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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Stardust (ranked 1064 p4p, 794 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 143 p4p, 112 weight class). Stardust comes to the cage accompanied by Starman. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy Stardust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Andrianov there.
Nice cross by Stardust.
Stardust takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left lands for Andrianov.
Andrianov blocks a leg kick.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Andrianov moves out of range of the leg kick from Stardust.
Stardust cracks a nice hook into Andrianov's ribs.
Andrianov thuds a left hand into Stardust's body.
Stardust throws a poor cross that misses
and Andrianov counters with a straight right hand.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Stardust moves out of range.
Stardust looks to throw the jab but Andrianov is out of range.
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!
Andrianov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stardust fails to land with a series of punches.
Stardust fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Andrianov.
Andrianov slips a jab from Stardust.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stardust.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stardust is predictable there
and Andrianov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stardust thinking.
Andrianov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Stardust on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stardust throws a hook to the side of Andrianov's head but Andrianov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Stardust misses.
A nice leg kick from Stardust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrianov misses with a two punch combination.
Andrianov checks a low kick from Stardust.
Stardust misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Stardust.
Stardust throws a looping overhand right but Andrianov ducks down to avoid it.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stardust ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stardust fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrianov just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Andrianov does it's job there.
Andrianov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stardust.
Stardust swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stardust scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrianov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stardust moves away.
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!
Andrianov misses with a shot to the body
and Stardust counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stardust does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Andrianov throws a series of punches but Stardust moves out of range.
Andrianov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stardust back to the cage. Andrianov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Stardust does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stardust scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Stardust misses.
Andrianov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stardust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Stardust tried to counter with a leg kick but Andrianov avoided it.
Stardust wants to land a leg kick but Andrianov is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Andrianov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stardust fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrianov.
Stardust misses with a hook. Andrianov ducked under it nicely.
Stardust takes one on the button.
Andrianov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stardust slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Andrianov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stardust moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Andrianov.
Andrianov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stardust moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrianov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Stardust scores with a punch to the head.
Andrianov slips under a jab.
Stardust moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Stardust slips the punch.
Stardust does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Andrianov throws out a counter right but Stardust avoids it with no problem.
Andrianov fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrianov throws a lazy uppercut
and Stardust counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stardust misses with a low kick as Andrianov jumps back.
Stardust thumps Andrianov with a low kick.
A jab from Stardust misses.
Andrianov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stardust fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andrianov checks it well.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Stardust throws a body punch but Andrianov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stardust, pushing him back against the cage.
Stardust misses with a punch to the body.
Andrianov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrianov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stardust lands a nice uppercut.
Stardust tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andrianov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Andrianov taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianov digs a right hand underneath Stardust's ribcage. Stardust let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stardust misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianov pushes Stardust back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stardust tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Stardust on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Andrianov will probably get the nod.
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.
Stardust connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Andrianov thuds his right hand into Stardust's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stardust misses with a hook.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Andrianov cracks Stardust with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stardust connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrianov tries to clinch but Stardust is having none of it.
Andrianov digs a good body shot into Stardust's ribs.
Andrianov tries to clinch up.
Andrianov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stardust throws a jab when Andrianov was well out of range.
Stardust uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Andrianov lands a body shot.
Andrianov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust lands with a hook. Andrianov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Stardust moved out of range.
Stardust looks to throw the jab but Andrianov is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Andrianov misses.
Stardust wants to slow Andrianov down by chopping away at his legs.
Andrianov wants to counter the offense by Stardust and move into the clinch position.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Andrianov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stardust's head.
Stardust throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrianov takes a swing at Stardust's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Stardust was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andrianov.
Stardust gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stardust dodges the punch combination from Andrianov.
Stardust attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stardust misses with a straight left.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stardust avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a looping left.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
A big right from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stardust misses with a jab to the body
and Andrianov counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Andrianov backs away, Stardust returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Andrianov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stardust counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrianov lands a right hook to the body.
Andrianov throws a poor cross that misses
and Stardust counters with a right hand to the body.
Stardust misses with a wild combination.
Stardust misses with a wild body shot.
Stardust connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andrianov's hands.
Andrianov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust misses with a looping right.
Andrianov sizes up Stardust with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stardust darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrianov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stardust looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Stardust takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrianov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andrianov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut there from Andrianov.
Stardust fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andrianov checks it well.
Stardust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stardust misses with a hook. Andrianov ducked under it nicely.
Stardust has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stardust fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Stardust, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stardust looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stardust throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stardust.
Nice straight punches there by Andrianov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrianov.
Stardust doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stardust walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrianov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stardust slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andrianov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andrianov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Stardust.
Andrianov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stardust.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body. Stardust takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andrianov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stardust swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stardust lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Andrianov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Andrianov lands with a nice body punch.
Andrianov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stardust counters with a low kick, right behind Andrianov 's knee.
Andrianov wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Stardust misses the target.
Andrianov looks to land a right hand but Stardust moved out of range.
Stardust misses with a few strikes there.
Stardust attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrianov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stardust.
Andrianov moves out of range of the strikes.
Stardust uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianov connects with a nice looking jab.
Andrianov sizes up Stardust with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrianov looks to land a combination. Stardust sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stardust on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stardust will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A bone on bone clash there as Andrianov blocks the leg kick.
Andrianov catches Stardust with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrianov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stardust takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stardust on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stardust tried to score with a low kick but Andrianov checks it.
Andrianov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stardust with a body shot.
Andrianov misses the shot to the body.
Stardust throwing a counter right hand but Andrianov manages to avoid it.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Stardust catches Andrianov right on the button with a cross.
Stardust is looking to chop away at Andrianov's legs.
Andrianov ducks under a wild hook from Stardust.
Stardust scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stardust throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stardust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stardust slips under a jab.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a few strikes there.
Stardust uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
Stardust slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Andrianov punishes Stardust's body with a nice straight punch.
Ziggy Stardust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrianov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stardust stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andrianov catches Stardust with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrianov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stardust.
Andrianov misses with a few strikes there.
Andrianov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Andrianov duly obliges.
Andrianov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stardust manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stardust attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andrianov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stardust misses with a low kick.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Stardust dodges the punch combination from Andrianov.
Stardust went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Andrianov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrianov.
Good exchange - Stardust coming out on top.
It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
Andrianov misses with a left hand
and Stardust counters with a left to the body.
Andrianov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stardust uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Stardust tests Andrianov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stardust drops his hands momentarily and Andrianov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stardust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrianov.
Ivan Andrianov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stardust was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Stardust misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andrianov.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Andrianov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andrianov.
Andrianov defending well as Stardust loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Andrianov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stardust uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.
Stardust moves out of range as Andrianov strikes.
Stardust misses with a body shot.
Andrianov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Andrianov lands the left hand.
A big left from Andrianov misses.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrianov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrianov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stardust circles away quickly and effectively.
Stardust slips a jab from Andrianov.
Stardust throws a leg kick but Andrianov checks it.
Andrianov lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Andrianov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andrianov 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Andrianov!
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