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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrik Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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204 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adrik Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Samara!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Samara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samara scores with a punch to the head.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Samara circles away.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samara.
Ivanov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Samara scores with a kick to the body.
Ivanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Samara loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Samara misses with an uppercut.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samara keeps the fight on the outside.
Samara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Samara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Samara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara thows a body shot but no joy.
Samara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Samara is avoiding it.
Samara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samara.
Samara scores with a nice strike.
Samara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Samara.
Ivanov looking to slow down the pace here.
Samara wants a takedown but no success here.
Samara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivanov.
Samara pulls guard.
Ivanov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Samara dives on top into guard.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Samara from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samara passes into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ivanov looking for submissions off his back.
Ivanov wants to improve his position but Samara is controlling well.
Samara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Samara is trying to work for a kimura but Ivanov is defending well.
Samara winds up and cracks Ivanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samara defends it easily.
Ivanov being controlled here, momentarily.
Samara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanov is working for a kimura but Samara is defending it quite comfortably.
Ivanov is trying to work for a kimura but Samara is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Ivanov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ivanov is working for a kimura here but Samara manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ivanov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Samara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Samara throws out a powerful jab.
Samara tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samara misses with a leg kick.
Samara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Samara.
Samara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Samara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anselmi Samara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samara misses the jab.
Samara works the jab nicely.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
Samara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samara tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Samara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samara throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Samara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Samara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Samara circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samara.
Adrik Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmi Samara.
Samara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Samara lands a two punch combo.
Samara keeps the fight on the outside.
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Samara keeps it at a distance.
Samara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Samara is trying to stall.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivanov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anselmi Samara has been cut.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samara blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov lands a damaging elbow.
Samara blocks the elbow strike.
Samara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samara lands with an overhand left.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Samara pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Samara.
Samara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Anselmi Samara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Samara misses.
Samara circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Samara misses.
Samara throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Samara lands a nice looking body shot.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samara takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
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.
Samara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samara swinging wildly here.
Samara throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samara 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 Ivanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Samara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ivanov prevents it.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Samara blocks it.
Samara breaks from the clinch.
Samara shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Samara is breathing heavily.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Samara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anselmi Samara's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Samara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ivanov's head backwards.
Samara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Samara moves out of range.
Samara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samara has a takedown stuffed.
Samara shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Samara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samara.
Samara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ivanov is fending him off so far but Samara persists. Nope, Ivanov circles away and we're back to standing.
Adrik Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmi Samara.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Samara.
Samara throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samara 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 Ivanov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ivanov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara throws a hook to the side of Ivanov's head but Ivanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ivanov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ivanov throws an elbow but misses.
Samara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samara blocks the elbow strike.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Samara is blocking nicely.
Samara avoids the elbow strike from Ivanov, against the cage.
Ivanov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samara's defenses.
Ivanov connects with a knee to the head.
Ivanov is looking to control Samara's arms but Samara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivanov has his back to the cage.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Samara is working for takedown but Ivanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov trying to control the position but instead, Samara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ivanov into the cage.
Samara is trying to maintain a safe position but Ivanov gets an underhook and turns Samara into the cage.
Ivanov looking to throw knees to the head but Samara is blocking nicely.
Samara is looking to break free of the clinch but Ivanov has double underhooks.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samara is working for takedown but Ivanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov keeps control of Samara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov lands a knee to the head.
Ivanov taking a breather.
Ivanov throws an elbow that misses.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside.
Come on Ivanov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrik Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Samara throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Samara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ivanov backs up against the cage.
Ivanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Samara.
Samara looks to land a left hand but Ivanov moved out of range nicely.
Adrik Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Samara is having none of it.
Samara misses with a straight right.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Samara is having none of it.
Samara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anselmi Samara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Samara.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
Samara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivanov tries to avoid it but Samara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivanov to the ground. Ivanov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivanov defending well as Samara loads up on a big left hand.
Anselmi Samara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov closes the distance and pushes Samara back into the cage.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samara tries a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks it.
Samara can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samara blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samara blocks an elbow strike from Ivanov.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Samara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Samara as Ivanov tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrik Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samara 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmi Samara!
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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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