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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fedor Ivanov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fedor Ivanov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wall!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ivanov as Wall shoots in.
Wall forces Ivanov back against the cage and clinches.
Ivanov can't break the clinch.
Ivanov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Wall jumps guard but Ivanov stands there with Wall around his waist. Wall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ivanov tries to circle away but Wall has him pinned against the cage.
Ivanov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov forces Wall back against the cage and clinches.
Ivanov lands with a right to the head.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wall won't allow it.
Wall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fedor Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wall.
Ivanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanov avoiding damage as Wall throws knees to the body.
Wall looking to stall.
Ivanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wall has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ivanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ivanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanov.
Wall can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Ivanov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Wall tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Wall drops back down to his feet.
Ivanov lands with a right to the head.
Wall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wall looks gassed!
Wall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Wall stalling the fight.
Ivanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wall looking to throw knees to the head but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Ivanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Ivanov on the inside.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it misses.
Wall tries to circle away but Ivanov has him pinned against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wall is trying to break free.
Ivanov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Wall avoids a wild elbow strike from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Wall.
Ivanov tries to break free but Wall pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivanov has closed the distance and engaged Wall in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wall won't allow it.
Wall keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov effectively controlling the action here.
Wall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ivanov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ivanov wants to break free but Wall has control.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Wall keeps him there for the moment.
Wall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wall has double underhooks.
Wall keeps control of Ivanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivanov pushes Wall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivanov walks away with a smile on his face. Wall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fedor Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall blocks a head kick by Ivanov.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wall gets a double leg takedown into Ivanov's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ivanov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Ivanov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Ivanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ivanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Wall won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wall working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ivanov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ivanov pushes off an throws an elbow but Wall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wall can't break the clinch.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Wall keeps him there for the moment.
Ivanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wall has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wall tries to score a body lock takedown but Ivanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivanov walks away with a smile on his face. Wall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedor Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Wall.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to clinch up but Wall keeps it at a distance.
Fedor Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov rushes Wall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov has had enough of the clinch but Wall keeps him there for the moment.
Wall tries to break free but Ivanov pushes him back against the cage.
Wall will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ivanov up against the cage.
Wall looking to slow down the pace here.
Ivanov lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Wall has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to break the clinch but Wall is controlling the position.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Wall moves out of range easily.
Wall is looking to clinch.
Wall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ivanov as he jumps to the side.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Ivanov lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Ivanov.
Ivanov is leaning against Wall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov forces Wall back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ivanov is trying to push Wall away but Wall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ivanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Wall counters with a three punch combo that has Ivanov backing up. Ivanov nods at Wall to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ivanov tries to land a front kick but Wall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Wall fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov darts in and clinches Wall up against the cage.
Wall has Ivanov pressed against the cage, preventing Ivanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
Ivanov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fedor Ivanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ivanov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivanov walks away with a smile on his face. Wall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Ivanov.
Wall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov avoids it really well and circles away.
Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Ivanov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wall stalling in the clinch but Ivanov improves position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov lands a body shot.
Ivanov is trying to force a seperation but Wall has the dominant position.
Wall misses with some punches.
Ivanov is pressed up against the cage. Wall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ivanov down to the mat. Ivanov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov moves into the clinch.
Wall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Wall tries to stall but Ivanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Ivanov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wall shoots in looking for a takedown but Ivanov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Wall is avoiding it.
Wall darts in and clinches Ivanov up against the cage.
Wall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ivanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ivanov slaps away a takedown attempt from Wall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivanov fails to land the takedown.
Fedor Ivanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Wall. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wall shoots in for a takedown but Ivanov shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wall tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Wall gets a clinch.
Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov misses with a body kick.
Wall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wall shoots for a double leg takedown but Ivanov sprawls well. He's pushed Wall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Wall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ivanov clinches up with Wall and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov lands a right hand.
Ivanov tries to break free but Wall pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ivanov is trying to force a seperation but Wall has the dominant position.
Wall breaks the clinch.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Wall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ivanov. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ivanov is defending against the submission attempts here by Wall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wall trying to control from half guard but Ivanov is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov is trying to stand.
That's four 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.
Wall wants to control but Ivanov is keeping him busy.
Wall prevents Ivanov from standing back up.
Ivanov is in trouble now - Wall has advanced to mount!
Wall looking to secure an arm triangle but Ivanov defends it well.
John Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wall punching from mount but Ivanov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Ivanov!
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energy
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hype
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