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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakvat Zabour (ranked 4546 p4p, 4636 weight class) and Hafthor Kuger (ranked 99 p4p, 101 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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184 cm 18 185 0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm 18 185 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent MT Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rakvat Zabour! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hafthor Kuger! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kuger tries for a takedown but Zabour sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Kuger fails to land the takedown. Zabour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kuger paws at him with a jab and circles away. Kuger tries to clinch up but Zabour circles away and keeps his distance. Zabour tries to counter by clinching up but Kuger breaks away and moves out of range. Zabour shoots in and bounces Kuger off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Zabour would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Zabour passes easily into side control. Nice work. Kuger is trying to control Zabour's posture but Zabour avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kuger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zabour wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Kuger throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Zabour is looking to take a break and control but Kuger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Zabour working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. You can see the frustration on Kuger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Zabour wants to control but Kuger is keeping him busy. Zabour is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuger has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Kuger is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Kuger tries to control but Zabour manages to take his back. Zabour wants to control but Kuger is keeping busy. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Kuger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Zabour's guard. Nice work there by Kuger.
Kuger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight! Rakvat Zabour showed his dominance in that final round. Well Zabour has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 10:9 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 10:9 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakvat Zabour!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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