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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rand al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lavronenko comes to the cage accompanied by Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
16 - 9 - 2 |
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224 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rand al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Thor misses the shot to the body.
That kick from al Thor tenderised Lavronenko's leg. Lavronenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Thor wants to clinch up but Lavronenko keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Thor.
al Thor wants to slow Lavronenko down by chopping away at his legs.
al Thor misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from al Thor misses.
A shot to the liver by al Thor. Beautiful body shot.
al Thor tried to score with a low kick but Lavronenko checks it.
Lavronenko throws a lazy uppercut
and al Thor counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lavronenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko lands a right hook to the body.
al Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lavronenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Lavronenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Thor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavronenko.
al Thor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Thor. That's going to slow Lavronenko down.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Lavronenko checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor cracks the inside of Lavronenko's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko swinging wildly here.
al Thor lands a head kick. Lavronenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ivan Lavronenko has been cut.
al Thor cracks the inside of Lavronenko's front leg.
al Thor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lavronenko looks for a takedown but al Thor sprawls well.
Rand al Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rand al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko scores with a shot to the body.
al Thor throws a looping overhand right but Lavronenko ducks down to avoid it.
al Thor takes a swing at Lavronenko's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by al Thor.
al Thor throws a leg kick but Lavronenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
al Thor is looking to score with low kicks.
al Thor has managed to clinch.
al Thor manages to break the clinch.
Lavronenko throws an off balance right hand
and al Thor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice cross by al Thor.
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!
Lavronenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Thor doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Thor.
Lavronenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from al Thor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavronenko throws a right and a left that al Thor avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Thor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lavronenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the liver by al Thor. Beautiful body shot.
Lavronenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
al Thor throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lavronenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
al Thor is looking to slow Lavronenko down with leg kicks.
al Thor misses with a low kick as Lavronenko jumps back.
al Thor checks the leg kick.
al Thor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavronenko.
al Thor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
al Thor forces Lavronenko back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lavronenko looks to score with a jab to the body but al Thor is just out of range.
al Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Thor. That's going to slow Lavronenko down.
Lavronenko throws a right hand that misses
and al Thor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
al Thor scores with a head kick. Lavronenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor throws a low kick but Lavronenko moves out of range easily.
Jab by al Thor.
al Thor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
al Thor stuffs the takedown.
al Thor with a nice cross.
Lavronenko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. al Thor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lavronenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and al Thor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lavronenko's knee momentarily.
al Thor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Thor connects with an inside leg kick.
al Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Thor throws a leg kick
and Lavronenko counters with a nice uppercut.
al Thor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lavronenko rather than just go for the knockout.
al Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot.
al Thor feints and then cracks Lavronenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lavronenko down.
al Thor lands a body shot.
al Thor thows a body shot but no joy.
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
Crunch! al Thor slams his shin into Lavronenko's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lavronenko checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lavronenko avoids the body shot from al Thor.
al Thor lands with a good body shot.
al Thor lands with a hook. Lavronenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
al Thor darts in and clinches Lavronenko up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from al Thor.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Thor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand al Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lavronenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
al Thor moves into the clinch successfully.
al Thor stalling.
Lavronenko blocks an uppercut.
al Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
al Thor cracks Lavronenko with a nice body shot.
al Thor lands a left hand.
al Thor tries a body shot but Lavronenko blocks it.
al Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
al Thor swings wildly with an uppercut but Lavronenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Thor is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
al Thor lands a right hand.
Lavronenko wants to break free but al Thor has control.
al Thor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Thor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lavronenko's head.
Lavronenko misses with a body punch
letting al Thor counter with a right hand.
Lavronenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
al Thor throws a body punch but Lavronenko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
al Thor takes a swing at Lavronenko's ribcage but misses.
Lavronenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko looks to land a right hand but al Thor moved out of range.
al Thor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
al Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavronenko is just out of range.
al Thor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lavronenko throws a looping overhand right but al Thor ducks down to avoid it.
al Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavronenko in the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Thor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lavronenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has al Thor pinned against the cage. al Thor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lavronenko dives in and grabs al Thor's left leg, looking for a takedown. al Thor pushes down on Lavronenko's head and hops out.
Rand al Thor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Lavronenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavronenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
al Thor slips under a jab.
al Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from al Thor lands.
al Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Lavronenko in the body.
al Thor lands with a kick to the temple. Lavronenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
al Thor throws out a leg kick but Lavronenko moves out of range and al Thor only half commits.
Lavronenko misses with a right hand
and al Thor counters with a good low kick that Lavronenko was not able to check.
Ivan Lavronenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavronenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and al Thor counters with a head kick.
al Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lavronenko at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Thor connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand al Thor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well al Thor 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand al Thor!
Our winner, Rand al Thor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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