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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm by Darude. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
16 - 5 - 1 |
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197 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mclovin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mclovin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mclovin fails to take his opponent's back.
Mclovin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Powell wants to hold on but Mclovin pushes him away.
Powell is desperately trying to improve his position but Mclovin has a good base and remains in mount.
Powell is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powell working to try and regain half guard.
Mclovin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Mclovin punching from mount but Powell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell can't escape the position.
Mclovin landing strikes from the mount.
Powell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mclovin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Powell has worked his arm free - good work by Powell!
Sloppy strikes there by Mclovin.
Mclovin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mclovin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell manages to get back to half guard.
Powell is defending against the submission attempts here by Mclovin.
Mclovin wants to free his trapped foot but Powell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mclovin looks to land a strike but Powell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mclovin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mclovin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Powell dives on top into guard.
Mclovin controls Powell momentarily but Powell frees himself.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mclovin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin keeping full guard, as Powell tries to pass.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Mclovin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powell won't allow Mclovin to sweep him here.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powell chips away with some ground and pound.
Powell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell prevents Mclovin from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell stands up over Mclovin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mclovin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Powell being controlled here momentarily.
Powell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mclovin wants to stand up but Powell is controlling him.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Mclovin has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Mclovin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powell lands a nice shot that snaps Mclovin's head back.
Powell misses with a hook
and Mclovin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Mclovin does no damage.
Powell throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.
Mclovin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powell circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mclovin counters with a one-two to the body.
Mclovin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Mclovin misses.
Fedor Mclovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Powell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mclovin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is in trouble now - Mclovin has advanced to mount!
Mclovin trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
Mclovin landing punches.
Mclovin with a couple of short strikes.
Mclovin throwing strikes but Powell bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Mclovin preventing the sweep.
Mclovin throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mclovin is one step ahead there.
Mclovin looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mclovin landing with the ground and pound.
Powell pulls Mclovin in close to his closed guard and prevents Mclovin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mclovin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Powell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mclovin, into his guard.
Mclovin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a sloppy body shot
and Mclovin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Powell won't be happy with that.
Fedor Mclovin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclovin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mclovin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Powell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mclovin but great work by Powell.
Powell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Powell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mclovin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Still in half guard, Powell seems content to control.
Powell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powell trying to pass the guard but Mclovin defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mclovin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Powell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mclovin's head.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mclovin is not content to let Powell control the position.
Powell is taking a breather. Mclovin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mclovin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Mclovin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Powell misses with a body punch
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mclovin connects with a body shot.
Powell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mclovin counters with a series of strikes. Powell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Powell misses with a jab to the body
and Mclovin counters with a left to the body.
Powell misses with a hook to the body
and Mclovin counters with a two punch combo.
Mclovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mclovin tries to sprawl but Powell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Powell stops Mclovin from getting back to his feet.
Powell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell stops Mclovin from getting back to his feet.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powell thows a huge punch but Mclovin dodges it nicely.
Mclovin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Powell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell throwing shots but Mclovin is blocking nicely.
Powell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Powell lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Powell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Powell throws some wild stikes that Mclovin manages to avoid easily.
Powell working Mclovin over with strikes here.
Powell landing punches.
Powell throws some wild stikes that Mclovin manages to avoid easily.
Mclovin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mclovin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Powell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mclovin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Powell working Mclovin over with strikes here.
Powell breaks from Mclovin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Powell misses with some ground and pound and Mclovin recovers position to half guard.
Powell thows a huge punch but Mclovin dodges it nicely.
Powell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
Mclovin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powell is keen to just control but Mclovin is a slippery customer.
Mclovin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kent Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Mclovin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mclovin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
Powell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell trying to control the action but Mclovin is working from the bottom.
Powell thows a huge punch but Mclovin dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kent Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mclovin 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Mclovin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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