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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 319 p4p, 52 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 486 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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170 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Bakunin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakunin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bakunin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Half Assed misses with a hook. Bakunin ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Half Assed slips a straight right by Bakunin.
A little jabbing left from Half Assed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bakunin throws a head kick but Half Assed moves out of range.
Bakunin scores with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bakunin!
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakunin.
Half Assed tries to clinch up but Bakunin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
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!
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Bakunin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakunin scores with a punch to the head.
Bakunin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin throws a sloppy head kick
and Half Assed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mikhail Bakunin has been cut.
Bakunin digs a good body shot into Half Assed's ribs.
Half Assed cracks Bakunin with an open hand slap.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Half Assed tries to score with a low kick but Bakunin moves his leg out of the way.
Bakunin punishes Half Assed's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Bakunin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bakunin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Half Assed's head.
Bakunin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Half Assed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bakunin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakunin lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakunin scores with the left hand. Half Assed knows he should have avoided that one.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Half Assed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bakunin defends it well.
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakunin was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
Bakunin stalks Half Assed and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Half Assed's face. Half Assed staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws an off balance right hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bakunin slips a jab from Half Assed.
Donk. Bakunin catches Half Assed right on the button with a cross.
Bakunin lands with a nice combination. Half Assed backs away looking to recover.
Bakunin misses with a lunging right hand
and Half Assed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Half Assed slips a jab and a cross from Bakunin.
Half Assed appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bakunin as Half Assed shoots in.
Bakunin throws a sloppy head kick and Half Assed moves out of range easily.
Bakunin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed swings for the body but Bakunin moves out of range.
Bakunin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Half Assed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakunin.
Half Assed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bakunin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Mikhail Bakunin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakunin misses with a two punch combination.
Bakunin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakunin tries a head kick but it misses.
Half Assed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Bakunin saw that one coming.
Half Assed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakunin throws out the jab.
Bakunin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Half Assed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Half Assed avoids the head kick by Bakunin.
Bakunin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Half Assed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bakunin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bakunin misses with a wild body shot.
Bakunin throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakunin stuns Half Assed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Half Assed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Half Assed misses the jab.
It looked like Bakunin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Half Assed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bakunin.
Bakunin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakunin throws a lazy head kick
and Half Assed counters with a right hand to the body.
Half Assed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakunin.
Half Assed drops his hands momentarily and Bakunin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Half Assed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
Despite the aggression on Half Assed's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bakunin swings for the body but Half Assed moves out of range.
Half Assed lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Bakunin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Bakunin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bakunin misses with a hook. Half Assed ducked under it nicely.
Bakunin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Half Assed can do to turn this around?
Half Assed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakunin was well out of range. Poor timing from Half Assed.
Bakunin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bakunin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bakunin takes a swing at Half Assed's ribcage but misses.
Bakunin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Half Assed throws a hook but Bakunin avoids it easily.
It looked like Bakunin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Half Assed.
Half Assed throws a shot from downtown. Bakunin moves away and avoids it.
Bakunin with a nice cross.
Half Assed takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bakunin just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakunin throws a nice head kick!
Bakunin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakunin throws a right and a left that Half Assed avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Half Assed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bakunin has got the better of the exchanges.
Bakunin throws a combination that misses
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Half Assed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
Bakunin misses with a right hand
and Half Assed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bakunin thinking.
Bakunin throws a good cross that connects.
Half Assed takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
As Half Assed looks to move away, Bakunin throws a big counter combo but Half Assed just gets out of the way.
Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
An attempted straight right counter from Bakunin misses the target.
Bakunin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mikhail Bakunin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bakunin misses with a few strikes there.
Bakunin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakunin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bakunin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bakunin.
Bakunin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Half Assed.
Bakunin misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakunin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut. Half Assed saw that one coming.
Half Assed misses the body punch
and Bakunin counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
Bakunin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Half Assed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Half Assed avoids the punch easily.
Bakunin misses with a body shot
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Bakunin misses with a straight left.
Mikhail Bakunin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
A shot to the body from Bakunin misses
letting Half Assed counter with a right hand.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Half Assed takes a swing at Bakunin's ribcage but misses.
