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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alyosha Popovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deven King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into a darkened arena with his song building. monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Popovich is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Alyosha Popovich has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alyosha Popovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deven King!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Popovich is breathing heavily.
Popovich tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King is trying to force a seperation but Popovich has the dominant position.
Popovich breaks the clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Popovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to clinch up.
Popovich throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Popovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popovich throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Popovich throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Popovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King wants to clinch up but Popovich keeps it at a distance.
King tries to clinch up
letting Popovich counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to clinch.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Popovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Popovich circles away.
Popovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Popovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Popovich has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Popovich prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch but Popovich keeps him there for the moment.
Popovich is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Popovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Popovich misses with a two punch combination.
Popovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Popovich really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King wants to clinch up but Popovich keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King tries to clinch but Popovich moves out of range.
King moves in looking to clinch but Popovich pushes him off.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popovich keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Popovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Popovich swinging wildly here.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but Popovich moves out of range.
King wants to clinch.
King tries to clinch up but Popovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Popovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Popovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deven King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King tries to clinch there but Popovich circles away.
King wants to clinch up but Popovich keeps it at a distance.
Popovich throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King tries to clinch there but Popovich circles away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Popovich circles away.
Alyosha Popovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Popovich.
King moves in looking to clinch but Popovich pushes him off.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Alyosha Popovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Popovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King tries to clinch up but Popovich circles away and keeps his distance.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
King tries to clinch up.
King tries to clinch there but Popovich circles away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Popovich circles away.
King tries to clinch but Popovich is having none of it.
King moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to break free but Popovich pushes him back against the cage.
Popovich has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Popovich keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King wants to break free but Popovich has control.
Popovich tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Popovich wants to break free but King has control.
A frustrated look appears on Popovich's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to force a seperation but Popovich has the dominant position.
Popovich prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to force a seperation but Popovich has the dominant position.
King working aggressively here.
King is trying to push Popovich away but Popovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Popovich wants to break free but King has control.
King tries to circle away but Popovich has him pinned against the cage.
King tries to work over Popovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King can't break the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Popovich has double underhooks.
King can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Popovich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Popovich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King moves in looking to clinch but Popovich pushes him off.
King is looking to clinch but Popovich is avoiding it.
Popovich throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
Popovich forces King back against the cage and clinches.
King is trying to push Popovich away but Popovich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
King tries to break the clinch but Popovich is controlling the position.
Popovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deven King 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!
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Popovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Popovich circles away.
Popovich misses with a double jab.
King moves into the clinch.
King wants to break free but Popovich has control.
Popovich has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Popovich has double underhooks.
King has had enough of the clinch but Popovich keeps him there for the moment.
King breaks from the clinch.
Popovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King wants to clinch.
Popovich keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Popovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King pushes Popovich up against the cage in a clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Popovich is controlling him.
King has had enough of the clinch but Popovich keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popovich is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Popovich won't allow it.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King has had enough of the clinch but Popovich keeps him there for the moment.
King breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch but Popovich moves out of range.
Deven King is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King wants to clinch up but Popovich keeps it at a distance.
Popovich swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Deven King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King is looking to clinch but Popovich is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popovich.
King tries to clinch but Popovich is having none of it.
Popovich keeps the fight on the outside.
Popovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Popovich is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Popovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popovich tries to break free but King pushes him back against the cage.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Popovich won't allow it.
King breaks the clinch.
King tries to clinch but Popovich moves out of range.
Alyosha Popovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Popovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King tries to break free but Popovich pushes him back against the cage.
King breaks the clinch.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Popovich circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deven King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deven King!
Deven King took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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