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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is timber. Tony Slevin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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256 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burak Mihalev!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slevin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slevin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mihalev circles away quickly and effectively.
Slevin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihalev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slevin cracks Mihalev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slevin looks to land a combination but Mihalev avoids it well.
Slevin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mihalev throws a right hand that Slevin ducks under and follows up with a left that Slevin also avoids with ease.
Mihalev misses with a hook
and Mihalev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihalev doesn't manage to clinch there - Slevin circles away.
Mihalev forces Slevin back against the cage and clinches.
Mihalev lands a left hand.
Mihalev slowing the pace effectively.
Slevin tries to circle away but Mihalev has him pinned against the cage.
Mihalev misses with some punches.
Slevin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slevin backwards.
I was talking to Slevin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slevin wants to break free but Mihalev has control.
Mihalev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Slevin throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihalev.
Slevin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slevin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mihalev misses the jab.
Slevin takes one on the button.
Slevin swings for the body but Mihalev moves out of range.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Mihalev avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slevin.
Mihalev misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony Slevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihalev moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mihalev fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mihalev.
Mihalev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mihalev there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fighters circling - Mihalev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slevin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mihalev throws a series of punches but Slevin avoids them all with ease.
Slevin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mihalev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Slevin on his heels. He'll look to pass Slevin's guard now, I'm sure.
Slevin looking for a sweep. Not yet Slevin, not yet.
Mihalev wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Mihalev cracks Slevin with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slevin wants to stand up but Mihalev is controlling him.
Mihalev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mihalev trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Mihalev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mihalev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mihalev trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Slevin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mihalev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mihalev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mihalev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Slevin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Slevin is looking for a triangle but Mihalev pushes his legs off easily.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mihalev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Slevin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mihalev not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slevin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Slevin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slevin keeps the fight on the outside.
Slevin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Slevin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mihalev has time to react.
Slevin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slevin connects with the punch.
Tony Slevin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mihalev throws a jab when Slevin was well out of range.
As Mihalev looks to move away, Slevin throws a big counter combo bu Mihalev just gets out of the way.
Slevin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mihalev misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Slevin misses the target.
Mihalev slips a jab and a cross from Slevin.
Mihalev feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slevin misses with a wild combination.
Slevin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihalev on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin scores with a hook to the body. Mihalev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slevin throws a series of punches but Mihalev moves out of range.
Mihalev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mihalev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slevin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slevin defending well as Mihalev loads up on a big left hand.
Slevin misses with a combination
and Mihalev counters by clinching up.
Mihalev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slevin tries to break the clinch but Mihalev is controlling the position.
Mihalev goes for a takedown attempt but Slevin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tony Slevin is winning the standup battle so far.
Slevin lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mihalev looks for a takedown but Slevin sprawls well.
Mihalev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Slevin counters with a nice body shot.
Slevin tries to bum rush Mihalev with a series of wild strikes but Mihalev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Slevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Slevin connects with a body shot.
Slevin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Mihalev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slevin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tony Slevin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burak Mihalev.
Mihalev wants to clinch up but Slevin keeps it at a distance.
Mihalev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slevin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mihalev shoots for a double leg takedown but Slevin sprawls well. He's pushed Mihalev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mihalev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mihalev shoots in looking for a takedown. Slevin tries to sprawl out of it but Mihalev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slevin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mihalev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slevin feints a jab promting Mihalev to slip. Slevin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mihalev slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mihalev gets a takedown into half guard.
Slevin is trying to stand up here but Mihalev is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slevin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Slevin looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Slevin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mihalev trying to control but Slevin is working from the bottom.
Mihalev won't allow Slevin to sweep him here.
Mihalev cracks Slevin with a solid left hand.
Mihalev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mihalev connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Slevin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mihalev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tony Slevin has been cut.
Slevin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slevin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Mihalev misses.
Slevin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Slevin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slevin lands with a hook. Mihalev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mihalev throws a hook to the side of Slevin's head but Slevin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mihalev rushes Slevin and presses him up against the cage.
Mihalev has picked Slevin up - he's going for a ride! Mihalev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slevin tries to roll over but Mihalev keeps him under control.
Mihalev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Slevin is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Mihalev.
Slevin is trying to stand up here but Mihalev is controlling him well.
Mihalev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mihalev working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Slevin taking some punishment here, with Mihalev in his half guard.
Mihalev wants to control but Slevin is keeping him busy.
Slevin is pressing down on Mihalev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mihalev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mihalev cracks Slevin with a solid left hand.
Slevin has his foot on Mihalev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mihalev works his way back into a safe position though.
Mihalev connects with a couple of short punches.
Mihalev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mihalev stopping the sweep attempt from Slevin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slevin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mihalev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mihalev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mihalev wants to control from the top but Slevin keeps moving.
Mihalev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mihalev is working Slevin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Slevin working for a triangle but Mihalev defends it easily.
Mihalev with a nice head shot there.
Mihalev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mihalev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mihalev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev is in close to Slevin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Slevin keeping moving, preventing Mihalev from controlling successfully.
Mihalev content to stall in guard here.
Mihalev has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Slevin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mihalev is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Slevin pulls down on the head and he's put Mihalev to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Slevin!
In his post fight interview, Tony Slevin gave a big smile as he said 'Tiocfaidh ár lá'.
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energy
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hype
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