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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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197 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oji San!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ivanov misses with an uppercut.
San takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Ivanov.
San ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
San throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
San scores with a nice body kick.
Ivanov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging San to the ground. Ivanov is now in San's guard.
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
San working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
San wants to improve his position but instead Ivanov has moved into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ivanov.
San trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
San blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to pass the half guard into mount. San knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. San manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
San is looking to stand up but Ivanov isn't so interested in that idea.
San keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov stops San from standing up.
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
San keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to free his leg and advance position but San is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as San holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov throws a body punch but San moves out of range.
San throws a head kick that Ivanov semi-blocks.
San throws a low kick but Ivanov avoids it.
Oji San seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ivanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from San misses
and Ivanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but San slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San tried to score with a low kick but Ivanov checks it.
San misses with a body kick.
San takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
San misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivanov shoots for a double leg takedown but San sprawls well. He's pushed Ivanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from San.
Ivanov throws a nice head kick!
San throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but San sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
San throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on San. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for San.
Ivanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but San is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ivanov. Ivanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San throws out a leg kick but Ivanov moves out of range and San only half commits.
San scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Ivanov.
San avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but San circles away.
San gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ivanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov won't allow San to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ivanov trying to control the position from guard on top but San is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuri Ivanov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ivanov tries to work over San's front leg with a kick but San checks it.
San moves into range and connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ivanov.
San attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
San swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Ivanov as he checks the leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
San thuds his shin into the meat of Ivanov's side.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
San avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
Oji San is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ivanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? San is fending him off so far but Ivanov persists. Nope, San circles away and we're back to standing.
San misses with a low kick.
San gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ivanov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as San holds on and takes a little breather.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from San.
San keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
San is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ivanov wants to pass the guard but San is keeping the position.
Ivanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of San's head.
San trying to control the position.
San 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.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
San is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Oji San wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
San wants to slow Ivanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
San keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San throws a series of strikes that have Ivanov backpedaling.
Ivanov looks to land a right hand but San moved out of range.
San takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
San throws out a leg kick but Ivanov moves out of range and San only half commits.
Ivanov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
San bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
San is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ivanov off and has taken his back!
Ivanov looking very determined here, making life difficult for San.
Ivanov wants to control his opponent's hands but San gets his hands free.
San tries to get the hooks in deep but Ivanov pushed the leg off.
San controlling well, preventing Ivanov from escaping the position.
San looking to hold on to the position here but Ivanov rolls and ends up regaining guard.
San wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oji San has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ivanov checks a low kick from San.
San cracks Ivanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
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.
San checks a leg kick.
San swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
San throws a lazy right hand but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Ivanov misses its intended target.
San avoids a kick to the body.
San fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov scores with a takedown into San's guard.
Ivanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ivanov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ivanov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
San is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ivanov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
San looking for a sweep. Not yet San, not yet.
San has momentary wrist control but Ivanov slips an elbow through the middle.
San is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oji San.
San throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanov throws a lazy uppercut
and San counters with a one-two to the body.
San throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ivanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San slips a straight right by Ivanov.
Nice body punch from San.
San moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ivanov tries to land a front kick but San steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
San checks the leg kick.
Ivanov misses with a left hand
enabling San to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San throws a leg kick but Ivanov moved away.
Ivanov throws a hook but San avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
San takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
San misses with a low kick as Ivanov jumps back.
Oji San is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Ivanov does it's job there.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and San moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivanov throws a punch but it's blocked by San.
San has Ivanov pressed against the ropes.
Ivanov digs a right hand underneath San's ribcage. San let out a lung full of air as it connected.
San trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
San lands an elbow inside that Ivanov shrugs off.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
San is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a shoulder strike.
San lands a left hand.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
San takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
San throws a leg kick
and Ivanov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
San chopping away at his opponent's legs.
San blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
San fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ivanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts San, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from San.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San moves away.
Horrible takedown by Ivanov or perhaps it was just good defense by San which made him look bad.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
San feints and then cracks Ivanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ivanov down.
San tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
San gets a clinch.
San scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ivanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Yuri Ivanov has been cut.
San's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
With the fighters up against the ropes, San throws an elbow but misses.
Ivanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San tries to stall but Ivanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
San throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
A short right from Ivanov.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov takes an elbow to the temple.
San stalls.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
San tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ivanov's elbow.
A short left from Ivanov.
San trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
San lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ivanov fails to land.
San fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San has a couple of punches blocked by Ivanov.
Still in the clinch, Ivanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
San misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ivanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
San stalling in the clinch but Ivanov improves position.
Still in the clinch, Ivanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov presses San against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
San is trying to stall.
San misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Ivanov.
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to work over San's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
Ivanov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with San's elbow.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
San is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from San.
San throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by San there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
San blocks a low kick nicely.
Ivanov wants to slow San down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yuri Ivanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yuri Ivanov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ivanov - that will leave a mark!
San tries to score with a low kick but Ivanov moves his leg out of the way.
Ivanov lands with a slapping head kick.
San lands a body shot.
Ivanov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ivanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ivanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
San pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ivanov is out of range and San settles back down.
Ivanov swings for the body but San moves out of range.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and San moves out of range easily.
Ivanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ivanov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and San has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from San and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San throws a leg kick but Ivanov checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San closes the distance and pushes Ivanov back into the ropes.
Ivanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
San tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
Ivanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down San.
San misses with a knee strike.
San pushes Ivanov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
San is looking to control Ivanov's arms but Ivanov gets an underhook and turns him. Now San has his back to the ropes.
San using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
San holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of San backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
San trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
Ivanov tries to throw a body punch but San avoids it by throwing Ivanov back against the ropes.
Ivanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
San pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
San goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
San is trying to stall.
San swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San lands a hook that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
San misses with a body punch.
Ivanov works on San's body with a couple of short punches.
Ivanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
San misses with some punches.
San misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by San after a bit of a struggle.
Ivanov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
San keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ivanov being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San is trying to control the position from the bottom.
San trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oji San wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanov takes one to the chin there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of San's head.
It looks like Oji San has been cut.
Ivanov moves out of range of the body kick.
Ivanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San.
San has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanov.
San misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
San checks the leg kick.
San lands a leg kick that knocks Ivanov off balance momentarily.
San throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but San is out of range.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov throws a head kick that San semi-blocks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
San lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
San misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch.
San lands on the inside with an uppercut.
San gets underhooks to prevent Ivanov's takedown attempt.
Oji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Ivanov.
San looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivanov is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San has Ivanov pushed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by San.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
San tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yuri Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivanov trying to control but San is working from the bottom.
San has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
San wants to sweep but no luck.
San keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but San sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ivanov somewhat.
San has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
San pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ivanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but San is out of range and Ivanov settles back down.
Ivanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but San sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ivanov somewhat.
Ivanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
San closes the distance and clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San tries to work over Ivanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivanov is working for takedown but San is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ivanov looking for a takedown.
San is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
San throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanov struggles to land a body shot inside as San controls his hands.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from San, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov misses with a punch to the body.
San prevents a body shot from Ivanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivanov, right into the meat.
Ivanov tries to land a front kick but San steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
San scores with a jab to the head.
A cross from San lands.
Ivanov missing with a left hand there. San was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivanov throws a hook but San blocks it.
San moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off.
Ivanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivanov checks a leg kick nicely.
Ivanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. San takes a step back to recover.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
San uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
San misses with a leg kick.
San rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov digs a good body shot into San's ribs.
San throws a leg kick
and San takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ivanov.
San misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but San sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ivanov somewhat.
San misses with a head kick.
Ivanov looking to score a takedown here. San is defending well but Ivanov drives through and ends up in San's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San managing to control the position.
San trying to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov trying to control but San is working from the bottom.
San trying to strike off his back.
Ivanov distracts San with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
San seems keen to control Ivanov's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Oji San wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
San throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
San tries to clinch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
San motions for Ivanov to come forward. San throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov scoring well with a low kick there.
