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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1026 p4p, 1221 weight class) and Marc Read (ranked 138 p4p, 172 weight class). 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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Read!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Read throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Mikhasevich works Read's body with a nice hook.
Read takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Read scores with a nice right hand.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Read takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Mikhasevich. That snapped Read's head back.
Read cracks Mikhasevich with a good jab.
Read tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Read slips a straight right by Mikhasevich.
Read has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich works over Read's head and body with a nice combination.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mikhasevich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Read throws a wild body kick that Mikhasevich sees coming a mile off.
Mikhasevich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Read.
Mikhasevich throws a hook but Read blocks it.
Read misses with a hook
and Mikhasevich counters with a three punch combo that has Read backing up. Read nods at Mikhasevich to acknowledge the strikes.
Read avoids the head kick by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with the body kick
and Mikhasevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Read.
Mikhasevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Read is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Read uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
Mikhasevich swings widly with a right hand
and Read counters with a straight right hand.
Mikhasevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Read.
Mikhasevich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mikhasevich takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Read bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Read moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
Read lands a left hand.
Mikhasevich is leaning against Read and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Mikhasevich on the inside.
Mikhasevich trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mikhasevich into the ropes.
Mikhasevich struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Mikhasevich lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is looking to control Read's arms but Read gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mikhasevich has his back to the ropes.
Read lands a knee to the body.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read lands an uppercut.
Read tries a knee to the head but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Mikhasevich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Read tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mikhasevich smiles and moves away.
Read takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikhasevich scores with a jab to the body.
Gennady Mikhasevich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Read keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikhasevich thows a body kick. Read tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that round.
That's time! Mikhasevich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mikhasevich lands a jab to the nose.
Read tries to land a body kick
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice leg kick.
Mikhasevich's corner calls for a 1-2. Mikhasevich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mikhasevich connects with a high kick.
Mikhasevich looks to throw a body kick
and Read counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mikhasevich thinking.
Read tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikhasevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Read.
Read takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Read is rocked!
Read is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Mikhasevich just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Read has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gennady Mikhasevich!
During a confident post fight interview, Gennady Mikhasevich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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