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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andrey Arlovski (ranked 6782 p4p, 213 weight class) and Fred Antunes (ranked 24958 p4p, 107 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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163 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fred Antunes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Antunes counters with a series of strikes. Arlovski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
Antunes jabs Arlovski right on the nose. Arlovski blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Arlovski should have avoided that one.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes lands with a nice combination. Arlovski backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Antunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antunes scores with a nice strike.
Antunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Arlovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arlovski staying out of range there.
It looked like Arlovski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Antunes misses.
Arlovski is looking to counter the offense by Antunes and move into the clinch.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Antunes moves out of range.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antunes works Arlovski's body with a nice hook.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Arlovski avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski tries to clinch but Antunes moves away
and Antunes counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Antunes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Antunes misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Arlovski misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antunes.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Antunes throws a one two combo.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a leg kick which misses Antunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Antunes tries to avoid it.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Arlovski avoids them all with ease.
Antunes takes the fight into the clinch.
Arlovski tries a knee to the head but Antunes blocks it.
Antunes is trying to force a seperation but Arlovski has the dominant position.
Arlovski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arlovski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Antunes manages to circle out of the way.
Antunes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Antunes duly obliges.
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Antunes.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Antunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antunes unleashes a big counter combination but Arlovski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antunes misses with a combination
and Arlovski counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Antunes to the mat! Arlovski runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Antunes is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
A left and a right from Antunes both land. Nice combination.
Antunes misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Arlovski should take that round, based on the knockdown.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arlovski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arlovski misses with an uppercut. Antunes saw that one coming.
Antunes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski lands a front kick to the face, that drops Antunes to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Antunes is rocked!
It looks like Fred Antunes has been cut.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Antunes avoids nicely.
Fred Antunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Antunes.
Antunes swinging wildly here.
Arlovski is looking to clinch but Antunes is avoiding it.
Andrey Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but Antunes pushes him off.
Antunes fails to land with a series of punches.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski pushes Antunes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Antunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Antunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arlovski is trying to maintain a safe position but Antunes gets an underhook and turns Arlovski into the ropes.
Antunes is trying to break free.
Arlovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Antunes.
Danga de danga de dang - Antunes scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Antunes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Fred Antunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antunes misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovski misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski moves into the clinch.
Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski scores with a spinning back kick!
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
Antunes lands with a nice body punch.
Arlovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antunes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski misses with a combination
and Antunes counters with a left and a right that stings Arlovski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antunes misses with a few strikes there.
Antunes throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
Antunes misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Antunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antunes has managed to clinch.
Antunes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arlovski has him pressed against the ropes.
Arlovski is trying to force a seperation but Antunes has the dominant position.
Antunes slowing the pace effectively.
Antunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Arlovski gets an underhook and turns Antunes into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Arlovski will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Fred Antunes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Antunes throws a combination. Arlovski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Antunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antunes gets tackled into the ropes by Arlovski. Arlovski maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Antunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arlovski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antunes is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Antunes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antunes pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Antunes wants to get back to striking at distance but Arlovski won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes tries to break free but Arlovski pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antunes as Arlovski tries to tie him up.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antunes misses with a double jab
and Arlovski counters with an outside leg kick.
Antunes feints a jab promting Arlovski to slip. Antunes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arlovski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arlovski looks to land a left hand but Antunes moved out of range nicely.
Antunes wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski tries to counter by clinching up but Antunes breaks away and moves out of range.
Arlovski misses with a hook
and Antunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Antunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Antunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antunes throws a shot from downtown. Arlovski moves away and avoids it.
Antunes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Antunes does no damage.
Arlovski tries to counter by clinching up but Antunes breaks away and moves out of range.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Antunes. Those never looked like landing.
Arlovski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Antunes moves out of range easily.
Antunes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antunes throws a right hand that Arlovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Arlovski also avoids with ease.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovski circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antunes.
Arlovski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Antunes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Antunes!
Antunes misses with a few strikes there.
Antunes tries to bum rush Arlovski with a series of wild strikes but Arlovski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Antunes misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovski slips a jab and a cross from Antunes.
Antunes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovski circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Antunes.
Arlovski tries to clinch up.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antunes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arlovski clinches up with Antunes and pushes him back against the ropes.
Antunes tries to break the clinch but Arlovski is controlling the position.
Arlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Antunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Arlovski gets an underhook and turns Antunes into the ropes.
Antunes works on Arlovski's body with a couple of short punches.
Arlovski is trying to maintain a safe position but Antunes gets an underhook and turns Arlovski into the ropes.
Andrey Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Antunes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antunes 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Arlovski!
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