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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Orakpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Lepdev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Lepdev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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272 lbs
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199 cm
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Orakpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Lepdev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepdev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orakpo.
Vlad Lepdev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lepdev throws a good cross that connects.
Orakpo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lepdev.
A slow jab from Lepdev misses its intended target.
Lepdev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orakpo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lepdev.
Lepdev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orakpo is looking to chop away at Lepdev's legs.
Orakpo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lepdev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orakpo cracks a nice hook into Lepdev's ribs.
Orakpo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orakpo tries to keep at a distance but Lepdev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orakpo is trying to break free.
Lepdev breaks the clinch.
Orakpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Orakpo just misses with a punch to the body.
Orakpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lepdev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lepdev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orakpo.
A punch combination from Lepdev misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepdev misses with a hook.
Lepdev misses with a hook.
Lepdev throws a nice looking combination but Orakpo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orakpo drops his hands momentarily and Lepdev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orakpo moves away from the strike by Lepdev.
Orakpo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lepdev counters with a three punch combo that has Orakpo backing up. Orakpo nods at Lepdev to acknowledge the strikes.
Orakpo swinging wildly here.
Orakpo scores with a decent looking hook.
Orakpo misses with a double jab
and Lepdev counters with a nice body shot.
Orakpo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lepdev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lepdev lands a nice hook to Orakpo's body. Orakpo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lepdev moves into the clinch.
Lepdev breaks from the clinch.
Orakpo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lepdev connects with the punch.
Lepdev drops Orakpo with a beautiful combination! Orakpo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lepdev is looking for the KO!
It looks like Marcus Orakpo has been cut.
Lepdev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lepdev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orakpo tries to keep at a distance but Lepdev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lepdev manages to break the clinch.
Lepdev lands a left and a right that send Orakpo crashing to the mat, dazed. Lepdev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lepdev fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Orakpo square on the jaw! Damn, Orakpo is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Lepdev!
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RATING
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