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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Raikov (ranked 839 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Eric Riendeau (ranked 118 p4p, 178 weight class). Raikov comes to the cage accompanied by Back in the USSR. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Raikov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Riendeau!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riendeau tries to clinch there but Raikov circles away.
Riendeau misses with a wild body shot.
Riendeau rushes Raikov and presses him up against the cage.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riendeau digs a right hand into Raikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raikov's gas tank.
Raikov taking a breather.
Riendeau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riendeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raikov or not.
Riendeau misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riendeau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikov wants to stall.
Raikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riendeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raikov looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikov blocks a body shot from Riendeau.
The referee calls for Raikov to work.
Raikov taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Raikov.
Riendeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raikov fails with the takedown
and Riendeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ivan Raikov has been cut.
Raikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riendeau forces Raikov back against the cage and clinches.
Raikov just leaning against Riendeau, taking a breather.
Raikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Raikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riendeau misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riendeau working aggressively here.
We've been hearing reports that Raikov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Raikov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikov.
Raikov trying to control the position but instead, Riendeau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raikov into the cage.
Raikov taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau being controlled against the cage.
Riendeau being controlled against the cage.
Raikov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Raikov.
Riendeau swings for the body but Raikov moves out of range.
Riendeau forces Raikov back against the cage and clinches.
Raikov blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raikov is trying to maintain a safe position but Riendeau gets an underhook and turns Raikov into the cage.
A short right from Riendeau on the inside.
Riendeau can't find room to land a body shot as Raikov controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Riendeau.
Raikov is breathing heavily.
Riendeau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riendeau gets through Raikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Riendeau.
Riendeau tries to work over Raikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riendeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raikov backwards.
Raikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riendeau lands a nice uppercut.
Riendeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Raikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raikov trying to control the position but instead, Riendeau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raikov into the cage.
Nice body punch from Riendeau.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Riendeau has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raikov.
Raikov is looking to control Riendeau's arms but Riendeau gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raikov has his back to the cage.
Riendeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raikov wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Riendeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riendeau.
Riendeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raikov has Riendeau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riendeau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riendeau tries a body shot but Raikov blocks it.
Nice body punch from Riendeau - that landed with a thud.
Riendeau tries to work over Raikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Riendeau.
A right hook to the body lands for Riendeau.
Riendeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riendeau lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riendeau throws a head punch that misses.
Riendeau lands a hook that snaps the head of Raikov backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raikov stalling in the clinch but Riendeau improves position.
Riendeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riendeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raikov tries to stall but Riendeau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riendeau is pressed up against the cage. Raikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riendeau down to the mat. Riendeau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Riendeau drives through and clinches with Raikov against the cage.
Riendeau lands an uppercut.
Riendeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Riendeau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Raikov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eric Riendeau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riendeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riendeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Riendeau fails to land.
Raikov is pushing Riendeau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raikov tries for a takedown but Riendeau manages to get underhooks.
Riendeau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riendeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riendeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riendeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raikovs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riendeau lands with a light punch inside.
Riendeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Riendeau - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raikov tries for a takedown but Riendeau manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Raikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riendeau works on Raikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Riendeau works on Raikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Riendeau scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riendeau lands a shot to the body.
Riendeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Raikov.
Riendeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riendeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Riendeau - that landed with a thud.
Riendeau has a couple of punches blocked by Raikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riendeau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riendeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Riendeau.
Raikov is trying to stall.
Riendeau presses Raikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riendeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raikov backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riendeau as Raikov tries to tie him up.
Riendeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Riendeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riendeau scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riendeau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Riendeau lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Riendeau.
Riendeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riendeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raikov is rocked!
Riendeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Raikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Riendeau.
Riendeau lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Raikov to his knees! Riendeau keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Riendeau!
Eric Riendeau is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Eric Riendeau 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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