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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Suzano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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230 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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196 cm
25
268 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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
11 - 8 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Suzano! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suzano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suzano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Suzano swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Suzano missing with a left hand there. Putin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Suzano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Putin moves away. Suzano throws a series of punches but Putin avoids them all with ease. Alex Suzano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Putin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Suzano's guard. Putin wants to control from the top but Suzano keeps moving. Putin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Excellent takedown into side control there by Putin. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Putin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suzano tries to improve position but can't. Suzano is not content to let Putin control the position. Putin misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Suzano is not content to let Putin control the position. Suzano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Putin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Suzano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. A lull in the action here as Putin stalls from top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Suzano moves out of range as Putin strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Suzano throws a nice looking combination but Putin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Suzano has his takedown stuffed enabling Putin to counter with a crisp jab. Suzano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A looping hook to the body misses from Suzano. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet. Putin throws a nice looking combination but Suzano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Suzano gets caught flat footed, as Putin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Putin tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzano is retaining full guard. Putin preventing the sweep. Suzano looks gassed! Putin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Suzano keeping moving, preventing Putin from controlling successfully. Putin is looking to work some ground and pound but Suzano has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Putin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Suzano misses with a double jab.
Suzano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Putin rather than just go for the knockout. Putin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Putin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Putin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Putin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Suzano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Putin.
Suzano regains half guard. Suzano gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Putin drops back looking for a leg! Suzano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suzano manages to kick Putin off! Putin jumps back into Suzano's guard. Suzano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Putin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suzano works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Putin passes easily into side control. Nice work. Putin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Suzano is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Putin yanks on the arm and Suzano is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Putin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aleksander Putin!
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energy
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hype
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