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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Shipilov (ranked 347 p4p, 121 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 50 p4p, 18 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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28 - 16 - 1 |
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15 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Zambrano lands.
A good leg kick by Zambrano.
Zambrano misses with a takedown
and Shipilov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shipilov misses with a head kick.
Zambrano lands a jab to Shipilov's midsection.
Shipilov stalks Zambrano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zambrano's face. Zambrano staggers backwards, shaken.
Shipilov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zambrano shoots in for a takedown but Shipilov shows good takedown defense.
Shipilov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zambrano avoids it.
A low kick from Zambrano misses
and Shipilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Darwin Zambrano has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipilov checks a leg kick.
It appears Shipilov was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano throws an off balance right hand
and Shipilov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Shipilov misses.
Zambrano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shipilov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shipilov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Zambrano presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Shipilov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shipilov lands with a light punch inside.
Shipilov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sergey Shipilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Zambrano.
Zambrano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipilov tries to throw a body punch but Zambrano avoids it by throwing Shipilov back against the cage.
Zambrano lands an uppercut.
Shipilov has a couple of punches blocked by Zambrano.
Zambrano lands an uppercut.
Shipilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shipilov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zambrano's elbow.
Zambrano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shipilov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shipilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shipilov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shipilov throws a right hand that misses
and Zambrano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zambrano tries to clinch up
enabling Shipilov to counter with a crisp jab.
Zambrano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shipilov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Shipilov avoids the head kick by Zambrano.
Zambrano throws a shot to the body.
Zambrano closes the distance and pushes Shipilov back into the cage.
Shipilov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shipilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zambrano stalling the fight.
Shipilov tries a body shot but Zambrano blocks it.
Shipilov scores with a shoulder strike.
Zambrano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Zambrano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shipilov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano lands a nice uppercut.
Zambrano tries a body shot but Shipilov blocks it.
Zambrano tries to work over Shipilov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zambrano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shipilov is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Zambrano on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Zambrano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambrano lands with a light punch inside.
Shipilov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shipilov tries to work over Zambrano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zambrano misses with the head strike.
Shipilov prevents a body shot from Zambrano.
Zambrano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zambrano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shipilov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zambrano can turn it around.
Zambrano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shipilov lands a body shot.
Shipilov misses with the head strike.
Shipilov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zambrano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shipilov or not.
Zambrano misses with some punches.
Shipilov lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zambrano working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darwin Zambrano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Zambrano's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zambrano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Zambrano.
Zambrano throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Shipilov misses the target.
Shipilov lands a body shot.
Zambrano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shipilov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zambrano throws a combination that misses
and Shipilov counters with a flying knee that drops Zambrano! Shipilov dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Shipilov!
A relieved looking Sergey Shipilov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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