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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruki Rabota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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225 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thiago Cotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruki Rabota!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotta misses the jab.
Rabota tries to close the distance and clinch but Cotta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cotta is looking to counter the offense by Rabota and move into the clinch.
Rabota moves in looking to clinch but Cotta pushes him off.
Cotta feinted with a counter takedown.
Rabota closes the distance and pushes Cotta back into the cage.
Cotta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rabota after a bit of a struggle.
Cotta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rabota pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cotta blocks the body kick.
Rabota tries to clinch up.
Rabota gets a clinch.
Cotta gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rabota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotta slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rabota is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabota struggling a bit here.
Rabota is looking to reverse the position.
Rabota can't do much from the bottom here.
Cotta scoring with punches from side control.
Cotta working the ground and pound.
Rabota struggling a bit here.
Rabota is looking to reverse the position.
Rabota is trying to control Cotta's posture but Cotta avoids it.
Cotta is trying to get an arm triangle but Rabota is defending well.
Rabota is trying to control Cotta's posture but Cotta avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabota tries to buck Cotta off but Cotta is having none of it.
Cotta trying to control the action but Rabota is working from the bottom.
Cotta working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cotta working the ground and pound.
Rabota takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotta wants to control but Rabota is keeping him busy.
Rabota is looking to reverse the position.
Cotta looks up at the clock and then as Rabota takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cotta smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cotta working the head and body with strikes.
Cotta scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rabota to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotta scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rabota is rocked!
It looks like Ruki Rabota has been cut.
Rabota is looking to reverse the position.
Rabota is still in real trouble! Can Cotta finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Cotta! That's hurt Rabota! Will he recover? Cotta fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Cotta!
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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
RATING
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