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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Ferrigno (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. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Ferrigno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Illianenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrigno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Ferrigno.
Illianenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferrigno misses with an uppercut
and Illianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Illianenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Illianenko dodges the punch combination from Ferrigno.
Sloppy strikes from Ferrigno. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrigno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Illianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Illianenko tries to bum rush Ferrigno with a series of wild strikes but Ferrigno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferrigno misses with a combination
and Illianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Ferrigno 's knee.
Illianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrigno.
Some wild striking there from Ferrigno.
A punch combination from Ferrigno misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno misses with a combination
and Illianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferrigno lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ivan Illianenko has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Illianenko throws a series of punches but Ferrigno avoids them all with ease.
Ferrigno moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferrigno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Illianenko defending well as Ferrigno loads up on a big left hand.
Ferrigno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Illianenko counters with a leg kick.
Ferrigno is breathing heavily.
Illianenko moves into range and clinches up with Ferrigno.
Illianenko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ferrigno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ferrigno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ferrigno tries to roll over but Illianenko keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko prevents Ferrigno from standing back up.
Illianenko passes to full mount!
Illianenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Illianenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ferrigno can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferrigno working to try and regain half guard.
Ferrigno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Illianenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferrigno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Illianenko trying to pass the guard but Ferrigno defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno tries to get to full guard but Illianenko has control of the leg.
Ferrigno is refusing to be controlled, as Illianenko sits in half guard.
Ferrigno is trying to stand back up but Illianenko is controlling him
Ferrigno manages to get to full guard.
Illianenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Illianenko cracks Ferrigno with a solid left hand.
Ferrigno manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ferrigno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Illianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Illianenko has Ferrigno up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno is trying to break the clinch but Illianenko is controlling him.
Ferrigno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Illianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ferrigno working aggressively here.
Illianenko lands a body punch.
Ferrigno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Illianenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Illianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ferrignos head.
Ferrigno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Illianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Illianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferrigno backwards.
Ferrigno tightens his grip and picks Illianenko up, before dumping him to the ground. Illianenko manages to land in guard.
Ferrigno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Illianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferrigno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrigno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Illianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Ivan Illianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrigno takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Illianenko does no damage.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Illianenko.
Illianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Lou Ferrigno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Illianenko slips a jab and a cross from Ferrigno.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferrigno.
Ferrigno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Illianenko on the side of the head.
Illianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Ferrigno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Illianenko dives in and grabs Ferrigno's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferrigno pushes down on Illianenko's head and hops out.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab.
Ferrigno looks to score with a jab to the body but Illianenko is just out of range.
Ferrigno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Illianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lou Ferrigno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Illianenko avoids them all with ease.
Ferrigno looks to land a combination but Illianenko avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferrigno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferrigno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ferrigno swinging wildly here.
Ferrigno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferrigno misses with a body shot
and Illianenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Illianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrigno.
Crunch! Illianenko slams his shin into Ferrigno's torso.
Illianenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferrigno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferrigno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Illianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Illianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferrigno circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferrigno's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Illianenko both land. Nice combination.
Ferrigno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Illianenko ducks under a wild hook from Ferrigno.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Illianenko.
Illianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Illianenko misses with a wild combination.
Illianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferrigno gets caught flat footed, as Illianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Illianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ferrigno looking for a guillotine here but Illianenko defends easily.
Illianenko trying to control but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Illianenko landing with the ground and pound.
Illianenko lands a couple of digs.
Illianenko wants to control from the top but Ferrigno keeps moving.
Illianenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Illianenko trying to control the action but Ferrigno is working from the bottom.
Ferrigno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferrigno tries to escape but Illianenko is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ferrigno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Illianenko cracks Ferrigno with a big elbow.
Illianenko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ferrigno down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Illianenko wants to control but Ferrigno is keeping him busy.
Illianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Illianenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Illianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferrigno, who protects the arm well.
Illianenko has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferrigno!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrigno working to try and regain half guard.
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 Ivan Illianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Illianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferrigno should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Ferrigno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Illianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Illianenko lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Illianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Ferrigno looks to land a combination but Illianenko avoids it well.
Illianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Illianenko throws a series of punches but Ferrigno moves out of range.
Illianenko lands a front kick.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Illianenko moves out of range.
Ferrigno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrigno misses with a two punch combination.
Illianenko gets a double leg takedown into Ferrigno's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferrigno is keeping the position for now.
Illianenko passes Ferrigno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ferrigno is trying to stand.
Ferrigno wants to get back to full guard.
Illianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ferrigno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Illianenko trying to control from half guard but Ferrigno is working away.
Illianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Ferrigno is defending well.
Ferrigno tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Illianenko manages to move to mount!
Illianenko trying to control but Ferrigno is having none of it.
Illianenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko landing shots from mount.
Illianenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
Illianenko with shots to the head and body - Ferrigno looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Illianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Illianenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Illianenko lands a heavy elbow.
Illianenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ferrigno taking shots to the head.
Ferrigno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Illianenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferrigno's face.
Illianenko working Ferrigno over with strikes here.
Ferrigno slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferrigno wants to get back to his feet.
Illianenko content to control rather than advance.
Ivan Illianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Illianenko winds up and cracks Ferrigno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Illianenko wants to take a breather but Ferrigno is having none of it.
Illianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Illianenko trying to pass the guard but Ferrigno defending well.
Illianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Ferrigno kicks Illianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Ferrigno throws a series of punches but Illianenko moves out of range.
Ivan Illianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Illianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferrigno rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrigno fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferrigno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Illianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Ferrigno off balance momentarily.
Illianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrigno's calf.
Illianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferrigno misses with a two punch combination.
Illianenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lou Ferrigno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Illianenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferrigno takes a step back to recover.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferrigno misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferrigno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Illianenko tries to clinch but Ferrigno is having none of it.
Ferrigno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Illianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Illianenko 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Illianenko!
Ivan Illianenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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