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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 88 p4p, 166 weight class) and Yago Steve (ranked 14 p4p, 2 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blazkov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Me And The Devil. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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194 cm 33 268 30 - 9 - 0 |
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200 cm 30 251 16 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yago Steve! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice leg kick lands there from Steve. Blazkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Blazkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Blazkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Steve lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Steve tries a low kick but Blazkov avoids it. Steve staying out of range there. Steve misses with a kick to the body.
Blazkov slips under a jab. Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blazkov sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blazkov is looking to counter punch. Blazkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Blazkov misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely. Steve throws a hook but Blazkov blocks it. Blazkov is looking to counter punch. Steve throws a hook but Blazkov avoids it easily. Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blazkov. Blazkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blazkov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Steve moves away from the strike by Blazkov. Steve lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blazkov at a distance.
Good work by Steve as he checks the leg kick. Blazkov checks a low kick from Steve. Blazkov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Steve throws out a loose jab but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it. Steve connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Blazkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steve throws a leg kick and Blazkov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steve's knee momentarily. Steve lands a jab to the nose. Blazkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Yago Steve has been cut. Blazkov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve. Blazkov throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it. Blazkov misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve misses the jab. Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jab by Steve. Steve misses with a left hand enabling Blazkov to counter with a crisp jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet. Steve throws out a loose jab but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it. Steve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A jab lands there for Steve. Yago Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Steve. Steve loads up on a big right hand but Blazkov slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blazkov misses with a left hand and Steve counters with a straight right hand. Blazkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it. Blazkov slips under a jab. Blazkov avoids the head kick by Steve.
Blazkov is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Blazkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it. Steve throws a nice inside leg kick. Blazkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Blazkov. Blazkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blazkov. Steve throws a body shot but no joy. Blazkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blazkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blazkov checks a leg kick. Nice cross by Blazkov. An inside leg kick lands from Blazkov. This has been an exciting period of action! Steve scores with a nice right hand.
Steve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blazkov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Blazkov does a little dance to reset his feet. Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Blazkov on the wrong end of a nice jab. Steve looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Steve scores with a nice body kick.
Blazkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steve darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Blazkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
A low kick from Steve is predictable there and Blazkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Steve lands a lovely overhand right. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yago Steve dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Blazkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Blazkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve. Blazkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Steve connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Blazkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Yago Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup. Steve staying out of range there. Blazkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Steve scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A looping hook to the body misses from Blazkov. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet. Blazkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Blazkov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Blazkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blazkov. Steve works the jab nicely. Steve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Blazkov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A jab from Steve misses. Steve cracks Blazkov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blazkov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Steve finish him?
Blazkov is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! BOOM! Steve lands a beautiful left hook that drops Blazkov. Blazkov tries to recover but Steve is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Blazkov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yago Steve! After the fight, Yago Steve was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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