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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Papadov Junior (ranked 26041 p4p, 3050 weight class) and Vane Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander has chosen Corbin - Pain Addict (Ft. The Kid LAROI, BobbyRaps) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
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143
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Papadov Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vane Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Alexander with the inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Alexander as Junior shoots in.
Alexander leaves Junior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alexander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Papadov Junior has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papadov Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander blocks a head kick by Junior.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Alexander responds with a good body kick, but Junior manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Alexander is predictable there
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexander tries to kick Junior off in order to stand up. Junior Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior prevents Alexander from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is working to avoid the ground and pound but Junior connects with a decent elbow.
Alexander tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Alexander is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Junior landing strikes, looking to finish!
Junior won't let Alexander get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Junior fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Junior blocks a low kick nicely.
Junior blocks the body kick.
Alexander connects with a high kick.
Junior gets a double leg takedown into Alexander's guard.
Alexander is looking to stand back up but Junior counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alexander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior stops Alexander from getting back to his feet.
Junior perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to kick Junior off in order to stand up. Junior Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Junior trying to control the position but Alexander is working away.
Alexander is trying to escape the position but Junior is controlling the position.
Junior tries for a kimura but Alexander is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Junior is putting a hurting on Alexander here, landing some big shots from side control.
Junior cracks Alexander with a big elbow.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working.
Junior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexander has escaped the position, nice work there.
Junior 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.
Alexander wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papadov Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papadov Junior's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick from Alexander misses
and Junior counters with a left and a right that stings Alexander.
Junior on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Alexander.
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alexander throws a lazy head kick
and Junior counters with a single leg into guard. Alexander didn't expect that.
Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Papadov Junior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Junior prevents Alexander from getting back to his feet.
Alexander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexander manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Junior is defended easily by Alexander.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior tries for a takedown but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexander throws a nice head kick!
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papadov Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alexander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Junior misses with a leg kick
and Alexander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Junior seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Junior tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Junior sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick from Alexander.
Junior feinted with a counter takedown.
Good work by Junior as he checks the leg kick.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Junior checks the leg kick.
Alexander motions for Junior to come forward. Alexander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Junior tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alexander manages to circle out of the way.
Alexander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Junior avoids the head kick by Alexander.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexander 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 Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alexander throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Junior's head.
Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexander counters with a good low kick that Junior was not able to check.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Junior tries to counter with a takedown but Alexander is quick to defend against it.
Good leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses
and Junior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alexander won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alexander, who protects the arm well.
Alexander is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Junior has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is chipping away with strikes.
Junior working the ground and pound.
Alexander is trying to buck Junior off.
Junior stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vane Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papadov Junior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alexander tries to keep at a distance but Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Junior if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexander throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Alexander tries to score with a low kick but Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
Alexander keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander feints and then cracks Junior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Junior down.
Junior tries to work over Alexander's front leg with a kick but Alexander checks it.
Junior blocks the body kick.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Alexander misses with a leg kick.
Junior moves out of range of the body kick.
Junior wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alexander misses with a body kick.
Alexander throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Junior.
Junior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Junior shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alexander is trying to defend but Junior finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander is trying to stand up here but Junior is controlling him well.
Junior content to control rather than advance.
Alexander is trying to stand up here but Junior is controlling him well.
Junior slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Junior decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Alexander tries to land a front kick but Junior steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Junior goes for a double leg but Alexander avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alexander continues to drive forward.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexander as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papadov Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior 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.
Alexander lands a head kick!
Junior tries to clinch but Alexander is having none of it.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Alexander lands but Junior takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vane Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexander 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vane Alexander!
In his post fight interview, Vane Alexander started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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