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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 3889 p4p, 3652 weight class) and Haris Hunt (ranked 515 p4p, 496 weight class). Yevgeny Ignatov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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189 cm 21 218 4 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm 20 200 1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yevgeny Ignatov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haris Hunt! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ignatov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Hunt with a nice cross. Ignatov throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it. Hunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Hunt catches Ignatov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Nice shot by Hunt. Hunt moves away from the strike by Ignatov. Ignatov dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Ignatov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ignatov misses with a looping left. Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignatov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hunt cracks Ignatov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Hunt rushes Ignatov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Ignatov drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ignatov trying to control the position here. Hunt wants to pass the guard but Ignatov is keeping the position. Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Ignatov pulls Hunt in close to prevent any damage. Ignatov continues to stall. Hunt controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunt scores with a decent looking hook. Ignatov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range. Ignatov lands a big uppercut and Hunt crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hunt looks OK. Ignatov waves Hunt back to his feet!
Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Haris Hunt has been cut. Ignatov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ignatov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ignatov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hunt smiles and moves away.
Hunt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Hunt moves to clinch but Ignatov breaks away and Ignatov counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Hunt falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov! Our winner, Yevgeny Ignatov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
40% |
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