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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Levchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitar Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Zelenoglazoe Taksi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miric's choice of entrance music: Mitar Miric - Ko je onaj mladic. 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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245 lbs
24 - 6 - 0 |
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266 lbs
19 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Levchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitar Miric!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Levchenko momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Levchenko. Miric does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miric misses with a jab to the body
and Levchenko counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mitar Miric has been cut.
Levchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Miric seems unphased.
Levchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Levchenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Miric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miric lands a nice shot that snaps Levchenko's head back.
Levchenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miric.
Levchenko takes one to the chin there.
Mitar Miric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levchenko throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Miric.
Miric misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Levchenko misses its target.
Miric misses with a looping left.
Miric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Levchenko to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Levchenko.
Miric moves away from the strike by Levchenko.
Miric avoids a kick to the body.
Levchenko tries to move into range but Miric moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Levchenko throws a lazy right hand but Miric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miric fails to land with a series of punches.
Miric throws a right hand that misses
and Levchenko counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Levchenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miric throws a jab when Levchenko was well out of range.
Levchenko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Levchenko misses with an uppercut. Miric saw that one coming.
Levchenko staying out of range there.
Levchenko is looking to counter punch.
Levchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miric looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miric takes a swing at Levchenko's ribcage but misses.
Levchenko throws a big counter combination but Miric scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Miric throws a body punch but Levchenko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Miric swinging wildly here.
Miric has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Levchenko seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miric manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Levchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miric.
Nice defenses there by Miric.
Miric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miric misses with a series of wild punches.
Miric slips a jab from Levchenko.
Miric let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Levchenko throws a looping overhand right but Miric ducks down to avoid it.
Miric scores with a crisp jab that stopped Levchenko in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Levchenko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miric counters with a nice uppercut.
Levchenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miric in his tracks.
Miric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Levchenko.
Levchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miric.
Levchenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miric throws out the jab.
Miric might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miric misses with a double jab.
Miric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miric. Levchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Levchenko.
Levchenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miric moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Levchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Levchenko moves away from the strike by Miric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miric throws a lazy uppercut
and Levchenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miric swings away with a body shot that misses
and Levchenko counters with a low kick, right behind Miric 's knee.
Miric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Levchenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Levchenko looks for the body kick but Miric saw that one coming.
Miric on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miric takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miric throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Miric misses.
Miric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Miric misses the target.
Miric misses with a jab to the body
and Levchenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Miric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miric throws a counter combo.
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 Artur Levchenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitar Miric's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Levchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Levchenko.
Miric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miric misses with a series of wild punches.
Levchenko moves forwards but Miric connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Miric loads up on a big right hand but Levchenko slips the punch.
Miric misses with a hook
and Levchenko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miric cracks a nice hook into Levchenko's ribs.
Miric looks to score with a jab to the body but Levchenko is just out of range.
Levchenko misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miric. Levchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miric misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric misses with an uppercut
enabling Levchenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Miric swings widly with a right hand
and Levchenko counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Mitar Miric's cut even more.
Miric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Levchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Levchenko slips under a jab from Miric.
Nice shot lands for Miric.
Miric takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miric ducks under a wild hook from Levchenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miric! But no joy.
Good exchange - Miric coming out on top.
Levchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levchenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miric's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miric.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miric! But no joy.
Levchenko cracks Miric with an open hand slap.
The cut above Mitar Miric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Miric walks into a stiff left hand from Levchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miric throws a poor cross that misses
and Levchenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miric thinking.
Miric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Levchenko.
Levchenko is looking to chop away at Miric's legs.
Miric throws a counter combo.
Levchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miric throws a lazy uppercut
and Levchenko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Levchenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mitar Miric's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Miric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Levchenko.
Miric misses with a straight right.
Levchenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miric takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Miric is breathing heavily.
Miric swings widly with a right hand
and Levchenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mitar Miric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Artur Levchenko!
In his post fight interview, Artur Levchenko gave a big smile as he said 'YABAI!!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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