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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Malkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griever has chosen X-Files Theme as his entrance music. Zell Griever is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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213 cm
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285 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evgeniy Malkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griever lands a head shot.
We've been hearing reports that Malkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Griever is looking to land body kicks.
Griever 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.
Griever goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griever has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Griever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griever lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griever stuffs the takedown.
Griever swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malkin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Malkin looks to land a body kick but Griever moved away.
Decent striking displayed by Malkin there.
Griever scores with a nice right hand.
Griever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malkin drops his hands momentarily and Griever takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Malkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malkin moves out of range of the strikes.
Malkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malkin throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zell Griever seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever misses with a looping right.
Malkin clinches up with Griever and pushes him back against the cage.
Griever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Malkin has Griever up against the cage in a clinch.
Griever tries to throw a body punch but Malkin avoids it by throwing Griever back against the cage.
Malkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever can't find room to land a body shot as Malkin controls the action.
Griever breaks from the clinch.
Malkin tries to land a front kick but Griever steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malkin blocks the body kick.
Griever throws a head kick but Malkin moves out of range.
Griever throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Malkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griever doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malkin.
Griever slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malkin being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Griever is keeping the position for now.
Griever is trying to control the position but Malkin postures up.
Malkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Griever swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griever seems keen to control Malkin's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zell Griever was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Griever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malkin.
Zell Griever is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griever throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Griever swings for the body but Malkin moves out of range.
Malkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Griever swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malkin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Malkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griever.
Malkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griever moves away.
Malkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griever controlling the position.
Malkin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Griever controls Malkin momentarily but Malkin frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evgeniy Malkin will probably get the nod.
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.
Malkin throws the kick towards the body but Griever avoids it.
Malkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griever throws a series of punches but Malkin moves out of range.
Griever throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griever throws a right and a left that Malkin avoids nicely.
Malkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Malkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griever throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malkin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Zell Griever has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malkin.
Nice defenses there by Malkin.
Malkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griever misses with a body kick.
Malkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malkin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griever is out of range.
Malkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griever.
Griever checks a leg kick.
Griever swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griever looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malkin.
Malkin defending well as Griever loads up on a big left hand.
Griever smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malkin slips a jab and a cross from Griever.
Malkin misses with a body shot.
Griever throws a lazy body kick
and Malkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malkin is looking to wear down Griever with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malkin slips a jab from Griever.
Malkin shoots in and gets a takedown into Griever's guard.
Malkin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Griever sneaks back into half guard.
Malkin trying to pass the guard but Griever defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever is trying to control but can't.
Griever wants to improve his position but Malkin is controlling well.
Griever keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Griever is looking for a sweep. Malkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Griever knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malkin seems to be working for a kimura but Griever defends the submission attempt.
Griever desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever trying to control here.
Malkin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griever sees it coming and defends easily.
Griever is holding on to half guard well.
Evgeniy Malkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zell Griever will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zell Griever's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Griever misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griever looks to throw the jab but Malkin is out of range.
Malkin avoids the body shot from Griever.
Malkin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Malkin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Griever throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griever takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malkin throws a leg kick but Griever checks it.
Nice body kick from Malkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griever.
Malkin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Malkin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Griever is trying to improve his position.
Malkin working away.
Griever has one of Malkin's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Malkin tries for a kimura but Griever is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griever, who protects the arm well.
Griever can't do much from the bottom here.
Malkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griever stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Griever tries to buck Malkin off but Malkin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever wants to control but Malkin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griever tries to bench press Malkin off him but Malkin keeps the position.
Malkin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malkin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malkin tries for a kimura but Griever is defending well.
Malkin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griever can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Malkin off and has taken his back!
Griever struggling to keep hold of the position.
Malkin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Griever.
Let's hope that Griever has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malkin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Griever's guard. Nice work there by Malkin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeniy Malkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malkin 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Evgeniy Malkin!
An out of breath Evgeniy Malkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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