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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roids Cannuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cannuck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Atreyu - Honor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aleksander Ivanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roids Cannuck!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cannuck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Ivanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cannuck tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Cannuck closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ivanov manages to get to full guard.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Cannuck from controlling successfully.
Ivanov trying to keep a closed guard but Cannuck is proving a slippery customer.
Ivanov pulls Cannuck in close to prevent any damage.
Cannuck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cannuck preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cannuck scoring with some ground and pound.
Cannuck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cannuck wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivanov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cannuck wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cannuck stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanov.
Cannuck is in close to Ivanov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cannuck content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working for a triangle but Cannuck defends it easily.
Ivanov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Cannuck from controlling successfully.
Cannuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ivanov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cannuck's head.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura here.
Cannuck tries to roll over but Ivanov keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cannuck can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to work for a kimura but Cannuck is defending well.
Cannuck wants to get back to full guard.
Cannuck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ivanov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ivanov is trying to control. Cannuck wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shot by Ivanov.
Ivanov takes a swing at Cannuck's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Cannuck is having none of it.
Aleksander Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ivanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cannuck.
Ivanov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cannuck tries to avoid it but Ivanov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cannuck to the ground. Cannuck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Ivanov misses.
Cannuck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cannuck shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ivanov is trying to defend but Cannuck finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cannuck tries to pass to full mount but Ivanov defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov missing with a left hand there. Cannuck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roids Cannuck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cannuck clinches up against the cage.
Ivanov jumps guard.
Cannuck 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.
Cannuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannuck is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivanov has wrist control.
Ivanov working a defensive guard here.
Cannuck postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cannuck's guard.
Ivanov postures up.
Cannuck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanov trying to control but Cannuck is working from the bottom.
Ivanov won't allow Cannuck to sweep him here.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Ivanov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cannuck is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov wants to clinch but Cannuck slips to the side
and Cannuck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cannuck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cannuck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ivanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Ivanov controls Cannuck momentarily but Cannuck frees himself.
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Cannuck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Cannuck from controlling successfully.
Ivanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivanov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cannuck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cannuck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ivanov looking for a guillotine here but Cannuck defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cannuck wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
Cannuck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cannuck wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Cannuck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ivanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ivanov is looking for a triangle but Cannuck pushes his legs off easily.
Cannuck slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cannuck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cannuck throws a big right hand that misses.
Cannuck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanov is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov controls Cannuck momentarily but Cannuck frees himself.
Cannuck trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
Roids Cannuck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Cannuck from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov throws a lazy right hand but Cannuck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roids Cannuck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cannuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Cannuck moves out of range.
Cannuck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannuck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ivanov fails with the takedown.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the body
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivanov throws a shot from downtown. Cannuck moves away and avoids it.
Cannuck swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivanov is looking to wear down Cannuck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cannuck tries to clinch there but Ivanov circles away.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cannuck is just out of range.
Cannuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov looks to land a right hand but Cannuck moved out of range.
Cannuck misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a takedown into Cannuck's guard.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Cannuck.
Cannuck looking to control.
Ivanov landing with the ground and pound.
Cannuck throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ivanov uses it to pass to side control.
Cannuck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cannuck is looking to reverse the position.
Ivanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannuck tries to buck Ivanov off but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov advances nicely into full mount.
Cannuck wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Cannuck is taking damage to the body and head.
Ivanov sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Cannuck taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksander Ivanov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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