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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kipley Pike (ranked 5878 p4p, 4359 weight class) and Ihme Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kipley Pike has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kipley Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ihme Mies!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mies defends it nicely.
Pike tries for a takedown but Mies circles away easily
letting Mies counter with a right hand.
Pike with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mies counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kipley Pike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pike fails with the takedown
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mies has managed to clinch.
Mies lands a shoulder strike.
Mies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pike tries to pull guard but Mies holds him up against the cage and eventually Pike drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike is working for takedown but Mies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mies lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pike is trying to pull guard but Mies has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mies - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mies.
Pike tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Mies looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pike jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mies walks away with a smile on his face. Pike gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pike has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mies on the inside.
Pike jumps guard but Mies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pike has Mies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pike tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mies smiles and moves away.
Pike with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pike misses with a takedown attempt
and Mies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pike gets tackled into the cage by Mies. Mies maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mies working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mies walks away with a smile on his face. Pike gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pike is trying to pull guard but Mies has him pressed against the cage.
Mies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pike is trying to pull guard but Mies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mies lands a hook that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Pike tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mies just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mies gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pike regains guard.
Pike working for a triangle but Mies defends it easily.
Pike can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mies controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mies stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ihme Mies dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pike is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mies manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pike on his heels. He'll look to pass Pike's guard now, I'm sure.
Mies gets to his feet - Pike follows without any prompting.
Pike gets tackled into the cage by Mies. Mies maintains the clinch.
Mies has Pike pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mies.
Mies continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mies.
Mies misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies is trying to break the clinch but Pike is controlling him.
Mies gets underhooks to prevent Pike's takedown attempt.
Mies struggles to land a body shot inside as Pike controls his hands.
Pike tries for a takedown but Mies manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kipley Pike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies misses with the head strike.
Pike jumps guard but Mies stands there with Pike around his waist. Pike gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pike blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Mies.
Mies has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pike being controlled against the cage.
Mies pushes Pike back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mies fails to land.
Mies swings wildly with an uppercut but Pike uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mies gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pike tries to pull guard but Mies holds him up against the cage and eventually Pike drops back down to his feet.
Mies throws a punch but it's blocked by Pike.
Mies successfully pulls guard.
Pike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mies has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Pike is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Pike blocks an uppercut.
Pike is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mies to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mies throws a punch but it's blocked by Pike.
Mies taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mies prevents a body shot from Pike.
Pike wants a takedown.
Pike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mies lands an uppercut.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pike jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mies walks away with a smile on his face. Pike gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mies as Pike shoots in.
Ihme Mies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pike will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mies unleashes a big counter combination but Pike bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mies leaves Pike with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mies throws out a leg kick but Pike moves out of range and Mies only half commits.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mies.
The crowd cheers as Mies lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pike doesn't seem phased though.
Mies stuns Pike with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mies lands a left hand.
Pike prevents Mies from breaking the clinch.
Mies works on Pike's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mies's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ihme Mies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pike tries to pull guard but Mies won't allow it.
Ihme Mies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Mies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pike has him pressed against the cage.
Mies gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pike looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mies content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pike to stand up.
Mies clinches with his opponent.
Mies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mies tries to break the clinch but Pike is controlling the position.
Mies takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Ihme Mies has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mies.
Mies gets through Pike's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mies is pushing Pike up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pike jumps guard but Mies stands there with Pike around his waist. Pike gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mies.
Mies throws a head punch that misses.
Mies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pike tries to pull guard but Mies holds him up against the cage and eventually Pike drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kipley Pike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pike jumps guard.
Mies slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pike is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mies is aware though and is defending well.
Mies decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies darts in and clinches Pike up against the cage.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pike backwards.
Pike tries to pull guard but Mies forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kipley Pike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pike.
Mies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pike up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pike tries to work over Mies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Mies on the inside.
Mies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mies is looking to control Pike's arms but Pike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mies has his back to the cage.
Pike has Mies pressed against the cage, preventing Mies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ihme Mies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pike tries to pull guard but Mies won't allow it.
Mies slowing the pace effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ihme Mies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mies 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ihme Mies!
Ihme Mies decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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