#
Alexius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alexius seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Alexius wants to stand up but Tunika manages to regain full guard.
Alexius wanted to stand there but Tunika had control of the position. #T1#
Alexius trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tunika wants to control but Alexius passes easily into half guard.
Tunika is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tunika manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tunika can do to turn this around?#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alexius slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tunika.
Tunika wants to improve his position but Alexius is controlling well.
Tunika is looking to escape.
Tunika wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tunika wants to control but Alexius passes into side. #T3#
Alexius tries to stand but Tunika is controlling his head. #SU#
Alexius decides to stand back up. Alexius steps back and let's Tunika get back to his feet.#CL2#
Alexius tries to keep at a distance but Tunika has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Tunika manages to get underhooks. #BC#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Alexius is looking to wear down Tunika with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tunika tries to close the distance and clinch but Alexius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Alexius swinging wildly here.
Tunika takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Alexius takes a swing at Tunika's ribcage but misses.
Alexius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tunika on the side of the head.
Tunika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexius keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid body kick from Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
Tunika with the counter takedown but Alexius avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tunika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tunika moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tunika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
That's time! Alexius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alexius throws a push kick but Tunika slaps the foot to one side. #TD#
Alexius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tunika bucks up and tries to throw Alexius off but instead Alexius has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius seems like he's trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tunika is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Alexius controlling from the back.
Alexius is hanging on to Tunika's back as he tries to escape.
Tunika trying to control but not successfully.
Tunika controlling Alexius 's hands.
Alexius wants to stand up but Tunika is stuck to his back.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alexius avoiding Tunika 's attempts to control his hands. #SU#
Alexius has Tunika's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Alexius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Tunika has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Tunika is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tunika to the mat. Tunika regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Tunika kicks Alexius off and gets to his feet. #T3#
Tunika tries to clinch but Alexius is having none of it.
Tunika takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tunika is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tunika doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexius circles away.
Tunika takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tunika is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Tunika breaks away and moves out of range.
Tunika takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tunika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexius.
Alexius moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius lands the left hand.
Alexius lands with a cross. #T4#
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tunika is looking to clinch.
Alexius lands the left hand.#CL#
Alexius clinches up against the cage.
Tunika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tunika shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tunika's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexius jabs Tunika to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tunika shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alexius as he jumps to the side.
Tunika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Nica Tunika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tunika tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2019

#R1#
Alexius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Alexius gets a clinch. #BC#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexius. That snapped Gunginer's head back.
We've been told by Alexius's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gunginer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Gunginer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius lands a front kick.
A jab from Gunginer misses.
Alexius feinted with a counter takedown.
Gunginer tries for a takedown but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunginer tries for a takedown but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alexius lands with a nice body punch.
Alexius throws a right hand that Gunginer ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunginer also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunginer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alexius connects with a body shot that sends Gunginer's belly button to the back.
Alexius thuds a left hand into Gunginer's body.
Alexius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Alexius feints with a jab and clips Gunginer right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Gunginer is sent crashing into the canvas and Alexius leaps in for the kill! Gunginer tries to get to his feet but Alexius is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Gunginer is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 01, 2019

#R1#
Alexius stuns Mochrie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Alexius.
Mochrie shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mochrie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mochrie falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Alexius moves into the clinch.#BC#
Alexius's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexius lands with a kick to the temple. Mochrie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alexius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL#
Alexius has Mochrie up against the cage in a clinch.
Mochrie stalling in the clinch but Alexius improves position. #TD#
Alexius turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alexius manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Alexius stands up.
Alexius connects with a right that clearly hurt Mochrie. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Alexius proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mochrie collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
A victorious Bessarion Alexius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 07, 2019

#R1#
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alexius - that will leave a mark!
Lei darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Alexius counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Lei is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Alexius has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Lei is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Bessarion Alexius!
A relieved looking Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: PFC 85 Andreev vs Gravas
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Life dodges the punch combination from Alexius.
Alexius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alexius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Life misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Life takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Life has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Alexius looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range.
Alexius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Life does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Life with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life scores with a leg kick.
Life is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Alexius.
Life jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Life moves out of range.
Life throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thug Life is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Alexius cracks Life with a right hand to the side of the head.
Life misses the shot to the body.
Alexius throws a right and a left that Life avoids nicely.
Alexius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
Life staying out of range there.
Alexius keeps the fight on the outside.
Thug Life seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Life lands with a slapping head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Life lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alexius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Life is predictable there
and Alexius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Life bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alexius misses with a hook. Life ducked under it nicely.
Alexius swings widly with a right hand
and Life cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Alexius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Life counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexius connects with a body shot that sends Life's belly button to the back.
Life throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Life takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Alexius misses with a straight left.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Life does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Life on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Life misses with a leg kick.
Alexius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alexius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Life lands with a shot to the body.
Life misses with a leg kick.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Life looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
Life scores with a hook to the body. Alexius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexius misses with a straight left.
Alexius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius throws a big shot that misses.
Alexius lands a jab to Life's midsection.
Life throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Life scores with a nice right hand.
Alexius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3#
Life walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alexius checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Life moves away.#CL2#
Alexius closes the distance and pushes Life back into the cage.
Alexius blocks an uppercut.
Alexius wants to break free but Life has control.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Life.
Life lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #BC2#
Alexius breaks from the clinch.
Life scores with a decent looking hook.
Life thows a leg kick but Alexius checks it
letting Alexius counter with a right hand.
Alexius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Life comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexius ducks right into an uppercut from Life.
A jab from Life misses.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Life moves out of range easily.
It looked like Life was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Life attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Life. That snapped Alexius's head back. #T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Life, right into the meat.
Life fails with an attempt to clinch.
Life throws a head kick that misses.
Alexius wants to counter the offense by Life and move into the clinch position.
Life walks into a straight right hand from Alexius.
Life misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Life connects with a body shot that sends Alexius's belly button to the back.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Life manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Life seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alexius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Life rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Life turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Life paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Life checks a leg kick.
Life throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Life misses with a head kick.
Alexius lands with a nice body kick.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Life manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Life dodges the punch combination from Alexius. #CL2#
Alexius darts in and clinches Life up against the cage.
Alexius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alexius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Life pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Life misses with the head strike.
Life lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Life working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Life lands a right hand. #BC2#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Alexius misses the jab.
Life swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Alexius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Life's guard.
Life 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.
Life wants to control the position but Alexius says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T1#
Life is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SU2#
Alexius stands up from half guard.
Life showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexius. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Life catches Alexius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Life looks to land a left hand but Alexius moved out of range nicely.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Life.
Alexius throws a jab when Life was well out of range.
Alexius looks to throw the jab but Life is out of range.
Life ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Alexius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alexius needs to keep his hands up - Life had a free shot at his head there.
Alexius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alexius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Life throws a sloppy head kick
and Alexius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Life moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Life throws a head kick that misses.
Life misses with a head kick.
Alexius misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Life tries to land a leg kick but Alexius saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Alexius misses
and Life counters with a left and a right that stings Alexius.
Crunch! Alexius slams his shin into Life's torso.
Nice shot lands for Alexius.
Life stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexius.
Life throws a head kick that misses.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick.
Life scores with a punch to the head.
Life is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Life throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Life.
Life fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius scores with a decent looking hook.
Life keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
Life throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
A big right from Life misses. #CL2#
Alexius has managed to clinch.
Life misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Life throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
Alexius has had enough of the clinch but Life keeps him there for the moment.
Life lands a shoulder strike.
Alexius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Life connects with an inside leg kick.
Life misses the shot to the body.
Alexius throws a body punch but Life moves out of range.
Alexius misses with a straight right.
Life misses with a head kick.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Life moved out of range.
Life wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexius slips under a jab from Life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Alexius works the jab nicely.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Alexius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alexius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Life.
Life fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Life tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexius was well out of range. Poor timing from Life.
Alexius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Life throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Life tries a low kick but Alexius avoids it.
Life lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Life swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Life throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Life feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alexiuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Life takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Life delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Life half committed to a counter leg kick.#T1#
Life tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Life moved away.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Life at a distance.
Life throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alexius misses with a right hand
and Life counters with an inside leg kick.
Life throws a front kick aimed at Alexius's knee but Alexius avoids it well.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Life throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Life sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexius blocks a low kick nicely.
Life looks to land a body kick but Alexius moved away.
Life connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alexius momentarily.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Life shows good takedown defense.
Life takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
Thug Life has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Alexius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Life misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Life lands but Alexius takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Life tries to keep at a distance but Alexius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Life misses with the head strike.
Alexius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Life gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexius has Life pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Life manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thug Life has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Life misses with a body punch.
Life lands with a left to the head.
Life misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Life scores with a shot to the side of Alexius's head.
Alexius is looking for a takedown.
Thug Life has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Alexius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alexius swinging wildly here. #T3#
Life throws a head kick that misses.
Life stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alexius swinging wildly here.
Life misses with a body kick.
Life lands with an overhand left.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
And Life counters with a quick kick to the body but Alexius blocks it.
Life stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Life throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Life takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Life scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Alexius. #T4##TD2#
Alexius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Life throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Life.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Life shows good takedown defense.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alexius.
Alexius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Life fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexius just manages to avoid it.
Alexius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Life looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Alexius has Life up against the cage in a clinch.
Life struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Life swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Life tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thug Life showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thug Life!
Thug Life decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: PFC 80 Alzheimer vs Dad
Date: Dec 22, 2018

