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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco's entrance music is Stranglehold. A fine choice. Byhenikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harbinger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branco looks to land a body kick but Byhenikov moved away.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Byhenikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Branco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byhenikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byhenikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Branco misses.
Byhenikov connects with a high kick.
It looks like Mack Branco has been cut.
Branco throws a sloppy body shot
and Byhenikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byhenikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Branco.
Branco connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco moves out of range as Byhenikov throws a body kick.
Byhenikov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Byhenikov.
Branco throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Byhenikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byhenikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Byhenikov tries to work over Branco's front leg with a kick but Branco checks it.
Byhenikov wants to slow Branco down by chopping away at his legs.
Branco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Byhenikov is predictable there
and Branco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Branco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byhenikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Branco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Branco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Byhenikov on the side of the head.
Byhenikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branco throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Branco.
Byhenikov misses with a low kick.
Branco shoots in and drives through. Byhenikov sprawls well.
Byhenikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byhenikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Branco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Byhenikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Byhenikov connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Branco.
Byhenikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Byhenikov misses
and Branco counters with a nice leg kick.
Byhenikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Branco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Branco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Branco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byhenikov counters with a straight right hand.
Byhenikov misses with an uppercut.
Byhenikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byhenikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Branco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byhenikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Branco blocks the body kick.
Branco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byhenikov misses the shot to the body.
Byhenikov tries to clinch up but Branco circles away and keeps his distance.
Byhenikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Byhenikov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Branco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byhenikov drops his hands momentarily and Branco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Byhenikov throws a push kick but Branco slaps the foot to one side.
Branco fires out a quick counter leg kick but Byhenikov just manages to avoid it.
Branco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Byhenikov is looking to slow Branco down with leg kicks.
Branco looks for a takedown but Byhenikov sprawls well.
Byhenikov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Branco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byhenikov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Branco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Branco slams his shin into Byhenikov's torso.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Byhenikov. Branco shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov throws a leg kick but Branco moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branco throws a front kick that sends Byhenikov stumbling back into the cage.
Branco throws a body kick that misses.
Byhenikov flicks out a counter leg kick but Branco steps away.
Branco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Branco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Byhenikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Branco lands a glancing blow to the side of Byhenikov's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byhenikov. Branco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byhenikov's calf.
Branco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Branco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Branco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Byhenikov connects with a right hand. Branco shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byhenikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Branco's calf.
Branco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Branco misses its intended target.
Branco throws a body shot but no joy.
Branco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Igor Byhenikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mack Branco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Branco checks a low kick from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Branco throws out the jab.
Byhenikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Branco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Branco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Branco misses with an uppercut.
Branco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Byhenikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Byhenikov throws a right hand that Branco ducks under and follows up with a left that Branco also avoids with ease.
Byhenikov throws a shot from downtown. Branco moves away and avoids it.
Branco attempts a counter takedown but Byhenikov avoids it well and moves away.
Branco ducks right into an uppercut from Byhenikov.
Branco checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Byhenikov.
Branco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branco misses with a kick to the body.
Branco moves out of range of the leg kick from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byhenikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Byhenikov throws a leg kick but Branco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Byhenikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Byhenikov lands a lovely overhand right.
Byhenikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
Branco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byhenikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byhenikov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Byhenikov tries to land a front kick but Branco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Branco.
Byhenikov is looking to chop away at Branco's legs.
Byhenikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Branco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Branco scores with a jab. Byhenikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branco instigates a clinch.
Branco has a couple of punches blocked by Byhenikov.
A shot in the inside from Branco.
Branco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Branco fails to pull guard.
Branco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Branco trying to stall but Byhenikov improves his position.
Byhenikov gets through Branco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byhenikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Branco tries to stall but Byhenikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Branco lands a hook that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
Byhenikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Branco controls his hands.
Byhenikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byhenikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Branco.
Branco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Branco connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Branco. That snapped Byhenikov's head back.
Byhenikov is rocked!
Byhenikov gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Branco gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mack Branco!
Mack Branco decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Igor Byhenikov stepped up to the mic, saying 'You have Epic walk-in music,..I am a big fan.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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