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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferret Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferret Rocha has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ferret Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocha misses with a looping left.
Putin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Putin misses with a few strikes there.
Putin throws a sloppy body shot
and Rocha counters with a big head kick but Putin shrugs it off.
Rocha avoids the body shot from Putin.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
Putin dips to his left and cracks Rocha with an uppercut!
Rocha connects with an inside leg kick.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rocha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rocha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Putin really felt that one!
Rocha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Putin looks gassed!
Rocha lands a nice looking body kick.
Rocha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
Rocha throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rocha finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Rocha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin shoots in looking for a takedown. Rocha tries to sprawl out of it but Putin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rocha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vladimir Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocha connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha lands a jab to Putin's midsection.
Nice shot lands for Rocha.
Rocha lands a head kick. Putin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha moves away.
Rocha misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Putin. Those never looked like landing.
Rocha moves away from the strike by Putin.
Rocha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha keeps Putin at a distance using the push kick.
Rocha throws a front kick that sends Putin stumbling back into the cage.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Putin needs to keep his hands up - Rocha had a free shot at his head there.
Rocha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin blocks a head kick by Rocha.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rocha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferret Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Rocha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rocha, right into the meat.
Rocha connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
Putin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rocha is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Putin.
Putin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rocha's head backwards.
Rocha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rocha.
Rocha misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.
Putin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Putin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rocha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rocha really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Putin misses with a hook
and Rocha counters with a nice leg kick.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocha.
Rocha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin shoots and misses
and Rocha counters with a head kick. That will keep Putin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rocha stalks Putin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Putin's face. Putin staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Putin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rocha rather than just go for the knockout.
Rocha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Putin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rocha lands with a shot to the body.
Rocha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rocha connects with a high kick.
Rocha is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rocha scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Putin. Rocha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rocha lands a nice looking body kick.
Rocha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rocha.
Rocha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Putin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rocha.
Rocha lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferret Rocha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rocha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Putin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rocha has got the better of the exchanges.
Putin misses the body punch
and Rocha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rocha blocks a jab.
Rocha delivers a nice body kick.
Rocha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rocha misses with a head kick.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha is just out of range.
The crowd cheers as Putin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocha doesn't seem phased though.
Rocha throws a head kick but Putin moves out of range.
Putin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha counters with a big head kick but Putin shrugs it off.
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!
Putin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rocha thuds his shin into the meat of Putin's side.
Putin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha scores with a head kick.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin misses with a looping right.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Rocha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rocha wants it to stay on the feet.
Rocha lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Rocha.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Putin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rocha sprawls well. Rocha wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Putin gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Putin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocha can pounce on him.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocha.
Rocha is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt
and Rocha counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ferret Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Rocha pushes Putin away with a front kick.
Putin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rocha throws a nice head kick!
Rocha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rocha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rocha misses with a head kick.
Putin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferret Rocha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Putin with a poor takedown
and Rocha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rocha.
Rocha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a hook but Rocha blocks it.
Putin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rocha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Putin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rocha is just out of range.
Putin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rocha counters with a leg kick.
Putin misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rocha counters with a good, hard body kick but Putin shrugs it off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rocha.
Putin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rocha.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Rocha thuds his shin into the meat of Putin's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocha throws a head kick that Putin semi-blocks.
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!
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
Rocha leaves Putin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rocha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Rocha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Putin if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rocha.
A head kick misses from Rocha.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rocha.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rocha scores with a leg kick.
Ferret Rocha is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferret Rocha dominated that second round.
That's time! Rocha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Putin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocha counters with a solid body kick.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocha misses the shot to the body.
Rocha misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin takes a swing at Rocha's ribcage but misses.
Rocha lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rocha misses with a looping left.
Putin thows a body shot but no joy.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt - Rocha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Rocha throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rocha throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha avoids the body shot from Putin.
Putin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Putin wants to slow Rocha down by chopping away at his legs.
Rocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Putin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rocha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rocha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Putin misses the shot to the body.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Rocha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Putin motions for Rocha to come forward. Putin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin with a poor takedown
and Rocha counters with a good, hard body kick but Putin shrugs it off.
Rocha scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
Rocha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Rocha fakes the leg kick and cracks Putin in the body.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Putin throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha's shoulder, as Rocha tries to avoid the shot.
Putin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Rocha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Rocha lands with a slapping head kick.
Putin moves out of range of the leg kick from Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rocha lands with an uppercut that bounces Putin off the cage and back into range.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocha manages to avoid it.
Rocha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Rocha.
Putin looks for a takedown but Rocha sprawls well.
Ferret Rocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Putin.
Putin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rocha.
Rocha throws a leg kick but Putin moved away.
A head kick misses from Rocha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rocha avoids it really well and circles away.
Putin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha moves away.
Putin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rocha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vladimir Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rocha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Putin takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
Rocha tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin lands a glancing blow to the side of Rocha's head.
It looks like Ferret Rocha has been cut.
Rocha misses with a head kick.
Ferret Rocha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferret Rocha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rocha 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferret Rocha!
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