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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Egorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Egorov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lu Bu's chin.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Egorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lu Bu!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Bu.
Egorov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
Egorov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Egorov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egorov throws a wild body kick that Bu sees coming a mile off.
Bu stuffs the takedown attempt from Egorov. Egorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Egorov throws a shot to the body.
Egorov closes the distance and clinches up with Bu, looking for a takedown. Egorov pushes Bu against the cage but Bu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Egorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Egorov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bu if he has to take too many more of those.
Bu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egorov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egorov tries to clinch up but Bu circles away and keeps his distance.
Egorov tries to clinch but Bu moves out of range.
No joy there for Bu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Egorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Egorov with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egorov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Egorov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Egorov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Egorov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Egorov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Egorov.
Egorov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Egorov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bu because Egorov loaded up on that one.
Bu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Egorov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov landing shots from mount.
Egorov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Egorov.
Egorov landing strikes from the mount.
Bu is rocked!
Bu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Egorov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egorov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Egorov unloads with some shots from mount but Bu bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Egorov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Egorov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Egorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Egorov throws out a loose jab but Bu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egorov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Egorov fails to land the takedown.
Anton Egorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Egorov misses.
Egorov has Bu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu takes a shot to the head.
Bu lands with a light punch inside.
Egorov stalls.
Bu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egorov blocking some punches.
Egorov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bu backwards.
Egorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lu Bu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bu blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Egorov misses.
Bu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Egorov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov looks to land a left hand but Bu moved out of range nicely.
Egorov with a nice cross.
Egorov tries to clinch but Bu is having none of it.
Egorov wants to clinch up but Bu keeps it at a distance.
Bu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Egorov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes from Bu. Those never looked like landing.
Egorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bu was well out of range. Poor timing from Egorov.
Egorov lunges at Bu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bu's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
Egorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bu.
Egorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egorov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egorov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Egorov tries to clinch up but Bu circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov shoots in and drives through. Bu sprawls well.
Anton Egorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Egorov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Egorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Bu misses.
Egorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egorov. That's going to slow Bu down.
Bu blocks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bu lands a really nice looking cross but Egorov seems unphased.
Bu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Egorov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bu scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Egorov slams his shin into Bu's torso.
Bu keeps the fight on the outside.
Egorov throws a jab when Bu was well out of range.
Bu misses with a series of wild punches.
Egorov misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bu. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu misses with a wild combination.
Bu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egorov.
Bu tries to bum rush Egorov with a series of wild strikes but Egorov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egorov is looking to land body kicks.
Bu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Egorov, pushing him back against the cage.
Bu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Egorov.
Egorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egorov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egorov presses Bu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Egorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bu can do to turn this around?
Bu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bu tries to work over Egorov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egorov goes for a takedown attempt but Bu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Egorov lands with a nice body kick.
Egorov tries to clinch up.
Egorov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Egorov.
Bu misses with a combination
and Egorov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bu really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egorov clobbers Bu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Egorov.
Egorov digs a good hook to Bu's body.
Egorov rushes Bu and presses him up against the cage.
Egorov wants a takedown but no success here.
Egorov wants to take the fight to the mat but Bu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Egorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egorov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Egorov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egorov misses with a body kick.
Bu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Egorov misses the jab.
Egorov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egorov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Egorov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egorov throws a low kick, looking for Bu's leg but Bu calmly moves out of range.
Lu Bu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egorov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Egorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Egorov!
Anton Egorov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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