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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chingiz Akayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer comes into the arena with Banana Joe Theme blaring out of the sound system. Akayev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The lamentations of women. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chingiz Akayev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akayev scores with a hook.
Akayev looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akayev.
Spencer misses with a looping right.
Akayev misses with a body shot.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Akayev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Akayev.
Spencer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akayev's head backwards.
It looks like Chingiz Akayev has been cut.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Akayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akayev scores with a sloppy right hand. Spencer should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akayev takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Akayev misses with a looping left.
Spencer moves in looking to clinch but Akayev pushes him off.
Akayev throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Akayev throws the left hand but Spencer avoids the punch easily.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Akayev coming out on top.
Akayev lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Akayev misses.
Akayev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spencer's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Spencer.
Akayev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Akayev misses with a body shot.
Spencer tries to clinch but Akayev is having none of it.
Akayev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Akayev misses with a body shot.
Akayev lands with a right hand.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akayev moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akayev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spencer backs up against the cage.
Spencer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akayev throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Akayev keeps it at a distance.
Spencer wants to clinch up but Akayev keeps it at a distance.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Akayev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akayev misses with a body shot.
Spencer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akayev has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akayev throws a sloppy body shot
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akayev misses with a wild body shot.
Akayev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Nice defenses there by Akayev.
Spencer swings for the body but Akayev moves out of range.
Spencer jabs Akayev right on the nose. Akayev blinks but takes it well.
Spencer is looking to clinch.
Akayev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akayev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Akayev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akayev prevents Spencer from improving his position.
Akayev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spencer is just riding it out for now. Akayev eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chingiz Akayev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chingiz Akayev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akayev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spencer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bud Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Spencer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akayev on the side of the head.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akayev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Akayev.
Spencer is looking to clinch.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akayev.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Akayev ducks down to avoid it.
Akayev moves out of range as Spencer strikes.
Akayev throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Akayev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spencer at a distance.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akayev throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Bud Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a big shot that misses.
Akayev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akayev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Akayev throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Spencer.
Nice defenses there by Spencer.
Nice shot lands for Spencer.
Akayev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Akayev.
Akayev lands a nice hook to Spencer's body. Spencer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akayev misses with a looping right.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Akayev uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spencer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akayev misses with a shot to the body
enabling Spencer to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Chingiz Akayev's cut even more.
Spencer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Akayev's head but Akayev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer takes a swing at Akayev's ribcage but misses.
Akayev throws a sloppy body shot
and Spencer counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is looking to clinch but Akayev is avoiding it.
Akayev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akayev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akayev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spencer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akayev.
Akayev feints and as Spencer raises his hands in defense, Akayev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akayev stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akayev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Spencer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chingiz Akayev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Akayev misses with a hook.
Akayev staying out of range there.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akayev was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Akayev swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Akayev works the jab nicely.
Akayev misses with a hook.
Spencer throws a hook but Akayev blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akayev misses the body punch
and Spencer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akayev misses with a straight left.
Spencer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akayev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akayev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer slips under a jab from Akayev.
Spencer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Akayev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spencer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akayev doesn't seem bothered though.
Spencer throws a sloppy body shot
so Akayev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Spencer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Akayev pushes down on Spencer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akayev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spencer keeps working.
Akayev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Akayev is keen to just control but Spencer is a slippery customer.
Akayev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akayev is keen to just control but Spencer is a slippery customer.
Spencer regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to keep Akayev in close.
Spencer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Akayev stopping the sweep attempt from Spencer.
Spencer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Akayev from controlling successfully.
Spencer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spencer controlling the position.
Akayev looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spencer is looking to clinch but Akayev is avoiding it.
Spencer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chingiz Akayev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Akayev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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