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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Merit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caonabo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
245 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
291 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Merit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caonabo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is looking to clinch but Merit is avoiding it.
Merit moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Merit.
Merit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz but Cruz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cruz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Merit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Merit wants to clinch.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Merit. Those never looked like landing.
Merit lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Caonabo Cruz has been cut.
Mike Merit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merit misses with a head kick.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Merit knocks Cruz out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Merit!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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