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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 1879 p4p, 226 weight class) and Bessarion Alexius (ranked 1403 p4p, 180 weight class). Alexius has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alexius.
Alexius has control of an arm but Malverde manages to advance to Alexius's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Malverde looking for the choke but no joy.
Malverde trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
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.
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.
Malverde wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malverde is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Malverde looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Alexius looking to pass the guard.
Alexius preventing the sweep.
Malverde looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alexius passes into side control.
Malverde struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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
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.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Alexius manages to break the clinch.
Malverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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
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.
Malverde looking for a guillotine here but Alexius defends easily.
Malverde working for a triangle but Alexius defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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