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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rabbitte (ranked 6227 p4p, 3968 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 635 p4p, 492 weight class). Gruzinsky has chosen Overkill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rabbitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruzinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbitte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gruzinsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gruzinsky.
It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut.
Gruzinsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rabbitte.
Gruzinsky throws out a counter right but Rabbitte avoids it with no problem.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbitte throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbitte moves out of range as Gruzinsky strikes.
Gruzinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabbitte dodges the punch combination from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky tries to land a front kick but Rabbitte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gruzinsky slips under a jab from Rabbitte.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzinsky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gruzinsky stuns Rabbitte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rabbitte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabbitte misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Rabbitte.
Paul Rabbitte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbitte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Gruzinsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Rabbitte.
It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gruzinsky!
Gruzinsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rabbitte.
Gruzinsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Gruzinsky thuds his right hand into Rabbitte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gruzinsky throws a nice looking combination but Rabbitte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rabbitte scores with a punch to the head.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbitte tries to clinch up but Gruzinsky circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruzinsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruzinsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rabbitte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rabbitte - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabbitte takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rabbitte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruzinsky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rabbitte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gruzinsky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbitte lands a big head kick that sends Gruzinsky tumbling to the mat! Rabbitte takes a step backwards and waves Gruzinsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gruzinsky is rocked!
Gruzinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabbitte doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruzinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Rabbitte finish him?
We've been told by Rabbitte's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Rabbitte.
Gruzinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Rabbitte lands a big head kick that sends Gruzinsky tumbling to the mat! Rabbitte takes a step backwards and waves Gruzinsky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rabbitte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabbitte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rabbitte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gruzinsky avoids the head kick by Rabbitte.
Rabbitte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gruzinsky throws an overhand right that lands on Rabbitte's shoulder, as Rabbitte tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Rabbitte moves out of range easily.
Rabbitte looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rabbitte backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Gruzinsky's temple! It sends Gruzinsky violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rabbitte celebrates and the doctors try to help Gruzinsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Paul Rabbitte!
After the fight, Paul Rabbitte 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.
The defeated Roman Gruzinsky had this to say: 'something in russian'.
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