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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noonan comes to the cage accompanied by 3DD - Kryptonite. Vladimirov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Noonan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
18 - 5 - 1 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noonan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vladimirov.
It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan throws a leg kick which misses Vladimirov's front leg but catches the back leg as Vladimirov tries to avoid it.
Noonan throws a leg kick but Vladimirov checks it.
Noonan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noonan throws a head kick that misses
and Vladimirov counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vladimirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noonan.
Vladimirov scores with a head kick. Noonan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vladimirov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vladimirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fedor Vladimirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noonan swings widly with a right hand
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some bone on bone action there as Noonan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Noonan has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Noonan misses.
Vladimirov misses with a body kick.
Vladimirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vladimirov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noonan.
Noonan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vladimirovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Noonan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vladimirov wants to land a leg kick but Noonan is out of range.
Vladimirov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Noonan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vladimirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimirov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Noonan.
Vladimirov misses with a double jab.
A combination from Vladimirov does no damage.
Vladimirov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Noonan checks a low kick from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noonan misses with a kick to the body
and Vladimirov counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael Noonan's cut is getting worse.
Noonan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noonan throws a front kick aimed at Vladimirov's knee but Vladimirov avoids it well.
Noonan misses with a kick to the body.
Vladimirov checks a low kick from Noonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vladimirov throws an overhand right that lands on Noonan's shoulder, as Noonan tries to avoid the shot.
Noonan connects with a crisp jab.
Noonan looks to land a left hand but Vladimirov moved out of range nicely.
Vladimirov lands a nice shot to the body.
Vladimirov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vladimirov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vladimirov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Noonan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Noonan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noonan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noonan looks for the body kick but Vladimirov saw that one coming.
Noonan slips a straight right by Vladimirov.
Vladimirov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov walks into a stiff left hand from Noonan.
A combination from Vladimirov does no damage.
Noonan throws a leg kick but Vladimirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noonan checks a leg kick nicely.
Noonan throws a body kick that misses.
Noonan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Vladimirov!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vladimirov is not content to let Noonan control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Vladimirov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vladimirov throws a head kick but Noonan moves out of range.
Noonan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vladimirov.
Noonan is looking to land body kicks.
Fedor Vladimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vladimirov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noonan counters with a shoot takedown. Vladimirov fights it but they end up in guard.
Noonan trying to control but Vladimirov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noonan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vladimirov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vladimirov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Noonan throws a strike but Vladimirov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Noonan keeping moving, preventing Vladimirov from controlling successfully.
Vladimirov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor Vladimirov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Noonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Noonan.
Noonan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vladimirov throws a sloppy head kick
and Noonan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noonan dodges the punch combination from Vladimirov.
Noonan tries to score with a low kick but Vladimirov moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Noonan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan scores with a body shot.
Jab from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov blocks a leg kick.
Noonan is looking to score with low kicks.
Vladimirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noonan circles away quickly and effectively.
Fedor Vladimirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noonan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vladimirov misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vladimirov counters with a good low kick that Noonan was not able to check.
Noonan misses with a hook.
Vladimirov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Noonan.
Noonan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noonan throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noonan throws the left hand but Vladimirov avoids the punch easily.
Vladimirov throws a right hand that Noonan ducks under and follows up with a left that Noonan also avoids with ease.
Vladimirov connects with a solid leg kick.
Noonan misses with a right hand
and Vladimirov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vladimirov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noonan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vladimirov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Noonan. Noonan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vladimirov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noonan blocks the body kick.
Vladimirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Vladimirov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vladimirov misses with a combination
and Noonan counters with a takedown into side control.
Noonan throws a strike aimed at the side of Vladimirov's head but Vladimirov avoids it well.
Vladimirov struggling a bit here.
Noonan 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.
Vladimirov tries to buck Noonan off but Noonan is having none of it.
Vladimirov gets back to half guard.
Noonan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Noonan trying to control from half guard but Vladimirov is working away.
Noonan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vladimirov taking some punishment here, with Noonan in his half guard.
Noonan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vladimirov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vladimirov's head.
Michael Noonan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noonan misses with a head shot. Vladimirov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vladimirov trying to keep a closed guard but Noonan is proving a slippery customer.
Noonan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladimirov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noonan gets a takedown into half guard.
Fedor Vladimirov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Noonan is working for a kimura but Vladimirov is defending it quite comfortably.
Vladimirov manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Noonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vladimirov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Vladimirov!
Fedor Vladimirov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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