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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 42 p4p, 499 weight class) and Alexandru Mircea (ranked 8 p4p, 73 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mircea throws a solid leg kick but Lovanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mircea.
Lovanov misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Mircea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lovanov misses with a looping left.
Mircea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mircea throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mircea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lovanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mircea slips under a jab.
Lovanov misses the shot to the body.
Lovanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mircea finds it's way round the side to connect with Lovanov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Lovanov catches Mircea right on the button with a cross.
Mircea lands with a kick to the ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovanov. Mircea does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mircea! But no joy.
Mircea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lovanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Mircea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lovanov misses.
Alexandru Mircea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mircea ducks under a wild hook from Lovanov.
Mircea misses with a lunging right hand
and Mircea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovanov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mircea.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mircea.
It looked like Lovanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mircea.
Mircea with the inside leg kick.
Lovanov looks to land a right hand but Mircea moved out of range.
Lovanov lands a jab.
Mircea thumps Lovanov with a low kick.
Lovanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mircea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lovanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lovanov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Lovanov lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mircea misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mircea throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lovanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Lovanov misses.
Mircea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Mircea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mircea throws a jab when Lovanov was well out of range.
Mircea swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lovanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mircea walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Mircea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lovanov misses with a hook.
Mircea appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lovanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mircea.
Lovanov misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mircea! But no joy.
Lovanov looks to land a left hand but Mircea moved out of range nicely.
Mircea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mircea was well out of range. Poor timing from Lovanov.
Lovanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lovanov loads up on a big right hand but Mircea slips the punch.
Mircea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mircea is looking to chop away at Lovanov's legs.
Lovanov throws a low kick, looking for Mircea's leg but Mircea calmly moves out of range.
Mircea thinks about the counter body kick.
Lovanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lovanov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mircea.
Mircea scores with a body shot.
Mircea lands the left hand.
Lovanov scores with a hook.
Lovanov throws a series of punches but Mircea moves out of range.
A big right from Lovanov misses.
Mircea attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea misses with a combination
and Lovanov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mircea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lovanov.
Lovanov throws a body punch but Mircea moves out of range.
Mircea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lovanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mircea with a nice calf kick.
Mircea slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mircea throws a leg kick
and Lovanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lovanov moves away from the strike by Mircea.
It looked like Lovanov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mircea.
Lovanov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mircea thuds a left hand into Lovanov's body.
Mircea lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandru Mircea will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Mircea.
Mircea looks to score with a jab to the body but Lovanov is just out of range.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut.
Lovanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovanov blocks the body kick.
Mircea slips under a jab from Lovanov.
A punch lands to the side of Mircea 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mircea misses with a straight left.
Lovanov throws an overhand right that lands on Mircea's shoulder, as Mircea tries to avoid the shot.
Mircea throws a chopping leg kick but Lovanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mircea fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alexandru Mircea seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mircea. Lovanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick from Mircea, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mircea.
Lovanov attempts a counter takedown but Mircea avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea defending well as Lovanov loads up on a big left hand.
Lovanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mircea connects with a single shot there.
Mircea misses with a wild combination.
Mircea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mircea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lovanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mircea lands a jab to Lovanov's midsection.
Mircea swings for the body but Lovanov moves out of range.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut.
Lovanov throws a big shot that misses.
Mircea thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lovanov. That snapped Mircea's head back.
An inside leg kick from Lovanov misses.
Mircea steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lovanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Lovanov as he checks the leg kick.
Mircea lands a leg kick that knocks Lovanov off balance momentarily.
Lovanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mircea missing with a left hand there. Lovanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lovanov defending well as Mircea loads up on a big left hand.
Lovanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lovanov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mircea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mircea scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lovanov blocks a jab.
Lovanov tries to counter with a takedown but Mircea is quick to defend against it.
Mircea misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Lovanov.
Lovanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mircea.
It looked like Lovanov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mircea.
Mircea misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mircea.
Mircea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Mircea misses.
Lovanov throws a hook but Mircea avoids it easily.
Nice combo by Lovanov! Oh, that's hurt him - Mircea falls to the canvas and Lovanov follows him into side control.
It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lovanov in side control, throwing shots but Mircea defends.
Mircea defending against the ground and pound.
Lovanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lovanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lovanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea defending against the ground and pound.
Lovanov is looking to take a break and control but Mircea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lovanov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovanov trying to control the action but Mircea is working from the bottom.
Mircea avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lovanov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandru Mircea's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lovanov connects with a nice looking jab.
Lovanov drives through and clinches with Mircea against the cage.
Mircea is pressed up against the cage. Lovanov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mircea down to the mat. Mircea avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lovanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mircea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lovanov. That did some damage!
Mircea dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Mircea blocks the low kick.
Lovanov takes one to the side of the head.
Mircea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovanov circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov scores with a takedown into Mircea's guard.
Lovanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lovanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mircea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovanov with a nice head shot there.
Lovanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovanov trying to control but Mircea is working from the bottom.
Lovanov controlling from the top position.
Lovanov slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lovanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lovanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mircea's head.
Lovanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lovanov thows a huge punch but Mircea dodges it nicely.
Lovanov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lovanov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lovanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lovanov throws a strike but Mircea avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lovanov trying to control but Mircea is working from the bottom.
Lovanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lovanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mircea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zahbit Lovanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lovanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lovanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mircea seems keen to control Lovanov's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lovanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mircea lands a right hook to the body.
Lovanov defending well as Mircea loads up on a big left hand.
Mircea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lovanov.
Lovanov avoids a kick to the body.
Mircea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mircea.
Mircea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Mircea throws out a leg kick but Lovanov moves out of range and Mircea only half commits.
Lovanov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mircea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lovanov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lovanov.
Lovanov blocks a head kick by Mircea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahbit Lovanov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandru Mircea's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lovanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mircea can pounce on him.
Mircea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lovanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lovanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Mircea's head.
Lovanov defending well as Mircea loads up on a big left hand.
Lovanov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mircea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mircea tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lovanov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lovanov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lovanov advances to full mount.
Mircea taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lovanov lands a big elbow - Mircea is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Mircea is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zahbit Lovanov!
Zahbit Lovanov retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Zahbit Lovanov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Alexandru Mircea spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill Train Hard And Get My Shot One More Time'.
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