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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhayl Ruzhyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Raffinksi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Raffinksi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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225 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhayl Ruzhyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Raffinksi!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffinksi misses the jab.
Raffinksi misses with a straight left.
Raffinksi cracks Ruzhyo with a good jab.
Raffinksi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruzhyo.
Ruzhyo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raffinksi avoids it really well and circles away.
Raffinksi lands a big uppercut and Ruzhyo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ruzhyo looks OK. Raffinksi waves Ruzhyo back to his feet!
Ruzhyo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ruzhyo.
Ruzhyo rushes Raffinksi and presses him up against the cage.
Raffinksi is trying to break free.
Ruzhyo decides to pull guard.
Raffinksi stopping the sweep attempt from Ruzhyo.
Raffinksi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzhyo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raffinksi is controlling him.
Ruzhyo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raffinksi is aware though and is defending well.
Raffinksi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ruzhyo is trying to control the position but Raffinksi postures up.
Raffinksi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Igor Raffinksi.
Ruzhyo shoots in looking for a takedown. Raffinksi tries to sprawl out of it but Ruzhyo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raffinksi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhayl Ruzhyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raffinksi works Ruzhyo's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffinksi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruzhyo looking to score a takedown here. Raffinksi is defending well but Ruzhyo drives through and ends up in Raffinksi's guard.
Ruzhyo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruzhyo is looking to stand up but Raffinksi won't let him.
Raffinksi striking off his back but it's not causing Ruzhyo any problems.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raffinksi can do anything to dispel that myth.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Raffinksi holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Raffinksi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruzhyo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raffinksi cracks Ruzhyo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ruzhyo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Raffinksi finish him?
Oh Ruzhyo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffinksi misses with a straight left.
Raffinksi throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruzhyo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Raffinksi!
Raffinksi is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruzhyo has a good base and remains in mount.
Ruzhyo seems to have got his legs back now.
Raffinksi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Raffinksi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruzhyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruzhyo tries to control but Raffinksi wriggling away.
Raffinksi tries to improve his position but instead Ruzhyo has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruzhyo doesn't have the hooks in and Raffinksi manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raffinksi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruzhyo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raffinksi is one step ahead there.
Raffinksi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Raffinksi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruzhyo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raffinksi avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruzhyo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raffinksi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruzhyo somewhat.
Nice straight punches there by Raffinksi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raffinksi.
Raffinksi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raffinksi cracks Ruzhyo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Raffinksi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ruzhyo to stand back up!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruzhyo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raffinksi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikhayl Ruzhyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raffinksi moves out of range as Ruzhyo strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffinksi circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ruzhyo tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Raffinksi wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Raffinksi!
Igor Raffinksi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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