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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Tibayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (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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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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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 New York, Andrei Tibayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po drives through and clinches with Tibayan against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Po's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po scores with a shoulder strike.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po avoiding damage as Tibayan throws knees to the body.
Po takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tibayan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Po pushes Tibayan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tibayan taking a breather.
Po stalling in the clinch but Tibayan improves position.
Tibayan is trying to maintain a safe position but Po gets an underhook and turns Tibayan into the ropes.
Tibayan with a knee to the head.
Tibayan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Po manages to break the clinch.
Tibayan closes the distance and clinches.
Tibayan crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Po looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Tibayan with a knee to the head.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Tibayan is controlling him.
Po takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tibayan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tibayan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tibayan lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tibayan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tibayan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibayan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tibayan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tibayan is looking to control Po's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tibayan has his back to the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tibayan.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Tibayan.
Tibayan lands a nice knee to the body.
Tibayan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tibayan trying to stall but Po improves his position.
A knee to the head by Tibayan.
Tibayan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Po's face.
Tibayan scores a nice knee to the body.
Po working aggressively here.
Tibayan looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tibayan backwards.
Po makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
Po working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tibayan backwards.
Tibayan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Po working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po.
Tibayan misses with a knee to the head.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tibayan backwards.
Po looking to slow down the pace here.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po has a couple of punches blocked by Tibayan.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Tibayan.
A frustrated look appears on Po's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tibayan tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Tibayan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tibayan trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Po on the inside.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tibayan motions for Po to come forward. Tibayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Po moves to clinch but Tibayan breaks away
and Tibayan counters with a low kick, right behind Po 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Tibayan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Po tries to clinch up but Tibayan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tibayan keeps the fight on the outside.
Po is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tibayan throws a leg kick but Po sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tibayan cracks the inside of Po's front leg.
Po is looking to clinch but Tibayan is avoiding it.
Tibayan throws the kick towards the body but Po avoids it.
Po tries to clinch there but Tibayan circles away.
Tibayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po tries a low kick but Tibayan avoids it.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Po doesn't manage to clinch there - Tibayan circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po tries to clinch up.
Po misses with the combination.
Tibayan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tibayan.
Po tries to clinch there but Tibayan circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tibayan.
Po is breathing heavily.
Po tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tibayan lands a high kick!
Tibayan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Po swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tibayan thows a body kick. Po tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tibayan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Po takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tibayan connects with an inside leg kick.
Po takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Po takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tibayan lands a nice looking body kick.
Po chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tibayan can pounce on him.
Tibayan scores with a kick to the body.
Tibayan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Po darts in trying to clinch
and Tibayan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Po is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tibayan gets a clinch.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tibayan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Po.
Tibayan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Tibayan.
Tibayan landing knees to the head.
Tibayan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tibayan lands a nice knee to the body.
Tibayan is trying to maintain a safe position but Po gets an underhook and turns Tibayan into the ropes.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tibayan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Po in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tibayan is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by Tibayan.
Po can't break the clinch.
Tibayan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Tibayan trying to stall but Po improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Andrei Tibayan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Po pushes Tibayan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Po.
Po wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tibayan has him pressed against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Tibayan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Po moves to clinch but Tibayan breaks away
and Tibayan counters with an inside leg kick.
Tibayan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tibayan lands a leg kick that knocks Po off balance momentarily.
Po takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Po tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tibayan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tibayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Po is out of range.
Po avoids a kick to the body.
Po throws a hook but Tibayan avoids it easily.
Tibayan tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po darts in trying to clinch
and Tibayan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Po really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Po fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tibayan misses with a low kick.
Tibayan throws a push kick but Po slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tibayan throws a head kick that half lands.
Tibayan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Po is out of range.
A good leg kick by Tibayan.
Po blocks a low kick nicely.
Po tries to clinch up.
Tibayan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrei Tibayan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tibayan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Po is trying to break free.
Po blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tibayan trying to land knees to the body.
Po is trying to force a seperation but Tibayan has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Tibayan.
Tibayan tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Tibayan won't allow it.
Tibayan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tibayan.
Tibayan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Po.
Po moves into range and clinches up with Tibayan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Po.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po trying to stall but Tibayan improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Po.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Po creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tibayan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Po.
Po stalling in the clinch.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po lands a shot to the body.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Tibayan won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Po tries to circle away but Tibayan has him pinned against the ropes.
Po softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Po is looking to break free of the clinch but Tibayan has double underhooks.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Po looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tibayan 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Tibayan!
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