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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 79 p4p, 431 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 12 p4p, 70 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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13 - 6 - 1 |
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18 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman lands a body shot.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovanov.
Lovanov throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman tries to clinch but Lovanov is having none of it.
Goodman closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Goodman - that landed with a thud.
Lovanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Goodman is defending well.
Lovanov lands a shot to the body.
Lovanov tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lovanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman 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.
Lovanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Lovanov prevents a body shot from Goodman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodman.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman breaks the clinch.
Goodman clinches.
Lovanov struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike.
Lovanov prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Lovanov works on Goodman's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovanov.
Lovanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goodman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goodman blocking some punches.
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Lovanov tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Lovanov controls the action.
Lovanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lovanov misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goodman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lovanov crunches a lovely knee into Goodman's ribcage.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lovanov misses with the head strike.
Lovanov misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lovanov.
Lovanov is pushing Goodman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovanov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goodman blocks an elbow strike.
Lovanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lovanov lands a shot to the body.
Lovanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Lovanov.
Goodman pushes off an throws an elbow but Lovanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lovanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Lovanov blocks an uppercut.
Lovanov tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goodman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lovanov blocks the elbow strike.
Lovanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman takes a shot to the head.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
Lovanov avoids a wild elbow strike from Goodman.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Lovanov controls the action.
Lovanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lovanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman connects with an inside leg kick.
Lovanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lovanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Lovanov moved out of range nicely.
As Goodman looks to move away, Lovanov throws a big counter combo but Goodman just gets out of the way.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Lovanov misses.
Lovanov looks to throw the jab but Goodman is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovanov blocks the body kick.
Lovanov avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Lovanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman throws a body punch but Lovanov moves out of range.
Goodman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman wants to clinch
and Lovanov counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lovanov defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Lovanov there.
Goodman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lovanov scores with a jab. Goodman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lovanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovanov.
Lovanov catches Goodman napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Goodman to the canvas!
Goodman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goodman is keeping the position for now.
Lovanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goodman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovanov.
Lovanov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lovanov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov is working Goodman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lovanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goodman controls Lovanov momentarily but Lovanov frees himself.
Lovanov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goodman's head.
Lovanov stands up over Goodman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lovanov looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goodman being controlled here momentarily.
Lovanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is stalling in the full guard.
Goodman preventing the sweep.
Lovanov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lovanov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lovanov wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Lovanov is retaining full guard.
Goodman 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovanov throws a big counter combination but Goodman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Goodman is predictable there
and Lovanov counters by clinching up.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lovanov fails to land.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Lovanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovanov prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Lovanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovanov.
Goodman taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lovanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman misses with an elbow strike.
Lovanov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovanov as Goodman tries to tie him up.
Lovanov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zahbit Lovanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lovanov throws an elbow but misses.
Lovanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Lovanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Lovanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
Lovanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lovanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodman has had enough of the clinch but Lovanov keeps him there for the moment.
Lovanov jumps into guard, dragging Goodman to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov dominated that second 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.
Good shot there by Lovanov.
Goodman walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Lovanov! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zahbit Lovanov!
Zahbit Lovanov retains his heavyweight title!
Zahbit Lovanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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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