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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Michalak (ranked 2169 p4p, 320 weight class) and Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 1722 p4p, 258 weight class). Michalak comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Hail Mary. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Michalak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blofeld misses with a left hand
and Michalak makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blofeld displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michalak throws out the jab.
Michalak with a nice cross.
Michalak throws a series of punches but Blofeld avoids them all with ease.
Michalak looks to land a body kick but Blofeld moved away.
Michalak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blofeld thuds a left hand into Michalak's body.
Blofeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michalak slips under a jab.
Michalak throws a counter high kick but Blofeld was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blofeld buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michalak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michalak misses with a hook. Blofeld ducked under it nicely.
Michalak throws a right hand that Blofeld ducks under and follows up with a left that Blofeld also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Michalak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Blofeld.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michalak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blofeld changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blofeld takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ernst Stavro Blofeld has been cut.
Blofeld tries to work over Michalak's front leg with a kick but Michalak checks it.
Michalak punishes Blofeld's body with a nice straight punch.
Michalak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michalak throws the left hand but Blofeld avoids the punch easily.
Michalak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blofeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michalak takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Blofeld.
Blofeld misses with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blofeld shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blofeld chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blofeld misses with a straight left.
Michalak throws a jab but it's blocked by Blofeld.
A little jabbing left from Blofeld on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Blofeld checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blofeld takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michalak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blofeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blofeld moves out of range of the body kick.
Michalak throws a head kick but Blofeld moves out of range.
Blofeld moves forwards but Michalak connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Michalak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blofeld.
Michalak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michalak wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blofeld scores with the left hand. Michalak knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michalak misses with a straight right.
Michalak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blofeld throws a leg kick which misses Michalak's front leg but catches the back leg as Michalak tries to avoid it.
Blofeld wants to land a leg kick but Michalak is out of range.
Blofeld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalak.
Blofeld connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Michalak.
Blofeld lands a really nice looking cross but Michalak seems unphased.
Michalak is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blofeld staying out of range there.
Blofeld throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michalak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michalak defending well as Blofeld loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalak avoids the head kick by Blofeld.
Blofeld throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blofeld looks to score with a jab to the body but Michalak is just out of range.
Blofeld takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Michalak lands a jab to the head.
Blofeld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blofeld misses with a low kick as Michalak jumps back.
Michalak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blofeld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michalak misses with a left hand
and Blofeld counters with a straight right hand.
Blofeld takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blofeld ducks under a wild hook from Michalak.
Blofeld counters with a body kick.
Michalak connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blofeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalak.
Blofeld turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Stefan Michalak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michalak misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Michalak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blofeld misses the shot to the body.
Blofeld feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michalak's calf.
Blofeld lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slow jab from Blofeld misses its intended target.
As Blofeld looks to move away, Michalak throws a big counter combo but Blofeld just gets out of the way.
Blofeld lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blofeld thumps Michalak with a low kick.
Blofeld staying out of range there.
Michalak looks to land a right hand but Blofeld moved out of range.
Michalak scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blofeld bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Blofeld.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blofeld in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blofeld lands a really nice looking cross but Michalak seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld catches Michalak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michalak looks to throw the jab but Blofeld is out of range.
Blofeld goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Michalak throws an overhand right that lands on Blofeld's shoulder, as Blofeld tries to avoid the shot.
Blofeld has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Michalak does it's job there.
Michalak throws a lazy right hand but Blofeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michalak misses with a looping right.
Michalak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blofeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michalak, right into the meat.
Blofeld misses with a straight left.
Michalak throwing a counter right hand but Blofeld manages to avoid it.
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!
Blofeld uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalak.
Michalak thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld with a jab.
Michalak checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michalak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blofeld throws a low kick, looking for Michalak's leg but Michalak calmly moves out of range.
Blofeld misses with a hook. Michalak ducked under it nicely.
Michalak misses with a jab to the body
and Blofeld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blofeld looks to land a right hand but Michalak moved out of range.
Michalak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blofeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalak.
