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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Belov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spector Air (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Belov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spector Air!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belov fails with the takedown.
Belov shoots in looking for a takedown but Air manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Air tries to avoid it but Belov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Air to the ground. Air escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Air circles away.
Nice shot by Air.
Air lands an overhand right.
Belov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Air is trying to stand up here but Belov is controlling him well.
Belov trying to control from half guard but Air is working away.
Air is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov wants to pass the guard but Air is defending well.
Air controlling the position for now.
Air is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belov stops Air from getting back to his feet.
Air avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belov.
Belov lands with a punch from half guard.
Belov stalling.
Belov is looking to advance position but Air won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belov is trying to control. Air wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Belov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Belov tries to clinch up.
Belov walks into a left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Air keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belov.
Belov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Air swivels and escapes.
Belov is breathing heavily.
Belov looks to land a body kick but Air moved away.
Air checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Air as Belov shoots in.
Air takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Air is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Air sprawls well. Air wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belov gets slowly back to his feet.
Air stuffs the takedown.
Belov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Air jabs at Belov's body.
Spector Air is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Air scores with a jab. Belov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Air scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spector Air dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Air connects with a right hand. Belov shakes it off.
Belov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belov fails with a takedown attempt.
Belov needs to keep his hands up - Air had a free shot at his head there.
Air moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Air as he avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Air - just one landing.
Air lands with a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belov drops his hands momentarily and Air takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Air dips to his left and cracks Belov with an uppercut!
Belov walks into a stiff left hand from Air.
Air is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Air lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Air dips to his left and cracks Belov with an uppercut!
Air has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Air slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Air lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belov doesn't seem phased though.
Air cracks a nice hook into Belov's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Air wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Air finds it's target.
Air lands a jab to Belov's midsection.
Spector Air seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Air darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Air connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belov. Belov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Air lands a jab to Belov's midsection.
Belov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Air.
Air lands a lovely overhand right.
Air lands an overhand right.
Air connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Air lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Air fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Air scores with a punch to the head.
Belov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Air pinned against the cage. Air gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Air keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Air lands a really nice looking cross but Belov seems unphased.
Belov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Air lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Belov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Air.
Belov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Air as he connects with a hook.
Air scores with a body shot.
Air connects with a right hand. Belov shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Air lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belov doesn't seem phased though.
Donk. Air catches Belov right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spector Air showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Air lands a nice looking body shot.
Belov dives in and grabs Air's left leg, looking for a takedown. Air pushes down on Belov's head and hops out.
Belov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Air connects with a jab.
Air moves into range and connects with a jab.
Air checks a low kick from Belov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Belov.
Air scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Belov walks into a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Air catches Belov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Air lands a jab to the nose.
Belov shoots in for a takedown but Air shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Belov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Air connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Air.
Air tests Belov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Air throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belov takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Air connects with a nice looking jab.
Belov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belov ducks right into an uppercut from Air.
Air cracks a nice hook into Belov's ribs.
Belov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Air pinned against the cage. Air gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Air connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belov momentarily.
Good exchange - Air coming out on top.
Air cracks Belov with an open hand slap.
Belov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Air scores with the left hand. Belov knows he should have avoided that one.
Belov shoots for a takedown but Air saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Air sizes up Belov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Air jabs Belov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Air lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Air uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belov has time to react.
Air stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Air wants it to stay on the feet.
Belov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Air but Air pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from Air.
Spector Air is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Air connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Air lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Air clobbers Belov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander Belov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Air throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spector Air comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Air winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spector Air!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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