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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tadic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Tadic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tadic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Statham!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham moves out of range of the strikes.
Tadic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Statham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Statham connects with an inside leg kick.
Statham throws a leg kick which misses Tadic's front leg but catches the back leg as Tadic tries to avoid it.
Statham walks into a stiff left hand from Tadic.
Tadic fails to land with a series of punches.
Statham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Statham. That's going to slow Tadic down.
Tadic misses with a few strikes there.
Tadic is breathing heavily.
Statham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tadic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tadic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tadic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Statham.
Statham scores with a nice body kick.
Tadic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Statham lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tadic backs up against the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Statham.
Statham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Statham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tadic's calf.
Tadic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ivan Tadic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Statham.
Tadic throws a hook but Statham blocks it.
Statham scores with a head kick. Tadic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Statham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tadic ducks right into an uppercut from Statham.
Statham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Statham scoring well with a low kick there.
Statham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadic. That did some damage!
Statham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tadic.
Statham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tadic as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Statham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tadic stuffs the takedown attempt from Statham. Statham gets slowly back to his feet.
Tadic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tadic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Statham connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Statham.
Statham lands with a slapping head kick.
Statham scores with a leg kick.
Tadic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tadic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Statham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Statham connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham lands a leg kick that knocks Tadic off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Statham.
Danga de danga de dang - Statham scores with a four punch combination!
Tadic stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Statham.
Statham lands with a slapping head kick.
Tadic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Statham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tadic misses with a few strikes there.
Statham looks to land a combination. Tadic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Statham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tadic's head backwards.
Statham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tadic moves away.
Statham fakes the leg kick and cracks Tadic in the body.
Statham scoring well with a low kick there.
Statham throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Statham.
Statham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tadic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Statham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Statham.
Statham lands a leg kick that knocks Tadic off balance momentarily.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Statham shoots in looking for a takedown but Tadic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Statham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donk. Statham catches Tadic right on the button with a cross.
Statham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tadic's calf.
Statham pushes Tadic away with a front kick.
Tadic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tadic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Statham.
Ivan Tadic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Statham coming out on top.
Statham throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Statham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Statham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Statham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tadic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Statham moves away.
Ivan Tadic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Statham misses with a wild combination.
Statham cracks Tadic with an open hand slap.
Tadic misses with a series of wild punches.
Jason Statham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tadic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Statham. That one must have hurt.
Statham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tadic pinned against the cage. Tadic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Statham scores with a jab.
Tadic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Statham.
Statham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Statham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tadic misses with a double jab.
Statham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tadic's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Statham!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ivan Tadic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tadic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Statham.
Tadic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tadic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Statham.
Statham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tadic as he jumps to the side.
Tadic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Statham scoring well with a low kick there.
Statham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tadic misses with a looping left.
Statham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Statham misses.
Statham throws a nice head kick!
Statham dives in and grabs Tadic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tadic pushes down on Statham's head and hops out.
Ivan Tadic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Statham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tadic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tadic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Statham can pounce on him.
Statham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Statham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Statham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Statham thumps Tadic with a low kick.
Tadic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Statham. Statham obviously looking to wear him down.
Tadic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Statham.
Statham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tadic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Statham throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tadic.
Statham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tadic.
Statham lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham thumps Tadic with a low kick.
Tadic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Statham.
Statham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tadic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Statham.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Statham.
Statham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tadic takes a step back to recover.
Statham throws a leg kick which misses Tadic's front leg but catches the back leg as Tadic tries to avoid it.
Statham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tadic. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham throws a leg kick which misses Tadic's front leg but catches the back leg as Tadic tries to avoid it.
Statham lands a head kick. Tadic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Statham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Statham lands a head kick!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tadic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Statham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Statham shoots in looking for a takedown but Tadic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Statham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tadic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Statham lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tadic's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statham lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Statham.
Statham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tadic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Statham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Statham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tadic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Statham fakes the leg kick and cracks Tadic in the body.
Tadic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tadic misses with a combination
and Statham counters with a nice leg kick.
Statham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Statham does no damage.
Tadic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Statham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tadic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tadic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Statham.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tadic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Statham - the referee stops the clock and Tadic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Statham. Tadic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Statham. That's going to slow Tadic down.
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!
Statham lands a leg kick that knocks Tadic off balance momentarily.
Statham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Statham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Statham connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham scores with a jab to the jaw.
Statham thuds his right hand into Tadic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Statham is looking to slow Tadic down with leg kicks.
Statham connects with a leg kick. Tadic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tadic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Statham.
Statham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Statham digs a good hook to Tadic's body.
Tadic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Statham can pounce on him.
Statham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tadic avoids it really well and circles away.
Statham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Statham scores with a sloppy right hand. Tadic should have avoided that one.
Statham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tadic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Statham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tadic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Statham goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tadic takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Statham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Statham misses with a double jab.
Statham scores with a leg kick.
Statham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tadic on the side of the head.
A head kick from Statham lands but Tadic takes it in his stride.
Statham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Statham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Statham.
Statham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tadic. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Statham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Tadic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Statham.
A head kick from Statham lands but Tadic takes it in his stride.
Statham throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Statham looks for a takedown but Tadic sprawls well.
A head kick from Statham lands but Tadic takes it in his stride.
Statham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tadic if he has to take too many more of those.
Statham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tadic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Statham.
Statham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Statham decides to stand back up.
Statham scores with a leg kick.
Ivan Tadic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadic misses with a combination
and Statham counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Statham.
Tadic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Statham.
Tadic misses with a two punch combination.
Tadic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Statham lands with an uppercut that bounces Tadic off the cage and back into rage.
Statham connects with a leg kick. Tadic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Statham - that will leave a mark!
Statham connects with a leg kick. Tadic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statham connects with a leg kick. Tadic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Statham scores with a head kick.
Statham feints and then cracks Tadic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tadic down.
Jason Statham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tadic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Statham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Statham 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Statham!
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