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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhukov's choice of entrance music: Russian Army Choir - National Anthem of the Russian Federation. Zhukov has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Givens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Zhukov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhukov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zhukov lands with a kick to the temple. Givens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Givens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zhukov. Zhukov obviously looking to wear him down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Givens .
Zhukov works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhukov connects with a jab.
Givens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zhukov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhukov, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zhukov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivan Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zhukov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Givens somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Givens . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Zhukov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhukov.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Zhukov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Givens . That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands a head kick. Givens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zhukov lands a slapping body shot.
Zhukov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zhukov lands with an overhand left.
Zhukov scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov lands with a kick to the temple. Givens shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zhukov moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Zhukov as the two fighters clinch.
Zhukov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhukov lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhukov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zhukov lands a right hand.
Zhukov lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Zhukov.
Zhukov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhukov just leaning against Givens , taking a breather.
A short right from Zhukov.
Zhukov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Givens 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zhukov stops a takedown attempt from Givens .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Zhukov - that landed with a thud.
Zhukov digs a right hand into Givens 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Givens 's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zhukov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zhukov scores with a nice head shot.
Zhukov scores with a spinning back kick!
Zhukov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zhukov connects with an inside leg kick.
Zhukov connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhukov lands a nice looking body kick.
Givens could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Givens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Roger Givens has been cut.
Zhukov lands a front kick.
Ivan Zhukov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zhukov, right into the meat.
Zhukov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhukov lands a really nice looking cross but Givens seems unphased.
Zhukov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zhukov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zhukov moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhukov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhukov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhukov taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zhukov.
Zhukov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Givens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zhukov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zhukov tests Givens 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zhukov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Givens 's calf.
Ivan Zhukov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhukov tests Givens 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Givens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zhukov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhukov cracks Givens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhukov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zhukov connects with a solid leg kick.
Givens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Givens tries to keep at a distance but Zhukov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zhukov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Zhukov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Givens 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhukov.
Zhukov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zhukov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhukov.
Zhukov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Givens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Givens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zhukov lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zhukov.
Zhukov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zhukov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Givens s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Givens is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhukov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhukov scores with a head kick. Givens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A good leg kick by Zhukov.
Nice straight punches there by Zhukov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhukov.
Zhukov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Givens 's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Givens on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhukov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Givens 's calf.
Zhukov lands a big head kick that sends Givens tumbling to the mat! Zhukov takes a step backwards and waves Givens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Givens is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Zhukov.
Zhukov jabs Givens right on the nose. Givens blinks but takes it well.
Givens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhukov.
Zhukov connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov clinches up with Givens and pushes him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Zhukov.
Zhukov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zhukov lands a hook that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
Zhukov is stalling here.
A short right from Zhukov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhukov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zhukov scores with a hook to the body.
Zhukov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zhukov pushes Givens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhukov lands with a left to the head.
Givens takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhukov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Givens looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zhukov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Givens backwards.
Roger Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Zhukov scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Zhukov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zhukov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Zhukov!
After the big win, Ivan Zhukov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors New World Order Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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