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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaly Golovkin (ranked 3377 p4p, 342 weight class) and Leonel Ventura (ranked 4193 p4p, 406 weight class). Vitaly Golovkin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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189 cm
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265 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitaly Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonel Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Golovkin eats them both and turns towards Ventura to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Vitaly Golovkin has been cut.
Golovkin throws a right hand that Ventura ducks under and follows up with a left that Ventura also avoids with ease.
Ventura raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ventura closes the distance and clinches.
Ventura told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ventura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golovkins head.
Ventura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ventura stalling in the clinch.
Ventura has Golovkin pressed against the cage, preventing Golovkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ventura tries to land knees in the clinch but Golovkin avoids the damage to the body.
Golovkin avoids the elbow strike from Ventura, against the cage.
Golovkin is looking to break free of the clinch but Ventura has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura crunches a lovely knee into Golovkin's ribcage.
Ventura stalling the fight.
Ventura looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
Ventura lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura displaying some good clinch control by pressing Golovkin up against the cage.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golovkin avoids it.
Golovkin tries to break free but Ventura pushes him back against the cage.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ventura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
Come on Ventura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ventura tries to work over Golovkin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ventura has him pinned against the cage.
Ventura leaning against his opponent.
Golovkin can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ventura stalls.
Golovkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ventura forces Golovkin back against the cage and clinches.
Golovkin wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin being controlled against the cage.
Ventura stalling in the clinch.
Ventura has Golovkin pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonel Ventura.
Ventura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Leonel Ventura has been cut.
Golovkin misses with a straight right.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Ventura moves away and avoids it.
Golovkin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Golovkin throws out a loose jab but Ventura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ventura has Golovkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Ventura leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura keeps control of Golovkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura stalls.
Ventura trying to land knees to the body.
Ventura stalls.
Ventura looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ventura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golovkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ventura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Golovkin blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Ventura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Golovkin misses with a hook
and Ventura counters with a nice body kick.
Ventura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golovkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Ventura rushes Golovkin and presses him up against the cage.
Ventura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ventura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ventura keeps control of Golovkin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ventura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
Ventura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura misses with a punch to the body.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ventura has him pinned against the cage.
Golovkin prevents a body shot from Ventura.
Golovkin takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Ventura stalls.
Ventura can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Ventura misses with a body punch.
Golovkin takes a shot to the head.
Golovkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ventura has him pressed against the cage.
Ventura leaning against his opponent.
Ventura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golovkin up against the cage.
Golovkin is trying to break the clinch but Ventura is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura slows down the pace here.
Ventura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ventura taking a breather.
Ventura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golovkin up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonel Ventura.
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ventura.
Ventura feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura slips under a jab from Golovkin.
A big left from Golovkin misses.
Ventura tries to clinch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin lands a really nice looking cross but Ventura seems unphased.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ventura.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ventura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ventura scores with a push kick.
Ventura thuds a left hand into Golovkin's body.
Ventura forces Golovkin back against the cage and clinches.
Ventura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ventura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Golovkin blocks the elbow strike.
Ventura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ventura holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ventura working Golovkin over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ventura - that landed with a thud.
Ventura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ventura is pushing Golovkin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ventura gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ventura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golovkin's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Ventura 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! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Golovkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ventura.
Ventura clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ventura.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura with a knee to the head.
Vitaly Golovkin's cut is getting worse.
Ventura slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ventura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golovkin's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golovkin tries to circle away but Ventura has him pinned against the cage.
Ventura connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golovkin's face.
Ventura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ventura.
Golovkin avoiding damage as Ventura throws knees to the body.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ventura controlling the action here for a moment.
Golovkin blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ventura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ventura pushes Golovkin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ventura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ventura trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ventura.
Ventura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura avoiding damage.
Ventura receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonel Ventura.
Golovkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ventura slips under a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ventura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ventura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ventura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ventura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ventura pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ventura.
Vitaly Golovkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonel Ventura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalling in the clinch from Ventura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonel Ventura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ventura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonel Ventura!
Leonel Ventura gave a mention to Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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