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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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263 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Daintoro lands a head kick. Russo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
St Daintoro misses with a leg kick
and Russo counters with a nice body kick.
Russo avoids the body shot from St Daintoro.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo misses with a few strikes there.
St Daintoro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Russo.
St Daintoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Daintoro scores with a hook to the body. Russo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Daintoro jabs Russo right on the nose. Russo blinks but takes it well.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Daintoro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russo at a distance.
St Daintoro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Daintoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Russo doesn't seem bothered though.
St Daintoro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from St Daintoro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro thuds a left hand into Russo's body.
Russo has taken the fight to the clinch.
St Daintoro tries to pull guard but Russo won't allow it.
Russo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Russo misses with a knee to the head.
Russo lands an elbow just above St Daintoro 's eye.
St Daintoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Russo.
St Daintoro jumps guard but Russo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Olivin St Daintoro has been cut.
Russo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Daintoro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Russo after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olivin St Daintoro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
St Daintoro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro has had enough of the clinch but Russo keeps him there for the moment.
Russo scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Daintoro's efforts to push away.
St Daintoro tries to break the clinch but Russo is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Russo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Daintoro is looking to break free of the clinch but Russo has double underhooks.
St Daintoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Daintoro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo wants a takedown but no success here.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
St Daintoro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Russo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Daintoro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Russo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Daintoro misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo thumps St Daintoro with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by St Daintoro as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from St Daintoro misses the target.
St Daintoro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo scores with a leg kick.
St Daintoro scores with a nice strike.
Russo moves into range and clinches up with St Daintoro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Russo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Daintoro is breathing heavily.
Russo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Daintoro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
St Daintoro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Russo is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo successfully pulls guard.
St Daintoro wants to control from the top but Russo keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Daintoro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Russo's guard.
St Daintoro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Russo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Russo pulls St Daintoro in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Olivin St Daintoro.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
St Daintoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Daintoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russo.
St Daintoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Russo lands with a nice body kick.
Russo moves into range and clinches up with St Daintoro.
Russo unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Daintoro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Russo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olivin St Daintoro's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russo.
Russo jumps guard and drags St Daintoro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Russo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but St Daintoro frees his head nicely. Oh but Russo has switched to an armbar! St Daintoro is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Leeroy Russo!
Leeroy Russo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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