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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Betts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draco Kevolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mookie Betts has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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157 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mookie Betts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Draco Kevolle!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betts lands a head kick!
Kevolle throws a series of strikes that have Betts backpedaling.
Kevolle throws a hook to the side of Betts's head but Betts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Betts tries to clinch up.
Kevolle misses with a few strikes there.
Draco Kevolle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kevolle!
Betts misses with a takedown attempt - Kevolle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Betts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kevolle.
A head kick misses from Betts.
Kevolle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kevolle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kevolle misses with a hook. Betts ducked under it nicely.
Kevolle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kevolle throws a poor cross that misses
and Betts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Betts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Betts throws a sloppy head kick and Kevolle moves out of range easily.
Kevolle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Betts.
Kevolle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betts rushes Kevolle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevolle prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Betts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Betts is breathing heavily.
Betts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kevolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kevolle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Betts prevents it.
Betts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betts manages to break the clinch.
Betts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kevolle.
A slow jab from Kevolle misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Kevolle there.
Kevolle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kevolle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Betts slips under a jab from Kevolle.
Betts is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kevolle misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Betts was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betts wants to clinch up but Kevolle keeps it at a distance.
Kevolle leaves Betts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Betts dives in for a single leg takedown but Kevolle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kevolle tries to bum rush Betts with a series of wild strikes but Betts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kevolle throws a jab but it's blocked by Betts.
Kevolle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheers as Kevolle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Betts doesn't seem phased though.
Kevolle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kevolle connects with a looping right hand.
Kevolle misses with a few strikes there.
Kevolle's corner calls for a 1-2. Kevolle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Betts is looking to land body kicks.
Betts has a takedown stuffed.
Draco Kevolle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kevolle lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kevolle sprawls well. Kevolle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Betts gets slowly back to his feet.
Kevolle scores with a body shot.
Kevolle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kevolle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Betts takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Betts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kevolle.
Betts moves into the clinch.
Betts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kevolle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Betts is defending well.
Betts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kevolle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kevolle working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betts stalling against the cage.
Kevolle jumps guard but Betts stands there with Kevolle around his waist. Kevolle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Betts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kevolle throws a jab when Betts was well out of range.
Kevolle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Kevolle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kevolle feints a jab promting Betts to slip. Kevolle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Betts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Betts tries to clinch but Kevolle is having none of it.
Kevolle lands a nice shot to the body.
Betts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Betts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Betts there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Kevolle 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.
Betts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kevolle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kevolle takes a swing at Betts's ribcage but misses.
Kevolle 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.
Kevolle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kevolle misses with a straight left.
Kevolle throws a right hand that Betts ducks under and follows up with a left that Betts also avoids with ease.
Kevolle stuffs the takedown attempt from Betts. Betts gets slowly back to his feet.
Kevolle misses with a straight right.
Kevolle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Betts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kevolle lands a nice hook to Betts's body. Betts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Betts throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kevolle misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betts slips a jab from Kevolle.
Betts throws a big counter combination but Kevolle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Betts shoots for a double leg takedown but Kevolle sprawls well. He's pushed Betts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kevolle looks to throw the jab but Betts is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Betts scores with a four punch combination!
Kevolle misses with a body shot.
Kevolle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Betts misses with a low kick as Kevolle jumps back.
Kevolle misses with an uppercut.
Kevolle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kevolle throws an off balance right hand
and Betts counters with a one-two to the body.
Betts blocks a jab.
Kevolle's corner calls for a 1-2. Kevolle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kevolle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betts manages to avoid it.
Mookie Betts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betts walks into a jab.
Kevolle catches Betts with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kevolle throws an overhand right that lands on Betts's shoulder, as Betts tries to avoid the shot.
Betts blocks a jab.
Kevolle cracks a nice hook into Betts's ribs.
Kevolle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Betts.
Kevolle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betts manages to avoid it.
Kevolle misses with a few strikes there.
Betts shoots in for a takedown but Kevolle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Betts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Betts fails with a takedown attempt.
Betts wants to clinch up but Kevolle keeps it at a distance.
Betts has a takedown stuffed.
Kevolle misses the jab.
Kevolle feints a jab promting Betts to slip. Kevolle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Betts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kevolle scores with a hook to the body. Betts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betts blocks a jab.
Kevolle cracks a nice hook into Betts's ribs.
Betts misses with the combination.
Kevolle throws an overhand right that lands on Betts's shoulder, as Betts tries to avoid the shot.
Betts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kevolle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kevolle lunges at Betts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Betts's hand.
Kevolle jabs Betts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kevolle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kevolle thuds his right hand into Betts's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Betts misses with a wild body shot.
Betts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Betts moves out of range as Kevolle strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevolle lunges at Betts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Betts's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kevolle looks to land a right hand but Betts moved out of range.
Kevolle just misses with a punch to the body.
Betts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Kevolle misses its intended target.
Kevolle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betts moves in looking to clinch but Kevolle pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Kevolle as Betts shoots in.
Betts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kevolle.
Betts dives in and grabs Kevolle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kevolle pushes down on Betts's head and hops out.
Kevolle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A punch combination from Kevolle misses.
Betts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Draco Kevolle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kevolle misses with a hook.
Betts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kevolle sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Kevolle 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! 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.
Kevolle scores with a jab.
Kevolle swings for the body but Betts moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kevolle. Betts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kevolle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Betts on the side of the head.
Kevolle throws the left hand but Betts avoids the punch easily.
Betts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kevolle.
Kevolle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kevolle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Betts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kevolle.
Kevolle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kevolle misses with a double jab
and Betts counters with a head kick. That will keep Kevolle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Betts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kevolle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kevolle is trying to pull guard but Betts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Betts drags the fight down to the ground.
Kevolle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kevolle stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Betts throws up his legs and catches Kevolle in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kevolle tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Betts! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mookie Betts!
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