San gets tackled into the ropes by Ivanov. Ivanov maintains the clinch.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
San blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
San creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San throws an elbow but it misses.
Yuri Ivanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
San tries to stall but Ivanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ivanov can't find room to land a body shot as San controls the action.
San taking a breather.
San misses with a knee strike.
Ivanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov looking for a takedown.
Ivanov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. San gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Ivanov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov swings wildly with an uppercut but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
San lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivanov backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
San landing knees to the head.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
San has Ivanov pushed against the ropes.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov dives in and scores a takedown into San's guard.
Ivanov passes San's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ivanov passes the guard and advances to mount!
San is trying to escape the mount.
San holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ivanov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
San sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ivanov looks to land a strike but San avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
San is pulling down on Ivanov's head. It's preventing any offense from Ivanov, at least for the moment.
San wants to sweep here but Ivanov controlling him for the moment.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yuri Ivanov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
San looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ivanov is one step ahead there.
San not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
San is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ivanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but San keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
San keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ivanov.
San gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
San lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivanov.
San pushes Ivanov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
San is trying to maintain a safe position but Ivanov gets an underhook and turns San into the ropes.
San misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivanov misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of San backwards.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scores with a shot to the side of San's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
Ivanov lands a body punch in the clinch.
San lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
San trying to stall but Ivanov improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov dodges an elbow strike from San.
San misses with a body punch.
Ivanov lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
San lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
San takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
San does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ivanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivanov throws a body kick that misses.
San misses with a low kick.
Ivanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
San tries to clinch up.
Ivanov scores a takedown into full mount!
San blocking the ground and pound.
Ivanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ivanov scoring with strikes but San is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws some wild stikes that San manages to avoid easily.
Ivanov raining down shots from the mount!
San wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Ivanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
San tries to reverse the position but Ivanov maintains control.
San is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scoring with strikes but San is staying in there.
San tries to lock up and control but Ivanov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
San sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
San wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
San moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
San can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ivanov controls the pace.
Ivanov won't allow San to sweep him here.
San is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ivanov is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San trying to control the pace.
San is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivanov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
San trying to pass the guard but Ivanov defending well.
San performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oji San wasn't doing enough on the ground.
San throws out a leg kick but Ivanov moves out of range and San only half commits.
San takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from San misses
and Ivanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
San stuns Ivanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ivanov checks a low kick from San.
Ivanov moves out of range of the leg kick from San.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov misses with a hook.
San just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov blocks the body kick.
Ivanov throws a solid leg kick but San takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ivanov.
San throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
San lands with a thumping leg kick.
San throws a chopping leg kick but Ivanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
San comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
San walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ivanov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
San tries a low kick but Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
San cracks Ivanov with an open hand slap.
Nice body punch from Ivanov.
San wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
San scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ivanov in his tracks.
Ivanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
San thows a left - swing and a miss!
San throws a push kick but Ivanov slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ivanov is defended easily by San.
San throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
San moves away from the strike by Ivanov.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San moves away.
Ivanov throws the left hand but San avoids the punch easily.
San throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ivanov thuds a left hand into San's body.
Ivanov misses with a leg kick.
Ivanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and San is able to avoid easily.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says San as he avoids it easily.
Oji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Ivanov.
Ivanov slips under a jab from San.
San sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ivanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
San throws a low kick but Ivanov avoids it.
San throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ivanov blocks a head kick by San.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
San tries a low kick but Ivanov avoids it.
San throws a leg kick
and Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ivanov as San tries to tie him up.
San misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a hook that snaps the head of San backwards.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
San will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from San, against the ropes.
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!
San swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
San lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oji San has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov tries a body shot but San blocks it.
A short right from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of San backwards.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanov managing to block the knees to the body from San.
A right hand to the body from Ivanov.
San makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov looks to score with a jab to the body but San is just out of range.
Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Ivanov wants to take the fight to the mat but San manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for San.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Ivanov!
Yuri Ivanov is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Ivanov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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