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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Danko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danko comes into the arena with Red army choir - Soviet army song blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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284 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Danko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Young!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danko scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jason Young has been cut.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danko counters with a nice body shot.
Danko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danko wants it to stay on the feet.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Danko throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danko misses with a looping left.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Danko counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young scores with a takedown into Danko's guard.
Young drops back, looking for a kneebar! Danko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Danko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Danko!
Danko tries to stand but Young is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danko stands up.
Danko connects with a body shot.
Young takes a swing at Danko's ribcage but misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Danko enables Young to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Danko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Young throwing strikes from guard but Danko blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Young trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Danko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Danko preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Young is proving hard to escape from.
Young 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.
Danko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Danko has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Danko defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Young seems keen to control Danko's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Danko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Danko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Danko misses with a hook
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Danko's head back.
Young swings away with a body shot that misses
and Danko counters with a left to the body.
Young tries for a takedown but Danko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Young looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Young wants to control from the top but Danko keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danko is keeping the position for now.
Young controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason Young was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danko misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Danko throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a single leg into guard. Danko didn't expect that.
Young trying to control but Danko is working from the bottom.
Young postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Young, into his guard.
Young working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Danko has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to improve his position but Danko is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Young gets full guard.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Danko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ivan Danko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Danko.
Danko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Danko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Young connects with a looping right hand.
Young misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Danko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Danko.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danko throws a lazy uppercut
and Danko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danko misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Danko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Danko ducks down to avoid it.
Danko misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Young counters with a two punch combo.
Danko throws a poor cross that misses
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Young misses with a looping left.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Danko shows good takedown defense.
Danko misses with a wild body shot.
Danko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Young lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Young lands with an overhand left.
Young takes a swing at Danko's ribcage but misses.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Danko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young cracks Danko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Young throws an off balance right hand
and Danko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Danko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danko cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young takes one to the side of the head.
Danko misses with a body shot.
Danko lands a right hook to the body.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danko throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivan Danko is winning the standup battle so far.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danko misses with a left hand
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young misses with a hook
and Danko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danko swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Danko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danko lands a head shot.
Danko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Danko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Danko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Young counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Danko.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivan Danko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Young.
Young throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Danko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Jason Young's cut even more.
Jason Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danko misses with a left hand
and Young counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danko keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young has gone for a leg lock! Danko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Young's guard.
Young trying to control the position.
Danko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danko stands up and waves to Young to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Danko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Danko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Danko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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