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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Messner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Messner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Victor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor takes one to the chin there.
Victor moves into range and clinches up with Messner.
Messner can't break the clinch.
Messner manages to break the clinch.
Victor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Victor tries for a takedown but Messner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Messner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Messner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Victor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mike Messner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Messner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Victor.
Victor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Messner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Victor scrambles back to his feet.
Messner throws a leg kick
and Victor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messner tries to break the clinch but Victor is controlling the position.
Messner can't break the clinch.
Messner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Messner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Messner lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner wants to break free but Victor has control.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner can't break the clinch.
Messner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Victor keeps him there for the moment.
Messner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Victor looking for a takedown.
Victor keeps control of Messner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Messner wants to break free but Victor has control.
Victor prevents Messner from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Messner on the inside.
Victor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Victor shoots in for a double leg but Messner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Messner lands with a nice body punch.
Messner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Victor eats them both and turns towards Messner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messner works over Victor's head and body with a nice combination.
Messner scores with a jab to the body.
Victor looks winded!
Messner lands a head shot.
Messner lands a really nice looking cross but Victor seems unphased.
Victor shoots in but Messner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Messner lands a glancing blow to the side of Victor's head.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Victor throws a body kick that misses.
Messner lands with a nice body punch.
Victor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Messner swivels and escapes.
Victor checks a leg kick.
Messner tries to score with a low kick but Victor moves his leg out of the way.
Messner lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Messner jabs Victor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Victor checks a leg kick nicely.
Messner jabs Victor right on the nose. Victor blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheers as Messner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Victor doesn't seem phased though.
Messner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Victor on the side of the head.
Messner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Messner throws a front kick aimed at Victor's knee but Victor avoids it well.
Messner wants to slow Victor down by chopping away at his legs.
Messner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Messner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Messner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Victor under the eye.
Victor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messner throws a leg kick but Victor checks it.
Messner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner digs a good body shot into Victor's ribs.
Victor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Messner lands with a hook. Victor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Messner tried to score with a low kick but Victor checks it.
Messner throws a leg kick but Victor sees it coming and moves out of range.
A cross from Messner lands.
Mike Messner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Victor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Messner.
Victor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Messner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Victor walks into a straight right hand from Messner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messner scores with a hook.
Victor is rocked!
Messner connects with a single shot there.
Victor is still on wobbly legs! Can Messner finish him?
Messner lands with an overhand left.
Messner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Messner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Messner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Victor back to the cage. Messner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Victor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Messner circles away.
Messner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Victor.
Messner throws a leg kick
and Victor counters with a right hand to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Messner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Victor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Victor seems to have recovered his senses.
Victor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Messner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juan Victor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Messner lands with an overhand left.
Victor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Messner tries to avoid it but Victor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Messner to the ground. Messner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Victor is breathing heavily.
Victor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Victor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Messner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Victor can do to turn this around?
Messner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mike Messner is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner throws a series of punches but Victor avoids them all with ease.
Messner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Victor doesn't seem bothered though.
Victor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Messner cracks Victor with a good jab.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Messner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Victor.
Messner lands with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Messner as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Messner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Messner.
Victor checks a low kick from Messner.
Victor misses with a body shot.
Messner lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messner lands a nice shot to the body.
Messner throws a low kick but Victor avoids it.
Victor doesn't manage to clinch there - Messner circles away.
Messner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Messner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Messner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Victor is out of range.
Messner scores with a nice head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Messner. No joy for Victor on that attempt.
Messner digs a good hook to Victor's body.
Messner scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Messner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Victor doesn't seem phased though.
Messner connects with a crisp jab.
Messner throws a low kick, looking for Victor's leg but Victor calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner throws a low kick, looking for Victor's leg but Victor calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Messner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Victor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Messner.
Messner cracks Victor with an open hand slap.
Victor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Messner sprawls well. Messner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Victor gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Messner finds it's way through Victor's defenses.
Victor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Messner as he jumps to the side.
Victor walks into a stiff left hand from Messner.
Messner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Messner jabs at Victor's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Victors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Messner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Victor doesn't seem bothered though.
Messner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor throws a head kick that misses.
Messner lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor tries to move into range but Messner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Messner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Messner finds it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victor moves out of range of the leg kick from Messner.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Victor.
Messner throws a leg kick but Victor moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Messner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Messner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Victor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Messner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Victor.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt.
Messner wants to slow Victor down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Messner lands.
Messner scores with a jab.
Messner wants to slow Victor down by chopping away at his legs.
Messner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Victor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Victor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Victor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Messner tries to avoid it but Victor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Messner to the ground. Messner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Victor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Messner lunges at Victor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Victor's hand.
Messner clobbers Victor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Victor looks to land a combination but Messner avoids it well.
Messner thuds a left hand into Victor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Victor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Messner slips a jab and a cross from Victor.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Victor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mike Messner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Victor.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Messner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Victor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Victor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Messner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Victor in his tracks.
Messner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good shot there by Messner.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Messner lands a right hook to the body.
Messner misses with a low kick as Victor jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Victor blocks the low kick.
Messner darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Victor moves out of range of the leg kick from Messner.
Victor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Messner lands a jab to Victor's midsection.
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!
Messner lands a nice shot to the body.
Messner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Victor eats them both and turns towards Messner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Messner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Messner. That snapped Victor's head back.
Victor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Victor needs to keep his hands up - Messner had a free shot at his head there.
Messner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Messner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victor.
Messner tries a low kick but Victor avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Victor shoots in for a double leg but Messner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Messner throws a chopping leg kick but Victor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Messner lands with a good body shot.
Victor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Messner finds it's way round the side to connect with Victor's head.
Victor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Victor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Victor.
Messner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Victor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner lands with a nice combination. Victor backs away looking to recover.
Messner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Victor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Messner is fending him off so far but Victor persists. Nope, Messner circles away and we're back to standing.
Messner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Victor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Messner but Messner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body punch from Messner.
Messner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danga de danga de dang - Messner scores with a four punch combination!
Victor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Messner as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Victor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Juan Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Messner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Messner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Victor at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Messner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Messner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Messner!
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energy
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RATING
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