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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joeseph Michael has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joeseph Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adolf Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Hasselhoff with that takedown attempt.
Hasselhoff connects with a nice looking jab.
Hasselhoff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michael shoots in for a takedown but Hasselhoff shows good takedown defense.
Michael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff connects with a looping right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hasselhoff. That's going to slow Michael down.
Nice takedown defense from Michael. No joy for Hasselhoff on that attempt.
Hasselhoff misses with a straight right.
Hasselhoff with a hook.
Hasselhoff tries for a takedown but Michael sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joeseph Michael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Hasselhoff.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael defending well as Hasselhoff loads up on a big left hand.
Hasselhoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michael moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hasselhoff lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hasselhoff looks gassed!
Michael shoots for a double leg takedown but Hasselhoff sprawls well. He's pushed Michael's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hasselhoff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Michael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hasselhoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Hasselhoff does no damage.
Hasselhoff lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hasselhoff is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Michael closes the distance and clinches up with Hasselhoff, looking for a takedown. Michael pushes Hasselhoff against the cage but Hasselhoff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael scores a takedown into full mount!
Michael landing punches.
Michael has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Michael punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hasselhoff working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michael cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michael prevents Hasselhoff from getting the reversal.
Hasselhoff taking shots to the head.
Michael punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hasselhoff tries to hold on but Michael postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands with some strikes.
Michael avoids the attempt from Hasselhoff to control.
Michael working the ground and pound effectively.
Michael prevents Hasselhoff from getting the reversal.
Michael postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hasselhoff looks a forlorn figure.
Hasselhoff working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hasselhoff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Michael cracks Hasselhoff with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four 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.
Hasselhoff tries to hold on but Michael postures up.
Hasselhoff throwing hammer fists to the chest of Michael. What's that going to do exactly?
Michael working the ground and pound effectively.
Hasselhoff squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hasselhoff can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hasselhoff is squirming around, avoiding Michael's attempts to control the action.
Michael fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adolf Hasselhoff will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Michael shoots in for a double leg but Hasselhoff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hasselhoff.
Michael looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hasselhoff is fending him off so far but Michael persists. Nope, Hasselhoff circles away and we're back to standing.
Michael shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hasselhoff as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael throws a head kick that misses.
Michael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michael closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hasselhoff is not content to let Michael control the position.
Michael is chipping away with strikes.
Michael working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hasselhoff is breathing heavily.
Hasselhoff taking a bit of punishment here - Michael scoring with strikes.
Hasselhoff is not content to let Michael control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Michael working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hasselhoff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Michael lands a nice forearm strike.
Michael lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff taking a bit of punishment here - Michael scoring with strikes.
Hasselhoff is trying to buck Michael off.
Michael scoring with punches and elbows.
Michael landing a few strikes.
Michael is looking to take a break and control but Hasselhoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael is really struggling to control Hasselhoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hasselhoff tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hasselhoff grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Michael scores with punches and elbows.
Hasselhoff is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Hasselhoff hold on?! Michael is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Michael throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Michael struggling to land strikes to the head as Hasselhoff covers up.
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.
Hasselhoff takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Michael lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Michael lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Michael not allowing Hasselhoff to control his hands.
Hasselhoff covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hasselhoff is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Hasselhoff shoots in for a takedown but Michael shows good takedown defense.
Hasselhoff gets caught flat footed, as Michael shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hasselhoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasselhoff, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Michael dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hasselhoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michael.
Hasselhoff fails with the takedown
and Michael counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michael tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hasselhoff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hasselhoff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Michael winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hasselhoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael trying to pass the guard but Hasselhoff defending well.
Michael landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hasselhoff is not content to let Michael control the position.
Hasselhoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michael content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael stops Hasselhoff from getting back to his feet.
Michael is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hasselhoff is trying desperately to improve position.
Michael scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasselhoff?
Michael working for a submission but Hasselhoff is keeping him at bay.
Michael looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael lands a nice shot to the head.
Michael unloading with bombs!
Hasselhoff wants to control but Michael is having none of it.
Joeseph Michael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Michael lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hasselhoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Michael is landing with some decent strikes but Hasselhoff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hasselhoff tries to hold on but Michael postures up.
Michael dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries to lock up and control but Michael gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hasselhoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Michael trying to control but Hasselhoff is having none of it.
Hasselhoff bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hasselhoff tries to free his leg and advance position but Michael is retaining full guard.
Hasselhoff pushing down on Michael's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hasselhoff throwing shots but Michael is blocking nicely.
Hasselhoff is looking to advance position but Michael won't allow it.
Hasselhoff stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Michael to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff works over Michael's head and body with a nice combination.
Michael moves out of range of the body kick from Hasselhoff.
Michael scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hasselhoff doesn't seem phased though.
Michael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasselhoff.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Hasselhoff throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Hasselhoff is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Michael doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hasselhoff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselhoff tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michael counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joeseph Michael showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michael 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeseph Michael!
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energy
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