#R1#
Alexius checks a low kick from Huber.
Alexius moves out of range as Huber strikes.
Huber throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Huber counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexius misses the target.
Alexius jabs at Huber's body.
Huber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Huber moves out of range as Alexius throws a body kick. #TD2#
Alexius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Huber is trying to control Alexius's posture but Alexius avoids it.
Huber tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SU2#
Alexius decides to stand back up. #T1#
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
Huber fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huber thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Huber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Huber moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexius can't get the takedown.
Alexius wants to break free but Huber has control.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Huber.
Alexius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Huber - that landed with a thud.
Alexius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hans Huber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Huber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alexius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexius working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
I was talking to Huber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Huber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Huber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber keeps control of Alexius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alexius.
Alexius is working for takedown but Huber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huber prevents it.
Huber digs a right hand underneath Alexius's ribcage. Alexius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexius looks winded!
Huber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
Huber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huber is stalling here.
Alexius wants to take the fight to the mat but Huber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Huber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexius goes for a takedown attempt but Huber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huber lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alexius will feel that in the morning.#T3#
Huber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexius. That did some damage!
Huber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Huber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alexius misses with an uppercut.
Alexius checks a leg kick.
Alexius throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Huber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huber throws a head kick but Alexius moves out of range.
Huber cracks Alexius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huber misses with a low kick.
Huber lands a high kick! #T4#
Alexius throws a half hearted mid kick.
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!
Alexius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Huber.
Huber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexius.
Huber misses with a straight right.
A nice combination there by Alexius.
Huber misses with a wild combination.
Alexius looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huber.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
Huber blocks a jab.
Huber slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Huber.
Huber lands a nice looking body kick.
Alexius shoots in but no luck this time.
Huber catches Alexius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huber with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huber.
Huber slips a jab and a cross from Alexius.
Nice takedown defense from Huber. No joy for Alexius on that attempt.
Huber lands a head shot.
Huber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexius can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Huber closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius tries to score a body lock takedown but Huber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hans Huber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
A hook to the body from Huber.
Huber lands a left hand.
Hans Huber has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Alexius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huber trying to stall but Alexius improves his position.
Alexius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huber throws a head punch that misses.
Huber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Huber lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Huber cracks Alexius with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huber prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexius is breathing heavily.
A short right from Huber.
A body shot lands from Huber.
Huber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huber scores with a shot to the side of Alexius's head. #BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Huber avoids it well. #T2#
Alexius misses with a looping right.
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexius was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
Huber jabs at Alexius's body.
Alexius misses with a combination
and Huber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huber misses with a straight right.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Huber slips the punch.
Huber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
and Huber counters with a stiff right hand.
Hans Huber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.#T3#
Alexius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huber counters with a body kick.
Huber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Huber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Huber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huber thuds his shin into the meat of Alexius's side.
Huber lands a high kick!
Huber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Huber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hans Huber is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius throws a head kick but Huber moves out of range.
Huber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexius's head backwards.
Alexius blocks a leg kick.
Alexius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexius is defended easily by Huber.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Huber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alexius lands a jab to Huber's midsection.
The fighters circling - Alexius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Huber moves out of range.
Alexius throws a hook but Huber avoids it easily.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Huber circles away.
Alexius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huber cracks Alexius with an open hand slap.
Huber misses with a low kick.
Huber scores with a hook.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Huber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexius's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huber.
Alexius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexius was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
Alexius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alexius looks to land a left hand but Huber moved out of range nicely.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Huber misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Alexius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Alexius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Huber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alexius's knee momentarily.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alexius back to the cage. Huber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huber throws a leg kick but Alexius moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.#T1#
Huber wants to clinch.
Huber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alexius lands with a good body shot.
Alexius throws a front kick that sends Huber stumbling back into the cage.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexius walks into a left hand.
Alexius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huber is fending him off so far but Alexius persists. Nope, Huber circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Donk. Huber catches Alexius right on the button with a cross.
Huber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T2#
Good leg kick by Huber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Alexius. Beautiful body shot.
Alexius throws a hook but Huber avoids it easily.
Huber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Huber. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huber throws a shot to the body.
Huber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexius misses with a low kick as Huber jumps back.
As Alexius looks to move away, Huber throws a big counter combo but Alexius just gets out of the way.
Alexius swinging wildly here.
Huber throws a series of punches but Alexius avoids them all with ease.
Alexius misses with a few strikes there.
Huber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huber misses with a straight left.
Alexius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Huber slips a jab and a cross from Alexius.
Huber half committed to a counter leg kick.
Huber throws a head kick but Alexius moves out of range.
Huber scores with a jab.
Alexius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alexius tries to bum rush Huber with a series of wild strikes but Huber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Alexius misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Huber misses its target.
Alexius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Huber counters with a thumping low kick.
Hans Huber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheers as Huber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alexius doesn't seem phased though.
Alexius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huber scores with a leg kick.
Huber scores with a nice strike.
You can see that Alexius has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Huber throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Huber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huber tried to counter with a leg kick but Alexius avoided it.
Alexius misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
Huber scores with a leg kick.
Huber lands with a kick to the ribs.
Huber looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well.
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexius tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alexius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huber cracks Alexius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Huber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huber lands a nice looking body kick.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huber avoids the body shot from Alexius.
A quick step to the side and Huber tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Huber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Huber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Huber!
After the fight, Hans Huber was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Bessarion Alexius was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: PFC 73 Andreev vs Karimov
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Trujillo jabs at Alexius's body.
Alexius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trujillo clobbers Alexius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trujillo at a distance.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Trujillo is just out of range.
Alexius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Alexius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexius misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.#T1#
Trujillo feints a jab promting Alexius to slip. Trujillo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alexius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Trujillo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexius can pounce on him.
Alexius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trujillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Trujillo breaks away and moves out of range.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Alexius.
Trujillo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alexius with a body shot.
Trujillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alexius's hands.
Trujillo throws a hook but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
Alexius throws a looping overhand right but Trujillo ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Trujillo missing with a left hand there. Alexius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius slips under a jab.
Trujillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius. #T2#
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexius misses the target.
Alexius misses with a body shot
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexius at a distance.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Trujillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Alexius attempts a counter takedown but Trujillo avoids it well and moves away.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexius. That snapped Trujillo's head back.
Alexius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trujillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexius jabs at Trujillo's body.
Nice jab there from Trujillo.
Trujillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexius. #T3#
Trujillo misses with a few strikes there.
Trujillo ducks right into an uppercut from Alexius.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trujillo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Trujillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trujillo ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Trujillo throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
Trujillo wants to land a leg kick but Alexius is out of range.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
A jab from Alexius misses. #TD2#
Trujillo feints and as Alexius raises his hands in defense, Trujillo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully.
Alexius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Trujillo postures up in Alexius's guard and throws a big left but Alexius blocks it.
Trujillo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius is adopting a defensive guard.
Trujillo trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trujillo postures up in Alexius's guard and throws a big left but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Trujillo from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trujillo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alexius has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dominic Trujillo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Trujillo throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Alexius scores with a nice head shot.
Alexius has been working on his balance at Navy Street MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Trujillo.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.
Alexius takes a swing at Trujillo's ribcage but misses.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius scores with the left hand. Trujillo knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
enabling Trujillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Trujillo lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Alexius.
Alexius misses with a double jab
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trujillo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Trujillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
Alexius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trujillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
Trujillo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trujillo.
A cross from Trujillo lands.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trujillo manages to avoid it.
Alexius misses with a hook to the body
and Trujillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trujillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Trujillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Trujillo misses the target. #T2#
Trujillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dominic Trujillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius connects with a leg kick. Trujillo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trujillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alexius checks a leg kick.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alexius cracks Trujillo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trujillo lands a lovely overhand right.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trujillo thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius cracks a nice hook into Trujillo's ribs.
Nice body kick there by Alexius.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alexius enables Trujillo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alexius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Alexius scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Trujillo scores with the left hand. Alexius knows he should have avoided that one.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trujillo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
Trujillo lands with a straight right. Alexius didn't see that one coming.
Trujillo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trujillo connects with a body shot.
Alexius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trujillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trujillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo throws out a powerful jab.
Alexius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Trujillo misses.
Alexius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Trujillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
Alexius fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
Alexius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius misses with a hook
and Trujillo counters with a low kick, right behind Alexius 's knee.
Alexius misses with a double jab
and Trujillo counters with a nice body shot.
Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Trujillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Trujillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trujillo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Trujillo swings for the body but Alexius moves out of range.
Trujillo digs a good body shot into Alexius's ribs.
Trujillo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Trujillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Trujillo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alexius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alexius throws a jab when Trujillo was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trujillo! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alexius.
Trujillo lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
Alexius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trujillo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Trujillo.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Trujillo is looking to land body kicks.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses
and Trujillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Trujillo's ribs.
Trujillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trujillo.
Alexius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Trujillo.#T1#
Alexius tries to bum rush Trujillo with a series of wild strikes but Trujillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trujillo connects with a body shot that sends Alexius's belly button to the back.
Trujillo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexius.
Trujillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexius throws out the jab.
Trujillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Trujillo throws the left hand but Alexius avoids the punch easily.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trujillo moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexius as he connects with a hook.
Trujillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Trujillo wants to slow Alexius down by chopping away at his legs.
Trujillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trujillo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Trujillo. Beautiful body shot.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Trujillo avoids them all with ease. #T2#
Alexius misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trujillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alexius misses with a hook. Trujillo ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Trujillo.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD2#
Trujillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Trujillo controls the pace.
Trujillo is in close to Alexius's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Trujillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trujillo throws a big right hand that misses.
Trujillo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Trujillo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trujillo 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. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Trujillo throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Trujillo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trujillo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trujillo.
Alexius throws a jab but it's blocked by Trujillo.
Dominic Trujillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trujillo throws a shot to the body.
Trujillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Trujillo lands a nice shot that snaps Alexius's head back.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Trujillo slips the punch.
Alexius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Alexius.
Trujillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alexius missing with a left hand there. Trujillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trujillo follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trujillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alexius on the side of the head.
Trujillo lands a jab to the nose.
Trujillo lands a nice shot that snaps Alexius's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trujillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trujillo.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trujillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trujillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexius.
Trujillo throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Trujillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trujillo 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Trujillo!
Dominic Trujillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bessarion Alexius had this to say: 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: PFC 66 Van Gaal vs Lee
Date: Sep 29, 2018

#R1#
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Stalin sees coming a mile off.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Stalin is just out of range.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stalin was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Alexius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stalin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Stalin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexius.
Alexius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
Stalin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexius lands with a straight right. Stalin didn't see that one coming.
Stalin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius misses with a looping right.
Stalin tests Alexius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexius moves out of range as Stalin throws a body kick. #TD#
Stalin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alexius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stalin. #T1##SUB#
Stalin is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Stalin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alexius has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alexius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stalin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stalin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alexius is controlling Stalin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stalin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T2#
Stalin lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Stalin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stalin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Stalin is working for a kimura but Alexius is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Stalin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stalin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alexius's head. #T3#
Stalin trying to advance position but Alexius counters by regaining guard.
Stalin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stalin throwing strikes from guard but Alexius blocks nicely.
Alexius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalin.
Alexius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stalin's guard. #REVB#
Stalin is trying to keep Alexius in close. #ES#
Stalin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alexius off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stalin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alexius avoids it really well and circles away.#T4#
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Stalin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexius.
Stalin tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Stalin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stalin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stalin duly obliges.
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!
Stalin walks into a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alexius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stalin ducks under a wild hook from Alexius.
Alexius loads up on a big right hand but Stalin slips the punch.
Stalin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alexius sprawls and moves away.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Stalin.
Alexius digs a good body shot into Stalin's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Stalin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alexius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stalin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexius tries to counter with a clinch but Stalin shakes him off and moves away.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stalin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#TD#
Stalin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alexius napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alexius can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Stalin crashes against the mat. #SUB#
Stalin swings around for an armbar but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stalin's guard.
Stalin trying to control the position. #SUB#
Stalin looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Alexius wanted to stand there but Stalin had control of the position. #T1#
Stalin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stalin is looking to stand up but Alexius isn't so interested in that idea.
Stalin is trying to hold Alexius in close to prevent damage but Alexius has managed to pass into half guard.
Stalin wants to get back to his feet.
Stalin wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy.
Alexius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alexius prevents Stalin from improving his position.
Stalin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Stalin tries to roll over but Alexius keeps him under control.
Alexius prevents Stalin from standing back up.
Stalin is looking to control Alexius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stalin avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alexius wants to stand up but Stalin has a hold of him and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alexius checks a leg kick.#T3#
Alexius throws the kick towards the body but Stalin avoids it.
Stalin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Stalin.
Alexius throws a lazy right hand but Stalin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexius scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alexius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab from Stalin.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Alexius has knocked Stalin down with a huge combo! Alexius steps away and waves a wobbly Stalin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Stalin is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Broseph Stalin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Stalin.
Oh Stalin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Stalin moved out of range.
Stalin seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexius misses with a hook.
Alexius lands a jab.
Stalin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T4#
Alexius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stalin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stalin.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stalin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Alexius shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Stalin is backing up but Alexius catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Stalin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Alexius Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: MMMA 89 Kocur vs Grossweiner
Date: Aug 12, 2018

