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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bulk Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Machine Head-Now I Lay Thee Down. Bogan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Renunciation - Secret Chiefs 3. Bulk Bogan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Arlovski's chin.
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class 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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bulk Bogan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski thumps Bogan with a low kick.
Bogan misses with a combination
and Arlovski counters with a body kick.
Arlovski wants to clinch.
Arlovski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bogan looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogan throws a right hand that misses
and Arlovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bulk Bogan has been cut.
Bogan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Bogan misses its intended target.
Arlovski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bogan's head.
Bogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arlovski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arlovski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogan.
Arlovski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Arlovski - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arlovski is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Arlovski.
Arlovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arlovski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arlovski lands a body punch.
Arlovski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bogan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arlovski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arlovski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arlovski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A body shot lands from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogan avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arlovski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bogan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Arlovski.
Arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Arlovski.
Arlovski blocks an uppercut.
Arlovski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bogan throws a punch but it's blocked by Arlovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bogan letting Arlovski take a breather here.
Arlovski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arlovski.
Arlovski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bogan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogan can't find room to land a body shot as Arlovski controls the action.
Arlovski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arlovski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogan backwards.
Arlovski prevents a body shot from Bogan.
Arlovski tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogan avoids the damage to the body.
Arlovski working aggressively here.
Arlovski taking a breather.
Bogan taking a breather.
Arlovski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arlovski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arlovski misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bogan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bogan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Arlovski misses with an elbow to the head.
Arlovski has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bogan.
Bogan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bogan staying busy and making it hard for Arlovski to control.
Bogan is in bad spot here.
Arlovski lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski working for a choke but Bogan is defending well.
Arlovski is landing with strikes from the back.
Arlovski not allowing Bogan to control his hands.
Arlovski is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Arlovski throwing sloppy strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bogan covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bogan tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bulk Bogan's cut.
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.
Arlovski tries to clinch there but Bogan circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arlovski. Bogan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bogan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arlovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Bogan. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arlovski.
Arlovski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arlovski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arlovski throws a body punch but Bogan moves out of range.
Arlovski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogan can do to turn this around?
Arlovski throws out a loose jab but Bogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but Bogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimir Arlovski is winning the standup battle so far.
Arlovski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bogan is breathing heavily.
Bogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arlovski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogan. Arlovski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arlovski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arlovski not doing much here.
Bogan pushes Arlovski off looking to stand but Arlovski dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bogan is not content to let Arlovski control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski wants to pass the guard but Bogan is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bogan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Arlovski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Arlovski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogan is refusing to be controlled, as Arlovski sits in half guard.
Bogan wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bogan misses the jab.
Bogan throws a big shot that misses.
Arlovski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arlovski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bogan swinging wildly here.
Arlovski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bogan doesn't seem bothered though.
Arlovski takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogan.
Bogan misses with the head strike.
Bogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogan misses with a punch to the body.
Bogan has a couple of punches blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bogan up against the cage.
Bogan blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Arlovski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Arlovski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Arlovski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bogan is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arlovski is struggling to control the position.
Arlovski tries a body shot but Bogan blocks it.
Arlovski takes a shot to the head.
Arlovski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arlovski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arlovski cracks Bogan with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bogan blocks an elbow strike from Arlovski.
Arlovski stalling.
Bogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arlovski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bogan takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Arlovski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bulk Bogan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Arlovski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arlovski stuns Bogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arlovski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bogan at a distance.
Arlovski tries to clinch there but Bogan circles away.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but Bogan pushes him off.
Nice shot by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that Bogan avoids nicely.
Arlovski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bogan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arlovski clinches up with Bogan and pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bogan backwards.
Bogan blocks a body shot from Arlovski.
Bogan misses with some punches.
Bogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arlovski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arlovski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bogan letting Arlovski take a breather here.
Bogan trying to control the position but instead, Arlovski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bogan into the cage.
Bogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bogan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Arlovski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bogan to the mat. Bogan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bogan wants to stand up but Arlovski is controlling him.
Arlovski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bogan is trying to buck Arlovski off.
Arlovski trying to control the position but Bogan is working away.
Arlovski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bogan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski looks up at the clock and then as Bogan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Arlovski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Arlovski advances nicely into full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arlovski throwing strikes but Bogan bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Bogan pushes Arlovski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Arlovski misses with a double jab
and Bogan counters with a two punch combo.
Bulk Bogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlovski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bogan's guard.
Arlovski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bogan is keeping the position for now.
Bogan keeping moving, preventing Arlovski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski thows a big elbow that misses.
Arlovski wants to control from the top but Bogan keeps moving.
Bogan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Arlovski throwing strikes from guard but Bogan blocks nicely.
Arlovski stands up over Bogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bogan manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bogan misses with a double jab
letting Arlovski counter with a right hand.
Arlovski jabs at Bogan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Bogan throws a leg kick but Arlovski checks it.
Vladimir Arlovski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arlovski works Bogan's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Arlovski.
Bogan connects with a right hand. Arlovski shakes it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Arlovski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arlovski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vladimir Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A cross from Arlovski lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Arlovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arlovski 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Vladimir Arlovski!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Vladimir Arlovski!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Vladimir Arlovski!
Vladimir Arlovski wins by unanimous decision!
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