Michalak slips a jab from Blofeld.
Blofeld misses with an uppercut
and Michalak counters with a stiff right hand.
Michalak throws a head kick that misses.
Blofeld steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Michalak throws a lazy right hand but Blofeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld lands a nice hook to Michalak's body. Michalak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blofeld shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Michalak eats them both and turns towards Blofeld to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Michalak misses with a hook
and Michalak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Michalak.
Michalak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michalak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blofeld.
Good exchange - Blofeld coming out on top.
Blofeld connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blofeld crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Michalak - the referee stops the clock and Blofeld gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Michalak. Blofeld manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blofeld throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michalak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blofeld.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michalak takes one on the button.
Michalak throws out a leg kick but Blofeld moves out of range and Michalak only half commits.
Michalak throws the left hand but Blofeld avoids the punch easily.
Blofeld looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Michalak!
Michalak misses the body punch
and Blofeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blofeld thows a leg kick but Michalak checks it
and Michalak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blofeld looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Michalak wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blofeld looks to land a left hand but Michalak moved out of range nicely.
Blofeld slips a straight right by Michalak.
Blofeld misses with an uppercut. Michalak saw that one coming.
Michalak throws a head kick that misses
and Blofeld cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blofeld takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Michalak.
Blofeld takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blofeld misses with a right hand
and Michalak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blofeld scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ernst Stavro Blofeld will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ernst Stavro Blofeld's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blofeld is looking to score with low kicks.
Michalak checks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michalak!
Blofeld lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blofeld throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blofeld thows a leg kick but Michalak checks it
and Michalak counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Michalak misses its intended target.
Blofeld lands with a straight right. Michalak didn't see that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Michalak. Those never looked like landing.
Blofeld cracks Michalak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blofeld takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Michalak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Blofeld 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michalak lands with an uppercut that bounces Blofeld off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blofeld throws a front kick aimed at Michalak's knee but Michalak avoids it well.
Michalak swings widly with a right hand
and Blofeld counters with a nice body shot.
Blofeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michalak.
Blofeld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michalak.
Blofeld lunges at Michalak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michalak's hand.
Michalak lands a jab to the head.
Blofeld throws a low kick, looking for Michalak's leg but Michalak calmly moves out of range.
Michalak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blofeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalak.
Michalak clobbers Blofeld with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michalak lands a really nice looking cross but Blofeld seems unphased.
Blofeld throws a front kick aimed at Michalak's knee but Michalak avoids it well.
Blofeld pivots, looking for a leg kick but Michalak is out of range and Blofeld settles back down.
Blofeld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michalak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld takes a swing at Michalak's ribcage but misses.
Michalak misses with an uppercut.
Blofeld lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalak throws a shot to the body.
Blofeld fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Michalak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stefan Michalak is winning the standup battle so far.
Michalak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blofeld manages to avoid it.
Blofeld buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blofeld misses the jab.
Michalak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blofeld.
A jab from Blofeld misses.
Michalak checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld misses with a wild body shot.
Michalak throws a big counter combination but Blofeld scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blofeld walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michalak. Blofeld does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blofeld misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Michalak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Michalak blocks a jab.
Michalak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blofeld in his tracks.
Michalak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.
Michalak misses with a straight left.
Michalak throws a looping overhand right but Blofeld ducks down to avoid it.
Michalak throws a hook but Blofeld avoids it easily.
Blofeld scores with a head kick. Michalak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blofeld changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blofeld throws a hook but Michalak avoids it easily.
Blofeld missing with a left hand there. Michalak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Michalak.
Blofeld buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michalak throws a lazy right hand but Blofeld sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blofeld tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michalak was well out of range. Poor timing from Blofeld.
Michalak lands a jab.
Michalak checks a low kick from Blofeld.
Michalak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blofeld was well out of range. Poor timing from Michalak.
Michalak tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Blofeld does no damage.
Michalak misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stefan Michalak.
Well Michalak 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Michalak!
During a confident post fight interview, Stefan Michalak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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