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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salavat Yulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salavat Yulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chael Sonnen !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen gets caught flat footed, as Yulaev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yulaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Sonnen is retaining full guard.
Sonnen kicks Yulaev off and gets to his feet.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Yulaev circles away easily
and Yulaev counters with a shoot takedown. Sonnen fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Yulaev passes into half guard.
Sonnen looks like he's trying to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yulaev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sonnen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yulaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sonnen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen kicks Yulaev off and gets back to his feet.
Yulaev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonnen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yulaev.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen .
Salavat Yulaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen .
Sonnen dives in and scores a takedown into Yulaev's guard.
Yulaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sonnen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yulaev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sonnen has managed to get both his arms back between Yulaev's legs - danger averted.
Sonnen drops back looking for a leg! Yulaev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yulaev manages to kick Sonnen off! Sonnen jumps back into Yulaev's guard.
Sonnen has gone for a leg lock! Yulaev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sonnen 's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to stand and escape but Yulaev is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yulaev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonnen won't be happy with that.
Sonnen looks gassed!
Yulaev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Yulaev drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to get back to his feet here but Yulaev is keeping cool and he's managed to take Sonnen 's back.
Sonnen trying to get back to his feet but Yulaev is in full control for now.
Sonnen fending off the submission attempt from Yulaev.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yulaev has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sonnen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen holding both Yulaev 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salavat Yulaev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yulaev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sonnen is fending him off so far but Yulaev persists. Nope, Sonnen circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yulaev shoots in for a takedown but Sonnen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonnen looking to score a takedown here. Yulaev is defending well but Sonnen drives through and ends up in Yulaev's guard.
Sonnen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yulaev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yulaev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yulaev!
Sonnen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yulaev has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sonnen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Yulaev yanks on the arm and Sonnen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Yulaev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Salavat Yulaev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwami Zuzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weed King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kwami Zuzu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuzu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zuzu defends it nicely.
Zuzu connects with a crisp jab.
Zuzu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab-cross combination lands for Zuzu and sends King crashing to the mat! Zuzu follows him down to the mat - King regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
King is rocked!
It looks like Weed King has been cut.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zuzu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zuzu decides to return to a standing position.
Zuzu fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks King square on the jaw! Damn, King is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwami Zuzu!
An out of breath Kwami Zuzu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boozella Che Che (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atilla Vegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Che Che comes to the cage accompanied by Reptillia. Vegh has chosen Social Distortion - Don't Drag Me Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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188 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Boozella Che Che!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atilla Vegh!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Che Che feints and as Vegh raises his hands in defense, Che Che changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Che Che works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Che Che looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vegh with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Che Che seems to be working for a kimura but Vegh defends the submission attempt.
Che Che thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Che Che throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vegh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Che Che. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Che Che trying to control from half guard but Vegh is working away.
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!
Che Che is trying to work for a kimura but Vegh is defending well.
Che Che wants to pass the guard but Vegh is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegh is looking to escape.
Vegh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Che Che.
Vegh is staying active underneath Che Che, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vegh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Che Che scores with a couple of nice shots.
Che Che not doing much here.
Che Che passes the guard and advances to mount!
Che Che working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Che Che landing strikes from the mount and Vegh is in trouble!
Vegh is rocked!
Che Che scoring with strikes but Vegh is staying in there.
Vegh is still in real trouble! Can Che Che finish him?
Che Che loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Vegh scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Che Che land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Che Che stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boozella Che Che!
Boozella Che Che seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy has chosen Mother as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mr Guy!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang slaps away a takedown attempt from Guy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bang ducks right into an uppercut from Guy.
Guy throws a hook to the side of Bang's head but Bang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bang throws a lazy right hand but Guy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guy blocks a head kick by Bang.
Bang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bang was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
Guy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guy is in Bang's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Guy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bang looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bang looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bang!
Guy sneaks back into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang wants to stand up but Guy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang content to control rather than advance.
Bang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guy.
Guy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bang!
Bang sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Guy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bang looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guy moves nicely into side control.
Guy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Guy controlling the action here.
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!
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Guy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guy passes to full mount!
Guy looking to control but Bang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bang can't escape the position.
Guy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guy punching from mount but Bang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to control the pace but Bang is squirming around nicely.
Bang tries to buck Guy off but he can't manage it.
Guy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bang regains half guard.
Bang is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy wants to take a breather but Bang is having none of it.
Bang manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Guy 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.
Guy swings for the body but Bang moves out of range.
Bang moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Bang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Bang has him pressed against the cage.
Guy is stalling here.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Guy prevents a body shot from Bang.
