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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Lee Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Illianenko has chosen Only God Can Judge Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Duane Lee Chapman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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287 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane Lee Chapman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Illianenko!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman misses with a hook.
Illianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Illianenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chapman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Illianenko misses with the combination.
Chapman avoids a kick to the body.
Illianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Chapman is just out of range.
Chapman misses with a wild combination.
Chapman works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chapman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Illianenko.
Chapman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko scores with a body shot.
Duane Lee Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illianenko digs a good body shot into Chapman's ribs.
Chapman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Chapman misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Illianenko.
Illianenko shoots in but Chapman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chapman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chapman throws a right hand that misses
and Illianenko counters with a leg kick.
Chapman throws out a loose jab but Illianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Illianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chapman throws out the jab.
Duane Lee Chapman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chapman misses with a double jab
and Illianenko counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chapman throws a hook but Illianenko blocks it.
Illianenko is looking to slow Chapman down with leg kicks.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Illianenko avoids them all with ease.
Chapman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Illianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chapman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chapman fails to land with a series of punches.
Illianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Illianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Illianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.
Illianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Illianenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chapman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Illianenko controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Illianenko trying to control the action but Chapman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman regains half guard there - taking advantage of Illianenko's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Illianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Illianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Illianenko throws a series of punches but Chapman moves out of range.
Chapman throws a looping overhand right but Illianenko ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Illianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Illianenko.
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Chapman avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Illianenko.
Chapman scores with a nice head shot.
Illianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Chapman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Illianenko tries a body shot but Chapman blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko has Chapman pressed against the cage, preventing Chapman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Illianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Illianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chapman's elbow.
Illianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Illianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Illianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chapman.
Ivan Illianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Chapman.
It looks like Ivan Illianenko has been cut.
Chapman misses with a combination
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Illianenko staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chapman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman misses with a hook.
Chapman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Chapman backing up. Chapman nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Chapman misses.
A punch combination from Illianenko misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Illianenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Illianenko lands a leg kick that knocks Chapman off balance momentarily.
Illianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Illianenko staying out of range there.
Duane Lee Chapman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Illianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Illianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chapman circles away quickly and effectively.
Illianenko connects with a leg kick. Chapman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Illianenko looks to land a combination. Chapman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Illianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Illianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Chapman misses.
Chapman checks a leg kick nicely.
Illianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chapman rather than just go for the knockout.
Illianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Illianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Illianenko closes the distance and pushes Chapman back into the cage.
Chapman is trying to break free.
Illianenko effectively controlling the action here.
Chapman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Illianenko is trying to pull guard but Chapman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko stalling.
Illianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Illianenko pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Illianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chapman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chapman defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Illianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Illianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chapman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Illianenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chapman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chapman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chapman throws a lazy uppercut
and Illianenko counters with a good low kick that Chapman was not able to check.
Chapman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chapman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Illianenko throws a nice looking combination but Chapman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman misses with a straight left.
Illianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chapman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chapman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chapman misses with a hook
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Chapman backing up. Chapman nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Chapman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Illianenko.
Chapman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Illianenko.
Chapman misses with a two punch combination.
Chapman lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Illianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Illianenko avoids nicely.
Chapman misses with a double jab
and Illianenko counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Chapman seems unphased.
Illianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chapman.
Illianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chapman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Illianenko.
Illianenko clinches with his opponent.
Illianenko breaks from the clinch.
Good shot there by Illianenko.
Illianenko works over Chapman's head and body with a nice combination.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Chapman is just out of range.
Illianenko scores with a kick to the body.
Illianenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Illianenko connects with a body shot.
Chapman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Illianenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Chapman misses with a lunging right hand
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Chapman backing up. Chapman nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Illianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chapman doesn't seem bothered though.
Illianenko forces Chapman back against the cage and clinches.
Illianenko taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Illianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chapman letting Illianenko take a breather here.
Illianenko pulls guard.
Illianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chapman is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chapman's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Illianenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circling - Chapman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Illianenko.
Illianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Chapman tries to sprawl out of it but Illianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chapman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Illianenko.
A big right from Illianenko misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Illianenko, right into the meat.
Chapman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chapman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Illianenko moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chapman is defending well.
Illianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Illianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Illianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Illianenko.
Illianenko wants a takedown.
Duane Lee Chapman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Illianenko.
Chapman is looking to break free of the clinch but Illianenko has double underhooks.
Illianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chapman is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman prevents the takedown attempt.
Illianenko slowing the pace effectively.
Illianenko scores with a hook to the body.
Illianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Illianenko is working for takedown but Chapman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chapman manages to break the clinch.
Illianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chapman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Illianenko tries to bum rush Chapman with a series of wild strikes but Chapman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Illianenko lands a nice hook to Chapman's body. Chapman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Illianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Illianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Chapman misses its intended target.
Illianenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Illianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chapman.
A good leg kick by Illianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko gets a double leg takedown into Chapman's guard.
Illianenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Chapman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Illianenko throwing strikes from guard but Chapman blocks nicely.
Illianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Chapman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chapman tries to get out of the position.
Illianenko postures up in Chapman's guard and throws a big left but Chapman blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illianenko landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Illianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Illianenko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Illianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Illianenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chapman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Some wild striking there from Illianenko.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Illianenko cracks Chapman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Illianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Chapman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Illianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chapman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chapman has had enough of the clinch but Illianenko keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chapman wants to get back to striking at distance but Illianenko won't allow it.
Chapman is trying to push Illianenko away but Illianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Illianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chapman's elbow.
Illianenko just leaning against Chapman, taking a breather.
Illianenko tries to work over Chapman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Illianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Illianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Illianenko.
Illianenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chapman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Illianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.
Illianenko throws the left hand but Chapman avoids the punch easily.
Illianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chapman backs up against the cage.
Chapman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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 feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Illianenko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Illianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Illianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Illianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chapman keeping moving, preventing Illianenko from controlling successfully.
Illianenko throws an elbow that misses. Chapman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Illianenko's guard. Nice move by Chapman!
Duane Lee Chapman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Illianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Illianenko!
Ivan Illianenko is the new heavyweight champion!
Ivan Illianenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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