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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Sagapolutele (ranked 2907 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Sangye Tsering (ranked 115 p4p, 118 weight class). Sagapolutele comes to the cage accompanied by Haka War Dance. Tsering has chosen Мен – тыва мен as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Sagapolutele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sangye Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagapolutele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagapolutele.
Tsering throws a hook but Sagapolutele blocks it.
Sagapolutele connects with a high kick.
Sangye Tsering seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsering misses with a straight left.
Tsering throws a hook but Sagapolutele blocks it.
Sagapolutele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsering.
Sagapolutele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsering on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tsering throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tsering takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagapolutele throws a looping overhand right but Tsering ducks down to avoid it.
Tsering looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tsering misses with a looping right.
Tsering misses with the combination.
Tsering takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tsering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagapolutele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sagapolutele looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagapolutele is looking to slow Tsering down with leg kicks.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagapolutele counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Sagapolutele.
Tsering scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like George Sagapolutele has been cut.
Tsering misses with a right hand
and Sagapolutele counters with a thumping low kick.
Sagapolutele misses with a two punch combination.
Tsering thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagapolutele jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Tsering misses with a left hand
and Sagapolutele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sagapolutele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tsering looks winded!
Sagapolutele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sagapolutele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsering. That did some damage!
Tsering avoids the head kick by Sagapolutele.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick that knocks Tsering off balance momentarily.
Sagapolutele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsering throws out the jab.
Sagapolutele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagapolutele with the inside leg kick.
Tsering throws out a loose jab but Sagapolutele uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagapolutele throws the left hand but Tsering avoids the punch easily.
Sagapolutele scores with the left hand. Tsering knows he should have avoided that one.
Sagapolutele keeps Tsering at a distance using the push kick.
Sagapolutele keeps Tsering at a distance using the push kick.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagapolutele. That's going to slow Tsering down.
A combination from Tsering does no damage.
Tsering might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sagapolutele jabs Tsering right on the nose. Tsering blinks but takes it well.
Sagapolutele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tsering pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagapolutele looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele lands with a kick to the temple. Tsering shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tsering throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsering misses with a double jab
and Sagapolutele counters with an inside leg kick.
Tsering misses with an uppercut
and Sagapolutele counters with a right hand to the body.
Tsering misses with a looping right.
Tsering throws an off balance right hand
and Sagapolutele counters with a leg kick.
Sagapolutele scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsering takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tsering shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sagapolutele with the inside leg kick.
Sagapolutele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsering swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagapolutele keeps Tsering at a distance using the push kick.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick that knocks Tsering off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsering takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sagapolutele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagapolutele throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sagapolutele moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tsering has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sagapolutele.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sagapolutele throws a leg kick which misses Tsering's front leg but catches the back leg as Tsering tries to avoid it.
Tsering on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sagapolutele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagapolutele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Sagapolutele finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sagapolutele scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagapolutele throws a nice head kick!
Sagapolutele throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsering throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sagapolutele counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagapolutele. That's going to slow Tsering down.
Sagapolutele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sagapolutele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsering has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele defending well as Tsering loads up on a big left hand.
Tsering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsering's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sagapolutele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsering fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsering takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagapolutele feints and then cracks Tsering's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsering down.
Sagapolutele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
You can see that Tsering has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Sagapolutele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sagapolutele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Sagapolutele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sagapolutele's cut.
That's time! Sagapolutele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tsering fails to land with a series of punches.
Tsering takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decent striking displayed by Sagapolutele there.
Nice cross by Sagapolutele.
Sagapolutele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsering has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tsering drops his hands momentarily and Sagapolutele needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tsering just on the top of the head. Tsering drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tsering - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Sagapolutele!
George Sagapolutele thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Sangye Tsering spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back and stronger than ever.'.
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hype
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