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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Yashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
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, Alex Yashin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt
and Yashin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yashin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Velasquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Velasquez wants to stand up but Yashin is controlling the position.
Yashin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Velasquez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velasquez unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velasquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Velasquez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Velasquez with a couple of short strikes.
Velasquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yashin is trying to stand up.
Velasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Velasquez landing punches.
Yashin wants to control but Velasquez is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yashin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yashin looks gassed!
Velasquez landing punches.
Velasquez with shots to the head and body - Yashin looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Alex Yashin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez cracks Yashin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Velasquez unloading with bombs!
Yashin is rocked!
The referee warns Yashin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yashin is still in real trouble! Can Velasquez finish him?
A nice elbow there by Velasquez.
Yashin seems to have recovered his senses.
Velasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Velasquez with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Alex Yashin's cut even more.
Velasquez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The cut above Alex Yashin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Velasquez landing strikes from the mount.
Alex Yashin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex Yashin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cain Velasquez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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