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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 742 p4p, 825 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 92 p4p, 104 weight class). Boss's entrance music is 6 Foot 7 Foot. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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184 cm 39 190 36 - 28 - 1 |
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189 cm 34 194 27 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class MT Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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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 36 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ignatov scores with a kick to the midsection. Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boss tries a head kick but it misses.
Boss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatov moves away. Ignatov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Boss misses with a combination
and Ignatov counters with a nice leg kick. Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ignatov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Boss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Ignatov tries a quick counter leg kick but Boss is wise to it. Boss drops his hands momentarily and Ignatov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut. Ignatov blocks a head kick by Boss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ignatov scores with a jab to the body. A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatov. A telegraphed right hand from Ignatov misses the target. Boss throws a looping overhand right but Ignatov ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boss takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses. Ignatov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Ignatov moves out of range of the body kick. Ignatov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Boss looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Boss takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatov! But no joy. Boss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ignatov can pounce on him.
Boss walks into a left hand. Ignatov scores with a nice head shot. Ignatov throws the left hand but Boss avoids the punch easily. A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatov. Good leg kick by Ignatov. Boss throws a nice inside leg kick. Boss scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ignatov throws out a powerful jab. Boss throws a body shot but no joy. Boss missing with a left hand there. Ignatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ignatov is looking for the big counter here. Ignatov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Boss's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ignatov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boss scrambles back to his feet.
Boss is rocked!
Bagel Boss's cut is getting worse. A low kick from Boss misses and Ignatov counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Boss out cold! What a finish! Ignatov is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yevgeny Ignatov! Yevgeny Ignatov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
54% |
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