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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Queen. Maurice Irvin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Russian Experiment I's chin.
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221 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment I!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maurice Irvin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment I takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Irvin.
It looks like Russian Experiment I has been cut.
A slow jab from Irvin misses its intended target.
Irvin looks to land a combination but Experiment I avoids it well.
Experiment I lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Experiment I defending well as Irvin loads up on a big left hand.
Irvin looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment I is just out of range.
Irvin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Irvin misses.
Experiment I slips under a jab from Irvin.
Irvin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Experiment I looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Experiment I has Irvin up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment I throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Irvin tries to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling the position.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch but Experiment I keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin tries to break free but Experiment I pushes him back against the cage.
Irvin manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Experiment I does it's job there.
Irvin missing with a left hand there. Experiment I was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irvin throws a hook to the side of Experiment I's head but Experiment I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irvin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment I drives through and clinches with Irvin against the cage.
Irvin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment I keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irvin's efforts to push away.
Irvin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Irvin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Experiment I pushes Irvin off looking to stand but Irvin dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Experiment I manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Irvin landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Experiment I's head.
Experiment I will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Irvin throwing strikes but missing.
Experiment I looking to hit a scissor sweep but Irvin is one step ahead there.
Experiment I manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irvin manages to get himself to full guard.
Irvin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Irvin wants to sweep here but Experiment I controlling him for the moment.
Experiment I stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irvin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irvin has a closed guard, preventing Experiment I from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin wants to sweep here but Experiment I controlling him for the moment.
Irvin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Experiment I has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Irvin pulls Experiment I in close to prevent any damage.
Experiment I stopping the sweep attempt from Irvin.
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.
Irvin looks to throw the jab but Experiment I is out of range.
Experiment I uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irvin.
Irvin swings for the body but Experiment I moves out of range.
Maurice Irvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irvin loads up on a big right hand but Experiment I slips the punch.
Experiment I has closed the distance and engaged Irvin in a clinch.
Irvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Experiment I throws a head punch that misses.
Irvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin tries to break free but Experiment I pushes him back against the cage.
Irvin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irvin misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Experiment I.
Irvin lands a nice shot to the body.
Irvin tries to bum rush Experiment I with a series of wild strikes but Experiment I uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Irvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russian Experiment I's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Experiment I avoids the body shot from Irvin.
Experiment I tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Irvin.
Irvin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment I manages to avoid it.
Irvin throws a hook to the side of Experiment I's head but Experiment I sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Experiment I moves out of range of the strikes.
Experiment I takes the fight into the clinch.
Irvin takes an elbow to the temple.
Irvin manages to break the clinch.
Irvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment I slips under a jab from Irvin.
Experiment I misses with a wild body shot.
Irvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment I.
Irvin throws a hook but Experiment I blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irvin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Irvin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irvin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Experiment I counters with a stiff right hand.
Experiment I blocks a jab.
Russian Experiment I is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment I lands a jab to Irvin's midsection.
Irvin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irvin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Irvin misses with a double jab
letting Experiment I counter with a right hand.
Irvin is breathing heavily.
Irvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment I moves out of range as Irvin strikes.
Experiment I moves in looking to clinch but Irvin pushes him off.
Experiment I tries to clinch up but Irvin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I is looking to clinch but Irvin is avoiding it.
Irvin misses with a body shot
and Experiment I counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irvin looks to land a right hand but Experiment I moved out of range.
Irvin throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Experiment I to counter with a crisp jab.
Irvin misses the shot to the body.
Experiment I rushes Irvin and presses him up against the cage.
Experiment I throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment I keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irvin's efforts to push away.
Experiment I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irvins head.
Experiment I lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
Experiment I working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Irvin 's eye.
It looks like Maurice Irvin has been cut.
Nice body punch from Experiment I - that landed with a thud.
Experiment I throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Experiment I misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment I misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I presses Irvin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Experiment I is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch but Experiment I keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin avoiding damage as Experiment I throws knees to the body.
Experiment I lands a knee to the body.
Experiment I lands with a right to the head.
Irvin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Irvin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Experiment I with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Experiment I scores with a nice hook to the head.
Experiment I is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irvin is defending well for now.
Experiment I working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch but Experiment I keeps him there for the moment.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Irvin in his tracks for a moment.
Irvin blocks an uppercut.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I has Irvin pressed against the cage, preventing Irvin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I is leaning against Irvin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irvin can't get the takedown.
A short left from Experiment I.
Experiment I scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside.
Experiment I is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Experiment I makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that Irvin shrugs off.
Experiment I throws an elbow that misses.
Irvin tries to circle away but Experiment I has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment I.
Irvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Experiment I works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Irvin blocks the elbow strike.
Experiment I lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Experiment I darts in and clinches Irvin up against the cage.
Experiment I misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Experiment I tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irvin avoids it.
Irvin avoiding damage as Experiment I throws knees to the body.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that Irvin shrugs off.
Irvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment I has double underhooks.
Irvin tries to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling the position.
Irvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irvin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Experiment I counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irvin throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiment I counters by moving into the clinch.
Irvin avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment I.
Irvin tries to circle away but Experiment I has him pinned against the cage.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Experiment I lands an uppercut.
Experiment I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irvins head.
Experiment I lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Irvin.
Experiment I lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irvin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irvin's defenses.
Experiment I is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
Experiment I lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Experiment I softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Irvin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
Russian Experiment I has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Experiment I - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment I.
Irvin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I working Irvin over with knees to the body.
Experiment I gets through Irvin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Experiment I looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a nice uppercut.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I pushes off an throws an elbow but Irvin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Experiment I lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irvin wants to break free but Experiment I has control.
