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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bethany Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bethany Noel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
Ivanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ivanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noel counters with a leg kick.
Ivanov throws a leg kick which misses Noel's front leg but catches the back leg as Noel tries to avoid it.
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Ivanov loads up on a big right hand but Noel slips the punch.
Noel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ivanov misses with a straight left.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noel throws a big shot that misses.
Noel fails to land with a series of punches.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noel doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanov with a nice cross.
A big left from Ivanov misses.
Noel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Noel moves out of range of the body kick from Ivanov.
Noel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Noel moves out of range.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Noel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Noel misses the target.
Ivanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noel.
Ivanov drives through and clinches with Noel against the ropes.
Noel throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Ivanov blocks a body shot from Noel.
Noel swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel breaks the clinch.
Ivanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov checks a low kick from Noel.
Ivanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov tries to bum rush Noel with a series of wild strikes but Noel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov tries to bum rush Noel with a series of wild strikes but Noel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanov swinging wildly here.
Noel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Noel avoids them all with ease.
Noel catches Ivanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
letting Noel counter with a right hand.
Ivanov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Noel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Noel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ivanov's sensitive parts.
Ivanov throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Noel.
Ivanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Noel.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Noel is having none of it.
Ivanov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Noel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Noel moves out of range easily.
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Noel avoids it well.
Ivanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ivanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ivanov is looking to land body kicks.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that Noel avoids nicely.
Ivanov throws a push kick but Noel slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel connects with a jab.
Noel lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Noel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Noel throws a nice looking combination but Ivanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Noel throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
Dimitrios Vasilii Ivanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Noel to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noel.
Ivanov misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Noel.
Noel lands with a hook. Ivanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bethany Noel will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Ivanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noel thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
letting Noel counter with a right hand.
Ivanov misses with a two punch combination.
Noel's corner calls for a 1-2. Noel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanov misses with a few strikes there.
Noel slips a jab and a cross from Ivanov.
Ivanov looks to land a right hand but Noel moved out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Noel - that will leave a mark!
Ivanov takes the fight into the clinch.
Noel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noel ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Noel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Noel cracks a nice hook into Ivanov's ribs.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by Noel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noel.
Noel lands an overhand right.
Ivanov scores with a hook to the body. Noel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Noel walks into a stiff left hand from Ivanov.
Ivanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanov misses with the body kick
and Noel counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
Noel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noel lands with a hook. Ivanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ivanov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov misses with a double jab
and Noel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Noel finish him?
A combination from Noel does no damage.
Ivanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Noel counters with a big right hand! Oh Ivanov is in trouble here! Noel follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bethany Noel!
A very excited looking Bethany Noel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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