Half Assed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Half Assed tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bakunin is able to avoid easily.
Bakunin throws a big counter combination but Half Assed scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bakunin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Half Assed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Half Assed throws a front kick aimed at Bakunin's knee but Bakunin avoids it well.
Half Assed moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bakunin throws a combination that misses
and Half Assed makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Bakunin misses.
Bakunin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Half Assed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bakunin ducks under a wild hook from Half Assed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Half Assed misses.
A big right from Half Assed misses.
Bakunin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Half Assed backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Half Assed.
Half Assed misses with an uppercut. Bakunin saw that one coming.
Bakunin misses with a right hand
and Half Assed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bakunin scores with a hook to the body. Half Assed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bakunin tries to bum rush Half Assed with a series of wild strikes but Half Assed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Half Assed throws out a counter right but Bakunin avoids it with no problem.
Bakunin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Half Assed.
Bakunin sizes up Half Assed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bakunin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bakunin blocks a jab.
Bakunin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Half Assed was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakunin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Half Assed loads up on a big right hand but Bakunin slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikhail Bakunin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Bakunin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bakunin lands a nice hook to Half Assed's body. Half Assed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Half Assed connects with a nice looking jab.
Half Assed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin misses the jab.
Bakunin lands with a straight right. Half Assed didn't see that one coming.
Bakunin punishes Half Assed's body with a nice straight punch.
Bakunin lands with a nice combination. Half Assed backs away looking to recover.
Half Assed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bakunin finds it's way round the side to connect with Half Assed's head.
Bakunin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Half Assed doesn't seem bothered though.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Half Assed is out of range.
Half Assed lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Half Assed throws a lazy right hand but Bakunin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakunin cracks Half Assed with a good jab.
Bakunin cracks Half Assed with a good jab.
Bakunin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed connects with a jab.
Half Assed blocks a head kick by Bakunin.
Half Assed throws a big shot that misses.
Half Assed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Bakunin.
Half Assed misses with a straight right.
Bakunin throws a lazy head kick
and Bakunin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakunin sizes up Half Assed with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bakunin looks to score with a jab to the body but Half Assed is just out of range.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Half Assed moves away.
Half Assed throws a low kick, looking for Bakunin's leg but Bakunin calmly moves out of range.
Bakunin cracks Half Assed with a good jab.
Bakunin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Half Assed.
Anti Half Assed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Half Assed. Bakunin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bakunin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Half Assed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Half Assed scores with a nice head shot.
Bakunin is rocked!
Bakunin dips to his left and cracks Half Assed with an uppercut!
Oh Bakunin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakunin throws a sloppy body shot
and Half Assed counters with a left to the body.
Bakunin seems to have got his legs back now.
Bakunin misses the shot to the body.
Bakunin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Half Assed's head backwards.
Bakunin slips a straight right by Half Assed.
Half Assed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bakunin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Half Assed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bakunin misses with a combination
and Half Assed counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed cracks Bakunin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Half Assed has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bakunin to stand back up!
Half Assed throws a hook but Bakunin blocks it.
Bakunin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Half Assed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bakunin.
Half Assed flicks out a counter leg kick but Bakunin steps away.
Bakunin misses with a few strikes there.
Half Assed looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
Half Assed misses the jab.
Mikhail Bakunin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bakunin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Half Assed.
Bakunin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakunin lands with a nice body punch.
Bakunin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Half Assed on the side of the head.
Bakunin cracks a nice hook into Half Assed's ribs.
Half Assed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bakunin moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin looks to land a combination but Half Assed avoids it well.
Half Assed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakunin.
Bakunin lands a jab to Half Assed's midsection.
Half Assed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bakunin.
Bakunin throws a head kick but Half Assed moves out of range.
Bakunin avoids the body shot from Half Assed.
Bakunin throws a poor cross that misses
and Half Assed counters with a stiff right hand.
Half Assed takes one on the button.
Half Assed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakunin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Half Assed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Bakunin.
A shot to the liver by Bakunin. Beautiful body shot.
Bakunin throws a head kick that misses.
Half Assed is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bakunin with a body shot.
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 Mikhail Bakunin.
Well Bakunin 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Bakunin!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Bakunin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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