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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey No Friends (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Clover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey No Friends!
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, Mike Clover!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clover shoots in looking for a takedown. No Friends tries to sprawl out of it but Clover keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. No Friends manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clover shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No Friends doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clover counters with an inside leg kick.
Clover misses with a takedown attempt - No Friends sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mikey No Friends has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Clover.
Clover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts No Friends as he jumps to the side.
No Friends throws a series of punches but Clover moves out of range.
Clover misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from No Friends misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clover lands a nice looking body kick.
No Friends tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No Friends misses with a few strikes there.
No Friends scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clover is rocked!
It looks like Mike Clover has been cut.
Clover closes the distance and clinches up with No Friends, looking for a takedown. Clover pushes No Friends against the cage but No Friends circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clover is still on wobbly legs! Can No Friends finish him?
No Friends misses with a combination
and Clover counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Friends misses with a wild combination.
No Friends is breathing heavily.
Clover with a poor takedown
so No Friends counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
No Friends cracks Clover with a solid left hand.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Clover has eaten all the pies!
Clover throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
No Friends with a nice head shot there.
No Friends working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
No Friends working some strikes from top position.
No Friends wanted to stand there but Clover had control of the position.
Clover is trying to control the position but No Friends postures up.
No Friends stays in close to Clover's body and controls the position.
Clover seems to have recovered his senses.
No Friends lands a couple of decent looking shots.
No Friends throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
No Friends lands a couple of digs.
No Friends lands a couple of decent looking shots.
No Friends drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clover dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now No Friends is on top in guard.
No Friends drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and No Friends jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
No Friends stands up from Clover's guard - No Friends perhaps looking for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clover doesn't succeed with the takedown
and No Friends counters with a takedown into side control.
No Friends working the head with strikes.
Clover manages to get back to half guard.
No Friends thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
No Friends stops Clover from getting back to his feet.
Clover wants to get back to full guard.
Clover looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clover is trying to stand up here but No Friends is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clover trying to control from the bottom.
Clover makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clover.
Clover strikes from his own guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Clover is on the wrong end of a nice combination from No Friends.
Clover tries for a takedown but No Friends circles away easily
and No Friends counters with a body kick.
No Friends just misses with a punch to the body.
Clover tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but No Friends paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No Friends throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clover counters with a nice uppercut.
Clover tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but No Friends swivels and escapes.
No Friends swinging wilding here.
Clover shoots for a takedown but No Friends saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clover with a lazy takedown attempt
and No Friends counters with a shoot takedown. Clover fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clover controls No Friends momentarily but No Friends frees himself.
No Friends will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
No Friends is looking to stand up but Clover won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Friends wants to control from the top but Clover keeps moving.
No Friends postures up in Clover's guard and throws a big left but Clover blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clover keeping moving, preventing No Friends from controlling successfully.
Clover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
No Friends in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
No Friends stopping the sweep attempt from Clover.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No Friends closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clover manages to work his way to half guard, despite No Friends's best efforts.
No Friends slips a nice elbow through Clover's hands, connecting with Clover's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No Friends decides to stand and escape the position.
Clover moves away from the strike by No Friends.
No Friends misses with a double jab
and Clover counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey No Friends dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Clover's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No Friends closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clover circles away.
Clover misses with a head kick.
No joy there for No Friends, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clover with a lazy takedown attempt
so No Friends counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clover is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
No Friends knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clover on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clover is on top in guard.
No Friends striking off his back but it's not causing Clover any problems.
Clover passes into half guard.
No Friends is refusing to be controlled, as Clover sits in half guard.
No Friends tries to get to full guard but Clover has control of the leg.
Clover wants to control but No Friends is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clover thows a huge punch but No Friends dodges it nicely.
Clover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks No Friends with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
No Friends slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. No Friends is keeping the position for now.
No Friends looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mikey No Friends overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
No Friends utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
No Friends keeping moving, preventing Clover from controlling successfully.
No Friends manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clover manages to get himself to full guard.
Clover preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
No Friends throws a big right hand that misses.
No Friends is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No Friends trying to control but Clover is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Friends with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clover looking for a sweep. Not yet Clover, not yet.
No Friends working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
No Friends works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clover tries to get to full guard but No Friends has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. No Friends lands a nice short elbow.
No Friends lands with a punch from half guard.
Clover wants to improve his position but No Friends is controlling well.
Clover is looking to control No Friends's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clover avoid being mounted?
No Friends is tying to control. Clover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
No Friends throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Clover shoots in looking for a takedown. No Friends tries to sprawl out of it but Clover keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. No Friends manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No Friends shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clover wants to get back to full guard.
No Friends decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
No luck for Clover with that takedown attempt.
Mikey No Friends has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Clover.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Clover.
No Friends will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No Friends falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No Friends swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clover counters with a leg kick.
Clover has his takedown stuffed
and No Friends counters with a three punch combo that has Clover backing up. Clover nods at No Friends to acknowledge the strikes.
Clover has closed the distance and engaged No Friends in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Friends wants to break the clinch but can't.
No Friends wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clover misses with a takedown
and No Friends counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
No Friends prevents Clover from breaking the clinch.
Clover keeps control of No Friends as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clover scores a nice knee to the body.
Clover tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clover decides to pull guard.
Clover working a defensive guard here.
No Friendsis looking to pass into half guard but Clover pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Clover is in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clover trying to control but No Friends is working from the bottom.
No Friends is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clover is controlling him.
No Friends manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clover manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey No Friends dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Clover's cut.
That's time! No Friends's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No Friends is looking to clinch but Clover is avoiding it.
No Friends swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clover counters with a one-two to the body.
No Friends lands with a nice combination. Clover backs away looking to recover.
No Friends throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clover makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No Friends throws a right and a left that Clover avoids nicely.
Clover throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around No Friends's waist but No Friends gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clover off to one side.
Clover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from No Friends.
No Friends misses with a double jab.
Clover shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts No Friends as he jumps to the side.
Clover throws a series of strikes that have No Friends backpedaling.
Clover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clover shoots in for a double leg but No Friends sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mikey No Friends has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Clover.
No Friends looks to land a body kick but Clover moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clover shoots in but no luck this time.
Clover fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No Friends swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clover counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from No Friends misses
and Clover counters with an inside leg kick.
Clover tries for a takedown but No Friends sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clover swats away the attempt to clinch by No Friends.
No Friends misses with a double jab.
No Friends falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clover counters with an outside leg kick.
Clover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so No Friends counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
No Friends working some strikes from top position.
No Friends with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clover looking for a sweep. Not yet Clover, not yet.
No Friends scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clover working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because No Friends has passed into half guard!
Clover is controlling No Friends's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Friends throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
No Friends throwing shots but Clover is blocking nicely.
Clover moves into full guard.
Clover tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clover striking off his back but it's not causing No Friends any problems.
Clover bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in No Friends's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clover stopping the sweep attempt from No Friends.
No Friends manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clover manages to get himself to full guard.
No Friends trying to control the position from guard on top but Clover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
No Friends scoring with punches to the head and body.
No Friends is in close to Clover's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No Friends stops Clover from standing up.
No Friends wants to control from the top but Clover keeps moving.
Clover wants to get back to his feet but No Friends is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clover is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst No Friends is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clover avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clover closes the distance and clinches up with No Friends, looking for a takedown. Clover pushes No Friends against the cage but No Friends circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clover tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Clover or perhaps it was just good defense by No Friends which made him look bad.
No Friends throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clover misses with a takedown
and No Friends counters with a flying knee that drops Clover! No Friends dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey No Friends!
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hype
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