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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Passmoor comes to the cage accompanied by L'amour Toujours by Gigi Agostino. Arlovski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Slayer - Hell Awaits. Ivan Arlovski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 cm
26
222 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
214 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaz Passmoor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Arlovski! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arlovski misses with an uppercut. Passmoor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Passmoor. Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Passmoor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Passmoor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Passmoor takes the fight into the clinch. Arlovski is pressed up against the cage. Passmoor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arlovski down to the mat. Arlovski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Arlovski scores with a nice right hand.
Passmoor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab from Arlovski misses. Arlovski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Passmoor.
Arlovski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Passmoor is breathing heavily. Passmoor shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlovski tries to sprawl out of it but Passmoor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Arlovski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arlovski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passmoor sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ivan Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Passmoor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Arlovski is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Passmoor flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Passmoor is out cold! Arlovski holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Arlovski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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