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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clubfoot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Swagger misses.
Swagger throws a lazy right hand but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Swagger misses its intended target.
Swagger punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Swagger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swagger misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swagger.
Swagger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Sakuraba misses its intended target.
Swagger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Swagger.
Sakuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba throws a shot to the body.
Swagger looks gassed!
Swagger throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Swagger.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swagger throws a sloppy body shot
and Sakuraba counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sakuraba finds it's way through Swagger's defenses.
Sakuraba sends Swagger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sakuraba is motioning to the referee to let Swagger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Rico Swagger has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sakuraba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Swagger. Swagger tries to recover but Sakuraba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Swagger lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Sakuraba!
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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
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