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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Wise 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
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230 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Putin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dennis Wise! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wise tries to close the distance and clinch but Putin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wise walks into a jab. Putin misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Putin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Putin misses the shot to the body. Putin connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dennis Wise has been cut. Wise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. This has been an exciting period of action! Putin throws a shot from downtown. Wise moves away and avoids it. Wise is looking to clinch but Putin is avoiding it.
Putin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Wise tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance. Some wild striking there from Putin.
Wise gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Putin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wise backwards. Putin breaks the clinch.
Aleksander Putin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wise takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Putin jabs at Wise's body. Wise looks gassed! Putin throws a nice inside leg kick. Aleksander Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Putin connects with a crisp jab. Wise blocks a head kick by Putin.
Putin misses with a body kick. Putin throws a hook but Wise avoids it easily. Wise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
Putin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wise throws a left and a right that both miss
and Putin counters with a low kick, right behind Wise 's knee. Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wise manages to avoid it. Putin throws a right and a left that Wise avoids nicely. Wise is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Putin. Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wise. Putin feints and then cracks Wise's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wise down. Putin misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Putin circles away from the clinch attempt and Putin counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Putin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Wise doesn't succeed with the takedown and Putin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Wise checks the leg kick. Putin misses with a hook. Wise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wise slips a jab from Putin. Wise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wise. That did some damage! Wise shoots in looking for a takedown. Putin tries to sprawl out of it but Wise keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Putin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Aleksander Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Wise. Wise has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Putin scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Putin misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Putin lands a jab to the nose. Putin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wise manages to avoid it. Putin is looking to slow Wise down with leg kicks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Putin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dennis Wise's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Putin throws a low kick but Wise avoids it. Wise bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Putin manages to get back to half guard. Putin wants to control but Wise is keeping busy and won't allow it. Putin is trying to get back to full guard. Putin is working hard here to advance position. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wise throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Wise seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Wise throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Wise is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Putin throws a series of punches but Wise avoids them all with ease. Putin throws a series of strikes that have Wise backpedaling.
Wise keeps the fight on the outside. Putin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wise. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Putin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Putin connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Wise to the floor! Putin dives in looking for the finish! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Putin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wise keeps working. Nice strikes from Putin there. Wise missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wise tries to roll over but Putin keeps him under control. Putin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Putin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Putin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wise is looking to improve his position.
Putin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wise can do to turn this around? Wise is trying to get back to full guard. Wise moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Putin stands up from guard. Let's bang! Aleksander Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Putin keeps the fight on the outside. Putin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Wise avoids a punch combination nicely.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Putin misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Wise misses. Putin misses with a kick to the body.
Aleksander Putin is winning the standup battle so far. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Putin tries to clinch but Wise is having none of it. Wise shoots for a double leg takedown but Putin sprawls well. He's pushed Wise's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Wise blocks a low kick nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Putin dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dennis Wise's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wise has a takedown stuffed. Putin throws a series of punches but Wise moves out of range. Putin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Putin throws a body punch but Wise moves out of range. Wise misses with a looping left. Wise avoids the head kick by Putin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Putin misses with a wild combination.
Putin throws a leg kick which misses Wise's front leg but catches the back leg as Wise tries to avoid it. Wise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wise throws a right and a left that both miss. Wise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Wise misses the target. Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Wise moves out of range easily. Good work by Wise as he checks the leg kick. Wise tries to clinch up but Putin circles away and keeps his distance. Putin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Putin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Putin tries to score with a low kick but Wise moves his leg out of the way. Wise keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dennis Wise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Wise fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Wise slips a straight right by Putin. Wise misses with a double jab.
Putin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Wise moves out of range of the body kick from Putin.
Wise misses the body punch and Putin counters with a low kick, right behind Wise 's knee. Aleksander Putin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin. Putin moves into the clinch. Putin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Putin lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Putin is pushing Wise up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Putin lands a body punch. Putin lands a body punch in the clinch. Putin digs a right hand into Wise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wise's gas tank. Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wise in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Putin lands a hook to the side of the head. Putin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Putin lands a body shot. A bit of stalling here from Putin.
Putin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wise on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wise tries to clinch but Putin is having none of it. Danga de danga de dang - Putin scores with a four punch combination! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Putin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wise takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Putin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wise backs up against the cage.
Putin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Putin misses with a wild combination.
Putin misses with a double jab
and Wise counters with a takedown into side control. Putin is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Putin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Putin is trying to maintain the position but Wise is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Aleksander Putin showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Putin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26 Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Putin!
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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
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