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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Piet Ackermann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Pitbull-dont stop the party as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Piet Ackermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Ackermann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ackermann pinned against the cage. Ackermann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ackermann scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arlovski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ackermann sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arlovski defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arlovski is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Ackermann scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arlovski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Feeble punches landing from Arlovski - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ackermann working for a guillotine from mount but Arlovski is in no mood to give up.
Ackermann is breathing heavily.
Ackermann blocks Arlovski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ackermann prevents Arlovski from getting the reversal.
Ackermann working the ground and pound effectively.
Arlovski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ackermann working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ackermann has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Arlovski's face.
Arlovski tries to reverse the position but Ackermann maintains control.
Ackermann blocks Arlovski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ackermann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arlovski is looking to escape.
Arlovski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arlovski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ackermann putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ackermann lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ackermann looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ackermann controlling his opponent.
Ackermann wants to control the pace but Arlovski is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ackermann lands a nice shot to the head.
Ackermann lands a heavy elbow.
Arlovski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ackermann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ackermann lands a heavy elbow.
Arlovski is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Ackermann scoring with strikes but Arlovski is staying in there.
Ackermann raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ackermann is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Arlovski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovski is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Arlovski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Arlovski trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Ackermann.
Arlovski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackermann raining down hammerfists from mount.
Arlovski can't escape the position.
Arlovski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ackermann lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ackermann controlling from mount.
Ackermann landing strikes from the mount and Arlovski is in trouble!
Arlovski throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ackermann. What's that going to do exactly?
Ackermann wants to control the pace but Arlovski is squirming around nicely.
Arlovski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Arlovski regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ackermann.
Ackermann thows a huge punch but Arlovski dodges it nicely.
Arlovski lands with a few short shots to the body.
Ackermann tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arlovski lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Arlovski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Ackermann there.
Arlovski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ackermann gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ackermann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ackermann eats them both and turns towards Arlovski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A good leg kick by Ackermann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Piet Ackermann 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.
Some wild striking there from Ackermann.
Ackermann tries to clinch up.
Ackermann closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arlovski with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jan Piet Ackermann has been cut.
Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Ackermann misses its intended target.
Ackermann displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arlovski drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ackermann is trying to keep Arlovski in close.
Ackermann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ackermann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arlovski pushes down on Ackermann's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski not doing much here.
Arlovski wants to pass the guard but Ackermann is defending well.
Ackermann has one foot on Arlovski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Arlovski tries a head kick but it misses.
Ackermann misses with a head kick.
Arlovski tries to clinch up but Ackermann circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski slips a jab from Ackermann.
Arlovski fails with a takedown attempt.
Ackermann tests Arlovski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ackermann stuffs the takedown attempt from Arlovski. Arlovski gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Piet Ackermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Arlovski takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Ackermann misses its intended target.
Arlovski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ackermann is fending him off so far but Arlovski persists. Nope, Ackermann circles away and we're back to standing.
Arlovski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ackermann to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski trying to strike off his back.
Ackermann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ackermann is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackermann trying to control but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
Arlovski has a closed guard, preventing Ackermann from standing up.
Arlovski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ackermann wants to control from the top but Arlovski keeps moving.
Ackermann drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ackermann jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ackermann trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arlovski's guard.
Arlovski tries to strike from the bottom.
Arlovski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski trying to strike off his back.
Arlovski striking off his back but it's not causing Ackermann any problems.
Ackermann connects with a couple of short punches.
Ackermann throwing strikes from guard but Arlovski blocks nicely.
Ackermann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Arlovski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arlovski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Arlovski wants to sweep here but Ackermann controlling him for the moment.
Arlovski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Arlovski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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!
Arlovski is working an open guard so Ackermann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jan Piet Ackermann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski misses with a takedown
and Ackermann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Arlovski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jan Piet Ackermann'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arlovski closes the distance and clinches up with Ackermann, looking for a takedown. Arlovski pushes Ackermann against the cage but Ackermann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ackermann lands with a slapping head kick.
Arlovski is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Arlovski. Those never looked like landing.
Arlovski dives in and grabs Ackermann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ackermann pushes down on Arlovski's head and hops out.
Ackermann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arlovski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Arlovski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arlovski misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ackermann escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ackermann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ackermann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ackermann misses with an uppercut. Arlovski saw that one coming.
Ackermann wants to clinch.
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ackermann as he avoids it easily.
Jan Piet Ackermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Arlovski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ackermann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovski circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ackermann misses with a wild combination.
Ackermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlovski manages to avoid it.
Arlovski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ackermann looking to slow down the pace here.
Arlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arlovski is defended easily by Ackermann.
Ackermann misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Ackermann.
Arlovski lands a high kick!
Ackermann shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ackermann was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ackermann working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Arlovski tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ackermann decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ackermann tries a head kick but it misses.
Arlovski has managed to clinch.
Ackermann with a knee to the head.
Ackermann working Arlovski over with knees to the body.
Ackermann is trying to force a seperation but Arlovski has the dominant position.
Ackermann tries to break free but Arlovski pushes him back against the cage.
Arlovski scores with a knee to the head.
Ackermann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ackermann is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
Arlovski tries for a takedown but Ackermann sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ackermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arlovski manages to avoid it.
Ackermann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ackermann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arlovski shoots in and drives through. Ackermann sprawls well.
Ackermann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arlovski has time to react.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski blocks a head kick by Ackermann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ackermann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ackermann avoids the head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jan Piet Ackermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Ackermann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ackermann leaves Arlovski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ackermann gets the takedown into side control.
Ackermann is trying to get an arm triangle but Arlovski is defending well.
Ackermann avoids the strikes from the bottom by Arlovski.
Arlovski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ackermann trying to control the action but Arlovski is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ackermann decides to stand up, so the ref orders Arlovski to his feet.
A slow jab from Ackermann misses its intended target.
Ackermann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ackermann wants it to stay on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ackermann lands with a nice body punch.
Ackermann tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ackermann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ackermann works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arlovski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ackermann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ackermann shoots in looking for a takedown but Arlovski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ackermann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ackermann misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arlovski clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Piet Ackermann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ackermann has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Piet Ackermann!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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