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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rami Charger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Acacia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeke Acacia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
24
164 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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150 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rami Charger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeke Acacia! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Charger scores with a leg kick.
Charger looks to score with a jab to the body but Acacia is just out of range. Charger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acacia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charger. Charger moves out of range of the body kick. Acacia scores with the left hand. Charger knows he should have avoided that one. Charger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Charger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Acacia moves out of range as Charger throws a body kick.
Charger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Charger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Crunch! Charger slams his shin into Acacia's torso. Acacia blocks a head kick by Charger.
Charger throws a hook to the side of Acacia's head but Acacia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice body kick from Charger. Charger scoring well with a low kick there.
Acacia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Acacia misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Charger throws a body kick that misses. Acacia misses with a wild body shot. Acacia jabbing away but nothing is landing. Charger throws a head kick that misses. Charger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Acacia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Acacia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A solid leg kick lands there for Charger.
Charger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Acacia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Charger misses with a double jab.
Acacia scores with a shot to the body.
Acacia throws a head kick but Charger moves out of range.
Charger misses with a wild combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Charger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Acacia - the referee stops the clock and Charger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Acacia. Charger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Charger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Acacia's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charger throws a head kick but Acacia moves out of range.
Rami Charger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Charger throws the left hand but Acacia avoids the punch easily. Charger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Acacia. A head kick misses from Charger. Charger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Acacia throws a right and a left that Charger avoids nicely. Charger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Charger fails to land with a series of punches.
Charger stuffs the takedown attempt from Acacia. Acacia gets slowly back to his feet. Charger throws a head kick that misses enabling Acacia to counter with a crisp jab. Charger throws a sloppy head kick and Acacia counters with a nice kick to the body. Charger is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Acacia cracks Charger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A right-left combo lands from Acacia. Charger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A head kick by Charger misses and Charger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charger misses with a body kick. Acacia just misses with a punch to the body.
Acacia jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Acacia misses with a looping left. Acacia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charger moves away. Charger throws a nice outside leg kick. Charger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Charger throws a sloppy head kick and Acacia moves out of range easily. Charger throws a leg kick but Acacia sees it coming and checks it nicely. Acacia misses with an uppercut. Charger takes a kick to the side of the head. A left and a right from Charger both land. Nice combination. A head kick misses from Charger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charger throws a head kick that Acacia semi-blocks.
Acacia misses with a series of wild punches.
Acacia looks to land a left hand but Charger moved out of range nicely. Acacia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Acacia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Charger checks it well. Acacia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Charger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Charger misses with a head kick.
Acacia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Charger checks a leg kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A chopping leg kick lands by Charger. Acacia misses with a straight right. Acacia slips a jab and a cross from Charger.
Acacia blocks a head kick by Charger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Acacia dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Charger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charger scores with a spinning back kick! Acacia shoots in for a double leg but Charger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Acacia throws a half hearted mid kick. Charger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Charger!
Charger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Rami Charger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Acacia throws a leg kick that is checked and Charger counters with a one-two to the body. Acacia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Acacia lands a high kick!
Acacia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Acacia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Charger. Charger throws a half hearted mid kick. Acacia scores with a jab. Charger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charger tries to work over Acacia's front leg with a kick but Acacia checks it. Charger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acacia.
Charger throws a nice head kick!
Acacia throws a nice looking combination but Charger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Charger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Charger misses with a combination
and Acacia counters with a thumping low kick. Charger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charger drops his hands momentarily and Acacia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Charger tries to land a front kick but Acacia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Acacia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Acacia checks a leg kick. Acacia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Acacia tries to score with a low kick but Charger moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Acacia throws a head kick but Charger moves out of range.
Acacia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charger can pounce on him.
Acacia misses with a wild body shot. Zeke Acacia seems to be getting the better of the standup. Charger checks the leg kick. Acacia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Charger stuffs the takedown. Acacia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Acacia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Acacia misses. Charger lands a head kick!
Acacia throws a head kick but Charger moves out of range.
Charger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acacia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Charger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Acacia. Acacia obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Acacia misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Charger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charger stuffs the takedown. Rami Charger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeke Acacia. Acacia moves out of range of the leg kick from Charger. A big left from Charger misses. Charger slips a jab and a cross from Acacia.
Acacia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Charger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acacia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rami Charger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Acacia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Charger looks to throw the jab but Acacia is out of range. Charger throws a right hand that Acacia ducks under and follows up with a left that Acacia also avoids with ease. Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Acacia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Charger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Acacia counters with a three punch combo that has Charger backing up. Charger nods at Acacia to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Acacia throws a right hand that Charger ducks under and follows up with a left that Charger also avoids with ease. Acacia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charger is able to avoid easily. Charger misses with a low kick.
Acacia smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Acacia misses with a body shot.
Acacia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A slapping leg kick lands for Charger.
Acacia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charger's sensitive parts. Charger throws a body kick that misses. Acacia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Charger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Charger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Acacia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Charger throws a wild combination but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Acacia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Acacia misses the shot to the body. Charger throws a leg kick but Acacia checks it. Charger ducks right into an uppercut from Acacia. Acacia looks to throw a body kick and Charger counters with a good, hard body kick but Acacia shrugs it off. Acacia throws a leg kick that is checked and Charger counters with a left and a right that stings Acacia. Charger defending well as Acacia loads up on a big left hand. Charger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Acacia. Acacia blocks a leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Acacia misses the target. Acacia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Charger's head. Charger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Acacia. Charger misses with a head kick.
Charger throws a leg kick but Acacia moved away. Acacia looks to land a body kick but Charger moved away. Acacia avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charger throws a sloppy head kick and Acacia moves out of range easily. Acacia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Acacia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Acacia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Charger is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Acacia trying to control but Charger is having none of it. Acacia controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charger is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Acacia tries to control but Charger wriggling away. Charger wants to try and get back to his feet. Charger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Charger tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. A nice elbow there by Acacia. Acacia controlling from the full mount. Let's hope that Acacia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Charger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Zeke Acacia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Acacia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Acacia!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
60% |
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