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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valeri Sobotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobotkin has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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189 cm
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valeri Sobotkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sobotkin throws a nice looking combination but Couture bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobotkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobotkin tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Sobotkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Couture scores with a head kick. Sobotkin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Couture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sobotkin wants to clinch.
Couture gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sobotkin counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Sobotkin throws a sloppy head kick
and Couture counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sobotkin won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture tries for a kimura but Sobotkin is defending well.
Couture in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobotkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Couture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sobotkin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Couture could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Couture trying to control the action but Sobotkin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sobotkin struggling a bit here.
Couture misses with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sobotkin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sobotkin is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobotkin keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture has hold of Sobotkin's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sobotkin tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Couture cranks the arm and Sobotkin screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sobotkin, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Randy Couture!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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