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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 1900 p4p, 246 weight class) and Eddy Maiden (ranked 1989 p4p, 261 weight class). Putin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IAMX - Happiness. Maiden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Maiden. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
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174 lbs
33 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddy Maiden!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin instigates a clinch.
Maiden tries to throw a body punch but Putin avoids it by throwing Maiden back against the cage.
Putin lands a good knee to the midsection. Maiden won't want to take too many of those.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Maiden throws a head punch that misses.
Putin lands a shoulder strike.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Eddy Maiden has been cut.
Putin lands a left hand.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maiden's face.
A head punch on the inside from Maiden fails to land.
Maiden dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Maiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maiden dodges an elbow strike from Putin.
Maiden gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maiden takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Maiden.
Maiden misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Maiden.
I was talking to Putin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Maiden avoids the damage to the body.
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maiden takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maiden lands an uppercut.
Maiden misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Putin.
A right hook to the body lands for Maiden.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Maiden shrugs off.
Maiden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
Maiden misses with a punch to the body.
Maiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Putin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maiden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin lands an elbow just above Maiden 's eye.
Maiden lands a hook that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maiden lands a shot to the body.
Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maiden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Putin's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maiden misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maiden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Maiden.
Nice body punch from Putin - that landed with a thud.
Maiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Putin scores with a shoulder strike.
Putin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maiden backwards.
That has opened up Eddy Maiden's cut even more.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maiden.
Maiden prevents a body shot from Putin.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Maiden looks winded!
Maiden takes an elbow to the temple.
Maiden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Maiden's ribcage.
A short left from Putin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Maiden on the inside.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Eddy Maiden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Putin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maiden is rocked!
A knee to the head by Putin.
Maiden is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Eddy Maiden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Maiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maiden's defenses.
Maiden is pressed against the cage. Putin pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Maiden! Two more big strikes from Putin and Maiden crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vlad Putin!
Post fight, Vlad Putin took to the microphone: 'I am not surprised, motherf**ker!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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