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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raghev Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Mettenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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237 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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235 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raghev Yadav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Mettenberger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Yadav misses the target.
Mettenberger slips under a jab from Yadav.
Mettenberger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yadav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mettenberger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Yadav misses the target.
Mettenberger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mettenberger slips a jab from Yadav.
Mettenberger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Mettenberger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yadav walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mettenberger lands a jab to the nose.
Mettenberger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mettenberger duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mettenberger lands with a shot to the body.
Mettenberger lands with a nice combination. Yadav backs away looking to recover.
Yadav throws a series of punches but Mettenberger avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Mettenberger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mettenberger misses with a hook.
Mettenberger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yadav.
Yadav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yadav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yadav misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yadav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mettenberger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mettenberger lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Mettenberger.
Yadav swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yadav throws a lazy uppercut
and Mettenberger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Mettenberger there.
Yadav is breathing heavily.
Mettenberger lands a body shot.
Mettenberger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mettenberger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raghev Yadav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yadav throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yadav misses with a straight right.
Mettenberger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yadav.
Mettenberger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yadav throws a body punch but Mettenberger moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mettenberger tries to bum rush Yadav with a series of wild strikes but Yadav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yadav thuds a left hand into Mettenberger's body.
Mettenberger misses with the combination.
Mettenberger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Raghev Yadav has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mettenberger lands a jab to Yadav's midsection.
Mettenberger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yadav takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yadav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mettenberger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yadav is rocked!
Mettenberger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yadav at a distance.
Mettenberger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Yadav misses.
Yadav is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mettenberger scores with a three punch combo!
Oh Yadav is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mettenberger misses with a wild combination.
Yadav seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Mettenberger shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Yadav is backing up but Mettenberger catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Yadav covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Mettenberger Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Mettenberger!
An out of breath Zach Mettenberger 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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