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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Essien Ekuoba (ranked 1079 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Artem Ramazanov (ranked 62 p4p, 73 weight class). Ekuoba comes to the cage accompanied by Pure Water. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramazanov's choice of entrance music: All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u. This should be fireworks!
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13 - 4 - 0 |
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13 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Essien Ekuoba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Artem Ramazanov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramazanov tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Ekuoba misses the target.
Ramazanov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ekuoba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramazanov counters with a left to the body.
Ekuoba throws an off balance right hand
and Ramazanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Essien Ekuoba has been cut.
Ramazanov tries to land a front kick but Ekuoba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ekuoba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramazanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramazanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramazanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Artem Ramazanov has been cut.
A jab from Ekuoba misses.
Ramazanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ekuoba's head.
Ramazanov scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramazanov is looking to clinch.
Ramazanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekuoba manages to avoid it.
Ekuoba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai\'s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ekuoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekuoba stuffs the takedown.
Ramazanov throws a sloppy head kick
and Ekuoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekuoba scores with a nice strike.
Ekuoba slips under a jab from Ramazanov.
Ramazanov slips under a jab.
Ramazanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramazanov throws a head kick but Ekuoba moves out of range.
Ekuoba throws a hook but Ramazanov avoids it easily.
Ramazanov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Ramazanov.
A left lands for Ramazanov.
Essien Ekuoba's cut is getting worse.
Ramazanov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ekuoba clinches with his opponent.
Come on Ekuoba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ekuoba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramazanov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ramazanov fails to land.
Ekuoba misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramazanov.
Ekuoba is working Ramazanov over against the cage.
Ramazanov lands a right hand.
Ekuoba prevents the takedown attempt.
Ekuoba tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramazanov avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramazanov can't get the takedown.
Essien Ekuoba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Ramazanov.
Ekuoba lands with a left to the head.
Ramazanov pushes Ekuoba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ekuoba misses with a knee to the head.
Ramazanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov lands a nice elbow.
Ramazanov gets through Ekuoba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Essien Ekuoba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ekuoba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramazanov has him pressed against the cage.
Ekuoba stalls.
Ramazanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekuoba is trying to break the clinch but Ramazanov is controlling him.
Ramazanov prevents a body shot from Ekuoba.
Ekuoba is trying to stall.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Ekuoba avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ramazanov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramazanov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ramazanov throws an elbow but misses.
Ramazanov working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramazanov manages to break the clinch.
Essien Ekuoba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramazanov fails with the takedown.
Ramazanov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ekuoba counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekuoba closes the distance and clinches.
Ramazanov tries to throw a body punch but Ekuoba avoids it by throwing Ramazanov back against the cage.
Ramazanov misses with a knee strike.
Ekuoba taking a breather.
Ekuoba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramazanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramazanov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramazanov is trying to drag Ekuoba to the mat but Ekuoba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ekuoba scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artem Ramazanov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ekuoba misses with a jab to the body
and Ramazanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramazanov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ramazanov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ekuoba counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ramazanov! Ekuoba lets Ramazanov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ramazanov throws a sloppy head kick and Ekuoba moves out of range easily.
Ekuoba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramazanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ekuoba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ekuoba is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Ekuoba shuts the power down on Ramazanov. Lights out, game over! Ekuoba is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Essien Ekuoba!
Artem Ramazanov spoke after the fight, saying 'Losing sucks! But it fuels me to be stronger.'.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
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