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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Chips. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
282 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Molotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ace King!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Andrei Molotov has been cut.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Molotov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molotov takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Molotov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molotov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Molotov takes one to the chin there.
Molotov scores with a kick to the body.
Molotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King tries to clinch but Molotov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King drops Molotov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Molotov looks back up at him and smiles so King waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Molotov is rocked!
King misses with a hook. Molotov ducked under it nicely.
Molotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a straight right.
King takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Molotov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molotov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Molotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Molotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Molotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a body shot.
Molotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
King misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a swing at Molotov's ribcage but misses.
Molotov scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Molotov misses with a kick to the body.
King throws a jab when Molotov was well out of range.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Molotov misses with a body kick.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Molotov avoids the body shot from King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molotov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King swings for the body but Molotov moves out of range.
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.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molotov moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a hook to the side of Molotov's head but Molotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Molotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ace King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King cracks a nice hook into Molotov's ribs.
King swings for the body but Molotov moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Molotov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Molotov tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King misses the shot to the body.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molotov.
Molotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Molotov.
King lands a nice looking body shot.
King avoids the head kick by Molotov.
Molotov swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King moves in looking to clinch but Molotov pushes him off.
Andrei Molotov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King tries to clinch up.
King jabs at Molotov's body.
King cracks Molotov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Molotov to stand back up!
King wants to clinch up but Molotov keeps it at a distance.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King misses with a hook. Molotov ducked under it nicely.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a shot from downtown. Molotov moves away and avoids it.
King punishes Molotov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molotov keeps the fight on the outside.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molotov.
Molotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Molotov doesn't seem bothered though.
Molotov slips a jab from King.
Molotov slips under a jab from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from King misses.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Molotov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Molotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King cracks a nice hook into Molotov's ribs.
Molotov slips a jab from King.
King missing with a left hand there. Molotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Molotov slips under a jab.
King misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Molotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Molotov!
King misses the jab.
Molotov slips a straight right by King.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molotov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King wants to clinch.
Molotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Molotov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Molotov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on King if he has to take too many more of those.
Molotov swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Molotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molotov moves away.
King misses with the combination.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Molotov was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molotov misses with a head kick.
Molotov throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips a jab and a cross from Molotov.
Molotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Molotov ducks under a wild hook from King.
King tries to clinch up.
Ace King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King takes a swing at Molotov's ribcage but misses.
King is looking to clinch.
A solid body kick from Molotov.
Molotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Molotov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Molotov is just out of range.
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Molotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Molotov moves away.
Molotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Molotov throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big right from Molotov misses.
Molotov ducks under a wild hook from King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Molotov.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Molotov.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molotov slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molotov.
King takes a swing at Molotov's ribcage but misses.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from King.
Molotov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Molotov lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Molotov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Molotov - that will leave a mark!
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Molotov. That one must have hurt.
Andrei Molotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Molotov lands a nice looking body kick.
Molotov scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molotov thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Molotov delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Molotov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Molotov.
King avoids the head kick by Molotov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Molotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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