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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joeseph Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes to the ring accompanied by Lookin out my back door. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joeseph Michael!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski tries to move into range but Michael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Michael.
Michael clinches up against the ropes.
Lebowski breaks from the clinch.
Michael misses with a series of wild punches.
Lebowski throws a combination that misses
and Michael holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lebowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Lebowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Lebowski.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebowski.
Michael moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lebowski throws a head kick that Michael semi-blocks.
It looks like Joeseph Michael 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!
Michael looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lebowski is fending him off so far but Michael persists. Nope, Lebowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Lebowski misses with an uppercut.
Lebowski misses with a head kick.
Michael scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Michael stalling.
Lebowski tries to kick Michael off but Michael keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lebowski is breathing heavily.
Lebowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael passes the guard and advances to mount!
Michael lands a nice shot to the head.
Michael pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Michael looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Michael lands a big shot there that rocks Lebowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michael prevents Lebowski from getting the reversal.
Michael fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Michael pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Michael dominating with strikes here.
Michael unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lebowski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lebowski shrugs it off.
Lebowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Michael.
Lebowski regains half guard.
Lebowski could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lebowski throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lebowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lebowski is working hard here to advance position.
Lebowski is trying to stand back up but Michael is controlling him
Lebowski is refusing to be controlled, as Michael sits in half guard.
Michael stops Lebowski from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lebowski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lebowski looks to land a right hand but Michael moved out of range.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and Michael counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michael.
Michael wants to break free but Lebowski has control.
Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael misses with a two punch combination.
Michael gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael forces Lebowski back against the ropes and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Michael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michael throws a head kick but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebowski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Michael counters by clinching up.
Michael wants to break free but Lebowski has control.
Lebowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michael keeps control of Lebowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Lebowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Michael takes a step back to recover.
Michael throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lebowski's waist but Lebowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michael off to one side.
Michael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a sloppy head kick and Michael moves out of range easily.
Michael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebowski throws a head kick that Michael semi-blocks.
Michael gets a clinch.
Michael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lebowski has him pressed against the ropes.
Michael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lebowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Michael dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michael blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a head kick that misses
and Michael counters with a takedown into side control.
Lebowski pushes Michael away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Michael gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Michael looks up at the clock and then as Lebowski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Michael smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Michael working the head and body with strikes.
Michael scores with punches from side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Michael. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Michael in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lebowski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Michael is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michael scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lebowski to see if he's OK.
Michael is looking to take a break and control but Lebowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Michael has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lebowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Lebowski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Check out the look on Michael's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lebowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Michael throws a series of punches but Lebowski avoids them all with ease.
Michael blocks a jab.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lebowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lebowski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael stopping the sweep attempt from Lebowski.
Michael is looking to stand up but Lebowski won't let him.
Lebowski uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Michael throws a series of punches but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski lands with a kick to the temple. Michael shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lebowski throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a two punch combo.
Michael blocks a head kick by Lebowski.
Lebowski throws a lazy head kick
so Michael counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lebowski is looking to stand up but Michael isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lebowski is on top in guard.
Michael looking for a guillotine here but Lebowski defends easily.
Lebowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michael has a closed guard, preventing Lebowski from standing up.
Lebowski trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
Michael manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lebowski manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Michael preventing the sweep.
Michael prevents Lebowski from getting back to his feet.
Michael loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michael preventing the sweep.
Lebowski is looking to stand up but Michael isn't so interested in that idea.
Lebowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michael manages to get himself to full guard.
Lebowski throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michael can do anything to dispel that myth.
Michael looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joeseph Michael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lebowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Michael shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lebowski's guard.
Michael decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A slow jab from Lebowski misses its intended target.
Lebowski throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Lebowski darts in trying to clinch
and Michael counters with a one-two to the body.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael has Lebowski up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lebowski can't break the clinch.
Lebowski can't break the clinch.
Michael keeps control of Lebowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michael tries to break the clinch but Lebowski is controlling the position.
Lebowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeffrey Lebowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael counters with a single leg into guard. Lebowski didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lebowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lebowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michael is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lebowski being controlled here, momentarily.
Michael trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lebowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michael's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lebowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lebowski tries to stand but Michael is controlling from the bottom.
Lebowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Michael is proving hard to escape from.
Michael trying to control the position here.
Lebowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Michael, up you get!
A head kick by Lebowski misses
and Michael counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lebowski!
Lebowski tries to lock up and control but Michael gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lebowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Michael working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lebowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michael putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Michael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lebowski is looking to escape.
Michael punching from mount but Lebowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Michael with shots to the head and body - Lebowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lebowski really wants to buck Michael off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lebowski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lebowski is squirming around, avoiding Michael's attempts to control the action.
Michael postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lebowski looks a forlorn figure.
Lebowski is looking to improve his position but Michael isn't that keen on the idea.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael raining down shots from the mount!
Lebowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joeseph Michael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lebowski throwing punches despite being mounted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joeseph Michael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Michael winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joeseph Michael!
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