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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh Theodore Sakers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raleigh Theodore Sakers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julien Escobedo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakers swings for the body but Escobedo moves out of range.
Escobedo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakers.
Sakers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobedo throws a head kick that misses.
Escobedo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakers.
Raleigh Theodore Sakers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobedo misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Escobedo both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Sakers connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Escobedo misses its intended target.
Sakers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobedo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raleigh Theodore Sakers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakers is defended easily by Escobedo.
Sakers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobedo.
Escobedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escobedo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo misses the shot to the body.
Sakers avoids the head kick by Escobedo.
Sakers scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sakers working Escobedo over with strikes here.
Sakers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sakers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Escobedo is bucking up trying to escape but Sakers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakers content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakers landing strikes from the mount.
Sakers landing shots from mount.
Sakers lands a heavy elbow.
Sakers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Escobedo looks gassed!
Sakers lands a big elbow.
Sakers breaks from Escobedo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Escobedo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakers controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escobedo?
Sakers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobedo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escobedo's face.
BOOM! Sakers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Escobedo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Escobedo looks a forlorn figure.
Sakers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sakers controlling his opponent.
Sakers working Escobedo over with strikes here.
Sakers controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raleigh Theodore Sakers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakers avoids the head kick by Escobedo.
Escobedo throws a jab when Sakers was well out of range.
Sakers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakers shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobedo tries to sprawl out of it but Sakers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobedo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Julien Escobedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakers stays in close to Escobedo's body and controls the position.
Sakers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escobedo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Escobedo is breathing heavily.
Escobedo being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakers cracks Escobedo with a solid left hand.
Sakers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sakers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Escobedo is rocked!
Sakers passes into half guard.
Escobedo is still in real trouble! Can Sakers finish him?
Sakers winds up and cracks Escobedo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakers is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Escobedo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sakers fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Escobedo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sakers! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raleigh Theodore Sakers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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