#R1#
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown but Alexius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hanson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hanson.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bessarion Alexius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.
Alexius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #TD2#
Hanson scores with a takedown into Alexius's guard.
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hanson controls the pace.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully. #T1#
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but Alexius blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alexius swings for the body but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson avoids the body shot from Alexius.
Alexius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alexius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanson.
Hanson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Alexius will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hanson tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Hanson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alexius, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexius knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alexius is not content to let Hanson control the position. #T3#
Hanson wants to control for a moment but Alexius uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanson throwing shots but Alexius is blocking nicely.
Hanson is looking to stall here but Alexius recovers full guard.
Alexius has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hanson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alexius manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##T4#
Hanson managing to control the position.
Hanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alexius manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Hanson wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanson with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alexius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Alexius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hanson dodges the punch combination from Alexius.
A nice combination there by Alexius.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Hanson lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hanson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hanson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexius.#TD2#
Hanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanson lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Alexius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB2#
Hanson has gone for a leg lock! Alexius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hanson's guard.#REVR#
Alexius won't allow Hanson to sweep him here.
Hanson has control of Alexius's left arm, preventing Alexius from doing any damage.
Hanson is trying to control the position but Alexius postures up.
Alexius wants to stand but Hanson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hanson pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanson has a closed guard, preventing Alexius from standing up.
Alexius won't allow Hanson to sweep him here.
Alexius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alexius trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanson's guard.
Hanson is adopting a defensive guard.
Hanson trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alexius avoids it really well and circles away.#T3#
Alexius throws a nice head kick!
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexius is just out of range.#CL2#
Hanson forces Alexius back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanson.
Alexius takes a swing at Hanson's ribcage but misses.
Hanson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alexius takes a shot to the body in his stride. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Alexius enables Hanson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alexius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Hanson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alexius manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hanson has Alexius in his guard.#REVR#
Hanson looking to control. #T4#
Hanson is controlling Alexius's posture.
Alexius wanted to stand there but Hanson had control of the position.
Hanson is controlling Alexius's posture.
Alexius tries to stand but Hanson is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Alexius.
Hanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexius was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanson.
Alexius lunges at Hanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanson's hand.
Hanson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hanson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Hanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanson moves in looking to clinch but Alexius pushes him off.
That kick from Hanson tenderised Alexius's leg. Alexius is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanson manages to avoid it.
Hanson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alexius throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alexius.
Hanson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanson connects with a body shot.#T1#
Hanson needs to keep his hands up - Alexius had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Alexius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alexius circles away.
Alexius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanson.
Hanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alexius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius throws a right and a left that Hanson avoids nicely.
A jab from Hanson finds it's way through Alexius's defenses.
Alexius cracks Hanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexius misses with a left hand
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hanson moves out of range as Alexius throws a body kick.
Alexius throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanson.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius throws the left hand but Hanson avoids the punch easily.
Hanson looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well. #T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Hanson.
Alexius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanson is just out of range.
Alexius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanson.
Hanson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bessarion Alexius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rikkard Hanson.#CL2#
Hanson has Alexius up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Alexius pulls guard effortlessly.
Rikkard Hanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hanson content to stall in guard here.
Hanson passes Alexius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Hanson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Hanson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexius keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexius wants to get back to his feet.
Hanson is thwarting Alexius's attempts to control the position.
Hanson throwing shots but Alexius is blocking nicely.
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Hanson connects with a nice short shot to Alexius's temple.
Alexius taking some punishment here, with Hanson in his half guard.
Alexius is looking to control Hanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alexius avoid being mounted?
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alexius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
An out of breath Bessarion Alexius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMMA 82 Qasi Vs McKane
Date: Jun 24, 2018

#R1#
Alexius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Alexius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McDonnell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alexius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McDonnell trying to control here.
Alexius wants to stand but McDonnell has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
McDonnell is pressing down on Alexius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
McDonnell has an active guard here but Alexius has managed to pass into half guard.
McDonnell tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg. #T1#
McDonnell trying to control but Alexius postures up.
Alexius passes into side control, despite McDonnell's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Alexius stands up and beckons McDonnell to his feet.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD2#
Alexius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McDonnell tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Alexius tries to stand but McDonnell is controlling his head.
Alexius in the domination position with McDonnell hanging on.
McDonnell tries to improve position but can't.
McDonnell struggling a bit here.
McDonnell looking for a sweep but Alexius has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Alexius wants to stand but McDonnell is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up. #T3#
McDonnell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McDonnell is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexius wants to stand up but McDonnell is controlling the position.
McDonnell moves into full guard.
Alexius tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonnell is retaining full guard.
McDonnell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
McDonnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alexius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexius wanted to stand there but McDonnell had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away. #TD2#
Alexius shoots in and gets a takedown into McDonnell's guard.#SUB#
McDonnell looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
McDonnell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL2#
Alexius gets a clinch.
McDonnell taking a breather.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDonnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
McDonnell taking a breather.#TD2#
Alexius has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but McDonnell regains guard immediately.
McDonnell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
McDonnell is trying to control the action in half guard but Alexius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonnell trying to advance position but Alexius counters by regaining guard.
McDonnell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McDonnell is controlling him.
Alexius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alexius wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonnell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alexius is looking to stand up but McDonnell isn't so interested in that idea.
Alexius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T3#
Alexius wants to pass the guard but McDonnell is defending well. #SUB#
McDonnell looking for submissions off his back.
McDonnell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alexius is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
McDonnell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexius wants to stand up but McDonnell is controlling the position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alexius passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McDonnell!
McDonnell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
McDonnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Alexius rushes McDonnell and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Alexius has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McDonnell is trying to keep an underhook but Alexius manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McDonnell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McDonnell has his hands on Alexius's head, controlling the position.
McDonnell wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Alexius is now in half guard. #SU2#
Alexius gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Alexius misses with a jab to the body
and McDonnell counters with a body kick that stops Alexius in his tracks momentarily. #CL2#
Alexius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonnell tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Alexius jumps guard but McDonnell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McDonnell looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Alexius gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Alexius tries to stand but his hand is stuck under McDonnell.
Alexius trying to control the pace.
Alexius seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up. #T2#
McDonnell is looking to control Alexius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDonnell avoid being mounted?
Alexius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McDonnell trying to control but Alexius postures up.
Alexius is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexius is trying to control. McDonnell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rory McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Alexius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crunch! McDonnell slams his shin into Alexius's torso.
A bone on bone clash there as Alexius blocks the leg kick.
Alexius tries to counter with a clinch but McDonnell shakes him off and moves away.
Alexius wants to clinch.
Alexius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexius avoids the head kick by McDonnell.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDonnell, as that shot connected.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonnell circles away. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McDonnell tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4##TD2#
Alexius gets control of McDonnell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alexius will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alexius wants to stand and escape but McDonnell is having none of it.
Alexius keeping full guard, as McDonnell tries to pass.
McDonnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius is wriggling around but McDonnell manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
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.

Event: MMMA 78 Dragovic Vs Boagrius 3
Date: May 27, 2018

#R1#
Alexius tries to clinch
and Dovah-Kinn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexius blocks the body kick.
Alexius tries to clinch up.
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Dovah-Kinn moves into the clinch.
Dovah-Kinn tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage.
Dovah-Kinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Dovah-Kinn.
Alexius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexius fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Dovah-Kinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexius moves out of range as Dovah-Kinn strikes.#CL#
Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dovah-Kinn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dovah-Kinn misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Dovah-Kinn.
Alexius misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn stops a takedown attempt from Alexius. #T1#
Dovah-Kinn lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alexius tries to pull guard but Dovah-Kinn won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dovah-Kinn blocking some punches. #BC2#
Dovah-Kinn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexius throws a hook but Dovah-Kinn avoids it easily.
Dovah-Kinn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Alexius jabs Dovah-Kinn right on the nose. Dovah-Kinn blinks but takes it well.
Dovah-Kinn throws out a leg kick but Alexius moves out of range and Dovah-Kinn only half commits.
Dovah-Kinn throws a one two combo.
Alexius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dovah-Kinn.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a right hand. Alexius shakes it off.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dovah-Kinn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alexius but Alexius pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Dovah-Kinn gets a clinch. #T2#
A hook to the body from Alexius.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dovah-Kinn tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Dovah-Kinn back against the cage. #BC2#
Dovah-Kinn manages to break the clinch.
Alexius dives in for a single leg takedown but Dovah-Kinn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dovah-Kinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexius misses with a body punch. #BC#
Alexius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dovah-Kinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Alexius motions for Dovah-Kinn to come forward. Alexius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius throws a shot to the body.
Dovah-Kinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexius.
Dovah-Kinn throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side.
Dovah-Kinn stalks Alexius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alexius's face. Alexius staggers backwards, shaken.
Dovah-Kinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alexius wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Alexius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dovah-Kinn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alexius wants to stand but Dovah-Kinn is controlling his arm.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Dovah-Kinn gets back to half guard.#T4#
Alexius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dovah-Kinn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dovah-Kinn controlling the position well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dovah-Kinn is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alexius tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laat Dovah-Kinn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Dovah-Kinn looks for a takedown but Alexius sprawls well.
Alexius misses with a takedown attempt - Dovah-Kinn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Dovah-Kinn swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexius.
Laat Dovah-Kinn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius looks to land a combination but Dovah-Kinn avoids it well.
Alexius moves in looking to clinch but Dovah-Kinn pushes him off.
Alexius tries to clinch there but Dovah-Kinn circles away.
It seemed like Dovah-Kinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Dovah-Kinn misses its intended target.
Alexius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dovah-Kinn.
Alexius walks into a straight right hand from Dovah-Kinn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dovah-Kinn. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Alexius coming out on top.
Dovah-Kinn misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Alexius moves into the clinch.
Laat Dovah-Kinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dovah-Kinn blocks an uppercut.
Alexius blocking some punches.
Dovah-Kinn works on Alexius's body with a couple of short punches.#TD#
Alexius pulls Dovah-Kinn into guard. #T1#
Alexius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dovah-Kinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dovah-Kinn looking to pass the guard.
Dovah-Kinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dovah-Kinn is pushing down on Alexius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alexius is fighting to maintain full guard but Dovah-Kinn has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Dovah-Kinn connects with a nice short shot to Alexius's temple.
Dovah-Kinn working the head and body with strikes.
Dovah-Kinn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Dovah-Kinn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dovah-Kinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dovah-Kinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexius keeps working.
Dovah-Kinn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dovah-Kinn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dovah-Kinn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alexius to regain full guard.
Dovah-Kinn trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Dovah-Kinn 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 keeping moving, preventing Dovah-Kinn from controlling successfully. #T3#
Dovah-Kinn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dovah-Kinn sprawls well. Dovah-Kinn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexius gets slowly back to his feet.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dovah-Kinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius shoots in looking for a takedown. Dovah-Kinn tries to sprawl out of it but Alexius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dovah-Kinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dovah-Kinn dives in and grabs Alexius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alexius pushes down on Dovah-Kinn's head and hops out.
Alexius is looking to counter the offense by Dovah-Kinn and move into the clinch.
Alexius shoots in looking for a takedown. Dovah-Kinn tries to sprawl out of it but Alexius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dovah-Kinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Alexius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dovah-Kinn, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dovah-Kinn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Dovah-Kinn breaks from the clinch.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dovah-Kinn connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexius slips under a jab.
Alexius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dovah-Kinn looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius tries to clinch but Dovah-Kinn is having none of it.
A jab from Alexius misses.
Alexius tries to clinch but Dovah-Kinn moves out of range.
Dovah-Kinn takes a swing at Alexius's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laat Dovah-Kinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Decent striking displayed by Dovah-Kinn there.
Good shot there by Dovah-Kinn.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dovah-Kinn feints a counter leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn connects with an inside leg kick.
Dovah-Kinn misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius misses with a hook. Dovah-Kinn ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dovah-Kinn.
Dovah-Kinn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Dovah-Kinn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Laat Dovah-Kinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alexius.
Dovah-Kinn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dovah-Kinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dovah-Kinn stops Alexius from standing up.
Dovah-Kinn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Alexius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dovah-Kinn cracks Alexius with a solid left hand.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Dovah-Kinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dovah-Kinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Dovah-Kinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexius wants to stand and escape but Dovah-Kinn is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dovah-Kinn lands a jab to the head.
Dovah-Kinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexius checks a leg kick nicely.
Alexius attempts a counter takedown but Dovah-Kinn avoids it well and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dovah-Kinn.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dovah-Kinn. #T2#
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dovah-Kinn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dovah-Kinn scores with a jab to the body.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dovah-Kinn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dovah-Kinn connects with a jab.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick.
Dovah-Kinn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
Dovah-Kinn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius with a poor takedown
and Dovah-Kinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dovah-Kinn goes for a double leg but Alexius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alexius continues to drive forward.#TD2#
Dovah-Kinn looking to score a takedown here. Alexius is defending well but Dovah-Kinn drives through and ends up in Alexius's guard.
Alexius is pulling down on Dovah-Kinn's head. It's preventing any offense from Dovah-Kinn, at least for the moment.
Dovah-Kinn wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving. #T3#
Dovah-Kinn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dovah-Kinn.
Alexius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dovah-Kinn throws a strike but Alexius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Dovah-Kinn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alexius is aware though and is defending well.
Alexius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dovah-Kinn is proving hard to escape from. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dovah-Kinn pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Dovah-Kinn looking to control but Alexius passes into half guard.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laat Dovah-Kinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dovah-Kinn 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laat Dovah-Kinn!
A very excited looking Laat Dovah-Kinn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: MMMA Fright Night 3 HH rd 2
Date: Apr 04, 2018

