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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Flaviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golovdy has chosen A New Beginning by Audiomachine as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Flaviano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gennakin Golovdy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovdy missing with a left hand there. Flaviano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Golovdy thuds a left hand into Flaviano's body.
Golovdy misses with a wild body shot.
Golovdy misses with a double jab.
Flaviano scores with a head kick. Golovdy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flaviano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flaviano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golovdy misses the shot to the body.
Flaviano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flaviano scores with a head kick.
Golovdy misses with a series of wild punches.
Golovdy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've been told by Flaviano's head coaches at Madz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovdy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaviano lands a head kick. Golovdy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Flaviano lunges at Golovdy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Golovdy's hand.
Flaviano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aiko Flaviano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flaviano fails to land with a series of punches.
Flaviano misses with a double jab.
Flaviano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golovdy's calf.
No joy there for Flaviano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golovdy cracks Flaviano with an open hand slap.
Golovdy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flaviano.
Golovdy swinging wildly here.
Flaviano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flaviano.
Flaviano connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flaviano drops his hands momentarily and Golovdy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Golovdy thows a body shot but no joy.
Golovdy ducks under a wild hook from Flaviano.
Sloppy strikes from Golovdy. Those never looked like landing.
Flaviano lands with a nice combination. Golovdy backs away looking to recover.
Flaviano throws a right and a left that Golovdy avoids nicely.
Flaviano scoring well with a low kick there.
Flaviano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Golovdy.
Golovdy cracks Flaviano with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Golovdy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flaviano thinking.
Golovdy misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovdy. Flaviano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flaviano jabs Golovdy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flaviano duly obliges.
Flaviano slips under a jab from Golovdy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flaviano.
Flaviano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovdy.
Golovdy misses with a few strikes there.
Flaviano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flaviano tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Golovdy finds it's way round the side to connect with Flaviano's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovdy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flaviano scores with a sloppy right hand. Golovdy should have avoided that one.
Flaviano feints a jab promting Golovdy to slip. Flaviano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Golovdy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Golovdy is rocked!
Flaviano connects with a leg kick. Golovdy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Golovdy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Flaviano. That one must have hurt.
Golovdy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flaviano rather than just go for the knockout.
Flaviano misses with a head kick.
Golovdy checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flaviano misses with a body shot.
Golovdy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flaviano.
Golovdy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Flaviano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko Flaviano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flaviano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Golovdy in his tracks.
Flaviano lands with a straight right. Golovdy didn't see that one coming.
Golovdy misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Golovdy catches Flaviano right on the button with a cross.
Golovdy throws out a loose jab but Flaviano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Golovdy.
Flaviano looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovdy is just out of range.
Flaviano lets loose with a powerful body kick. Golovdy will feel that in the morning.
Flaviano throws a one two combo.
Flaviano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flaviano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flaviano moves away.
Flaviano throws a head kick but Golovdy moves out of range.
Golovdy throws a series of punches but Flaviano moves out of range.
Aiko Flaviano is winning the standup battle so far.
Golovdy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Golovdy duly obliges.
Flaviano connects with a crisp jab.
Flaviano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Golovdy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flaviano scores with a leg kick.
Flaviano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flaviano misses with the combination.
Golovdy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Flaviano blocks a jab.
A left lands for Golovdy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flaviano throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flaviano throws a jab but it's blocked by Golovdy.
Flaviano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flaviano punishes Golovdy's body with a nice straight punch.
Aiko Flaviano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flaviano avoids the body shot from Golovdy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Flaviano!
Golovdy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Golovdy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flaviano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Golovdy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Golovdy does no damage.
Flaviano throws a right and a left that Golovdy avoids nicely.
Flaviano lunges at Golovdy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Golovdy's hand.
Flaviano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flaviano scores with a head kick. Golovdy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Golovdy lands a body shot.
A jab from Golovdy does it's job there.
Flaviano throws a sloppy head kick and Golovdy moves out of range easily.
Golovdy lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovdy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golovdy throws a good cross that connects.
Flaviano is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Flaviano.
Golovdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flaviano.
Flaviano tries to land a front kick but Golovdy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Golovdy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flaviano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Golovdy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flaviano slips under a jab.
Golovdy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Golovdy slips a jab and a cross from Flaviano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flaviano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Golovdy. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Flaviano.
The fighters circling - Golovdy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gennakin Golovdy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Flaviano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flaviano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flaviano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovdy.
Golovdy avoids the body shot from Flaviano.
Flaviano connects with a nice looking jab.
A shot to the body from Flaviano misses
and Golovdy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flaviano moves away.
Flaviano lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Flaviano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovdy avoids the head kick by Flaviano.
Golovdy just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovdy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flaviano counters with a head kick. That will keep Golovdy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Golovdy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flaviano throws a sloppy head kick and Golovdy moves out of range easily.
Golovdy tries to bum rush Flaviano with a series of wild strikes but Flaviano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flaviano connects with a jab.
Golovdy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Golovdy sizes up Flaviano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Golovdy just misses with a punch to the body.
Golovdy lands with a hook. Flaviano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Golovdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flaviano.
Flaviano misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovdy misses with a double jab.
Golovdy throws a poor cross that misses
and Flaviano counters with a left to the body.
Flaviano lands a head kick. Golovdy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Golovdy is still on wobbly legs! Can Flaviano finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flaviano throws a head kick that Golovdy semi-blocks.
Golovdy lands a head shot.
Golovdy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flaviano misses with an uppercut. Golovdy saw that one coming.
Flaviano scores with a head kick. Golovdy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flaviano throws a right and a left that Golovdy avoids nicely.
Flaviano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovdy looks to throw the jab but Flaviano is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovdy connects with a jab.
Golovdy seems to have recovered his senses.
Flaviano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flaviano connects with a high kick.
Golovdy lands a right hook to the body.
Flaviano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Flaviano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Flaviano throws a body punch but Golovdy moves out of range.
Golovdy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flaviano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Golovdy scrambles back to his feet.
Flaviano lands with an uppercut that bounces Golovdy off the cage and back into range.
Golovdy takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flaviano momentarily.
Oh Flaviano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovdy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovdy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flaviano seems to have got his legs back now.
Golovdy looks to score with a jab to the body but Flaviano is just out of range.
Flaviano throws a sloppy body shot
and Golovdy counters with a nice body shot.
Flaviano throws a series of punches but Golovdy moves out of range.
Golovdy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flaviano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Golovdy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flaviano manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flaviano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flaviano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golovdy moves away.
Golovdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gennakin Golovdy.
I think Golovdy 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennakin Golovdy!
Gennakin Golovdy 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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