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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 3094 p4p, 4594 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamed is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thriller. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed takes a swing at Pudzianowski's ribcage but misses.
Hamed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamed as he avoids it easily.
Hamed throws a body punch but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Pudzianowski goes for a double leg but Hamed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hamed continues to drive forward.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Hamed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed wants to get back to striking at distance but Pudzianowski won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Pudzianowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hamed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudzianowski jumps guard but Hamed stands there with Pudzianowski around his waist. Pudzianowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pudzianowski throws an elbow but misses.
Hamed looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowski is blocking nicely.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pudzianowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hamed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hamed on the inside.
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski is breathing heavily.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hamed pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pudzianowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head.
Hamed lands a nice uppercut.
Hamed lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hamed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pudzianowski takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pudzianowskis head.
Hamed looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowski is blocking nicely.
Pudzianowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hamed after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
Hamed scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Hamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski fails to pull guard.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamed pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hamed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pudzianowskis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski dodges an elbow strike from Hamed.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowski blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Hamed.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
Hamed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pudzianowski up against the cage.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hamed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pudzianowski at a distance.
Hamed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pudzianowski manages to avoid it.
Hamed stuffs the takedown attempt from Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pudzianowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pudzianowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hamed jabs Pudzianowski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hamed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hamed 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.
Hamed feints a jab promting Pudzianowski to slip. Hamed then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pudzianowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzianowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hamed scores with a hook to the body. Pudzianowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamed looks to land a combination but Pudzianowski avoids it well.
Naseem Hamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamed swings for the body but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamed lands a nice hook to Pudzianowski's body. Pudzianowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hamed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pudzianowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski avoids the body shot from Hamed.
Nice body punch from Hamed.
Naseem Hamed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamed moves into the clinch.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a right hand.
Hamed throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pudzianowskis head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamed.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Hamed.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamed scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Hamed lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamed pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed tries to circle away but Pudzianowski has him pinned against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hamed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Naseem Hamed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamed wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Hamed lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Hamed.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed lands a shot to the body.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pudzianowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamed looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzianowski is blocking nicely.
Hamed tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzianowski blocks with his arms.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed tries to break free but Pudzianowski pushes him back against the cage.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hamed rushes Pudzianowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Hamed on the inside.
Pudzianowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pudzianowski breaks the clinch.
Hamed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pudzianowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Pudzianowski throws a hook to the side of Hamed's head but Hamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamed throws a body shot but no joy.
Hamed misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamed jabs at Pudzianowski's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamed misses with a body shot.
Hamed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pudzianowski slips under a jab from Hamed.
Pudzianowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed digs a good body shot into Pudzianowski's ribs.
Naseem Hamed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pudzianowski moves away.
Hamed looks to score with a jab to the body but Pudzianowski is just out of range.
Hamed has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
Pudzianowski has had enough of the clinch but Hamed keeps him there for the moment.
Hamed tries to break free but Pudzianowski pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Hamed.
Hamed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pudzianowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pudzianowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamed slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a nice uppercut.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed tries a knee to the head but Pudzianowski blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Hamed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamed gets through Pudzianowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hamed.
Hamed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamed misses the shot to the body.
Hamed throws a shot to the body.
Hamed gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Hamed.
Pudzianowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Hamed.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamed lands a body shot.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hamed on the inside.
Hamed pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski trying to stall but Hamed improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamed.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Hamed.
Hamed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Hamed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naseem Hamed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamed pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naseem Hamed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamed 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Naseem Hamed!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Naseem Hamed!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Naseem Hamed!
Naseem Hamed wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Naseem Hamed made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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