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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Ivanov (ranked 5664 p4p, 520 weight class) and Antonio Almeida (ranked 2867 p4p, 355 weight class). Antonio Almeida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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204 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivanov throws a looping overhand right but Almeida ducks down to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Almeida's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Almeida looks for a takedown but Ivanov sprawls well.
Ivanov looks to land a right hand but Almeida moved out of range.
Almeida throws a counter combo.
Ivanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ivanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Almeida is defended easily by Ivanov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov throws a jab when Almeida was well out of range.
As Ivanov backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Ivanov manages to avoid it all.
Ivanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ivanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ivanov connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
Andrey Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Ivanov connects with a crisp jab.
Ivanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Almeida dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ivanov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ivanov lands a jab.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Almeida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ivanov cracks Almeida with a good jab.
Ivanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ivanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov throws a shot to the body.
Almeida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanov. Ivanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Andrey Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ivanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ivanov lands an overhand right.
Ivanov scores with the left hand. Almeida knows he should have avoided that one.
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
As Ivanov backs off Almeida throws a huge counter combo but Ivanov manages to avoid it all.
Almeida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Almeida on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov sets himself, and Almeida steps forward looking for the clinch! Ivanov avoids it this time.
A good leg kick by Ivanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Almeida is defended easily by Ivanov.
Ivanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Ivanov coming out on top.
Ivanov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almeida takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ivanov.
Ivanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Almeida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ivanov lands a right hook to the body.
Andrey Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almeida at a distance.
Ivanov throws out a loose jab but Almeida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov feints and then cracks Almeida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almeida down.
Ivanov misses with a hook.
Almeida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ivanov lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Ivanov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ivanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Ivanov.
Almeida changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Almeida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Almeida scrambles back to his feet.
Ivanov misses with a straight right.
Almeida unleashes a big counter combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ivanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Almeida throws a counter combo.
Ivanov lands with a straight right. Almeida didn't see that one coming.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivanov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Almeida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ivanov has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almeida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ivanov throws a shot to the body.
Almeida feints and as Ivanov raises his hands in defense, Almeida changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almeida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ivanov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Almeida defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivanov has his foot on Almeida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Almeida works his way back into a safe position though.
Ivanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Almeida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ivanov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ivanov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Almeida pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanov is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov is looking for a triangle but Almeida pushes his legs off easily.
Almeida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Almeida manages to get himself to full guard.
Almeida had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivanov defends it easily.
Ivanov advances position into side control!
Ivanov tries for a kimura but Almeida is defending well.
Ivanov moves into full mount!
Ivanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Almeida can do to turn this around?
Almeida is squirming around, avoiding Ivanov's attempts to control the action.
Ivanov controlling from mount.
Almeida is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ivanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Almeida's face.
Ivanov content just to control the position here.
Ivanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ivanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ivanov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Almeida has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Ivanov isn't that keen on the idea.
Ivanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ivanov trying to control but Almeida is having none of it.
Ivanov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the attempt from Almeida to control.
Andrey Ivanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ivanov controlling his opponent.
Almeida is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov content just to control the position here.
Ivanov working for a submission but Almeida is keeping him at bay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov with shots to the head and body - Almeida looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Ivanov controlling his opponent.
Almeida is looking to improve his position but Ivanov isn't that keen on the idea.
Almeida regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Ivanov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
That's time! Ivanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nice shot lands for Ivanov.
Ivanov throws out a powerful jab.
Ivanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Ivanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almeida lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Almeida is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ivanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ivanov connects with a body shot that sends Almeida's belly button to the back.
Almeida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almeida on the side of the head.
Ivanov connects with a jab.
Ivanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almeida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
An inside leg kick lands from Ivanov.
Ivanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Almeida has time to react.
Almeida walks into a stiff left hand from Ivanov.
Ivanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Almeida tries to move into range but Ivanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ivanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almeida in his tracks.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
Andrey Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Almeida.
Ivanov tests Almeida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been informed that Almeida has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivanov, as that shot connected.
Ivanov lunges at Almeida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Almeida's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanov.
Ivanov catches Almeida with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivanov dips to his left and cracks Almeida with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanov. That's going to slow Almeida down.
Ivanov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ivanov jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andrey Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivanov.
Ivanov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Andrey Ivanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Almeida's head.
Ivanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Almeida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ivanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Almeida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almeida's sensitive parts.
Almeida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivanov as he jumps to the side.
Ivanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ivanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ivanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Almeida on the side of the head.
Almeida takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Ivanov lands an overhand right.
Almeida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ivanov cracks Almeida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Almeida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Ivanov.
Almeida shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ivanov cracks Almeida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Antonio Almeida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanov connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Ivanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Ivanov!
Andrey Ivanov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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