#R1#
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alderich.
Alexius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alderich.
As Alderich looks to move away, Alexius throws a big counter combo but Alderich just gets out of the way.
Alderich misses with the combination. #CL2#
Alderich has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Alexius jumps guard and drags Alderich to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alexius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alderich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexius wants to stand but Alderich is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius has control of Alderich's left arm, preventing Alderich from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Alderich postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alexius is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alderich, into his guard. #REVR##T1#
Alexius is fighting to break Alderich's control of his arms but Alderich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alderich trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.
Alderich wants to sweep but no luck.
Alderich is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Alderich has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Alexius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alderich.
Alderich is trying to work for a sweep but Alexius has mounted him!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alderich regains half guard.
Alderich desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB2#
Alderich is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexius pulls his head out easily.
Alexius stalling.
Alderich wants to sweep but Alexius has passed to side control!#T3#
Alderich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alderich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alexius is just riding it out for now. Alderich eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Alderich is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Alderich is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Alexius as he works his way to full guard. #T4#
Alderich tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexius is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Alderich has gone for a leg lock! Alexius slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alderich's guard.#REVR#
Alexius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Alderich has an active guard here but Alexius has managed to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Alderich looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Alexius shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Alderich has one foot on Alexius's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Alderich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Liber Alderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Alexius clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Alexius gets control of Alderich's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alexius will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Alderich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alexius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alexius has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Alderich 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.#T1##SUB2#
Alderich working for a triangle but Alexius defends it easily.
Alderich bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alexius's guard. #REVB#
Alexius is pulling down on Alderich's head to control his posture.
Alderich looking to pass the guard.
Alexius wants to stand and escape but Alderich is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Alderich postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alexius is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alderich, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Alderich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alderich trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.
Alexius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Alderich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3##SUB2#
Alderich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexius defends it easily.
Alderich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#ES2#
Alderich has his feet on Alexius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Alexius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alexius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alderich. Alderich obviously looking to wear him down. #CL#
Alexius moves into the clinch successfully. #T4#
Alderich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alexius.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alderich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Alexius decides to pull guard.
Alexius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alderich is looking to pass into half guard but Alexius pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alexius is in guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Alderich looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alderich is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alexius dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderich wants to control but Alexius postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liber Alderich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Alexius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Alexius blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Alderich, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
Alderich closes the distance and clinches.
Alderich working aggressively here.
Alderich pushes Alexius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexius.
A short right from Alderich on the inside. #TD#
Alexius jumps guard.
Alderich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alderich is controlling him. #SUB2#
Alderich drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alexius looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alexius looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alexius! #REVR#
Alderich is looking to reverse the position.#T1#
Alderich keeps trying to improve his position.#SU#
Alexius stands up and beckons Alderich to his feet.
Alexius connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Alderich misses the target.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexius blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Alderich tries to keep at a distance but Alexius has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Alexius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Alderich is pushing down on Alexius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alexius is fighting to maintain full guard but Alderich has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Alderich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
Alexius trying to control but Alderich postures up.
Alexius wants to get back to his feet.
Alexius is pressing down on Alderich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Alderich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alexius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alexius has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Alderich tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Alderich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3##SUB2#
Alderich working for a triangle but Alexius defends it easily.
Alderich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexius content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Alderich looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alderich wants to get back to his feet but Alexius passes into half guard.
Alderich wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alderich gets full guard.
Alderich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Alderich has an active guard here but Alexius has managed to pass into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
A very excited looking Bessarion Alexius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: MMMA 67 Spector vs Booney
Date: Mar 11, 2018

#R1##CL#
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Alexius forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Alexius.
Alexius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands. #TD#
Alexius drags the fight down to the ground.
Hardy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Alexius manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Alexius tries to stand but Hardy is controlling from the bottom.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Alexius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alexius controlling from the top position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Alexius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexius wants to clinch.#T3#
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexius slips under a jab from Hardy.#CL#
Alexius gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Alexius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Alexius as the two fighters clinch.
Alexius pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage.
Alexius looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy. #BC2#
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Alexius slips under a jab.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range. #T4#
Alexius throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
It looked like Alexius wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexius tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexius cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
Alexius wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Hardy is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brian Hardy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Alexius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Alexius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hardy back to the cage. Alexius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.
Hardy lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Alexius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Alexius moves into the clinch.
Alexius works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC2#
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Alexius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexius defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Alexius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brian Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Alexius has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexius jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Alexius around his waist. Alexius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2##CL#
Alexius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head. #BC2#
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Alexius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Hardy.#CL#
Alexius has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Alexius has managed to clinch. #T3#
Alexius misses with the head strike. #TD#
Alexius ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alexius no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Alexius had control of the position.
Hardy 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.
Hardy trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Alexius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Alexius is keeping the position.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SU2#
Hardy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexius tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Alexius moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Alexius tries to clinch up.
Alexius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Alexius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Alexius wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Alexius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexius avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch.
Alexius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Hardy blocking some punches.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bessarion Alexius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Alexius lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexius tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Alexius tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Alexius avoids it well.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexius's head.#T2#
Alexius tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alexius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexius wants to clinch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy misses with a shot to the body #TD#
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alexius manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Alexius tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hardy controls his leg. #T3#
Hardy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Alexius trying to control from Hardy's half guard. Hardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB2#
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexius defends it easily.
Hardy has his hands on Alexius's head, controlling the position.
Hardy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Alexius dives into side control. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alexius in particular looking to stall.
Alexius seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy pushes Alexius off looking to stand but Alexius dives back in and keeps control.
Brian Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy tries to kick Alexius off in order to stand up. Alexius Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hardy!
A victorious Brian Hardy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: TWGC 20 (185lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Feb 11, 2018

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2666 p4p, 346 weight class) and Second Fist (ranked 1804 p4p, 242 weight class). Alexius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Country Boy Can Survive. Fist is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deftones - Feiticeira. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

178 cm
30 yrs
180 lbs

181 cm
31 yrs
182 lbs

Alexius

Fist

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Bessarion Alexius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Second Fist!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Alexius moves into the clinch.

Alexius lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alexius (2) vs (0) Fist
Fist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Fist is trying to control the position but Alexius postures up.
Alexius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Fist has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Alexius should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fist has tightened it up now! Alexius should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Second Fist!
Second Fist decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Bessarion Alexius was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2017

#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zap backwards.
Zap tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alexius smiles and moves away. #CL#
Alexius clinches up with Zap and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexius lands a right hand. #TD#
Alexius wants the takedown. Zap is fighting it off but Alexius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Zap's guard against the cage.
Zap looking for a sweep. Not yet Zap, not yet.
Alexius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zap is proving hard to escape from.
Zap trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Alexius's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zap being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Zap is wriggling around but Alexius manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zap manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alexius wants to get up but he can't break Zap's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zap 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.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zap looking to control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Alexius closes the distance and pushes Zap back into the cage.#TD#
Zap is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zap to the mat. Zap regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Alexius wants to stand but Zap has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexius continues to stall.
Zap throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #T3#
Alexius passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.#SU#
Alexius gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #CL#
Alexius moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexius works on Zap's body with a couple of short punches.#TD#
Alexius drags the fight down to the ground.
Alexius controlling Zap's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zap is controlling him. #T4#
Zap wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Alexius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Alexius gets to his feet. Zap looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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.
#R2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alexius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT#
It looks like Zapi Zap has been cut.#CL#
Alexius moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexius digs a right hand into Zap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zap's gas tank. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch. #CL#
Alexius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside.
Alexius cracks Zap with a nice body shot.
Alexius lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Zap is rocked!#TD#
Alexius lands a takedown into guard.
Zap is looking to stand back up but Alexius counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zap.
Zap is still in real trouble! Can Alexius finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#REVB#
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zap seems to have recovered his senses.
Alexius tries to stand but can't do so whilst Zap controls his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zap can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexius controlling the action here.
Zap is breathing heavily.#T1#
Alexius wants to stand up but Zap is controlling the position.
Zap is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius wants to stand up but Zap has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alexius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like Alexius is going to stand back up. #SU#
Alexius postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Zap to stand up. #CL#
Alexius clinches up with Zap and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Alexius.
Alexius controlling the action here for a moment.
Alexius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch. #CL#
Alexius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T3#
Alexius pushes Zap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexius.
Alexius lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD#
Alexius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zap uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexius is on top in guard. #REVR##SU#
Alexius stands and steps away. Zap gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Alexius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alexius lands a body shot.
Alexius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zap backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Alexius jumps guard.
Alexius is looking to stand up but Zap isn't so interested in that idea. #T4#
Alexius trying to control the position here.
Alexius 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.
Alexius is controlling Zap's posture.
Zap throws an elbow that misses. Alexius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zap's guard. Nice move by Alexius!#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zapi Zap's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##KD#
Alexius throws a left that rocks Zap and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Alexius dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Zap regain composure!
Zap felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SU#
Alexius decides to stand back up. #CL#
Alexius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zap drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexius gets the underhooks and prevents it. #TD#
Alexius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Alexius is looking to stand back up but Zap counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alexius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Zap is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexius has wrist control.
Alexius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zap manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Alexius tries to stand but Zap is controlling from the bottom.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zap can do to turn this around?
Zap working a defensive guard here. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Alexius wants to get up but he can't break Zap's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU#
Alexius stands and steps away. Zap gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zap throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexius.
Alexius lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Zap falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bessarion Alexius!
A relieved looking Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2017

