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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Popov.
Popov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Popov tries to clinch but Makunouchi is having none of it.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Popov moves out of range.
Popov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Popov slips under a jab.
Popov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Popov lands a nice elbow.
Makunouchi manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Popov tenderised Makunouchi's leg. Makunouchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses with a few strikes there.
Popov pushes Makunouchi away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makunouchi looks to land a right hand but Popov moved out of range.
Popov tries to clinch but Makunouchi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popov closes the distance and pushes Makunouchi back into the cage.
Popov breaks the clinch.
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
Popov closes the distance and clinches.
Popov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Popov has Makunouchi pushed against the cage.
Popov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Popov has him pressed against the cage.
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov moves in looking to clinch but Makunouchi pushes him off.
Makunouchi gets tackled into the cage by Popov. Popov maintains the clinch.
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Popov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi punishes Popov's body with a nice straight punch.
Popov lands with a kick to the temple. Makunouchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makunouchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Popov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Popov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Popov taking a breather.
Popov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makunouchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popov manages to avoid it.
Popov throws a front kick that sends Makunouchi stumbling back into the cage.
Popov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Popov staying out of range there.
Makunouchi blocks a head kick by Popov.
Makunouchi scores with a nice right hand.
Makunouchi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popov.
Makunouchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popov.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi misses with a right hand
and Popov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Makunouchi looks gassed!
Popov takes the fight into the clinch.
Popov has Makunouchi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunouchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov working Makunouchi over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Popov.
Popov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Popov lands a nice elbow.
Popov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popov thuds a left hand into Makunouchi's body.
Popov connects with a solid leg kick.
Popov lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Popov.
Popov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popov slips a jab from Makunouchi.
Popov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makunouchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popov moves into range and clinches up with Makunouchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Popov tries to clinch up but Makunouchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Popov clinches.
Makunouchi letting Popov take a breather here.
Popov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Popov avoids the body shot from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Popov lands but Makunouchi takes it in his stride.
Popov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makunouchi throws out the jab.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popov manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popov lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Popov. Those never looked like landing.
Popov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Popov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Popov counters with a straight right hand.
Popov forces Makunouchi back against the cage and clinches.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Popov has double underhooks.
Popov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Popov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi throws a shot from downtown. Popov moves away and avoids it.
Popov is looking to clinch but Makunouchi is avoiding it.
Popov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Makunouchi misses the target.
Popov lands a nice looking body kick.
Alexander Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi stalks Popov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Popov's face. Popov staggers backwards, shaken.
Popov throws a nice head kick!
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alexander Popov is winning the standup battle so far.
Popov rushes Makunouchi and presses him up against the cage.
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov moves into the clinch successfully.
Popov leaning against his opponent.
Popov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Popov manages to break the clinch.
Popov punishes Makunouchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Makunouchi gets tackled into the cage by Popov. Popov maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi is trying to push Popov away but Popov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makunouchi pushes Popov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Popov working Makunouchi over with knees to the body.
Popov landing knees to the body.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Popov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Popov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Makunouchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popov closes the distance and clinches.
Popov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makunouchi can do to turn this around?
Popov connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi can't break the clinch.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Popov has the dominant position.
Makunouchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makunouchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popov connects with a knee to the head.
Popov lands an uppercut.
Popov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makunouchi's efforts to push away.
Popov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Popov lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
Popov dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi throws a shot from downtown. Popov moves away and avoids it.
Makunouchi misses with a combination
and Popov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Makunouchi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Popov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makunouchi.
Popov is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Makunouchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makunouchi breaks from the clinch.
Popov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Popov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makunouchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Popov.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popov throws a right hand that Makunouchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunouchi also avoids with ease.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popov.
Popov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Popov rushes Makunouchi and presses him up against the cage.
Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makunouchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Makunouchi both land. Nice combination.
Makunouchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makunouchi jabs Popov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popov.
Popov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Popov rushes Makunouchi and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popov stalling against the cage.
Popov scores with a knee to the head.
Popov breaks from the clinch.
Makunouchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Popov.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makunouchi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Popov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Makunouchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Popov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Makunouchi's defenses.
A knee to the head by Popov.
Popov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov keeps control of Makunouchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makunouchi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makunouchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Popov won't allow it.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Makunouchi wants to get back to striking at distance but Popov won't allow it.
Popov working Makunouchi over with knees to the body.
Popov avoiding damage.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch but Popov keeps him there for the moment.
Makunouchi is trying to break free.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the temple.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Popov obliges.
Popov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexander Popov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popov lands an elbow that stopped Makunouchi in his tracks for a moment.
Popov breaks the clinch.
Popov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Popov clinches with his opponent.
Alexander Popov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popov.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Popov is controlling him.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Makunouchi takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Popov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Popov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Popov 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Popov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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