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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Zakharov (ranked 173 p4p, 149 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 27 p4p, 22 weight class). Torvik has chosen MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm 29 255 18 - 12 - 0 |
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191 cm 34 260 32 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonid Zakharov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Torvik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torvik misses with a hook
and Zakharov counters with a right hand to the body. Torvik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A little feinted left hand from Zakharov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Torvik throws a leg kick that is checked letting Zakharov counter with a right hand. Zakharov throws a head kick that misses. Zakharov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torvik. A low kick lands for Torvik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Torvik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zakharov's head backwards. Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Zakharov throws a jab but it's blocked by Torvik. Torvik avoids the head kick by Zakharov.
Torvik throws a low kick but Zakharov avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Torvik feints and then cracks Zakharov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zakharov down. Torvik throws a low kick but Zakharov avoids it. A nice leg kick from Torvik, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zakharov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. As Torvik looks to move away, Zakharov throws a big counter combo but Torvik just gets out of the way. Torvik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Torvik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut. Torvik missing with a left hand there. Zakharov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Zakharov digs a good hook to Torvik's body.
Torvik avoids the body shot from Zakharov.
A low kick from Torvik is predictable there and Zakharov counters with a big head kick but Torvik shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jab from Zakharov. A big left from Torvik misses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zakharov throws out a powerful jab. Torvik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Torvik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Zakharov checks it well. A quick step to the side and Zakharov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Torvik misses with the body kick and Zakharov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Torvik feints with a jab and clips Zakharov right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Zakharov is sent crashing into the canvas and Torvik leaps in for the kill! Zakharov tries to get to his feet but Torvik is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Zakharov is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Torvik! A very excited looking Sven Torvik rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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G |
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G |
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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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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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