#R1#
Hristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Alexius lands.
Alexius throws a combination. Hristo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL#
Alexius rushes Hristo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hristo can't get the takedown.
Alexius lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alexius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alexius lands a hook that snaps the head of Hristo backwards. #TD#
Alexius has Hristo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alexius pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hristo tumbling to the mat - Alexius dives into Hristo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Alexius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hristo is proving hard to escape from.
Hristo trying to strike off his back.
Alexius passes Hristo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hristo wants to control but Alexius is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SU#
Alexius decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #CL#
Alexius clinches. #T2#
Alexius is working Hristo over against the cage.
Alexius digs a right hand underneath Hristo's ribcage. Hristo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Alexius.
Hristo looks winded!
Hristo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexius walks away with a smile on his face. Hristo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Alexius closes the distance and clinches.
Alexius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hristo backwards.
Alexius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hristo or not.
Alexius scores with a shot to the side of Hristo's head. #TD#
Alexius pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hristo is controlling him. #T3#
Alexius seems keen to control Hristo's posture.
Alexius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hristo is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL#
Alexius drives through and clinches with Hristo against the cage.
Alexius presses Hristo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#TD#
Alexius pulls guard effortlessly.
Hristo prevents Alexius from getting back to his feet.
Hristo stopping the sweep attempt from Alexius.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hristo prevents Alexius from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hristo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hristo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hristo takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL#
Alexius darts in and clinches Hristo up against the cage.
Alexius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Alexius.
Alexius lands a left hand. #ROC#
Hristo is rocked!
Alexius unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hristo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Alexius is unloading with more strikes now! Hristo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
An out of breath Bessarion Alexius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2017

#R1##CL#
Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Alexius has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hristo fails to pull the fight into his guard. #TD#
Alexius drags the fight down to the ground.
Hristo trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Hristo looking to sit in guard and control but Alexius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Alexius wants to stand but Hristo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alexius content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hristo trying to control the position. #T1##SU#
Alexius gets to his feet. Hristo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Danga de danga de dang - Alexius scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like George Hristo has been cut.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius scores with a one two! Hristo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC#
Hristo is rocked!#CL#
Alexius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Alexius pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Hristo from controlling successfully.
Alexius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hristo is controlling him. #T2#
Hristo wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Hristo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alexius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alexius is pulling down on Hristo's head to control his posture.
Hristo wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Alexius wants to stand up but Hristo is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alexius tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexius lands a hook that snaps the head of Hristo backwards.
Alexius is working Hristo over against the cage.
Hristo jumps guard but Alexius stands there with Hristo around his waist. Hristo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Alexius rushes Hristo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Alexius as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Alexius.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.
Hristo looking for a takedown.
Bessarion Alexius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Hristo.
Hristo wants a takedown. #T4##TD#
Alexius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hristo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hristo looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hristo is trying to get back to his feet but Alexius has full control of the position and if anything, Hristo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hristo trying to control but not successfully.
Hristo tries to roll but Alexius sticks to his back.
Alexius is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Hristo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Alexius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Alexius connects with a right that clearly hurt Hristo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Alexius proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Hristo collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1##CL#
Harrington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexius, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexius lands with a left to the head.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harrington after a bit of a struggle.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harrington tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Harrington blocking some punches.
Harrington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius tries to pull guard but Harrington won't allow it.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harrington.
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Harrington.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexius.
Harrington throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
Harrington swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Alexius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T1##SU#
Harrington stands and steps away. Alexius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Harrington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius. #CL2#
Alexius forces Harrington back against the cage and clinches.
Harrington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alexius swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Harrington.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harrington lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Harrington lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #TD2#
Harrington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexius is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Harrington to the mat. Harrington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrington wants to stand and escape but Alexius is having none of it. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Harrington manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Alexius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harrington scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexius misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexius tries to clinch up.
Alexius has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alexius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harrington counters with a head kick. That will keep Alexius thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harrington throwing a counter right hand but Alexius manages to avoid it.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexius.
Harrington fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexius just manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Alexius closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.
Alexius goes for a takedown attempt but Harrington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Alexius rushes Harrington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Harrington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexius blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alexius just manages to avoid it.
Alexius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexius.
Alexius prevents Harrington from getting back to his feet.
Alexius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4##SU2#
Harrington is working an open guard so Alexius takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Harrington throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away. #CL2#
Alexius has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Harrington manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. #BC#
Harrington breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Harrington tries to keep at a distance but Alexius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Padraig Harrington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Harrington lands with a kick to the temple. Alexius shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alexius scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#
It looks like Padraig Harrington has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrington misses the target.
Padraig Harrington is winning the standup battle so far.
Harrington throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
Harrington throws a push kick but Alexius slaps the foot to one side.
Alexius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Alexius 's knee.
Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington feints and then cracks Alexius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexius down.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington throws a counter high kick but Alexius was just alert enough to avoid it.
Alexius avoids the head kick by Harrington.
Alexius misses with a looping left.
Harrington circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Alexius clinches. #T1#
Harrington throws a head punch that misses.
Harrington misses with some punches.
Harrington tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harrington prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harrington blocking some punches. #TD2#
Alexius decides to pull guard.
Harrington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harrington wants to stand and escape but instead Alexius has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Harrington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.#ES#
Harrington has his feet on Alexius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bessarion Alexius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Alexius tries to clinch there but Harrington circles away.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington.
Alexius throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
It looked like Harrington wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrington throws a hook to the side of Alexius's head but Alexius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Alexius.
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexius defending well as Harrington loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice combination there by Alexius. #CL2#
Alexius drives through and clinches with Harrington against the cage.
Harrington looking to throw knees to the head but Alexius is blocking nicely. #BC#
Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Harrington feints and then cracks Alexius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alexius down.
Harrington throws a nice looking combination but Alexius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
Harrington lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Alexius clinches up against the cage.
Alexius working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Alexius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land.
Alexius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrington lands a nice uppercut.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Alexius fails to land.
Alexius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Alexius lands an uppercut.
Alexius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Padraig Harrington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Harrington tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Harrington back against the cage.
Alexius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexius.#BC#
Harrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Harrington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrington.#CL2#
Alexius has Harrington up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Harrington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexius tries to clinch but Harrington is having none of it.
Harrington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrington has time to react.
Harrington misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Alexius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harrington backwards. #BC2#
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harrington misses with a straight left.
Alexius wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Padraig Harrington will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Padraig Harrington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
An inside leg kick lands from Harrington. #CL2#
Alexius moves into the clinch.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Harrington breaks from the clinch.
Alexius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrington.#CL2#
Alexius clinches.
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
Harrington landing knees to the body.
Alexius is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harrington to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius scores with a shot to the side of Harrington's head.
Harrington misses with the head strike.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harrington scores with a shot to the side of Alexius's head.
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!
Harrington lands a body shot.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Alexius. #T1#
Harrington misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Harrington. #BC#
Harrington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Harrington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harrington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harrington. #CL2#
Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harrington.
Harrington misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harrington fails to land. #BC2#
Alexius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Alexius darts in and clinches Harrington up against the cage.
Alexius lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexius looking for a takedown. #T2#
Alexius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Harrington manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Alexius. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alexius is looking to clinch.
Harrington appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alexius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harrington was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Harrington gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrington controls his hands.
Harrington misses with the head strike. #TD2#
Alexius has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Harrington uses from the top position.
Harrington wants to stand but Alexius has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU#
Harrington gets to his feet - Alexius follows without any prompting. #T3##CL2#
Alexius closes the distance and pushes Harrington back into the cage.#BC#
Harrington manages to break the clinch.
Alexius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harrington eats them both and turns towards Alexius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Alexius wants to clinch.
Alexius tries to bum rush Harrington with a series of wild strikes but Harrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius tries to clinch up but Harrington circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrington swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexius closes the distance but Harrington moves to the side
and Harrington counters with an inside leg kick.
Harrington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away. #T4#
Alexius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexius throws a series of punches but Harrington moves out of range.
Alexius wants to clinch but Harrington slips to the side
and Alexius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Harrington misses its target.
Harrington throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Harrington misses with a looping left.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Harrington connects with a jab.
Harrington scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alexius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexius tries to close the distance and clinch but Harrington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexius connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Padraig Harrington.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrington, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Harrington!
Padraig Harrington thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Bessarion Alexius spoke after the fight, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Sep 28, 2017

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2607 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Bujol (ranked 2281 p4p, 245 weight class). Alexius comes into the arena with A Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

178 cm
28 yrs
180 lbs

180 cm
33 yrs
159 lbs

Alexius

Bujol

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Bessarion Alexius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Sergio Bujol!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Alexius moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Alexius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bujol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alexius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alexius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bujol fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bujol clinches with his opponent.

Alexius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bujol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Alexius (4) vs (0) Bujol
Bujol turns into Alexius and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alexius (4) vs (2) Bujol
Bujol showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Bujol from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bujol pushes down on Alexius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bujol is trying to control. Alexius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alexius manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bujol forces his way into half guard.
Alexius tries to roll over but Bujol keeps him under control.
Bujol tries to pass to full mount but Alexius defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is trying to maintain the position but Bujol is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bujol in particular looking to stall.
Bujol wants to free his trapped foot but Alexius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alexius tries to get to full guard but Bujol has control of the leg.
Bujol frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alexius (4) vs (5) Bujol

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.
Alexius wants to control but Bujol is having none of it.
Bujol looking to control but Alexius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bujol takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bujol wants to control the pace but Alexius is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alexius controls the position.
Bujol controlling the pace for now.
Alexius is looking to get to half guard.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is squirming around, avoiding Bujol's attempts to control the action.
Bujol controlling from mount.
Bujol looking to control but Alexius is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bujol looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alexius is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bujol controlling from the full mount.
Alexius tries to hold on but Bujol pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alexius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bujol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bujol wants to control but instead Alexius manages to regain half guard.
Bujol wants to free his trapped foot but Alexius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bujol looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bujol is pressing down on Alexius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alexius is holding on for now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bujol wants to work for an arm triangle but Alexius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bujol in particular looking to stall.
Bujol wants to take a breather but Alexius is having none of it.
Bujol prevents Alexius from improving his position.
Alexius trying to control but Bujol postures up.
Alexius tries to get to full guard but Bujol has control of the leg.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alexius moves into full guard.
Alexius is adopting a defensive guard.
Alexius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Alexius keeping moving, preventing Bujol from controlling successfully.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Bujol content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bujol wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Bujol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexius pulls Bujol in to control the position.
Bujol postures up.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Bujol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexius is keeping the position for now.
Bujol trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Alexius working a defensive guard here.
Alexius is pulling down on Bujol's head to control his posture.
Bujol sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Bujol wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Bujol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bujol won't allow Alexius to sweep him here.
Bujol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bujol looking to pass the guard.
Bujol wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alexius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alexius keeping full guard, as Bujol tries to pass.
Bujol is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Bujol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Bujol trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bujol passes into half guard.
Bujol wants to pass to mount but Alexius is defending the position.
Alexius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bujol wins on points by 5 to 4.
After winning the bout, Sergio Bujol thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 27, 2017

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2590 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gracie (ranked 5655 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

178 cm
28 yrs
180 lbs

176 cm
20 yrs
168 lbs

Alexius

Gracie

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Bessarion Alexius! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Ricardo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alexius defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Alexius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Alexius moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Alexius's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alexius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexius walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bessarion Alexius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Gracie.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Alexius enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alexius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Alexius (0) vs (2) Gracie
Alexius controlling Gracie's posture.
Gracie trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius controlling Gracie's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie advances to half guard.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alexius is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
My spies in Jako Gym inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Gracie looking for a submission but Alexius manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Alexius is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

Gracie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alexius is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alexius has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alexius (2) vs (2) Gracie

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.

Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alexius defends it easily.

Alexius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alexius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alexius escapes and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Alexius (5) vs (2) Gracie
Alexius controlling the position.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Alexius is controlling the position.
Alexius has control of an arm but Gracie manages to advance to Alexius's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Alexius (5) vs (6) Gracie
Alexius tries to escape the position.

