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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexi Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye throws a series of strikes that have Fedor backpedaling.
It looks like Alexi Fedor has been cut.
Nice body punch from Haye.
Fedor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haye.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fedor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedor slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fedor works on Haye's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Fedor.
Fedor goes for a takedown attempt but Haye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Haye.
That has opened up Alexi Fedor's cut even more.
Haye throws a body punch but Fedor moves out of range.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Haye misses.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
David Haye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haye looks to land a combination but Fedor avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fedor.
Haye is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fedor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fedor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fedor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor working the body and head with strikes.
Fedor works to advance to full mount. Haye defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fedor misses with a head shot.
Fedor looking to ground and pound but Haye is blocking nicely.
Fedor landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haye's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Fedor working Haye over with strikes here.
Fedor working the ground and pound effectively.
Haye is breathing heavily.
Fedor looking for a guillotine from mount but Haye is having none of it.
Fedor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedor trying to control but Haye is having none of it.
Fedor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fedor looking to ground and pound but Haye is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Haye is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fedor is landing with some decent strikes but Haye is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fedor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedor won't let Haye get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor with good strikes from the mount here!
Fedor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Haye?
Fedor lands a heavy elbow.
Haye taking shots to the head.
Fedor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fedor breaks from Haye's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fedor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fedor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fedor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fedor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedor unloading with bombs!
Fedor punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Fedor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Fedor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fedor gets a clinch.
Fedor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedor jumps guard and drags Haye to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Haye stops Fedor from standing up.
Haye wants to stand and escape but instead Fedor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fedor throwing strikes but missing.
Fedor with a nice head shot there.
Haye wants to stand but Fedor is controlling the position.
Fedor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fedor stops Haye from standing up.
Haye keeping moving, preventing Fedor from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fedor prevents Haye from getting back to his feet.
Fedor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Haye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fedor stops Haye from standing up.
Fedor trying to control but Haye is working from the bottom.
Fedor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fedor is looking to work some ground and pound but Haye has wrist control.
Fedor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fedor wants to pass the guard but Haye is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haye works Fedor's body with a nice hook.
Haye connects with a body shot.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
David Haye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haye looks to land a combination but Fedor avoids it well.
Fedor has closed the distance and engaged Haye in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fedor.
Fedor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Fedor.
Fedor pushes Haye back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor lands an uppercut.
Fedor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fedor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fedor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fedor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fedor trying to control the action but Haye is working from the bottom.
Fedor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fedor lands strikes from half guard.
Fedor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fedor working over Haye with some ground and pound. Haye looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fedor looks to land a strike but Haye avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fedor with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.
Fedor throwing strikes from guard but Haye blocks nicely.
Fedor postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.
Haye wants to get back to his feet but Fedor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fedor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haye wants to stand and escape but Fedor is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haye lands a with a good body shot.
Haye is looking to wear down Fedor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fedor throwing shots but Haye is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexi Fedor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexi Fedor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fedor closes the distance and clinches.
Fedor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fedor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Haye is fighting to break Fedor's control of his arms but Fedor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fedor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Fedor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fedor kicks Haye off and gets to his feet.
Fedor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye scores with a one two! Fedor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haye misses with a few strikes there.
Fedor dodges the punch combination from Haye.
Haye throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Haye is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haye scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haye misses with a wild combination.
Fedor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haye manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haye is keeping the position for now.
Fedor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fedor lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haye has momentary wrist control but Fedor slips an elbow through the middle.
Fedor wants to pass the guard but Haye is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fedor stops Haye from standing up.
Fedor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fedor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fedor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haye is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fedor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haye keeping moving, preventing Fedor from controlling successfully.
Fedor is stalling in the full guard.
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.
Fedor postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.
David Haye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Haye lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haye throws a series of punches but Fedor moves out of range.
Haye throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fedor counters with a takedown into side control.
Fedor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Haye sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fedor tries to score with some ground and pound. Haye controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Haye takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haye is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fedor connects with a decent elbow.
Fedor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alexi Fedor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexi Fedor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fedor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexi Fedor!
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