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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandar Ivanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexsandar Ivanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley feints and as Ivanenko raises his hands in defense, Stanley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ivanenko throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ivanenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanenko, not yet.
Ivanenko is working hard here to advance position.
Ivanenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ivanenko 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.
Ivanenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stanley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ivanenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stanley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley has control of Ivanenko's left arm, preventing Ivanenko from doing any damage.
Ivanenko gets to his feet - Stanley follows without any prompting.
Stanley misses with a straight left.
Stanley gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ivanenko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Stanley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Stanley controlling the pace for now.
Ivanenko is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanenko tries to hold on but Stanley postures up.
Stanley content just to control the position here.
Ivanenko is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley wants to control the pace but Ivanenko is squirming around nicely.
Ivanenko is bucking up trying to escape but Stanley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ivanenko working to try and regain half 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.
Stanley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stanley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stanley controlling the position easily from mount.
Ivanenko tries to control Stanley's body but Stanley pushes him off. Ivanenko squirms to his side and now Stanley has his back!
Ivanenko looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Stanley dominated that round.
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.
Stanley tries for a takedown but Ivanenko circles away easily
and Ivanenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivanenko.
Ivanenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivanenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stanley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivanenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stanley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ivanenko's guard.
Stanley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jake Stanley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stanley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ivanenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stanley wants to control but Ivanenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanenko is looking for a kimura here.
Stanley wants to improve his position but Ivanenko is controlling well.
Stanley is controlling Ivanenko's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ivanenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stanley defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ivanenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Stanley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivanenko is working for a kimura but Stanley is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stanley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stanley working the head and body with strikes.
Stanley controls the position.
Stanley tries to move to full mount but Ivanenko actually manages to regain half guard.
Stanley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanenko trying to hold on to Stanley's head to control him but Stanley postures up.
Ivanenko pushes Stanley off and gets back to his feet.
Stanley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stanley clinches but Ivanenko breaks the clinch
and Ivanenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanley is keeping the position for now.
Ivanenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stanley wants to stand and escape but Ivanenko is having none of it.
Ivanenko wants to control from the top but Stanley keeps moving.
Ivanenko wants to pass the guard but Stanley is keeping the position.
Ivanenko wants to stand but Stanley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stanley has control of Ivanenko's left arm, preventing Ivanenko from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Stanley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivanenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ivanenko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ivanenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stanley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stanley is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivanenko stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Ivanenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stanley counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ivanenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ivanenko controlling the action here.
Ivanenko wants to pass to mount but Stanley is defending the position.
Stanley moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanley is trying to control the position but Ivanenko postures up.
Stanley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ivanenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivanenko throwing strikes from guard but Stanley blocks nicely.
Stanley is looking for a triangle but Ivanenko pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanenko drops back looking for a leg! Stanley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stanley manages to kick Ivanenko off! Ivanenko jumps back into Stanley's guard.
Ivanenko trying to control but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Ivanenko stopping the sweep attempt from Stanley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ivanenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stanley manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stanley clinches up against the cage.
Ivanenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stanley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanley throws a combination that misses
and Ivanenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stanley!
Ivanenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanley tries to hold on but Ivanenko pushes him away.
Ivanenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stanley is looking to escape.
Alexsandar Ivanenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Stanley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivanenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexsandar Ivanenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stanley 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jake Stanley!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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