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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrich Scherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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209 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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192 cm
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212 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulrich Scherer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scherer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Artur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Artur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scherer feints a counter leg kick.
Artur throws the left hand but Scherer avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Artur misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scherer! But no joy.
Artur lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur throws an off balance right hand
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
Artur misses with a shot to the body
and Scherer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scherer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Artur.
It seemed like Scherer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Artur misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Scherer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scherer avoids the body shot from Artur.
Artur throws a low kick, looking for Scherer's leg but Scherer calmly moves out of range.
Artur throws an off balance right hand
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
Artur tries to clinch up but Scherer circles away and keeps his distance.
Artur misses with an uppercut. Scherer saw that one coming.
Scherer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Artur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur closes the distance and clinches.
Artur manages to break the clinch.
Artur scores with a punch to the head.
Artur throws a sloppy body shot
and Scherer counters with a stiff right hand.
Artur throws an overhand right that lands on Scherer's shoulder, as Scherer tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Scherer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Artur lands a nice looking body shot.
Artur cracks Scherer with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scherer moves out of range as Artur strikes.
Artur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scherer throws out a counter right but Artur avoids it with no problem.
Artur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scherer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Artur with a body shot.
Artur thows a leg kick but Scherer checks it
and Artur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur throws an off balance right hand
and Scherer counters with a stiff right hand.
Artur misses with a left hand
and Scherer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artur throws a right hand that misses
and Scherer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Artur misses with a shot to the body
and Scherer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Artur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scherer counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Artur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Artur throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Scherer misses.
Nice straight punches there by Artur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Artur.
Artur throws a lazy right hand but Scherer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scherer throws out a counter right but Artur avoids it with no problem.
Scherer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Artur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Artur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scherer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that round.
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.
Artur misses with a straight left.
Artur backing away here, and Scherer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Artur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Scherer counters with an inside leg kick.
Artur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
Scherer raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Artur looks to land a right hand but Scherer moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Artur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Artur catches Scherer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur connects with the punch.
Artur misses with a lunging right hand
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Artur instigates a clinch.
Scherer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Scherer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scherer is working Artur over against the cage.
Scherer lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Scherer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Artur backwards.
Artur wants to break free but Scherer has control.
Artur blocks the elbow strike.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scherer can do to turn this around?
A short left from Artur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Artur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Artur blocks an elbow strike.
Scherer working aggressively here.
Scherer lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Artur.
Scherer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Scherer fails to land.
Artur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artur tries a body shot but Scherer blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Artur.
Scherer scores with a shot to the side of Artur's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scherer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Artur backwards.
Artur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sven Artur is winning the standup battle so far.
Artur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scherer was well out of range. Poor timing from Artur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur misses with a body shot.
Scherer tries a quick counter leg kick but Artur is wise to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Scherer checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Scherer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Artur scores with a nice strike.
Scherer needs to keep his hands up - Artur had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Artur. That's going to slow Scherer down.
Artur misses the jab.
Scherer looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Artur misses with an uppercut
and Scherer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur throws a lazy uppercut
and Scherer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scherer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Artur throws a hook to the side of Scherer's head but Scherer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scherer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Artur blocks it well.
Artur throws a chopping leg kick but Scherer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Artur misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Artur misses its intended target.
Scherer moves out of range as Artur strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Artur dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Artur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Artur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scherer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Artur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scherer backs up against the cage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Artur darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sven Artur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scherer.
A nice side step and Scherer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artur throws a hook but Scherer avoids it easily.
Artur throws out a loose jab but Scherer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artur backing away here, and Scherer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Artur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scherer on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scherer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Artur.
Scherer tries a quick counter leg kick but Artur is wise to it.
Artur throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Scherer counter with a right hand.
Artur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scherer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Artur throws a lazy uppercut
and Scherer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Artur throws a jab but it's blocked by Scherer.
Ulrich Scherer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur cracks Scherer with an open hand slap.
Artur tries to land a body kick
and Scherer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Artur! Scherer lets Artur back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Artur is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur swings for the body but Scherer moves out of range.
Scherer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oh Artur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Artur thows a leg kick but Scherer checks it
and Scherer counters with a crisp right that sends Artur to the canvas! Scherer follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulrich Scherer!
During a confident post fight interview, Ulrich Scherer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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