Gracie seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Alexius's chin but Alexius turns very nicely into Gracie's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Alexius.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Alexius (7) vs (6) Gracie

Gracie has an active guard here but Alexius has managed to pass into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to control but Alexius passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Alexius (10) vs (6) Gracie
Alexius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alexius's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Alexius is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alexius's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Alexius has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alexius (13) vs (6) Gracie
Alexius working away.
Gracie tries to control but Alexius manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Alexius (16) vs (6) Gracie
Good control from Alexius.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Alexius maintains control.
Alexius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gracie tries to hold on but Alexius pushes him away.
Gracie is trying to escape the mount.
Gracie wants to control but Alexius is having none of it.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Alexius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alexius pulls his head out easily.
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alexius has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Score +3 for passing guard: Alexius (19) vs (6) Gracie
Alexius controlling the pace for now.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Alexius.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Alexius (22) vs (6) Gracie
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Alexius gets his hands free.
Gracie tries to escape the position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alexius really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gracie.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
Gracie trying to control the action but Alexius just sinks the hooks in.
Alexius controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but Alexius kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Alexius has the hooks in. Gracie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alexius controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but Alexius kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Alexius is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Alexius controls the action.
Gracie tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Alexius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie is trying to reverse the position but instead Alexius has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Alexius (25) vs (6) Gracie
Alexius is riding his opponent, not letting Gracie buck him off.
Alexius keeps control of the position as Gracie tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alexius not allowing Gracie to control his hands.
Gracie needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexius takes the fight on points by 25 to 6.
An out of breath Bessarion Alexius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 19, 2017

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Szandor Storm (ranked 3803 p4p, 506 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2436 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

175 cm
28 yrs
181 lbs

178 cm
28 yrs
180 lbs

Storm

Alexius

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Szandor Storm! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Storm wants to clinch.

Alexius rushes Storm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Storm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alexius to keep the fight standing.
Storm tries to pull guard but Alexius won't allow it.

Alexius has clasped his hands together around Storm's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Storm (0) vs (4) Alexius
Alexius staying calm.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Storm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius controls the position from side control.
Alexius advances to mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Storm (0) vs (6) Alexius
Storm regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm gets full guard.
Alexius content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Alexius has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Storm trying to keep a closed guard but Alexius is proving a slippery customer.

That's three 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.
Storm 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.
Alexius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Storm trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to free his leg and advance position but Storm is retaining full guard.
Storm controls Alexius momentarily but Alexius frees himself.
Storm seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alexius slips nicely into half guard.
Alexius trying to mount his opponent but Storm defends it.
Storm is trying to get back to full guard.
Storm is working hard here to advance position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trying to control but can't.
Alexius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alexius is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Alexius seems content to control.
Alexius trying to pass the guard but Storm defending well.
Storm wants to improve his position but Alexius is controlling well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alexius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Storm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alexius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Alexius prevents Storm from improving his position.
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to improve his position but Alexius is controlling well.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
Alexius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alexius is continuing to stall.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
Storm is positioning himself well to prevent Alexius advancing to mount.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is thwarting Storm's attempts to control the position.
Alexius moves into full mount! Storm won't be happy about that!
Score +3 for passing guard: Storm (0) vs (9) Alexius
Storm wants to control but Alexius is having none of it.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Storm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alexius is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Storm is working to get back to half guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to hold on but Alexius pushes him away.
Storm is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexius has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Storm wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Storm (0) vs (12) Alexius
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Storm tries to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexius wins on points by 12 to 0.
Bessarion Alexius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TWGC 18 (170lbs, D2): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 18, 2017

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Viet Nam (ranked 3538 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 2421 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

175 cm
33 yrs
147 lbs

178 cm
28 yrs
180 lbs

Nam

Alexius

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Viet Nam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Winston Howard.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.
Alexius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nam walks away with a smile on his face. Alexius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Alexius takes the fight into the clinch.

Alexius has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nam is trying to keep an underhook but Alexius manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Nam (0) vs (2) Alexius
Alexius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexius wants to pass the guard but Nam is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius trying to pass the guard but Nam defending well.
Alexius stalling.
Nam wants to sweep but Alexius has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Nam (0) vs (5) Alexius

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nam is looking to regain half guard here but Alexius keeps moving and retains side control.
Nam trying to remain calm as Alexius controls from the top position.
Nam looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nam gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nam is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexius takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Alexius is pressing down on Nam's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nam is holding on for now.
Alexius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nam works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nam wants to control but Alexius passes easily into half guard.
Alexius is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nam reverses the position - he's now on top in Alexius's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nam (2) vs (5) Alexius
Nam wants to control from the top but Alexius keeps moving.
Alexius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexius 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.
Nam trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.

Nam drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Alexius manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nam has Alexius in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Nam (2) vs (7) Alexius
Nam working a defensive guard here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nam can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Nam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nam is looking to sweep but instead, Alexius has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius is thwarting Nam's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nam is trying to get back to full guard.
Nam trying to control here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alexius trying to advance position but Nam counters by regaining guard.

Nam looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Nam has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Alexius has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Nam (2) vs (10) Alexius

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Nam is trying to escape the position but Alexius is controlling the position.
Nam is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Alexius is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Nam (2) vs (12) Alexius
Nam is working to get back to half guard.
Alexius is looking to work his way around to Nam's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Nam is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexius has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexius controlling the pace for now.
Nam tries to hold on but Alexius pushes him away.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Nam is desperately trying to improve his position but Alexius has a good base and remains in mount.
Alexius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nam is trying to reverse the position but instead Alexius has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Nam (2) vs (15) Alexius

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Alexius is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Nam right now.
Alexius trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nam doesn't escape.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Nam tries to break free.
Alexius controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexius wins on points by 15 to 2.
A victorious Bessarion Alexius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Alexius moves into the clinch.
Alexius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stelling backwards.
Alexius is pressed up against the cage. Stelling has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alexius down to the mat. Alexius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stelling walks into a stiff left hand from Alexius.#CL2#
Alexius clinches up with Stelling and pushes him back against the cage.
Stelling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alexius is defending well.
Alexius pushes Stelling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Alexius decides to pull guard.
Stelling advances position into side control!
Alexius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stelling 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stelling stops Alexius from getting back to his feet. #ES2#
Alexius manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Alexius has Stelling up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Alexius. #T1##TD2#
Alexius lands a takedown into guard.
Alexius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SU2#
Alexius gets to his feet. Stelling looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alexius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stelling .
A low kick from Stelling misses #TD2#
so Alexius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stelling wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alexius manages to pass to side control. #REVR##SU2#
Alexius postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stelling to stand up. #T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stelling is defended easily by Alexius.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Stelling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stelling throws a head kick but Alexius moves out of range. #CL2#
Stelling gets tackled into the cage by Alexius. Alexius maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Alexius turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alexius manages to end up in side control.
Stelling is trying to get back to half guard.
Stelling is trying to escape the position but Alexius is controlling the position. #T3##SU2#
Alexius stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Alexius has closed the distance and engaged Stelling in a clinch. #TD2#
Alexius has Stelling pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alexius pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stelling tumbling to the mat - Alexius dives into Stelling 's guard.
Alexius sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
Stelling is striking but Alexius is not phased and passes to half guard.
Alexius controlling the action here.
Stelling tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alexius has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Alexius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stelling 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alexius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexius lands a left hand.
Alexius lands with a light punch inside. #TD2#
Alexius has clasped his hands together around Stelling 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Stelling bucks up and tries to throw Alexius off but instead Alexius has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stelling is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Alexius. #T1#
Stelling trying to control the hands but Alexius breaks the grip.
Alexius is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, with Alexius on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Stelling is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T3#
Let's hope that Alexius has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Alexius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stelling wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Stelling misses with a hook.#CL2#
Alexius forces Stelling back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexius.
Alexius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Alexius.
Alexius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexius lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexius is working Stelling over against the cage.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Alexius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Alexius moves into range and clinches up with Stelling .
Alexius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stelling backwards.
Alexius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alexius presses Stelling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Alexius scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexius.
Alexius presses Stelling against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Alexius.
Alexius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stelling .#TD2#
Alexius manages to pull guard. #ES2#
Alexius uses the cage to get back to his feet. #CL2#
Alexius drives through and clinches with Stelling against the cage. #TD2#
Alexius gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stelling is trying to escape back to his feet but Alexius uses the scramble to pass into side control.
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!
Alexius taking a breather here. #T2##SU2#
Alexius stands up and beckons Stelling to his feet.
Bessarion Alexius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexius lands a two punch combo. #T3##CL2#
Alexius moves into the clinch successfully.
Stelling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexius after a bit of a struggle.
Stelling throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius. #TD2#
Alexius jumps into guard, dragging Stelling to the mat.
Stelling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexius is on top in guard. #REVB##SU2#
Stelling is working an open guard so Alexius takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Alexius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alexius digs a right hand underneath Stelling 's ribcage. Stelling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Alexius.
Alexius pushes Stelling back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stelling misses with a knee to the head.
Alexius lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Alexius.
Alexius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stelling backwards. #KD2#
Alexius drops Stelling with a big right hand! Alexius charges in looking to finish - Stelling manages to keep Alexius in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat. #ROC2#
Stelling is rocked!#SU2#
Alexius decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Stelling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Alexius gets a clinch.
Alexius is leaning against Stelling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Alexius. #TD2#
Alexius gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Stelling tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Alexius manages to move to mount!
Alexius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jack Stelling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alexius 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Jack Stelling had this to say: 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.

Event: CCR 88
Date: Jun 30, 2017

#R1#
Logan looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
We've been told by Alexius's head coaches at White Lotus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Logan gets a clinch.
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Logan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexius.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike. #CUT#
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Alexius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Logan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Alexius lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan is trying to maintain the position but Alexius is very close to passing his half guard.
Logan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Logan is refusing to be controlled, as Alexius sits in half guard.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius wants to take a breather but Logan is having none of it.
Alexius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexius.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Logan dodges it nicely.
Alexius is just content to waste time from the top position. Logan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Alexius throws a strike but Logan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Alexius thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Alexius landing with the ground and pound.
Alexius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexius lands a couple of digs.
Logan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexius controls the pace.
Alexius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alexius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Alexius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Logan has momentary wrist control but Alexius slips an elbow through the middle.
Alexius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexius stands and throws Logan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alexius misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Alexius landing a few strikes.
Alexius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Logan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T4#
Logan wants to control but Alexius postures up.
Logan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alexius landing a few strikes.
Alexius working the head and body with strikes.
Alexius trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom.
Alexius scores with a couple of short elbows.#ROC#
Logan is rocked!
Alexius sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Logan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius tries to score with some ground and pound. Logan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexius working the ground and pound.
Logan is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Alexius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexius moves away.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Logan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Alexius gets tackled into the cage by Logan. Logan maintains the clinch.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
Alexius avoids the elbow strike from Logan, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan working aggressively here.
Alexius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Logan.
Alexius blocks an uppercut.
Alexius blocks an uppercut.
Logan swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Logan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Logan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD#
Alexius decides to pull guard.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Logan preventing the sweep.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexius pulls Logan in close to his closed guard and prevents Logan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Logan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Logan is fighting to break Alexius's control of his arms but Alexius is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Alexius 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.
Alexius trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Logan throws a nice head kick!
Alexius moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Alexius misses with an uppercut.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Logan cracks the inside of Alexius's front leg.
Logan tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Logan throws a leg kick but Alexius moved away.#T3#
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Logan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alexius.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Alexius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexius checks it well.
Logan lands with a hook. Alexius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexius dives in for a single leg takedown but Logan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan thuds a left hand into Alexius's body.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Alexius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Logan sprawls and moves away.
Logan throws a shot 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!
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius feinted with a counter takedown.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexius slips under a jab.
Alexius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Logan momentarily. #TD#
Alexius bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Alexius.
Alexius throwing strikes but Logan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Alexius sneaks back into half guard.
Logan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Logan wants to land a leg kick but Alexius is out of range.
Alexius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Logan throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
Alexius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alexius shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Logan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Alexius persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Logan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Logan has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan tries to clinch up.
Logan connects with a leg kick. Alexius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Alexius counters with a takedown into side control. #T1#
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
Logan parries the strikes from Alexius easily there. Alexius is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Logan to escape.
Alexius is trying to ground and pound but Logan uses the momentary lack of control by Alexius to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Alexius wants to pass the guard but Logan is defending well.
Alexius throwing shots but Logan is blocking nicely.
Alexius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though. #T2#
Alexius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alexius.
Alexius throws a big right hand that misses.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius landing some decent shots from guard.
Alexius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Logan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Alexius is fighting to break Logan's control of his arms but Logan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alexius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Alexius blocks a leg kick.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Logan sprawls and moves away.
Logan is looking to chop away at Alexius's legs.
Alexius blocks a jab.
Frankie Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexius throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
Alexius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Logan thumps Alexius with a low kick.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Alexius moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Alexius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Alexius ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Logan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Logan tries to clinch but Alexius moves out of range.
Logan throws a leg kick #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alexius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alexius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexius trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Logan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
During a confident post fight interview, Bessarion Alexius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CCR 84
Date: May 26, 2017

