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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Tigar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Pujols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Tigar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Pujols!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tigar dodges the punch combination from Pujols.
Tigar walks into a left hand.
Pujols waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tigar.
Pujols throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tigar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pujols moves away.
Tigar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tigar avoids the body shot from Pujols.
Pujols throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tigar connects with a solid leg kick.
Pujols looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Pujols.
Pujols takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pujols bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to de liver by Tigar. Beautiful body shot.
Tigar lands a big head kick that sends Pujols tumbling to the mat! Tigar takes a step backwards and waves Pujols back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Albert Pujols has been cut.
Tigar throws a head kick but Pujols moves out of range.
Tigar throws a shot to the body.
Pujols avoids the body shot from Tigar.
Pujols takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar works Pujols's body with a nice hook.
Tigar scores with a head kick.
Tigar lands a big head kick that sends Pujols tumbling to the mat! Tigar takes a step backwards and waves Pujols back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pujols is rocked!
Tigar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pujols is still on wobbly legs! Can Tigar finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pujols takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pujols seems to have recovered his senses.
Tigar lands a big head kick that sends Pujols tumbling to the mat! Tigar takes a step backwards and waves Pujols back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tigar cracks the inside of Pujols's front leg.
Tigar slips a jab from Pujols.
Tigar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tigar.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tigar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Albert Pujols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pujols tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tigar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tigar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pujols was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigar.
Pujols lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tigar circles away quickly and effectively.
Tigar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pujols will feel that in the morning.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tigar.
Pujols takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tigar thows a body shot but no joy.
Pujols swinging wildly here.
Tigar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Tigar.
Pujols misses with an uppercut.
Tigar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tigar scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pujols throws a hook but Tigar blocks it.
Tigar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pujols.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tigar.
Tigar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pujols at a distance.
Tigar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tigar scores with a kick to the body.
Tigar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pujols on the side of the head.
Tigar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pujols's head.
Pujols throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Pujols there.
Tigar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pujols.
Pujols takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tigar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tigar delivers a nice body kick.
Pujols has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tigar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tigar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tigar cracks the inside of Pujols's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Pujols.
Tigar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pujols throws out the jab.
Tigar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pujols throws out a loose jab but Tigar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pujols stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tigar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pujols.
Pujols misses with a shot to the body
and Tigar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pujols throws an overhand right that lands on Tigar's shoulder, as Tigar tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Tigar.
Tigar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tigar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Tigar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pujols's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tigar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pujols.
Pujols connects with a right hand. Tigar shakes it off.
Pujols looks to land a left hand but Tigar moved out of range nicely.
Tigar is looking to wear down Pujols with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pujols scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tigar in his tracks.
Pujols swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pujols throws a shot from downtown. Tigar moves away and avoids it.
Tigar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pujols can do to turn this around?
Pujols misses with a hook. Tigar ducked under it nicely.
Pujols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tigar.
Nice uppercut lands for Pujols. That snapped Tigar's head back.
Pujols might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tigar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pujols if he has to take too many more of those.
Tigar throws a head kick that misses.
Tigar slips under a jab from Pujols.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Pujols misses.
Tigar connects with a solid leg kick.
Tigar connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigar ducks under a wild hook from Pujols.
Pujols misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Tigar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tigar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pujols.
Pujols lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tigar - that will leave a mark!
Pujols blocks a jab.
Albert Pujols is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pujols throws a series of punches but Tigar avoids them all with ease.
Pujols takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pujols takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Tigar.
Pujols misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pujols steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tigar. That one must have hurt.
Pujols swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigar misses with a few strikes there.
Pujols lands with an overhand left.
Pujols throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tigar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pujols is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tigar slips under a jab from Pujols.
Tigar throws a head kick but Pujols moves out of range.
Pujols misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Pujols does no damage.
Pujols's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tigar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pujols doesn't seem bothered though.
Tigar misses with a head kick.
Pujols looks to land a right hand but Tigar moved out of range.
Pujols misses with a hook.
Tigar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tigar. That's going to slow Pujols down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pujols swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tigar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pujols really felt that one!
Tigar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pujols throws a lazy right hand but Tigar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tigar throws a wild body kick that Pujols sees coming a mile off.
Pujols misses with an uppercut. Tigar saw that one coming.
Pujols takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tigar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pujols throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tigar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tigar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pujols sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tigar scores with a leg kick.
Tigar misses with a combination
letting Pujols counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pujols throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tigar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pujols missing with a left hand there. Tigar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tigar thuds his shin into the meat of Pujols's side.
Tigar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tigar keeps Pujols at a distance using the push kick.
Pujols swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tigar defending well as Pujols loads up on a big left hand.
Pujols takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pujols misses with a hook. Tigar ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Pujols misses.
Tigar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tigar connects with a solid leg kick.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Tigar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pujols's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pujols walks into a jab.
Tigar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tigar just misses with a punch to the body.
Pujols tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tigar was well out of range. Poor timing from Pujols.
Pujols moves away from the strike by Tigar.
Tigar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pujols's sensitive parts.
Tigar slips under a jab.
Tigar shoots for a takedown but Pujols saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pujols is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tigar.
Pujols lands with a shot to the body.
Pujols takes a swing at Tigar's ribcage but misses.
Pujols misses with a hook. Tigar ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tigar slips a jab and a cross from Pujols.
Tigar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pujols moves away.
Pujols lands a with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pujols throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Tigar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tigar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pujols was well out of range. Poor timing from Tigar.
Tigar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pujols takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Pujols misses.
Tigar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Pujols.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pujols. That did some damage!
Tigar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tigar thumps Pujols with a low kick.
Tigar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pujols takes a step back to recover.
Tigar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tigar defending well as Pujols loads up on a big left hand.
Tigar is looking to slow Pujols down with leg kicks.
Tigar defending well as Pujols loads up on a big left hand.
Tigar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pujols throws a hook but Tigar avoids it easily.
Tigar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pujols. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Tigar.
Pujols throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tigar.
Tigar digs a good hook to Pujols's body.
Tigar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pujols sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pujols scores with a jab. Tigar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tigar.
Tigar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pujols.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tigar!
Tigar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tigar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pujols misses with a wild body shot.
Pujols throws the left hand but Tigar avoids the punch easily.
Pujols misses with a series of wild punches.
Tigar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tigar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tigar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pujols will feel that in the morning.
Pujols takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pujols misses with a hook. Tigar ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tigar misses with a kick to the body.
Pujols lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pujols.
Mirko Tigar is winning the standup battle so far.
Pujols digs a good body shot into Tigar's ribs.
Tigar delivers a nice body kick.
Pujols looks to score with a jab to the body but Tigar is just out of range.
Tigar slips a jab and a cross from Pujols.
Pujols takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tigar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pujols misses with a looping right.
A solid body kick from Tigar.
Tigar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tigar slips a jab and a cross from Pujols.
Tigar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Albert Pujols has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirko Tigar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pujols has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Tigar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tigar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Tigar!
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