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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zhirinovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhirinovsky has chosen Zhirinovsky and Serega - Murka as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
33 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, High Voltage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Zhirinovsky!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhirinovsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voltage.
Zhirinovsky moves forwards but Voltage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zhirinovsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhirinovsky misses the target.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Voltage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zhirinovsky clobbers Voltage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voltage slips under a jab from Zhirinovsky.
Voltage throws a head kick that misses.
Zhirinovsky fails with the takedown.
Zhirinovsky looks to throw the jab but Voltage is out of range.
Zhirinovsky avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. Zhirinovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zhirinovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhirinovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voltage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voltage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zhirinovsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voltage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhirinovsky's sensitive parts.
Voltage lands a jab to the nose.
Voltage throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage closes the distance and pushes Zhirinovsky back into the cage.
Zhirinovsky is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Voltage on the inside.
Zhirinovsky told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Voltage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Voltage looking to stall.
Voltage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
High Voltage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voltage throws a shot to the body.
Voltage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zhirinovsky swats away the attempt to clinch by Voltage.
Voltage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zhirinovsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voltage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhirinovsky looking to score a takedown here. Voltage is defending well but Zhirinovsky drives through and ends up in Voltage's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voltage has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zhirinovsky has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voltage is trying to control Zhirinovsky's posture but Zhirinovsky avoids it.
Zhirinovsky taking a breather here.
Zhirinovsky is looking to take a break and control but Voltage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky just content to control the position.
Voltage takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zhirinovsky is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Voltage's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zhirinovsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voltage counters with a good low kick that Zhirinovsky was not able to check.
Voltage tests Zhirinovsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voltage throws a low kick, looking for Zhirinovsky's leg but Zhirinovsky calmly moves out of range.
Voltage throws a solid leg kick but Zhirinovsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voltage.
Zhirinovsky avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Zhirinovsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhirinovsky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voltage feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhirinovsky's calf.
Good standup being displayed there by Voltage as he connects with a hook.
Voltage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
An inside leg kick from Voltage misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that High Voltage will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voltage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zhirinovsky on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Voltage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Voltage connects with a high kick.
Voltage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Voltage cracks the inside of Zhirinovsky's front leg.
Zhirinovsky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voltage misses with a body shot.
Voltage lands a nice looking body kick.
Voltage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Voltage scores with a nice head shot.
Voltage misses with a wild body shot.
Zhirinovsky connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voltage.
Zhirinovsky gets the takedown into side control.
Voltage wants to get back to his feet but Zhirinovsky drags him back down.
Voltage is looking to regain half guard here but Zhirinovsky keeps moving and retains side control.
Zhirinovsky has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Zhirinovsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky fails with a takedown attempt.
Zhirinovsky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Voltage makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Voltage.
Zhirinovsky stops Voltage from standing up.
Voltage working a defensive guard here.
Voltage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhirinovsky is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Voltage wants to improve his position but instead Zhirinovsky has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhirinovsky with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Zhirinovsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zhirinovsky is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zhirinovsky scores with a jab to the body.
Voltage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voltage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zhirinovsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voltage moves away.
Voltage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhirinovsky misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky missing with a left hand there. Voltage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voltage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zhirinovsky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhirinovsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zhirinovsky checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voltage. Zhirinovsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voltage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zhirinovsky on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhirinovsky misses with a few strikes there.
Zhirinovsky checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Voltage.
Voltage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voltage misses with a body shot.
Voltage misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voltage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Zhirinovsky misses.
Voltage scoring well with a low kick there.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhirinovsky checks a low kick from Voltage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
High Voltage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Voltage tries to clinch up.
Voltage throws a right and a left that Zhirinovsky avoids nicely.
Voltage slips under a jab.
Voltage wants to clinch up but Zhirinovsky keeps it at a distance.
High Voltage is winning the standup battle so far.
Voltage thumps Zhirinovsky with a low kick.
Zhirinovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voltage scores with a shot to the body.
Voltage lands a head shot.
A head kick from Voltage lands but Zhirinovsky takes it in his stride.
Voltage works the jab nicely.
Voltage lands a jab to the nose.
Voltage throws a nice looking combination but Zhirinovsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Voltage is looking to chop away at Zhirinovsky's legs.
Zhirinovsky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Voltage was covering up waiting for the punch and Zhirinovsky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
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!
Voltage is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voltage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voltage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zhirinovsky sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because High Voltage just wasn't active enough.
Zhirinovsky lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage tries to land a leg kick but Zhirinovsky saw it coming and moves away.
Voltage scores with a nice right hand.
Voltage blocks a jab.
Zhirinovsky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Voltage avoids it really well and circles away.
Zhirinovsky throws a body punch but Voltage moves out of range.
Voltage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhirinovsky moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhirinovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voltage.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Voltage.
Voltage ducks under a wild hook from Zhirinovsky.
Voltage pushes Zhirinovsky away with a front kick.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Zhirinovsky moved away.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhirinovsky as he connects with a hook.
Voltage moves forwards but Zhirinovsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Voltage closes the distance and clinches.
Voltage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhirinovsky's elbow.
Vladimir Zhirinovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Voltage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voltage scores with a hook.
Voltage cracks the inside of Zhirinovsky's front leg.
Zhirinovsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Voltage's waist but Voltage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhirinovsky off to one side.
Zhirinovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Voltage sprawls well. He's pushed Zhirinovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
High Voltage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Voltage scores with a head kick. Zhirinovsky tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Voltage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zhirinovsky.
Voltage connects with a body shot.
Voltage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Voltage digs a good body shot into Zhirinovsky's ribs.
Voltage throws a sloppy head kick and Zhirinovsky moves out of range easily.
Zhirinovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Voltage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhirinovsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voltage.
Zhirinovsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voltage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhirinovsky misses with a straight left.
Voltage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Voltage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voltage cracks the inside of Zhirinovsky's front leg.
High Voltage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voltage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Voltage feints and then cracks Zhirinovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhirinovsky down.
Zhirinovsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhirinovsky blocks a head kick by Voltage.
Voltage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhirinovsky lands a jab to Voltage's midsection.
Voltage moves in looking to clinch but Zhirinovsky pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhirinovsky blocks a head kick by Voltage.
A big left from Zhirinovsky misses.
Voltage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhirinovsky.
Zhirinovsky lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
High Voltage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voltage, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... High Voltage!
An out of breath High Voltage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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