Irvin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Irvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Irvin takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment I tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irvin avoids it.
Irvin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irvin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Experiment I counters with a nice uppercut.
Irvin misses the body punch
and Experiment I counters by clinching up.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Experiment I creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Experiment I.
Experiment I misses with an elbow strike.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Irvin in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment I throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Irvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Irvin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Irvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Experiment I tries to land knees in the clinch but Irvin avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment I pushes Irvin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Experiment I working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Experiment I swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irvin is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irvin avoids it.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irvin.
Irvin tries to break free but Experiment I pushes him back against the cage.
Irvin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Irvin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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.
Irvin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Irvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Experiment I lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Experiment I working aggressively here.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irvin's defenses.
Irvin working hard to break the clinch.
Irvin tries to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling the position.
Experiment I lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Experiment I.
Experiment I unloads a knee to the mid-section. Irvin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irvin's defenses.
Experiment I lands a hook that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Experiment I looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
Experiment I throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Experiment I.
A shot in the inside from Experiment I.
A short right from Experiment I.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irvin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment I moves into the clinch.
Experiment I lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Experiment I lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Experiment I lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Irvin.
Irvin wants to break free but Experiment I has control.
Irvin takes a shot to the head.
Experiment I lands a damaging elbow.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside that Irvin shrugs off.
Experiment I missing with knees to the body.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Experiment I lands a good knee to the midsection. Irvin won't want to take too many of those.
Experiment I scores with a shot to the side of Irvin's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Experiment I lands a damaging elbow.
Experiment I scores with a shoulder strike.
Experiment I works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Experiment I - that landed with a thud.
Experiment I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Experiment I throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Experiment I tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irvin avoids it.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Irvin tries to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling the position.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Irvin avoiding damage as Experiment I throws knees to the body.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I misses with an elbow over the top.
Irvin is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Experiment I.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment I is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irvin is defending well for now.
Experiment I misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irvin blocks an elbow strike.
Irvin blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Irvin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Irvin in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Irvin in his tracks for a moment.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Experiment I throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Irvins head.
Experiment I swings wildly with an uppercut but Irvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment I scores with a nice hook to the head.
Irvin blocks the elbow strike.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment I lands an elbow just above Irvin 's eye.
Irvin breaks the clinch.
Experiment I bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment I tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiment I takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Irvin missing with a left hand there. Experiment I was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I cracks a nice hook into Irvin's ribs.
Experiment I tries to clinch there but Irvin circles away.
Irvin looks to land a right hand but Experiment I moved out of range.
Experiment I tries to clinch but Irvin is having none of it.
Experiment I gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Irvin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irvin is defending well for now.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Experiment I throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Experiment I fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment I throws a punch but it's blocked by Irvin.
Irvin tries to circle away but Experiment I has him pinned against the cage.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Irvin dodges an elbow strike from Experiment I.
Irvin avoiding damage as Experiment I throws knees to the body.
Irvin managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
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.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Irvin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch but Irvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irvin lands a nice shot that snaps Experiment I's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Experiment I. That snapped Irvin's head back.
Irvin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Irvin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Irvin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irvin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Irvin stopping the sweep attempt from Experiment I.
Experiment I keeping full guard, as Irvin tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Experiment I had his way with Maurice Irvin in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Experiment I's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Experiment I uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irvin.
Irvin misses with a combination
and Experiment I counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Experiment I lands an overhand right.
Irvin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Experiment I makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Experiment I moves into the clinch successfully.
Irvin takes an elbow to the temple.
Experiment I working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Experiment I lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Experiment I digs a right hand into Irvin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irvin's gas tank.
Irvin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Irvin takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Irvin is trying to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling him.
Experiment I lands a right hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I lands an elbow that stopped Irvin in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Experiment I on the inside.
Experiment I working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Experiment I lands an elbow inside.
Experiment I gets through Irvin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Irvin is rocked!
A body shot lands from Experiment I.
Irvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment I finish him?
Experiment I landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Irvin seems to have recovered his senses.
Experiment I lands a body punch.
Experiment I lands a hook that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Irvin takes a shot to the head.
Experiment I lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irvin backwards.
Experiment I digs a right hand underneath Irvin's ribcage. Irvin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Experiment I lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I digs a right hand into Irvin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irvin's gas tank.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irvin.
Experiment I keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Irvin's efforts to push away.
Irvin blocks an elbow strike.
Experiment I gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment I stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Experiment I stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Experiment I creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Irvin's defenses.
Experiment I is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Irvin is defending well for now.
Irvin working hard to break the clinch.
Irvin goes for a takedown attempt but Experiment I pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Experiment I moves into the clinch.
Experiment I misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Irvin.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment I just misses with a elbow thrown towards Irvin's brow.
Experiment I tries to land knees in the clinch but Irvin avoids the damage to the body.
Experiment I lands a good knee to the midsection. Irvin won't want to take too many of those.
Irvin working hard to break the clinch.
Irvin is trying to break free.
Experiment I working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Experiment I lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Experiment I.
Experiment I lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I tries to land knees in the clinch but Irvin avoids the damage to the body.
Irvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment I has double underhooks.
Irvin is looking to break free of the clinch but Experiment I has double underhooks.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Irvin can't break the clinch.
Irvin blocks the elbow strike.
Russian Experiment I is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irvin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irvin misses the jab.
Experiment I moves away from the strike by Irvin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment I looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maurice Irvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment I moves into the clinch successfully.
Irvin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irvin tries to break the clinch but Experiment I is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Experiment I scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment I has him pressed against the cage.
Experiment I keeps control of Irvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Experiment I showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Experiment I 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 49:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 49:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Experiment I!
Russian Experiment I retains his light heavyweight title!
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S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
99% |
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