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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and alex rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). alex rider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Borcuha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, alex rider!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from rider.
Borcuha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Borcuha showed some decent athleticism there.
rider has a hand on Borcuha's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Borcuha takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Borcuha controlling from mount.
rider tries to lock up and control but Borcuha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borcuha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rider can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rider tries to lock up and control but Borcuha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
rider is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Borcuha is staying active.
Borcuha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
rider tries to reverse the position but Borcuha maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borcuha jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but rider manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
rider misses with a takedown attempt
and Borcuha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in rider's guard.
Borcuha thows a big elbow that misses.
Borcuha passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rider wants to control but Borcuha postures up.
rider looks gassed!
Borcuha controls the position.
rider wants to control but Borcuha postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, rider has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Borcuha stalls from top position.
rider tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borcuha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Borcuha tries for a kimura but rider is defending well.
Borcuha wants to lay and pray for a moment but rider keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borcuha shoots in looking for a takedown. rider tries to sprawl out of it but Borcuha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. rider manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
rider with a poor takedown
and Borcuha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Borcuha trying to control from rider's half guard. rider has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
rider had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borcuha defends it easily.
rider keeping moving, preventing Borcuha from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Borcuha dominated that round.
That's time! Borcuha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Borcuha feints and as rider raises his hands in defense, Borcuha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borcuha trying to control but rider is working from the bottom.
rider is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
rider wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Borcuha is now in half guard.
Borcuha is trying to control. rider wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
rider wants to control but Borcuha passes into side.
rider is trying to escape the position but Borcuha is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borcuha advances to full mount.
rider can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcuha content just to control the position here.
Borcuha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
rider looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Borcuha is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but rider has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
rider rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Borcuha wants to work for an arm triangle but rider is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
rider is not content to let Borcuha control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. rider manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Borcuha wants to control from the top but rider keeps moving.
rider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha trying to control the position from guard on top but rider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Borcuha looking to sit in guard and control but rider gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Borcuha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borcuha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Alex Borcuha just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Borcuha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Borcuha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down rider's shoulder. That is not cool.
Borcuha wants to lay and pray for a moment but rider keeps working.
rider is trying to improve his position.
rider is letting Borcuha control him for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borcuha tries for a kimura but rider is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Borcuha dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
rider looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Borcuha!
Borcuha tries to hold on but rider postures up.
rider prevents Borcuha from getting the reversal.
Borcuha tries to hold on but rider pushes him away.
Borcuha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borcuha is working to get back to half guard.
rider looking to control but Borcuha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borcuha wants to control but rider is having none of it.
rider trying to control but Borcuha is having none of it.
Alex Borcuha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borcuha is trying desperately to improve position.
rider throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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.
rider trying to control but Borcuha is having none of it.
Borcuha tries to hold on but rider pushes him away.
Borcuha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Borcuha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
rider tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Borcuha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borcuha tries to control rider's body but rider pushes him off. Borcuha squirms to his side and now rider has his back!
rider has the hooks in. Borcuha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
rider trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Borcuha tries to escape but rider has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Borcuha looking very determined here, making life difficult for rider.
Borcuha trying to control the hands but rider won't let him.
That's four 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.
rider missing with strikes from the back.
Will rider go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Borcuha just trying to survive but rider is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
rider has the hooks in. Borcuha is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
rider throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
alex rider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Borcuha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borcuha wants to control his opponent's hands but rider gets his hands free.
And that's the end of the fight!
alex rider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Borcuha 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Borcuha!
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hype
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RATING
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