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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Man tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura here.
Man won't allow Ivanov to pass to mount.
Man keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Man won't allow Ivanov to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivanov.
Man won't allow Ivanov to pass to mount.
Ivanov wants to advance to full mount but Man doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Man is fending him off so far but Ivanov persists. Nope, Man circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Man misses.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Ivanov drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Ivanov has him pressed against the cage.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man lands with a nice combination. Ivanov backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivanov lands in his opponent's guard.
Man wants to hit a switch here but Ivanov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Man there!
Ivanov lands a heavy elbow.
Ivanov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ivanov looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov controlling from mount.
Ivanov looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov cracks Man with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Ivanov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Ivanov.
Man doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Ivanov mounts Man! Really nice guard pass there!
Ivanov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man is trying desperately to improve position.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Man to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Ivanov dominated that round.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Ivanov shoots in.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bad Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Man.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bad Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Ivanov.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Bad Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Ivanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man misses with the combination.
Ivanov closes the distance and pushes Man back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov slows down the pace here.
Ivanov tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivanov has picked Man up - he's going for a ride! Ivanov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Man is trying to control but can't.
Ivanov stalling.
Ivanov trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
Man trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Man defends it well.
Ivanov stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to improve his position but Ivanov is controlling well.
Ivanov wants to take a breather but Man is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man works over Ivanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man misses with the combination.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ivanov throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Man tries to lock up and control but Ivanov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Man gets back to half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Man is looking to control Ivanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aleksander Ivanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Man misses with a double jab.
Man throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man lands with a nice combination. Ivanov backs away looking to recover.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ivanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ivanov shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bad Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Ivanov.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a series of punches but Ivanov moves out of range.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ivanov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ivanov tries to move to mount but Man blocks the move with his legs.
Ivanov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man holds on to Ivanov's head and controls the position momentarily.
Man is trying to control Ivanov's posture but Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov cracks Man with a big elbow.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Ivanov wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Man struggling a bit here.
Man taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Man's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ivanov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ivanov wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Ivanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Ivanov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ivanov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Man tries to bench press Ivanov off him but Ivanov keeps the position.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ivanov on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to control Ivanov's posture but Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Ivanov drags him back down.
Man prevents Ivanov from moving into mount.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ivanov trying to control the position but Man is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivanov 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Ivanov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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