#R1#
Alexius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Alexius backs off Hardy throws a huge counter combo but Alexius manages to avoid it all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy scores with a jab to the head.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alexius staying out of range there.
Alexius 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.
Alexius lands with a good body shot.
Alexius throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alexius's head backwards.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Alexius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Alexius throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexius.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a body punch but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Brian Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius with a poor takedown
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
Alexius throws a body kick that misses.
Alexius throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Alexius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardy digs a good hook to Alexius's body.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Alexius misses the target.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Hardy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alexius looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexius has a takedown stuffed.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alexius misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.#T3#
Hardy throws a good cross that connects.
Hardy digs a good hook to Alexius's body.
Alexius misses the jab.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexius throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Alexius is out of range.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hardy won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alexius trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Alexius working the ground and pound.#T4#
Hardy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alexius trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Alexius wants to control for a moment but Hardy uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Alexius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy is looking to escape.
Alexius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Alexius is controlling him
Hardy has hold of Alexius's hands but Alexius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Alexius goes for a double leg but Hardy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hardy continues to drive forward.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Alexius on that attempt.
Hardy unleashes a big counter combination but Alexius bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy tries to bum rush Alexius with a series of wild strikes but Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
Alexius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hardy sprawls and moves away.
Alexius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.#T1#
Alexius lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Alexius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexius.
Hardy scores with a jab to the head.
Alexius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brian Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Hardy both land. Nice combination.
Hardy moves out of range as Alexius strikes.
Alexius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Alexius throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alexius.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Alexius throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side. #TD#
Alexius shoots in and bounces Hardy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy wants to stand up but Alexius is controlling him.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Alexius is having none of it.
Hardy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#ES2#
Hardy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alexius off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Hardy misses.
A left lands for Hardy.
Alexius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Alexius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
Alexius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bessarion Alexius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ground and pound from Alexius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alexius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alexius is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alexius scores with a couple of short elbows.#T4#
Hardy tries to escape but Alexius is in control.
An elbow from Alexius crashes against the mat.
Alexius lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hardy taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexius in side control, throwing shots but Hardy defends.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hardy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hardy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexius.
Alexius in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexius.
Alexius trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Alexius with an uppercut!
Hardy throws a series of punches but Alexius moves out of range.
Alexius looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardy digs a good hook to Alexius's body.
Hardy tries to bum rush Alexius with a series of wild strikes but Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexius shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Alexius should have avoided that one.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alexius under the eye.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.#T1#
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexius.
Alexius feinted with a counter takedown.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Alexius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Alexius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alexius throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Hardy misses. #T2#
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alexius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy sizes up Alexius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Alexius shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alexius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexius swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Alexius cracks Hardy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy. #T3#
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexius scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Alexius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alexius throws a chopping leg kick but Hardy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alexius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Alexius throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexius defending well as Hardy loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Alexius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES2#
Hardy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Alexius keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Alexius has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hardy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Hardy manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Alexius scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES2#
Hardy has one foot on Alexius's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Brian Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hardy!
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2017

#R1#
Oppelaar throws the left hand but Alexius avoids the punch easily.
Oppelaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius lands a leg kick that knocks Oppelaar off balance momentarily.
Oppelaar connects with a looping right hand.
Oppelaar misses with a looping left.
Oppelaar tried to score with a low kick but Alexius checks it.
Oppelaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oppelaar misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oppelaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oppelaar keeps trying to improve his position.
Alexius cracks Oppelaar with a solid left hand.
Alexius connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Oppelaar pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Oppelaar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving. #T1##SUB2#
Oppelaar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alexius defends well.
Alexius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oppelaar working a defensive guard here.
Alexius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oppelaar keeping full guard, as Alexius tries to pass.
Oppelaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oppelaar is on top in guard. #REVB#
Oppelaar throwing strikes from guard but Alexius blocks nicely.
Alexius 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.#T2#
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alexius's head.
Oppelaar preventing the sweep.
Oppelaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alexius trying to control the position.
Alexius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Oppelaar looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Oppelaar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alexius stands up over Oppelaar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppelaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Oppelaar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oppelaar pulls Alexius in to control the position.
Alexius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oppelaar is on top in guard. #REVB#
Alexius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oppelaar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Alexius.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexius is on top in guard. #REVR#
Alexius is in close to Oppelaar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oppelaar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppelaar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #T4#
Oppelaar is trying to control the position but Alexius postures up.
Alexius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Alexius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oppelaar is trying to keep Alexius in close.
Oppelaar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Oppelaar wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
Oppelaar keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius postures up.
Alexius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Alexius shoots in and drives through. Oppelaar sprawls well.
Alexius misses with a wild body shot.
Oppelaar loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.
Alexius tries to counter with a takedown but Oppelaar is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Alexius gets the takedown into side control.
Alexius landing strikes.
Alexius wants to control but Oppelaar is keeping him busy.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep.
Oppelaar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Oppelaar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Alexius drops an elbow to the side of Oppelaar's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppelaar wants to get back to full guard.
Oppelaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Oppelaar looking for submissions off his back.
Alexius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alexius lands with a punch from half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Oppelaar looking for submissions off his back.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oppelaar throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oppelaar landing rabbit punches to the side of Alexius's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Oppelaar tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Alexius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oppelaar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Oppelaar gets full guard.
Oppelaar looking for a sweep. Not yet Oppelaar, not yet.
Oppelaar trying to strike off his back.
Alexius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oppelaar can do to turn this around?
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppelaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oppelaar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexius is one step ahead there. #T2#
Alexius is working Oppelaar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexius works over Oppelaar with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oppelaar wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
Alexius distracts Oppelaar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC#
Oppelaar is rocked!
Alexius working some strikes from top position.
Oppelaar is still in real trouble! Can Alexius finish him?#SUB2#
Oppelaar is looking for a triangle but Alexius pushes his legs off easily.
Oppelaar lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Alexius arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Oppelaar's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
An out of breath Bessarion Alexius thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: G# 42 NG vs JEBE II
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Cleary clinches up against the cage.
Cleary can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
Cleary missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleary.
Cleary misses with a body punch.
Cleary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius gets through Cleary's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Cleary has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cleary crunches a lovely knee into Alexius's ribcage.
Cleary lands a body punch.
Alexius has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cleary is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cleary is pressed up against the cage. Alexius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cleary down to the mat. Cleary avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexius throws a low kick but Cleary avoids it.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Cleary cracks Alexius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Cleary closes the distance and pushes Alexius back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cleary obliges.
Cleary tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
A short uppercut from Alexius.
Alexius wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessarion Alexius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexius takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alexius is breathing heavily.#T1#
Alexius throws a head punch that misses.
Cleary struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
Cleary tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Cleary lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleary.
Cleary lands with a left to the head.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary pushes Alexius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cleary lands an uppercut.
Cleary tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cleary fails to land.
Alexius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cleary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Nice body punch from Cleary.
Cleary misses with a body punch.
Cleary landing knees to the body.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary is working Alexius over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleary goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Cleary.
A short right from Cleary.
Cleary can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action.
Cleary connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alexius's face.
Cleary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleary utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cleary tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Cleary as the two fighters clinch.
Cleary lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alexius or not.
Cleary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleary tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Cleary.
A body shot lands from Cleary.
Cleary pushes Alexius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleary misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleary.
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Cleary controls the action.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cleary can't find room to land a body shot as Alexius controls the action. #T3#
Cleary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleary scores with a hook to the body.
Cleary lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleary lands a nice knee to the body.
Cleary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius blocks a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Cleary tries to work over Alexius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Cleary.
Cleary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleary blocks an uppercut.
Cleary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alexius's elbow.
Cleary landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Cleary.
A nice left hand lands by Cleary.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleary.
Cleary missing with knees to the body.
Cleary pushes Alexius back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleary tries a body shot but Alexius blocks it.
Cleary lands a nice knee to the body.
Cleary misses with a body punch.
Cleary misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexius takes a shot to the head.
Cleary tries to throw a body punch but Alexius avoids it by throwing Cleary back against the cage.
Cleary struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleary.
Cleary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius misses with the head strike.
Cleary misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alexius lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Alexius.
Cleary lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexius struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleary controls his hands.
Cleary works on Alexius's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Cleary dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Alexius misses with a body shot.
Cleary appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cleary misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL2#
Cleary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cleary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius prevents a body shot from Cleary.
Cleary throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
Patrick Cleary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Cleary - that landed with a thud.
Cleary has a couple of punches blocked by Alexius.
Cleary blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleary lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cleary creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alexius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexius lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cleary.
Cleary lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Cleary.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexius tries to work over Cleary's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Alexius can't find room to land a body shot as Cleary controls the action.
Cleary lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexius won't want to take too many of those.#TD#
Alexius pulls guard effortlessly.
Alexius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cleary passes into half guard.
Cleary moves nicely into side control.
Cleary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cleary working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Cleary crashes against the mat.
Cleary working the body and head with strikes.
Cleary misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alexius tries to bench press Cleary off him but Cleary keeps the position.
Cleary in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cleary wants to control but Alexius is keeping him busy.
Cleary is chipping away with strikes.
Alexius takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Cleary landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cleary scores with punches from side control.
Cleary working the head with strikes.
Cleary working the head and body with strikes.
Alexius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cleary's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cleary not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alexius wants to control but Cleary is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cleary trying to control the action but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Alexius is pressing down on Cleary's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cleary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cleary is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexius has wrist control.
Alexius wants to sweep here but Cleary controlling him for the moment.
Cleary chips away with some ground and pound.
Alexius looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Cleary pushes down on Alexius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cleary lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Cleary.
Alexius is not content to let Cleary control the position.
Cleary working over Alexius with some ground and pound. Alexius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cleary has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cleary with shots to the head and body - Alexius looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC2#
Alexius is rocked!
Cleary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alexius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Alexius is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cleary unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Alexius wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cleary celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Cleary!
Patrick Cleary seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: G #38 Karter vs Brophy
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Alexius 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.
Allen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alexius finds it's way round the side to connect with Allen's head.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Alexius counters with a takedown into side control.
Alexius tries to score with some ground and pound. Allen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexius.
Allen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alexius.
Allen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Alexius cracks Allen with a big right hand but Allen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alexius trying to control the position but Allen is working away.
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!
Allen on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T1#
Allen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Alexius.
Alexius tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Allen is trying to control Alexius's posture but Alexius avoids it.
Check out the look on Alexius's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #ROC2#
Allen is rocked!
Alexius scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Allen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Alexius can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
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.