Bang stalling in the clinch but Guy improves position.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang has picked Guy up - he's going for a ride! Bang dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Guy is looking to control Bang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Guy avoid being mounted?
Bang controlling the action here.
Guy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bang is trying to control. Guy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Bang trying to control from half guard but Guy is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ali Bang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guy scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
Guy thows a huge punch but Bang dodges it nicely.
Bang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guy.
Bang wants to get back to full guard.
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bang keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mr Guy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bang wants to get back to his feet.
Guy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mr Guy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bang.
Bang passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Guy!
Bang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guy is looking to escape.
Guy wants to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang trying to control but Guy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Ali Bang will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bang throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Bang.
Bang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Bang misses with a two punch combination.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Bang sprawls well.
Bang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Bang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Guy enables Bang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bang trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Guy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bang is one step ahead there.
Bang gets to his feet - Guy follows without any prompting.
Bang closes the distance and pushes Guy back into the cage.
Bang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guy is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to stall but Guy improves his position.
Bang can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ali Bang.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bang throws a hook to the side of Guy's head but Guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with a double jab
and Bang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Guy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali Bang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Guy.
No luck for Guy with that takedown attempt.
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guy.
Ali Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Bang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Bang lands but Guy takes it in his stride.
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bang off the cage and back into range.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Bang connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bang. Bang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt - Bang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Bang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bang 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Bang!
Post fight, Ali Bang took to the microphone: 'Who are you? And where is Joe Rogan? :-D'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XyD Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ZyD XyD Ii!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Cat as XyD Ii shoots in.
XyD Ii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
XyD Ii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps XyD Ii thinking.
Tom Cat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZyD XyD Ii.
Cat misses with a hook.
Cat throws out a loose jab but XyD Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
XyD Ii tries for a takedown but Cat circles away easily
and Cat makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
XyD Ii looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cat does no damage.
Cat goes for a small jab and connects. Now Cat goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! XyD Ii stumbles back but Cat runs in with a huge uppercut knocking XyD Ii to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if XyD Ii will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Svetlakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Bisping could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergei Svetlakov's chin.
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245 lbs
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19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Svetlakov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetlakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping pushes Svetlakov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
It looks like Sergei Svetlakov has been cut.
Svetlakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Bisping.
Svetlakov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Svetlakov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bisping tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetlakov's elbow.
Bisping lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Bisping misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetlakov.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bisping stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svetlakov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bisping holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bisping scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bisping working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Svetlakov controls his hands.
Svetlakov blocks a body shot from Bisping.
Bisping tries to land a knee to the head but Svetlakov blocks with his arms.
Svetlakov wants to break free but Bisping has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bisping - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Svetlakov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bisping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bisping pushes Svetlakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Svetlakov working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
Svetlakov blocks a body shot from Bisping.
Bisping lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping lands a hook that snaps the head of Svetlakov backwards.
Bisping misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bisping controlling the action here for a moment.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svetlakov blocks the elbow strike.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Svetlakov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bisping digs a right hand into Svetlakov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svetlakov's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Sergei Svetlakov's cut even more.
Bisping is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetlakov is defending well for now.
Bisping lands a body punch.
Bisping misses with a body punch.
Bisping just leaning against Svetlakov, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Bisping.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Bisping.
Bisping missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bisping pushes Svetlakov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bisping misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Bisping dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Svetlakov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bisping sends Svetlakov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bisping is motioning to the referee to let Svetlakov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Svetlakov both land. Nice combination.
Vitor Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping drives through and clinches with Svetlakov against the cage.
Bisping fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Svetlakov or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bisping digs a right hand underneath Svetlakov's ribcage. Svetlakov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bisping lands a nice uppercut.
Bisping is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetlakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Bisping to work.
Bisping misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetlakov.
Bisping pushes off an throws an elbow but Svetlakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svetlakov prevents a body shot from Bisping.
Svetlakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bisping won't allow it.
Bisping lands a hook that snaps the head of Svetlakov backwards.
The cut above Sergei Svetlakov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bisping pushes off an throws an elbow but Svetlakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bisping tries to throw a body punch but Svetlakov avoids it by throwing Bisping back against the cage.
Bisping lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Bisping.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Svetlakov controls the action.
Bisping taking a breather.
A short left from Bisping.
Bisping throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svetlakov tries to break free but Bisping pushes him back against the cage.
Svetlakov wants to get back to striking at distance but Bisping won't allow it.
Bisping tries to work over Svetlakov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Bisping.
Sergei Svetlakov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
Svetlakov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bisping.
