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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Paiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paiva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude - Sandstorm . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
22
212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vladimir Tretiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Paiva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paiva scores with a sloppy right hand. Tretiak should have avoided that one.
Paiva misses with an uppercut. Tretiak saw that one coming.
Tretiak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tretiak misses with a series of wild punches.
Paiva lands with a shot to the body.
Paiva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paiva throws a hook but Tretiak avoids it easily.
Tretiak thows a body shot but no joy.
Tretiak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paiva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paiva lunges at Tretiak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tretiak's hand.
Tretiak gets a takedown into half guard.
Tretiak wants to pass the guard but Paiva is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tretiak.
Tretiak prevents Paiva from standing back up.
Paiva is looking for a sweep. Tretiak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tretiak controlling the action here.
Tretiak is looking for a kimura but Paiva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tretiak to get the leverage.
Tretiak is looking for a kimura but Paiva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tretiak to get the leverage.
Tretiak is working for a kimura but Paiva is defending it quite comfortably.
Tretiak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Paiva wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tretiak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paiva's head.
Paiva wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tretiak.
Tretiak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vladimir Tretiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paiva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tretiak manages to avoid it.
Tretiak misses with a low kick.
Tretiak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paiva tries to clinch but Tretiak moves out of range.
A jab from Paiva misses.
Tretiak misses with a kick to the body.
Tretiak misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak ducks right into an uppercut from Paiva.
Nice body punch from Paiva.
Paiva throws a nice looking combination but Tretiak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paiva looks to land a right hand but Tretiak moved out of range.
Paiva misses with a looping right.
A jab from Paiva misses.
Paiva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tretiak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paiva wants to clinch up but Tretiak keeps it at a distance.
Tretiak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tretiak moves away from the strike by Paiva.
Tretiak misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paiva scores with a hook to the body.
Paiva lands a body punch.
Paiva misses with a punch to the body.
Paiva cracks Tretiak with a nice body shot.
Tretiak wants to get back to striking at distance but Paiva won't allow it.
Tretiak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paiva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tretiak is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paiva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tretiak misses with a looping left.
Paiva stuns Tretiak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paiva 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.
Paiva clinches.
Paiva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paiva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paiva lands a nice shot to the body.
Paiva breaks from the clinch.
Tretiak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paiva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Paiva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paiva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tretiak avoids the body shot from Paiva.
Tretiak throws a combination that misses
enabling Paiva to counter with a crisp jab.
Paiva scores with a shot to the body.
Paiva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paiva tries to clinch up but Tretiak circles away and keeps his distance.
Tretiak takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tretiak throws a combination that misses
and Paiva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tretiak misses with a double jab
and Paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Paiva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paiva breaks from the clinch.
Tretiak avoids the body shot from Paiva.
Paiva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tretiak shoots in for a takedown but Paiva shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paiva moves away from the strike by Tretiak.
Paiva scores with a jab. Tretiak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tretiak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paiva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tretiak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paiva counters with a one-two to the body.
Raphael Paiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tretiak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Tretiak changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paiva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Paiva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paiva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tretiak asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tretiak has hold of Paiva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Paiva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tretiak cranks the arm and Paiva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Paiva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Vladimir Tretiak!
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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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