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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Toni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toni comes into the arena with http://music.yandex.ru/#/track/1750072/album/173573 blaring out of the sound system. Anton Toni looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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280 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Toni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ivan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toni shoots in for a takedown but Ivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivan dives in and grabs Toni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Toni pushes down on Ivan's head and hops out.
Toni moves out of range of the body kick from Ivan.
Toni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivan.
Anton Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Ivan.
Ivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ivan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Ivan.
Ivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni fails with a takedown attempt.
Toni is breathing heavily.
Ivan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toni defends it nicely.
Ivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toni swivels and escapes.
Ivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivan can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan pulls Toni into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ivan striking off his back but it's not causing Toni any problems.
Toni looking to sit in guard and control but Ivan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ivan wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Ivan stands and throws Toni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Toni can't do much from the bottom here.
Ivan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ivan stands up and beckons Toni to his feet.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Toni swivels and escapes.
Ivan shoots in but no luck this time.
Ivan with a poor takedown
and Toni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ivan tries to pull guard but Toni forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ivan's knee momentarily.
Toni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toni takes the fight into the clinch.
Toni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivan tries to lock up and control but Toni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ivan tries to reverse the position but Toni maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Ivan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivan shoots and misses
and Toni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Toni tries to clinch but Ivan moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ivan.
Toni lands with a nice combination. Ivan backs away looking to recover.
Nice sprawl there from Toni as Ivan shoots in.
Anton Toni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Ivan.
Ivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Toni counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Toni sprawls well. Toni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivan gets slowly back to his feet.
Toni moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toni smiles and moves away.
Ivan tries to clinch up but Toni circles away and keeps his distance.
Toni drives through and clinches with Ivan against the cage.
Toni wants to take the fight to the mat but Ivan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ivan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ivan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toni tries to score a body lock takedown but Ivan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ivan jumps guard and drags Toni to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toni stops Ivan from standing up.
Toni is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ivan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ivan has escaped and now he's on top!
Toni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivan on the ground.
Ivan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ivan wants to control from the top but Toni keeps moving.
Ivan wants to stand but Toni is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Toni's guard.
Ivan is looking to stall here but Toni recovers full guard.
Toni keeping moving, preventing Ivan from controlling successfully.
Toni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni keeping moving, preventing Ivan from controlling successfully.
Ivan stands and throws Toni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ivan trying to control the position but Toni is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ivan shoots in for a takedown but Toni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ivan thowing shots but they're missing.
Ivan tries to control but Toni wriggling away.
Toni wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ivan.
Toni is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ivan content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivan looking to ground and pound but Toni is blocking nicely.
Toni holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ivan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Toni is squirming around, avoiding Ivan's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ivan throwing strikes here but Toni is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ivan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Toni to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Toni shrugs it off.
Ivan thowing shots but they're missing.
Ivan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ivan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Toni can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Toni wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ivan.
Anton Toni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ivan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ivan has hold of Toni's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Toni manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toni avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ivan.
Ivan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ivan trying to control but Toni is having none of it.
Ivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ivan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Ivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivan 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Ivan!
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energy
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hype
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