Bisping scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svetlakov is trying to break free.
Bisping misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svetlakov.
Bisping lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Svetlakov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vitor Bisping!
After the big win, Vitor Bisping made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. 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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242 lbs
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24
270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naksuttava Puimakone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puimakone throws a head kick but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf swings for the body but Puimakone moves out of range.
Puimakone stalks Smokeleaf and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smokeleaf's face. Smokeleaf staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Christiano Smokeleaf has been cut.
Puimakone lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puimakone. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
Smokeleaf takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puimakone. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puimakone lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokeleaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puimakone was well out of range. Poor timing from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Puimakone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puimakone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot.
Puimakone throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf avoids them all with ease.
Naksuttava Puimakone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Smokeleaf as the two fighters clinch.
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Puimakone.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf - that landed with a thud.
Puimakone prevents a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Puimakone is trying to maintain a safe position but Smokeleaf gets an underhook and turns Puimakone into the cage.
Puimakone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smokeleaf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Puimakone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puimakone prevents a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Nice body punch from Smokeleaf.
Puimakone looks gassed!
Smokeleaf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Puimakone.
Smokeleaf tries a body shot but Puimakone blocks it.
Smokeleaf pulls Puimakone into guard.
Smokeleaf looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smokeleaf looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smokeleaf looking for a guillotine here but Puimakone defends easily.
Smokeleaf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puimakone is one step ahead there.
Smokeleaf might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Puimakone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Smokeleaf is tightening it up a little... Puimakone has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Puimakone reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Puimakone taps out! Nice BJJ there by Smokeleaf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Christiano Smokeleaf!
A relieved looking Christiano Smokeleaf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eorl Vanagandr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Duke Riley's chin.
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265 lbs
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230 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Riley.
Vanagandr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Vanagandr misses with a hook.
Riley scores with a hook to the body. Vanagandr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley jabs Vanagandr right on the nose. Vanagandr blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Eorl Vanagandr has been cut.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vanagandr throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Eorl Vanagandr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley stuns Vanagandr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick
and Vanagandr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vanagandr works over Riley's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Vanagandr throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley staying out of range there.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vanagandr ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Good exchange - Vanagandr coming out on top.
Vanagandr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley throws a jab when Vanagandr was well out of range.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vanagandr misses the target.
Riley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vanagandr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley throws a jab when Vanagandr was well out of range.
Vanagandr misses with a wild body shot.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanagandr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Riley takes a swing at Vanagandr's ribcage but misses.
Vanagandr works the jab nicely.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanagandr.
Nice uppercut there from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley drops Vanagandr with a nice combination! Riley dives into Vanagandr's guard, looking to finish!
Vanagandr is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Riley stands up and waves to Vanagandr to follow him.
Vanagandr is still on wobbly legs! Can Riley finish him?
Riley slips a jab from Vanagandr.
Riley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanagandr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanagandr looks gassed!
Riley grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Vanagandr takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Riley cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duke Riley!
After the fight, Duke Riley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
255 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Tappura keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Tappura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Tappura moved away.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Tappura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tappura.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Tappura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Tappura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappura is just out of range.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Tappura moved away.
Tappura scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tappura, right into the meat.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Tappura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tappura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tappura misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Tappura moves out of range.
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappura can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tappura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tappura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tappura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappura slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tappura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappura throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappura.
Williams punishes Tappura's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tappura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappura. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappura throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappura manages to avoid it.
Tappura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tappura.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Tappura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Tappura scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tappura slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tappura rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams 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.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tappura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Tappura moves away and avoids it.
Tappura jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Josh Williams has been cut.
A big right from Tappura misses.
Tappura throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tappura checks it well.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tappura.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a hook. Tappura ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tappura blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tappura. Tappura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tappura counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tappura.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tappura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tappura misses.
Tappura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappura connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Tappura finish him?
Williams looks gassed!
Tappura catches Williams with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Williams forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taisto Tappura!
An out of breath Taisto Tappura thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rutten's choice of entrance music: El Guapo Likes to Dance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Ramos defending well as Rutten loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos lands the left hand.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Ramos looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Ramos stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos misses with a hook. Rutten ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Ramos throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutten tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Oooooh!!! Ramos has knocked Rutten down with a huge combo! Ramos steps away and waves a wobbly Rutten back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The fighters circle, before Ramos throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rutten's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Ramos lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Emilio Ramos!
Emilio Ramos retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Emilio Ramos said 'You wanne be the best ?! Then you need to beat MEE !! '.
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hype
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pop
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