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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Valchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucco Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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273 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Valchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bucco Bruce!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Bruce as Valchenko shoots in.
Bruce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce shoots for a takedown but Valchenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valchenko lands a left and a right that sends Bruce crashing to the canvas! Valchenko dives into mount looking to finish!
Bruce is rocked!
It looks like Bucco Bruce has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce can't escape the position.
Valchenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Bruce frees his head quite easily.
Valchenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Bruce in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bruce wants to control but Valchenko is having none of it.
Valchenko trying to control but Bruce is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Valchenko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bruce is desperately trying to improve his position but Valchenko has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Bruce wants to hold on but Valchenko pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valchenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bruce looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Valchenko.
Valchenko controlling the pace for now.
Valchenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Bruce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valchenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bruce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valchenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bruce can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruce is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Valchenko with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Valchenko.
Valchenko trying to control but Bruce is having none of it.
Valchenko is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Valchenko.
Bruce is working to get back to half guard.
Bruce tries to lock up and control but Valchenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valchenko lands a heavy elbow.
Valchenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bruce is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Valchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bucco Bruce'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.
Valchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Valchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valchenko wants to clinch up but Bruce keeps it at a distance.
Igor Valchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valchenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruce swivels and escapes.
Valchenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Valchenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Valchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valchenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valchenko's guard.
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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valchenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valchenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bruce trying to control but Valchenko is working from the bottom.
Valchenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bruce wants to get up but he can't break Valchenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valchenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valchenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valchenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce throws a one two combo.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valchenko doesn't seem phased though.
Igor Valchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valchenko!
Bruce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valchenko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bruce dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bruce there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bruce wants to control the pace but Valchenko is squirming around nicely.
Bruce unloading with bombs!
Bruce looking to secure an arm triangle but Valchenko defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruce throws some wild stikes that Valchenko manages to avoid easily.
Bruce wants to control the pace but Valchenko is squirming around nicely.
Valchenko gets back to half guard.
Valchenko wants to control but Bruce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucco Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bucco Bruce's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valchenko throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Bruce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valchenko.
Valchenko gets caught flat footed, as Bruce shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valchenko is trying to keep Bruce in close.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but instead Valchenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bruce has control of Valchenko's left arm, preventing Valchenko from doing any damage.
Valchenko tries to stand but Bruce is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce wants to sweep here but Valchenko controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bruce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valchenko stuffs the takedown.
Valchenko swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Valchenko to the mat! Valchenko manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valchenko is on top in guard.
Bruce doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valchenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valchenko drops back looking for a leg! Bruce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruce manages to kick Valchenko off! Valchenko jumps back into Bruce's guard.
Valchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Igor Valchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but Valchenko is having none of it.
Bruce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bruce controls Valchenko momentarily but Valchenko frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchenko stops Bruce from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valchenko misses with a takedown
and Bruce counters with a takedown into side control.
Valchenko misses with a strike from the bottom.
Valchenko tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Bruce decides to stand back up.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Valchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Valchenko rushes Bruce and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valchenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valchenko sprawls well initially but Bruce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valchenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Valchenko trying to control from the bottom.
Valchenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruce is controlling the pace.
Valchenko is trying to stand back up but Bruce is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Bucco Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruce has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Igor Valchenko!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Igor Valchenko!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Igor Valchenko!
Igor Valchenko wins by unanimous decision!
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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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