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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov comes to the cage accompanied by Be Good to Yourself . Vinny Vegas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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137 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Vegas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Popov misses the shot to the body.
Vegas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Vegas misses
and Popov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Popov misses with a left hand
and Vegas counters with a body kick.
A jab from Popov finds it's way through Vegas's defenses.
Popov throws an off balance right hand
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
Popov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Popov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Popov is predictable there
and Vegas counters with a left to the body.
Popov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Vegas.
Vegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vegas counters with a left to the body.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegas swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Popov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popov throws a nice looking combination but Vegas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a big head kick but Vegas shrugs it off.
Popov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Popov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vegas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A shot to the body from Popov misses
and Vegas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Popov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
Popov misses with a few strikes there.
Popov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Popov loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Vegas misses with a body punch
and Popov counters with a series of strikes. Vegas will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Vegas misses
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Popov.
Popov lands a body shot.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Popov throws an off balance right hand
and Vegas counters with a straight right hand.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Popov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vegas.
Popov throws an overhand right that lands on Vegas's shoulder, as Vegas tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vegas misses with a two punch combination.
Vegas throws a poor cross that misses
and Popov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vegas throws a lazy body kick
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
Popov clobbers Vegas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas misses with a combination
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popov counters with a left to the body.
Popov lands with a right hand.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Vegas misses with the body kick
and Popov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Popov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popov swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Popov avoids the head kick by Vegas.
Vegas throws a sloppy body shot
and Popov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Vegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vegas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Popov counters with a low kick, right behind Vegas 's knee.
Alexander Popov is winning the standup battle so far.
Popov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vegas's head backwards.
Popov misses with a low kick.
Vegas throws a lazy uppercut
and Popov counters with a head kick.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Popov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vegas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popov digs a good hook to Vegas's body.
Popov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws an off balance right hand
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vegas slips under a jab.
Vegas throws a body kick that misses.
Vegas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vegas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Vegas counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov lands with a shot to the body.
Vegas misses with a body punch
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov misses with the combination.
Vegas misses with a body kick.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Popov.
Vegas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Popov counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas swings widly with a right hand
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popov stuns Vegas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Popov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Popov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popov misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas throws a sloppy head kick
and Popov counters with a left to the body.
Popov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vegas doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vegas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Popov coming out on top.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popov missing with a left hand there. Vegas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vegas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Popov thinking.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
Vegas slips under a jab from Popov.
Popov cracks a nice hook into Vegas's ribs.
Popov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Popov misses with a hook
and Vegas counters with a good, hard body kick but Popov shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Popov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Vegas throws a combination that misses
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a nice uppercut.
Popov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popov counters with a nice body shot.
Popov misses with a body shot
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Popov counters with a right hand to the body.
Vegas misses with a right hand
and Popov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vegas tries to land a body kick
and Popov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vegas, right into the meat.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
and Popov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Popov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a jab to the body
and Popov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas misses with a left hand
and Popov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vegas misses with a double jab
and Popov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vinny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popov misses with a hook
and Vegas counters with a nice body shot.
Popov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vegas misses with an uppercut
letting Popov counter with a right hand.
Popov throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Vegas.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vegas thinking.
Popov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vegas counters with a nice leg kick.
Vegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Popov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Popov.
Well Popov 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Popov!
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