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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asher Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Machine Head-Now I Lay Thee Down. Asher Asher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asher Asher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asher tries to land a front kick but Arlovski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Asher missing with a left hand there. Arlovski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a lazy uppercut
and Asher counters with a good, hard body kick but Arlovski shrugs it off.
Arlovski throws a combination. Asher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Asher Asher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asher connects with a solid leg kick.
Arlovski checks a leg kick.
Arlovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arlovski. Asher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asher scores with a kick to the body.
Asher misses with a kick to the body.
Arlovski throws a looping overhand right but Asher ducks down to avoid it.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Asher moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Asher avoids them all with ease.
Arlovski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asher can pounce on him.
Asher lands a glancing blow to the side of Arlovski's head.
Arlovski takes one to the chin there.
A solid body kick from Asher.
Asher feints and then cracks Arlovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arlovski down.
Arlovski throws an off balance right hand
and Asher counters with a head kick. That will keep Arlovski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski takes a swing at Asher's ribcage but misses.
Asher throws a leg kick but Arlovski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arlovski moves out of range of the body kick.
Asher scores with a leg kick.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Asher counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher scores with a kick to the body.
Arlovski looks gassed!
Asher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Asher throws a chopping leg kick but Arlovski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asher moves away.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asher moves away.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Asher delivers a nice body kick.
Arlovski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That kick from Asher tenderised Arlovski's leg. Arlovski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arlovski misses with a hook to the body
and Asher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arlovski's knee momentarily.
Asher connects with a leg kick. Arlovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asher with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Asher.
It looks like Vladimir Arlovski has been cut.
Asher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Asher counters with a thumping low kick.
Asher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Asher there.
Asher lands a big head kick that sends Arlovski tumbling to the mat! Asher takes a step backwards and waves Arlovski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Arlovski is rocked!
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!
Arlovski throws a lazy right hand but Asher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arlovski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Asher misses with a low kick.
Arlovski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arlovski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Asher rather than just go for the knockout.
Arlovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asher.
Asher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Asher throws the kick towards the body but Arlovski avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arlovski.
Asher slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
Asher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arlovski.
Asher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arlovski misses with a shot to the body
and Asher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Asher lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski misses with a combination
and Asher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Asher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Asher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Asher.
Asher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arlovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asher was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovski.
Arlovski scores with a decent looking hook.
Arlovski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Asher.
Asher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arlovski's calf.
Asher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arlovski throws a leg kick but Asher checks it.
Arlovski blocks a head kick by Asher.
Asher pushes Arlovski away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arlovski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arlovski.
Asher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Asher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a body shot
and Asher counters with a nice leg kick.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Asher connects with a leg kick. Arlovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arlovski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Asher has got the better of the exchanges.
Arlovski swings for the body but Asher moves out of range.
Asher misses with a low kick.
Arlovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asher looks for the body kick but Arlovski saw that one coming.
Vladimir Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Asher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Asher slips a jab and a cross from Arlovski.
Arlovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Asher lunges at Arlovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arlovski's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Asher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Asher.
Arlovski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arlovski moves out of range of the body kick from Asher.
Asher lands a high kick!
Arlovski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Asher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arlovski is still on wobbly legs! Can Asher finish him?
Asher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arlovski seems to have recovered his senses.
Asher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arlovski is out of range and Asher settles back down.
Asher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arlovski can do to turn this around?
Asher throws a head kick but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski blocks the body kick.
Asher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arlovski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arlovski throws a shot from downtown. Asher moves away and avoids it.
Asher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Asher.
Arlovski misses with a combination
and Asher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Asher throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left and a right from Arlovski both land. Nice combination.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Asher avoids it well.
Arlovski misses with a hook. Asher ducked under it nicely.
Asher tries to score with a low kick but Arlovski moves his leg out of the way.
Asher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arlovski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asher.
Asher tries to land a leg kick but Arlovski saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher lands with a kick to the temple. Arlovski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That has opened up Vladimir Arlovski's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asher scores with a push kick.
Asher scores with a leg kick.
Asher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arlovski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Asher.
Asher connects with a leg kick. Arlovski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asher.
Arlovski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Asher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Asher.
Arlovski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Asher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Asher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arlovski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Asher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asher counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A head kick from Asher lands but Arlovski takes it in his stride.
Asher Asher is winning the standup battle so far.
Asher throws a body kick that misses.
Asher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arlovski's calf.
Asher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Asher lands a high kick!
Arlovski tries to score with a low kick but Asher moves his leg out of the way.
Asher tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asher blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a combination that misses
and Asher counters with a thumping low kick.
Arlovski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arlovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asher misses with a body kick.
Asher connects with a high kick.
Asher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asher misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asher.
Asher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arlovski.
Asher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Asher wants to land a leg kick but Arlovski is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asher scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arlovski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asher was well out of range. Poor timing from Arlovski.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Asher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arlovski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vladimir Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asher is looking to slow Arlovski down with leg kicks.
Good work by Arlovski as he checks the leg kick.
Asher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Asher scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Arlovski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arlovski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arlovski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asher can pounce on him.
Arlovski moves forwards but Asher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Asher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asher connects with a solid leg kick.
Asher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arlovski's calf.
Asher throws a leg kick which misses Arlovski's front leg but catches the back leg as Arlovski tries to avoid it.
Asher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arlovski's sensitive parts.
Asher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arlovski moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asher misses with a kick to the body.
Asher misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Asher!
Good work by Arlovski as he checks the leg kick.
Asher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arlovski if he has to take too many more of those.
Vladimir Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asher throws a sloppy head kick and Arlovski moves out of range easily.
Arlovski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asher looks for the body kick but Arlovski saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asher misses with a low kick.
Arlovski thuds his right hand into Asher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asher avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asher Asher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asher 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Asher!
After the big win, Asher Asher made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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