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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wusan Ritori (ranked 16 p4p, 53 weight class) and Nikolai Ignatiev (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Ritori's entrance music is Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check. A fine choice. Ignatiev has chosen Beats That as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nikolai Ignatiev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Nikolai Ignatiev!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatiev scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Ritori.
An attempted straight right counter from Ritori misses the target.
Ignatiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritori gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ritori defending well as Ignatiev loads up on a big left hand.
Ritori motions for Ignatiev to come forward. Ritori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ritori tries to move into range but Ignatiev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ignatiev connects with a right hand. Ritori shakes it off.
Ignatiev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ignatiev throws a lazy head kick
and Ritori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ritori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Ignatiev misses its intended target.
Ignatiev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ritori tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatiev avoided it.
Ritori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nikolai Ignatiev has been cut.
A big right from Ignatiev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori swings for the body but Ignatiev moves out of range.
Ritori throws a wild body kick that Ignatiev sees coming a mile off.
Ignatiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritori counters with an inside leg kick.
Ignatiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatiev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ritori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritori counters with a right hand to the body.
Ritori blocks the body kick.
Ignatiev misses the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ignatiev - that will leave a mark!
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
Ignatiev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ritori's sensitive parts.
Ritori takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ignatiev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Ritori.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatiev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatiev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ritori sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ignatiev throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ignatiev scores with a leg kick.
Ignatiev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ignatiev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
The fighters circling - Ignatiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritori thumps Ignatiev with a low kick.
Ignatiev swings widly with a right hand
and Ritori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ignatiev's knee momentarily.
Ritori lands a nice shot to the body.
Ignatiev throws a poor cross that misses
and Ritori counters with an outside leg kick.
Ignatiev avoids the body shot from Ritori.
Ignatiev counters with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ignatiev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatiev misses with an uppercut
and Ritori counters with a straight right hand.
Ritori moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatiev.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ritori lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatiev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatiev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ritori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ignatiev.
A low kick from Ignatiev misses
and Ritori counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatiev is just out of range.
Ritori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatiev.
Ritori looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignatiev takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatiev takes a swing at Ritori's ribcage but misses.
Ritori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ritori gets tackled into the cage by Ignatiev. Ignatiev maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ritori fails to land.
Ritori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Ignatiev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ignatiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignatiev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ignatiev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ignatiev misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatiev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ignatiev. Ritori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatiev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritori moves away.
Ignatiev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ritori connects with the punch.
Ignatiev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ritori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritori blocks a jab.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ignatiev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nikolai Ignatiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatiev looks to score with a jab to the body but Ritori is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatiev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ritori walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatiev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignatiev throws a lazy body kick
and Ritori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Nikolai Ignatiev's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Ignatiev.
Ritori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ignatiev closes the distance and clinches.
Ignatiev lands with a right to the head.
Ritori has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ritori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritori throws the left hand but Ignatiev avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Ignatiev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatiev.
Ritori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ignatiev.
Ritori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ignatiev under the eye.
Ritori takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ignatiev throws a shot from downtown. Ritori moves away and avoids it.
Ritori scores with a jab. Ignatiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Ignatiev throws a shot to the body.
Ritori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatiev moves away.
Ignatiev thumps Ritori with a low kick.
Ritori misses the jab.
Ignatiev throws a lazy uppercut
and Ritori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritori scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ignatiev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ritori throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ritori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ritori is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ritori ducks under a wild hook from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatiev thumps Ritori with a low kick.
Ignatiev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ignatiev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ritori connects with a nice looking jab.
The cut above Nikolai Ignatiev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ignatiev looks to land a body kick but Ritori moved away.
Ignatiev moves away from the strike by Ritori.
Ignatiev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body punch from Ignatiev.
Ritori misses with a wild body shot.
Ritori ducks right into an uppercut from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ritori looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ritori moves out of range of the leg kick from Ignatiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ritori slips a jab from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Ritori to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignatiev scores with the left hand. Ritori knows he should have avoided that one.
Ritori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ignatiev. Ignatiev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nikolai Ignatiev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignatiev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ritori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignatiev.
Ritori swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ignatiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ignatiev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatiev throws a shot from downtown. Ritori moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatiev. That's going to slow Ritori down.
Ignatiev scores with a jab. Ritori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Ritori. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Ignatiev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Ignatiev's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ignatiev scores with a one two! Ritori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatiev.
Ignatiev lands with an uppercut that bounces Ritori off the cage and back into range.
Ignatiev tries to clinch up.
Ignatiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ritori.
A big right from Ignatiev misses.
Ritori lands with a right hand.
Ritori cracks Ignatiev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ignatiev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ritori finish him?
Ignatiev is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ignatiev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ritori counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ignatiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Ritori finish him?
Ignatiev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ritori looks to land a body kick but Ignatiev moved away.
Ignatiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Ignatiev looks to throw the jab but Ritori is out of range.
Ignatiev misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritori slips under a jab from Ignatiev.
Ignatiev throws a shot to the body.
Ignatiev misses with a left hand
and Ritori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ignatiev swings widly with a right hand
and Ritori counters with a good low kick that Ignatiev was not able to check.
Ignatiev throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Ritori. That snapped Ignatiev's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikolai Ignatiev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wusan Ritori!
Wusan Ritori retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Wusan Ritori thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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