Event: G #34 STOLT vs ALEXIUS
Date: Aug 13, 2016

#R1#
Alexius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.
Stolt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stolt moves out of range of the body kick.
Stolt 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.
Alexius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stolt checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alexius.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stolt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stolt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alexius.
A head kick misses from Alexius.
Stolt misses with a hook. Alexius ducked under it nicely.
Stolt moves away from the strike by Alexius.
Stolt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Alexius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stolt 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.
Alexius looks to land a right hand but Stolt moved out of range.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Stolt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stolt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexius is out of range and Stolt settles back down.
Stolt misses with a wild body shot.
Stolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stolt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stolt jabs at Alexius's body.
Stolt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alexius in his tracks.
Stolt throws out a loose jab but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Stolt misses with a two punch combination.
Stolt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stolt lands with a straight right. Alexius didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
Stolt misses with a hook.
Stolt throws a sloppy head kick and Alexius moves out of range easily.
Stolt tries to land a front kick but Alexius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Stolt sees coming a mile off.
Alexius moves out of range of the body kick from Stolt.
And Alexius tries to counter it with a takedown but Stolt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Stolt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Stolt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexius tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stolt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexius slips under a jab from Stolt.
Alexius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
Stolt 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.
Stolt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Alexius. That snapped Stolt's head back.
Stolt throws a big shot that misses.
Stolt checks a low kick from Alexius.
Nice defenses there by Stolt.
Alexius drops his hands momentarily and Stolt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stolt misses with a hook.
Yngve Stolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stolt moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alexius.
Stolt throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stolt defends it well.
Stolt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexius doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexius slips under a jab from Stolt.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stolt.
Stolt checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stolt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alexius.
Yngve Stolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stolt stuns Alexius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stolt.
Stolt looks for the body kick but Alexius saw that one coming.
Alexius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stolt.
Stolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Stolt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Alexius lands a jab to Stolt's midsection.
Stolt misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stolt.
Alexius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stolt checks it well.
Stolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexius can do to turn this around?
Alexius moves forwards but Stolt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alexius connects with a looping right hand.
Alexius misses with a head kick.
Stolt misses with an uppercut. Alexius saw that one coming.
Yngve Stolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Stolt connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius takes a swing at Stolt's ribcage but misses.
Alexius is looking to chop away at Stolt's legs.
Stolt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alexius moves out of range as Stolt strikes.#T1#
A jab from Stolt misses.
Alexius throws a sloppy head kick and Stolt moves out of range easily.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexius.
Stolt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Stolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius darts in looking for a takedown but Stolt gets double underhooks and turns Alexius into the cage.
Stolt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alexius thumps Stolt with a low kick.
Stolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Stolt lunges at Alexius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alexius's hand.
Stolt scores with a leg kick. #T2#
Alexius tries to land a leg kick but Stolt saw it coming and moves away.
Alexius gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stolt tries to score with a low kick but Alexius moves his leg out of the way.
Alexius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stolt throws a hook but Alexius avoids it easily.
Stolt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius scores with a hook to the body. Stolt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good work by Stolt as he checks the leg kick.
Alexius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stolt's sensitive parts.
A big left from Alexius misses.
Alexius is looking to land body kicks.
Stolt lands the left hand.#T3#
Stolt misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stolt. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius feints the counter takedown.
Stolt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexius.
Stolt tries to counter by clinching up but Alexius breaks away and moves out of range.
Alexius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stolt swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
and Alexius counters with a single leg into guard. Stolt didn't expect that.
Stolt is wriggling around but Alexius manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Alexius seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexius.
Alexius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alexius trying to advance position but Stolt counters by regaining guard. #T4#
Stolt trying to control the position.
Stolt looking for a sweep. Not yet Stolt, not yet.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Stolt keeps moving.
Alexius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stolt's head.
Stolt is looking to stand up but Alexius isn't so interested in that idea.
Alexius postures up and lands a big shot to Stolt's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alexius trying to control the position from guard on top but Stolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bessarion Alexius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stolt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alexius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alexius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexius throws an off balance right hand
and Stolt counters with an outside leg kick.
Stolt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stolt blocks a low kick nicely.
Stolt misses with a low kick as Alexius jumps back.#CL#
Stolt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stolt misses with some punches.
Stolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Alexius.
A head punch on the inside from Stolt fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stolt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stolt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexius checks it well.
Jab by Stolt.
Stolt throws a leg kick but Alexius sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stolt throws the kick towards the body but Alexius avoids it.#T1#
Alexius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stolt counters with a solid body kick.
Stolt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alexius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stolt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stolt sprawls well. Stolt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexius gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexius tries to land a leg kick but Stolt saw it coming and moves away.
Alexius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stolt moves away.#T2#
Stolt throws a shot to the body.
Alexius throws a wild body kick that Stolt sees coming a mile off.
Stolt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alexius to score with a decent uppercut.
Alexius tried to score with a low kick but Stolt checks it.
Stolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius with the counter takedown but Stolt avoids it easily.
Alexius misses with an uppercut. Stolt saw that one coming.
Alexius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big left from Alexius misses.
Stolt checks a leg kick.
Stolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexius motions for Stolt to come forward. Alexius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Stolt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stolt throws a lazy right hand but Alexius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stolt moves out of range of the body kick.
Stolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexius.
Stolt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Alexius misses.
Stolt throws a low kick but Alexius moves out of range easily.
Stolt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Stolt does it's job there.
Stolt blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stolt.#T4#
Stolt lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stolt.
Stolt scoring well with a low kick there.
Stolt tries to work over Alexius's front leg with a kick but Alexius checks it.
Stolt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alexius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stolt throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stolt won't be happy with that. #ES#
Stolt throws Alexius to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stolt. Alexius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stolt.
Stolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexius misses with a two punch combination.
Stolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yngve Stolt clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Stolt. Those never looked like landing.
Stolt throws a good cross that connects.
Stolt sizes up Alexius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Alexius lands a front kick.
Alexius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexius tries for a takedown but Stolt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stolt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stolt.
An attempted straight right counter from Stolt misses the target.
Stolt slips under a jab from Alexius.
Jab by Alexius.
Stolt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Nice cross by Stolt.
Alexius feints a jab promting Stolt to slip. Alexius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stolt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stolt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alexius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Stolt misses.
Alexius fails to land the takedown.
Yngve Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexius takes a head kick and keeps coming. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Alexius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stolt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stolt connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Alexius gets a takedown into half guard.
Stolt is not content to let Alexius control the position.
Stolt trying to control here.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Stolt dodges it nicely. #T3#
Alexius slips a nice elbow through Stolt's hands, connecting with Stolt's forehead.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stolt is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stolt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alexius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius winds up and cracks Stolt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stolt tries to get to full guard but Alexius has control of the leg.
Alexius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stolt taking some punishment here, with Alexius in his half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Alexius working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexius lands strikes from half guard.
Stolt keeping hold of Alexius's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
Alexius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Well, if Alexius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stolt is looking for a sweep. Alexius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alexius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alexius working over Stolt with some ground and pound. Stolt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alexius thows a huge punch but Stolt dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yngve Stolt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Stolt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Stolt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexius.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown but Stolt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stolt, as that shot connected.
Alexius misses with a low kick.
Stolt looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
Stolt throws a looping overhand right but Alexius ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius goes for a double leg but Stolt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stolt continues to drive forward.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alexius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stolt prevents it.
Yngve Stolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.#T1#
Alexius can't get the takedown.
Alexius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stolt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexius wants a takedown.
Stolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Alexius backwards.
Alexius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stolt struggles to land a body shot inside as Alexius controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stolt.
Stolt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alexius misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Stolt.
Stolt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stolt swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stolt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexius backwards. #TD2#
Alexius successfully pulls guard. #T2#
Alexius can't keep his opponent in guard - Stolt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stolt trying to control the action but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Stolt wants to stand up but Alexius is controlling the position.
Stolt is controlling the pace.
Bessarion Alexius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexius wants to improve his position but Stolt is controlling well. #T3#
Stolt wants to take a breather but Alexius is having none of it.
Alexius is looking for a sweep. Stolt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yngve Stolt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stolt is thwarting Alexius's attempts to control the position.
Alexius tries to roll over but Stolt keeps him under control.
Stolt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stolt trying to control from half guard but Alexius is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stolt wants to pass the guard but Alexius is defending well. #T4#
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.
Alexius keeping hold of Stolt's head, controlling as best he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alexius cracks Stolt with an open hand slap.
Stolt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexius.
A low kick from Alexius is predictable there
and Stolt counters with a right hand to the body.
Bessarion Alexius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Stolt saw that one coming.
Alexius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yngve Stolt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stolt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yngve Stolt!
Yngve Stolt retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Yngve Stolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Bessarion Alexius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh moth*****r, not again!'.

Event: G #28 CRESPO vs ALTAIR
Date: Jul 06, 2016

#R1#
Alexius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dufu.
Alexius is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dufu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dufu defends it well.
Alexius scores with a jab.
Alexius takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dufu avoids the head kick by Alexius.
Alexius lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexius.
A swing and a miss from Dufu.
Alexius lunges at Dufu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dufu's hand.
Dufu throws a right hand that Alexius ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexius also avoids with ease.
Dufu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alexius. Alexius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dufu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alexius in his tracks.
Dufu ducks right into an uppercut from Alexius.
Dufu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Alexius.
Dufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alexius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Dufu checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Alexius has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dufu fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Dufu misses.
Alexius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tupa Dufu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Dufu.
Alexius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alexius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alexius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dufu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dufu misses with a looping left.
Alexius swings for the body but Dufu moves out of range.
Alexius shoots for a double leg takedown but Dufu sprawls well. He's pushed Alexius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dufu just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dufu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexius darts in looking for a takedown but Dufu gets double underhooks and turns Alexius into the cage. #T2#
Dufu thuds his right hand into Alexius's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dufu wants to clinch.
Dufu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Alexius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dufu's guard.
Dufu wants to get back to his feet but Alexius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alexius works over Dufu with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dufu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alexius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dufu keeps working.
Alexius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Dufu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#T3#
Alexius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD2#
Dufu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alexius to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Dufu keeps moving.
Alexius prevents Dufu from getting back to his feet.
Dufu keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
Alexius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dufu's head.
Alexius is in close to Dufu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexius forces his way into half guard.#ES#
Dufu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dufu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Dufu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexius staying out of range there.
Tupa Dufu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufu tests Alexius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dufu.#CL#
Dufu closes the distance and pushes Alexius back into the cage.
Alexius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dufu after a bit of a struggle.
Tupa Dufu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bessarion Alexius.
Alexius misses with a punch to the body.
Dufu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexius looking for a takedown.
Alexius tries to throw a body punch but Dufu avoids it by throwing Alexius back against the cage. #BC#
Dufu breaks the clinch.
Dufu throws a jab when Alexius was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tupa Dufu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Alexius with a jab.
Alexius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dufu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Dufu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufu walks into a straight right hand from Alexius.
Dufu throws a shot from downtown. Alexius moves away and avoids it.
Tupa Dufu is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dufu digs a good hook to Alexius's body.
Dufu tests Alexius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius jabs Dufu right on the nose. Dufu blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dufu, as that shot connected.
Dufu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexius with the counter takedown but Dufu avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Dufu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dufu defends it well.#T1#
Alexius misses with a body shot.
Dufu falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Alexius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dufu won't be happy with that.
Alexius landing strikes.
Dufu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexius on the ground.
Dufu tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Alexius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alexius working the ground and pound effectively.
Alexius cracks Dufu with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bessarion Alexius!
After winning the bout, Bessarion Alexius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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