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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Povetkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Povetkin misses.
Povetkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Povetkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Povetkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Povetkin misses with a hook. Pandora ducked under it nicely.
Povetkin lands a leg kick that knocks Pandora off balance momentarily.
Alexander Povetkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Povetkin moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
Povetkin misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Povetkin.
Povetkin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Povetkin scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Povetkin.
Povetkin avoids the body shot from Pandora.
We've been informed that Pandora has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Povetkin misses with an uppercut
and Pandora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Povetkin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Povetkin fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pandora!
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Povetkin's head coaches at BEVA Fight Home that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Povetkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Povetkin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
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!
Povetkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throws a leg kick
and Povetkin counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Pandora misses
and Povetkin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Povetkin throws a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pandora pushes Povetkin away with a front kick.
Pandora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Povetkin.
Pandora throws a chopping leg kick but Povetkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Povetkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pandora gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Povetkin.
Povetkin scores with a body shot.
Povetkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandora circles away quickly and effectively.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin throws a solid leg kick but Pandora takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Povetkin.
Povetkin cracks a nice hook into Pandora's ribs.
Pandora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandora takes a jab right on the kisser.
Povetkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Povetkin throws a low kick but Pandora moves out of range easily.
Povetkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Povetkin. Pandora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Povetkin misses with a wild body shot.
Povetkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Povetkin.
Povetkin lands a jab-cross combination.
Povetkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandora circles away quickly and effectively.
Povetkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pandora counters with a leg kick.
Povetkin misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Povetkin misses.
Povetkin throws a leg kick which misses Pandora's front leg but catches the back leg as Pandora tries to avoid it.
Povetkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandora's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Povetkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Povetkin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Povetkin loads up on a big right hand but Pandora slips the punch.
Povetkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Povetkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Povetkin misses the target.
Pandora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Povetkin.
Povetkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Povetkin misses the jab.
Povetkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Povetkin looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Povetkin down.
Povetkin blocks the body kick.
Povetkin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pandora is able to avoid easily.
Povetkin throws a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Povetkin blocks a head kick by Pandora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Povetkin misses its intended target.
Povetkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Povetkin avoids a kick to the body.
Povetkin misses with a combination
and Pandora counters with a good, hard body kick but Povetkin shrugs it off.
Povetkin throws a jab when Pandora was well out of range.
Pandora is looking to clinch.
Povetkin scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Povetkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandora makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Povetkin really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin avoids a kick to the body.
Povetkin throws a right and a left that Pandora avoids nicely.
Pandora throws a hook to the side of Povetkin's head but Povetkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Povetkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander Povetkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Povetkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Povetkin misses with a straight left.
Povetkin moves out of range of the body kick from Pandora.
Povetkin connects with a body shot.
Pandora lands a head kick. Povetkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Povetkin misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin throws the left hand but Pandora avoids the punch easily.
Povetkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pandora counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Povetkin's guard now.
Povetkin pulls Pandora in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pandora wants to control from the top but Povetkin keeps moving.
Pandora throws a big right hand that misses.
Povetkin keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
Pandora prevents Povetkin from getting back to his feet.
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.
Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Povetkin.
Pandora fakes the leg kick and cracks Povetkin in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Povetkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Povetkin connects with a body shot that sends Pandora's belly button to the back.
Povetkin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora throws a body kick that misses
and Pandora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Povetkin. That did some damage!
Povetkin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pandora.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Povetkin missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Povetkin misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Pandora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Povetkin scores with a decent looking hook.
Povetkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pandora momentarily.
Povetkin throws a series of punches but Pandora avoids them all with ease.
Povetkin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Povetkin throws a leg kick but Pandora moved away.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pandora, right into the meat.
Pandora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Povetkin.
Povetkin lands a jab.
Povetkin misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pandora slips a jab and a cross from Povetkin.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Povetkin throws a series of punches but Pandora avoids them all with ease.
Povetkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pandora counters with a head kick.
Povetkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandora sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Povetkin.
Povetkin misses with the combination.
Povetkin looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Povetkin had a free shot at his head there.
Povetkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Povetkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pandora.
Povetkin misses with a body punch
and Pandora counters with a body kick that stops Povetkin in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Povetkin avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch but Povetkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander Povetkin is winning the standup battle so far.
Povetkin misses with an uppercut. Pandora saw that one coming.
Pandora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Povetkin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pandora on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandora checks it well.
Povetkin misses with a double jab
and Pandora counters with a head kick. That will keep Povetkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Povetkin takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
Pandora throws a push kick but Povetkin slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pandora.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandora slips a jab from Povetkin.
Povetkin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Povetkin blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Povetkin lands a leg kick that knocks Pandora off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Povetkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Povetkin lands a slapping body shot.
Povetkin misses with a right hand
and Pandora counters with a low kick, right behind Povetkin 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Povetkin stuns Pandora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pandora slips a jab from Povetkin.
Povetkin misses with a right hand
and Pandora counters with a head kick. That will keep Povetkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora tries to land a body kick
and Povetkin counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandora.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Povetkin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Povetkin 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Povetkin!
Our winner, Alexander Povetkin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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