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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Only God Can Judge Me. Ivan Illianenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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235 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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245 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miles Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Illianenko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illianenko lands with a cross.
It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
Illianenko lands a jab to Long's midsection.
Illianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Illianenko.
Long thows a leg kick but Illianenko checks it
and Illianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Long throws a one two combo.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long misses with a double jab.
Illianenko misses with a double jab
and Long counters with a big head kick but Illianenko shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Illianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Long tries to bum rush Illianenko with a series of wild strikes but Illianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illianenko blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Illianenko moves out of range easily.
Illianenko looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Illianenko tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long avoids a kick to the body.
Illianenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Illianenko.
Long displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Illianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Illianenko dives in and scores a takedown into Long's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Long is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Illianenko is aware though and is defending well.
Long wants to sweep but no luck.
Illianenko postures up.
Long keeping moving, preventing Illianenko from controlling successfully.
Long controls Illianenko momentarily but Illianenko frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Illianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Long avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Illianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Illianenko is one step ahead there.
Illianenko forces his way into half guard.
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.
Long moves into full guard.
Illianenko trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Illianenko postures up.
Illianenko pushes down on Long's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Illianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Long is defending well.
Illianenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Illianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Long is defending well.
Illianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illianenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Long wants to improve his position but Illianenko is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Illianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Illianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Illianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Long.
Illianenko swinging wildly here.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Illianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Illianenko misses with a kick to the body.
Long looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Illianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Long checks a leg kick.
Illianenko scores with a kick to the body.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Illianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Illianenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Illianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long looks to land a combination but Illianenko avoids it well.
Long dodges the punch combination from Illianenko.
Illianenko throws a solid leg kick but Long takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Illianenko.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Illianenko. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Illianenko.
Illianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Illianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Illianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Long to the ground. Illianenko is now in Long's guard.
Illianenko wants to control from the top but Long keeps moving.
Long working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Illianenko.
Illianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Long looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Illianenko slips a nice elbow through Long's hands, connecting with Long's forehead.
Illianenko seems to be working for a kimura but Long defends the submission attempt.
Illianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Long is looking to control Illianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Long avoid being mounted?
Long tries to get to full guard but Illianenko has control of the leg.
Illianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Long is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Long taking some punishment here, with Illianenko in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Illianenko wants to pass to mount but Long is defending the position.
Illianenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Illianenko connects with a nice short shot to Long's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Illianenko.
Long lands a leg kick that knocks Illianenko off balance momentarily.
Illianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long looks to score with a jab to the body but Illianenko is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Long lands an elbow that stopped Illianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Illianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Illianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long throws a leg kick but Illianenko moved away.
Illianenko tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Illianenko.
Long tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Illianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Long.
Left hook, right uppercut from Illianenko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Long as Illianenko shoots in.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Illianenko.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Illianenko.
Long throws a push kick but Illianenko slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Illianenko misses
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Illianenko.
Illianenko pushes Long up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Illianenko is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Illianenko has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Long misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Long lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Long.
Illianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long is looking for a takedown.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Illianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miles Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Illianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Illianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Illianenko misses.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Illianenko.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Illianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Illianenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miles Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Illianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Long is looking to wear down Illianenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long pushes Illianenko away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Illianenko.
I've got Illianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Illianenko!
An out of breath Ivan Illianenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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