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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Svern Ferrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mania has chosen Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar '98 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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191 cm
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220 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Svern Ferrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferrus. Ferrus gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferrus slips a straight right by Mania.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mania - that will leave a mark!
Mania throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferrus.
Ferrus throws a good cross that connects.
Ferrus closes the distance and pushes Mania back into the cage.
Mania lands an elbow inside that Ferrus shrugs off.
Mania lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Svern Ferrus has been cut.
Mania lands a damaging elbow.
Ferrus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferrus looking to stall.
Mania scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Mania.
Mania displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferrus up against the cage.
Mania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferrus's defenses.
Mania with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferrus letting Mania take a breather here.
Mania lands a hook that snaps the head of Ferrus backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus blocks an elbow strike from Mania.
Still in the clinch, Mania scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mania scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mania as Ferrus tries to tie him up.
Mania avoiding damage.
Ferrus wants to stall.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania lands an uppercut.
Ferrus taking a breather.
Mania misses with an elbow strike.
Mania misses with an elbow over the top.
Mania lands a nice elbow.
Mania scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mania lands a knee to the body.
Ferrus is breathing heavily.
Mania stalling.
Ferrus avoiding damage as Mania throws knees to the body.
Mania blocking some punches.
Ferrus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mania.
Mania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mania lands with a short shot to the head.
Mania will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ferrus up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania throws an elbow but it misses.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mania throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Mania.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferrus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mania lands an elbow that stopped Ferrus in his tracks for a moment.
Mania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferrus is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mania.
Mania avoiding damage.
Mania makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mania looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferrus misses with an elbow strike.
Ferrus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mania blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferrus pushes Mania back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mania lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mania working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus avoids the elbow strike from Mania, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mania obliges.
Ferrus throws a head punch that misses.
Mania lands a damaging elbow.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania pushes Ferrus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mania looking to throw knees to the head but Ferrus is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mania.
Ferrus blocks an elbow strike.
Ferrus looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mania.
A short uppercut from Mania.
Mania taking a breather.
Mania continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mania connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferrus's face.
Ferrus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mania just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svern Ferrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mania avoids the elbow strike from Ferrus, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferrus's brow.
Ferrus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferrus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mania pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mania with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferrus is struggling to control the position.
Ferrus looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mania - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ferrus.
Ferrus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mania's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferrus's brow.
Mania managing to block the knees to the body from Ferrus.
A bit of stalling here from Mania.
Mania misses with an elbow strike.
Mania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mania prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferrus avoids a wild elbow strike from Mania.
Mania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mania lands a nice uppercut.
Mania scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Mania.
Mania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Mania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svern Ferrus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mania lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mania throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svern Ferrus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferrus avoids a kick to the body.
Ferrus blocks a jab.
Ferrus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ferrus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mania dives on top into guard.
Mania stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ferrus avoids the body shot from Mania.
Ferrus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mania sprawls well. Mania wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ferrus gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferrus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferrus looks to throw the jab but Mania is out of range.
Mania scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Mania.
Mania throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferrus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Mania does it's job there.
Ferrus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mania can pounce on him.
Ferrus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mania fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Mania.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mania lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrus circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrus shoots in looking for a takedown. Mania tries to sprawl out of it but Ferrus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mania manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferrus misses with a wild combination.
Mania misses with an uppercut.
Ferrus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Svern Ferrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferrus blocks the body kick.
Ferrus throws a lazy right hand but Mania sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mania slips under a jab from Ferrus.
Ferrus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mania.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferrus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mania avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrus shoots in but Mania avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ferrus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mania slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferrus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferrus misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrus takes one to the side of the head.
Mania defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ferrus.
Ferrus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mania digs a good body shot into Ferrus's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus just misses with a punch to the body.
Mania sizes up Ferrus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferrus throws a shot from downtown. Mania moves away and avoids it.
No luck for Ferrus with that takedown attempt.
Mania throws a series of punches but Ferrus avoids them all with ease.
Mania closes the distance and pushes Ferrus back into the cage.
Mania with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mania holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Mania's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ferrus tries to land a knee to the head but Mania blocks with his arms.
Horse Mania seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrus taking a breather.
Mania comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mania misses with an elbow strike.
Mania has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mania gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mania lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horse Mania showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Svern Ferrus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ferrus throws a one two combo.
Ferrus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mania counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ferrus misses with a leg kick
and Mania connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mania throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svern Ferrus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mania.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ferrus.
Mania throws a low kick, looking for Ferrus's leg but Ferrus calmly moves out of range.
Ferrus checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Ferrus misses.
Ferrus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mania avoids it really well and circles away.
Mania avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mania lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferrus's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrus walks into a jab.
Mania avoids the body shot from Ferrus.
Ferrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferrus tries to clinch
and Ferrus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferrus slips a straight right by Mania.
Ferrus tries to land a front kick but Mania steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferrus misses with a low kick as Mania jumps back.
Ferrus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A leg kick checked by Mania.
A combination from Ferrus does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Mania.
Mania thuds his shin into the meat of Ferrus's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horse Mania seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mania scores with a kick to the body.
Mania throws a jab when Ferrus was well out of range.
Mania misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferrus misses the target.
Ferrus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mania counters with a two punch combo.
Mania connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Mania.
Ferrus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mania to score with a decent uppercut.
Mania with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mania works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mania misses with a wild combination.
Svern Ferrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mania misses with a looping right.
Mania scores with a shot to the body.
Ferrus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mania looks to land a left hand but Ferrus moved out of range nicely.
Mania swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ferrus to counter with a crisp jab.
Mania lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferrus misses with a straight left.
Ferrus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mania.
Horse Mania is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mania moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Ferrus is predictable there
and Mania counters with a low kick, right behind Ferrus 's knee.
Ferrus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mania.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mania.
Mania lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferrus's head.
Mania jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheers as Mania lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferrus doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mania throws a hook but Ferrus blocks it.
Mania is looking to slow Ferrus down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Mania.
Horse Mania is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Mania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mania connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mania moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mania. That's going to slow Ferrus down.
Mania lands with a shot to the body.
Mania keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horse Mania comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mania winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horse Mania!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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