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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cenchrus Ekinato (ranked 1606 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Shimshon Ragno (ranked 206 p4p, 342 weight class). Shimshon Ragno told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 cm 21 215 4 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm 21 205 4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Solid Muay Thai Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cenchrus Ekinato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shimshon Ragno! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ragno cracks Ekinato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ragno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ragno throws a lazy right hand but Ekinato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ragno misses with a wild body shot. It looked like Ekinato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ekinato pushes Ragno up against the cage in a clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragno. A short right from Ekinato on the inside. Ekinato working aggressively here.
Ekinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekinato tries to work over Ragno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ekinato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ekinato blocking some punches.
Ekinato throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragno. Ekinato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ragno on the inside. Ekinato blocking some punches.
Ekinato pushes Ragno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ekinato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ragno can't find room to land a body shot as Ekinato controls the action.
Ekinato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Shimshon Ragno has been cut. Ekinato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Ekinato.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ekinato lands with a short head shot on the inside. Still in the clinch, Ekinato scores with a nice short uppercut. Ragno is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Ekinato throws an elbow but it misses.
Ragno lands a body punch in the clinch. Ragno looking to stall.
Ekinato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnos head. Ekinato tries a body shot but Ragno blocks it.
Ekinato digs a right hand underneath Ragno's ribcage. Ragno let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ragno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ekinato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragno backwards. A hook to the body from Ragno.
Ekinato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ekinato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragno is rocked! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragno. Ragno is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekinato finish him? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ekinato lands a big right hand that drops Ragno! The killer instinct kicks in and Ekinato finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ekinato!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cenchrus Ekinato! Cenchrus Ekinato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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