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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kuvalda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Kuvalda!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean has closed the distance and engaged Kuvalda in a clinch.
Kuvalda is trying to pull guard but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuvalda blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean crunches a lovely knee into Kuvalda's ribcage.
Kuvalda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dean has managed to clinch.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Kuvalda controls the action.
Kuvalda is trying to push Dean away but Dean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kuvalda jumps guard but Dean turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Andrew Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Kuvalda.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuvalda avoids the damage to the body.
Kuvalda is trying to drag Dean to the mat but Dean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kuvalda gets through Dean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kuvalda is defending well for now.
Kuvalda avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
Kuvalda managing to block the knees to the body from Dean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuvalda looking for a takedown.
Dean landing knees to the head.
Dean missing with knees to the body.
Dean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuvalda is trying to pull guard but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Kuvalda is trying to drag Dean to the mat but Dean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kuvalda avoids it.
Dean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuvalda.
Kuvalda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuvalda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dean gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuvalda looks winded!
Kuvalda prevents a body shot from Dean.
Kuvalda avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuvalda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dean lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dean throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Dean.
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!
Kuvalda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dean tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuvalda's elbow.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuvalda's face.
Dean connects with a knee to the head.
Kuvalda dodges an elbow strike from Dean.
Dean pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuvalda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dean scores with a knee to the head.
Kuvalda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dean prevents it.
Dean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kuvalda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dean with a knee to the head.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dean crunches a lovely knee into Kuvalda's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dean obliges.
Dean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dean lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuvalda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuvalda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dean lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuvalda backwards.
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuvalda is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuvalda or not.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuvalda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuvalda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuvalda can't get the takedown.
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuvalda's face.
Kuvalda is working for takedown but Dean is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kuvalda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean cracks Kuvalda with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kuvalda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuvalda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dean lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Dean dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dean connects with a high kick.
Dean clinches up with Kuvalda and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuvalda is trying to trip Dean. He has hold of a leg but Dean is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kuvalda persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kuvalda won't allow Dean to get back to his feet.
Dean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kuvalda controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Kuvalda hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dean rushes Kuvalda and presses him up against the cage.
Kuvalda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuvalda tries to pull guard but Dean forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuvalda works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuvalda gets to his feet - Dean follows without any prompting.
Kuvalda is breathing heavily.
Dean clinches with his opponent.
Andrew Dean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuvalda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dean pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dean clinches with his opponent.
Dean misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean lands a knee to the body.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dean throws an elbow but misses.
Kuvalda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dean lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean with a knee to the head.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean working Kuvalda over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dean.
Dean lands with a right to the head.
Dean lands with a left to the head.
Kuvalda is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dean gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andrew Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Kuvalda.
Dean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuvalda backwards.
Dean pushes Kuvalda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dean landing knees to the head.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean landing knees to the body.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuvalda can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Dean.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dean.
Kuvalda blocks a body shot from Dean.
Dean misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuvalda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuvalda has hold of one of Dean's legs. Dean is fighting the takedown attempt but Kuvalda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kuvalda distracts Dean with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kuvalda with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand but Kuvalda is controlling the position.
Kuvalda advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here as Kuvalda stalls from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuvalda advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Dean dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dean clinches with his opponent.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuvalda avoids a wild elbow strike from Dean.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuvalda avoids the damage to the body.
Kuvalda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kuvalda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuvalda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrew Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Kuvalda.
Kuvalda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kuvalda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dean working Kuvalda over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuvalda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a knee to the head.
Dean connects with a knee to the head.
Dean lands a good knee to the midsection. Kuvalda won't want to take too many of those.
Dean works on Kuvalda's body with a couple of short punches.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
Dean lands a nice uppercut.
Dean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean lands a nice knee to the body.
Dean lands a knee to the head.
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!
Dean landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dean.
Dean connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dean is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dean lands a body punch.
Dean works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuvalda tries to pull guard but Dean holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuvalda drops back down to his feet.
Dean working Kuvalda over with knees to the body.
Dean with a knee to the head.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuvalda avoids the damage to the body.
Dean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dean missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuvalda.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kuvalda is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dean lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean lands a knee to the body.
Dean landing knees to the body.
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean scores a nice knee to the body.
Dean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dean is pressed up against the cage. Kuvalda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dean down to the mat. Dean avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dean forces Kuvalda back against the cage and clinches.
Kuvalda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kuvalda takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuvalda wants a takedown.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean lands a knee to the head.
Dean lands a body punch.
Dean lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuvalda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dean pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kuvalda blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Dean.
Dean misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Dean.
Ivan Kuvalda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Kuvalda fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dean, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Dean!
Andrew Dean spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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