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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr STEEL PENN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). STEEL PENN is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everything in it's right place. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr STEEL PENN!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov tries to clinch up.
Popov tries to clinch up but STEEL PENN circles away and keeps his distance.
Popov feints and then cracks STEEL PENN's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow STEEL PENN down.
STEEL PENN keeps the fight on the outside.
Popov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
STEEL PENN swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
STEEL PENN avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
STEEL PENN scores with a nice right hand.
Popov throws a head kick that misses.
STEEL PENN defending well as Popov loads up on a big left hand.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but STEEL PENN pushes him off.
Popov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and STEEL PENN makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Popov tries to clinch but STEEL PENN moves away
and Popov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Popov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
STEEL PENN scores with a nice head shot.
Popov closes the distance but STEEL PENN moves to the side
letting STEEL PENN counter with a right hand.
Popov darts in trying to clinch
and STEEL PENN counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
STEEL PENN blocks a head kick by Popov.
Alexander Popov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov throws a head kick but STEEL PENN moves out of range.
Popov wants to clinch.
STEEL PENN circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN catches Popov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Popov is looking to clinch but STEEL PENN is avoiding it.
STEEL PENN swings widly with a right hand
and Popov counters with a nice low kick that buckles STEEL PENN's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popov wants to clinch but STEEL PENN slips to the side
and Popov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by STEEL PENN!
STEEL PENN throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popov moves into range and clinches up with STEEL PENN.
Popov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, STEEL PENN creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Popov.
STEEL PENN avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
STEEL PENN on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Popov missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Popov to work.
Popov misses with a knee to the head.
Popov trying to land knees to the body.
STEEL PENN takes an elbow to the forehead.
STEEL PENN manages to break the clinch.
STEEL PENN moves out of range of the body kick.
Popov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
STEEL PENN tries to keep at a distance but Popov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Popov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov pushes off an throws an elbow but STEEL PENN leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Popov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
STEEL PENN managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Popov taking a breather.
STEEL PENN takes a knee right on the jaw!
Popov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
STEEL PENN is trying to break the clinch but Popov is controlling him.
STEEL PENN dodges an elbow strike from Popov.
Popov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
STEEL PENN circles away from the clinch attempt
and STEEL PENN counters with a series of strikes. Popov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popov moves out of range as STEEL PENN strikes.
STEEL PENN gets tackled into the cage by Popov. Popov maintains the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Popov as STEEL PENN tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Popov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has STEEL PENN in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through STEEL PENN's defenses.
Popov lands a knee to the body.
Popov lands a damaging elbow.
Popov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mr STEEL PENN has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov leaning against his opponent.
STEEL PENN has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Popov has STEEL PENN pressed against the cage, preventing STEEL PENN from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Popov lands a knee to the body.
STEEL PENN is breathing heavily.
Popov lands a knee to the body.
Popov misses with a knee to the head.
Popov misses with a knee to the head.
Popov lands an elbow that stopped STEEL PENN in his tracks for a moment.
Popov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Popov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but STEEL PENN has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Popov misses with an elbow strike.
Popov pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Popov misses with a knee strike.
Popov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and STEEL PENN avoids it.
STEEL PENN's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Popov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
STEEL PENN avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
STEEL PENN has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Popov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from STEEL PENN.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN keeps control of Popov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
STEEL PENN avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Popov just misses with a elbow thrown towards STEEL PENN's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Popov just misses with a elbow thrown towards STEEL PENN's brow.
STEEL PENN blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Popov misses with an elbow over the top.
STEEL PENN wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexander Popov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
STEEL PENN takes a knee right on the jaw!
Popov looking to throw knees to the head but STEEL PENN is blocking nicely.
Popov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
STEEL PENN on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
STEEL PENN breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN throws a body punch but Popov moves out of range.
STEEL PENN misses with a hook.
Popov darts in trying to clinch
and STEEL PENN counters with a nice uppercut.
STEEL PENN scores with a nice head shot.
Popov tries to clinch up.
Popov tries a head kick but it misses.
Popov tries to clinch up but STEEL PENN circles away and keeps his distance.
Mr STEEL PENN seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popov tries to clinch but STEEL PENN is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popov tries to clinch but STEEL PENN moves out of range.
Popov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popov tries to clinch but STEEL PENN moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr STEEL PENN's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
STEEL PENN throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Popov wants to clinch but STEEL PENN slips to the side
and STEEL PENN counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popov fakes the leg kick and cracks STEEL PENN in the body.
STEEL PENN swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
STEEL PENN swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
STEEL PENN throws a shot from downtown. Popov moves away and avoids it.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but STEEL PENN paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popov looks to clinch
and STEEL PENN counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Popov tries to clinch but STEEL PENN moves out of range.
Popov rushes STEEL PENN and presses him up against the cage.
Popov missing with knees 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!
Popov crunches a lovely knee into STEEL PENN's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
STEEL PENN avoids a wild elbow strike from Popov.
STEEL PENN takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for Popov.
Popov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but STEEL PENN blocks it with crossed arms.
Popov has had enough of the clinch but STEEL PENN keeps him there for the moment.
Popov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Popov looking to throw knees to the head but STEEL PENN is blocking nicely.
STEEL PENN is trying to force a seperation but Popov has the dominant position.
Popov throws an elbow but it misses.
Popov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
STEEL PENN avoiding damage as Popov throws knees to the body.
Mr STEEL PENN has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
STEEL PENN takes an elbow to the forehead.
Popov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite STEEL PENN's efforts to push away.
Popov manages to break the clinch.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up but STEEL PENN swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Popov moves into the clinch.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. STEEL PENN is defending well for now.
Popov scores a nice knee to the body.
STEEL PENN managing to block the knees to the body from Popov.
Popov scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov misses with an elbow strike.
Popov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. STEEL PENN is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov wants to get back to striking at distance but STEEL PENN won't allow it.
STEEL PENN is trying to break the clinch but Popov is controlling him.
Popov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but STEEL PENN paws at him with a jab and circles away.
STEEL PENN swats away the attempt to clinch by Popov.
Popov tries to clinch but STEEL PENN moves out of range.
Popov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from STEEL PENN.
STEEL PENN misses with a hook
and Popov counters by moving into the clinch.
Popov tries to land a knee to the head but STEEL PENN blocks with his arms.
Popov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
STEEL PENN is rocked!
Popov connects with a nasty looking knee right to STEEL PENN's face.
Alexander Popov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
STEEL PENN is still on wobbly legs! Can Popov finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov jerks STEEL PENN's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! STEEL PENN drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Popov goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Popov because STEEL PENN was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Alexander Popov!
After the big win, Alexander Popov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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