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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 Las Vegas, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanders wants to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Rasputin to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanders shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rasputin eats them both and turns towards Sanders to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanders wants to clinch but Rasputin slips to the side
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Rasputin to acknowledge the strikes.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Rasputin circles away.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanders tries to clinch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Sanders blocks the body kick.
Sanders doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Rasputin.
It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
Sanders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rasputin pinned against the cage. Rasputin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rasputin is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Rasputin circles away and we're back to standing.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Sanders.
Sanders fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanders tries to clinch up.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right that stings Sanders.
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Rasputin sprawls well.
Sanders misses with a body kick.
Rasputin misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders tries to clinch but Rasputin is having none of it.
Sanders looks for a takedown but Rasputin sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Rasputin which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Rasputin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Rasputin.
Rasputin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanders tries to clinch there but Rasputin circles away.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Rasputin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Rasputin.
Sanders misses with a takedown
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanders wants to clinch but Rasputin slips to the side
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rasputin throws a combination that misses
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rasputin throws a combination that misses
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanders tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanders counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Rasputin misses with a combination
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanders lands with a hook. Rasputin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanders is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rasputin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right that stings Sanders.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rasputin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rasputin.
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rasputin is fending him off so far but Sanders persists. Nope, Rasputin circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders wants to clinch but Rasputin slips to the side
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looks to land a combination but Sanders avoids it well.
Sanders tries to clinch but Rasputin is having none of it.
Rasputin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Sanders misses.
Piotr Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders fails with the takedown
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Rasputin. No joy for Sanders on that attempt.
A punch combination from Rasputin misses.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Sanders counters with a two punch combo.
Sanders closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rasputin tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rasputin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanders misses with a takedown
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Sanders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rasputin's cut.
That's time! Rasputin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rasputin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rasputin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanders slips a straight right by Rasputin.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Sanders.
Rasputin misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders fails with the takedown
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders with a poor takedown
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right that stings Sanders.
Sanders looks to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a low kick, right behind Sanders 's knee.
Sanders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasputin cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin misses with a leg kick.
Rasputin works Sanders's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sanders counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rasputin slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Rasputin.
Sanders with a poor takedown
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasputin throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rasputin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rasputin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasputin wants it to stay on the feet.
Rasputin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Sanders misses with a takedown
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanders tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rasputin counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rasputin fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rasputin looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Sanders is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.
Rasputin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanders shoots in but Rasputin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right that stings Sanders.
Sanders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanders closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Rasputin to acknowledge the strikes.
Rasputin throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rasputin swivels and escapes.
Sanders has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Rasputin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a low kick, looking for Rasputin's leg but Rasputin calmly moves out of range.
Sanders thuds a left hand into Rasputin's body.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut
and Sanders counters with a straight right hand.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Rasputin as Sanders shoots in.
Sanders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rasputin swivels and escapes.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Rasputin to acknowledge the strikes.
Rasputin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin misses with a combination
and Sanders counters with a left and a right that stings Rasputin.
Jab, jab by Rasputin - just one landing.
Sanders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches up with Rasputin, looking for a takedown. Sanders pushes Rasputin against the cage but Rasputin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Sanders fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasputin wants it to stay on the feet.
Rasputin lands with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rasputin stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Rasputin which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Rasputin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rasputin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sanders walks into a straight right hand from Rasputin.
Piotr Rasputin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasputin throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
Sanders closes the distance but Rasputin moves to the side
and Rasputin counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanders's head.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Rasputin tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rasputin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rasputin!
A jab from Rasputin does it's job there.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Rasputin circles away easily
and Rasputin counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Sanders.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
Rasputin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasputin misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanders is defended easily by Rasputin.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Rasputin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanders shoots and misses
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanders.
Rasputin throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rasputin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rasputin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanders lands with a good body shot.
Rasputin slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanders, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rasputin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Rasputin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rasputin wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Rasputin connects with a body shot that sends Sanders's belly button to the back.
Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown. Rasputin tries to sprawl out of it but Sanders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rasputin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rasputin misses with a double jab
and Sanders counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders shoots and misses
and Rasputin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanders takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanders fails with the takedown
and Rasputin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasputin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rasputin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanders circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rasputin tries to avoid it but Sanders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rasputin to the ground. Rasputin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rasputin lands a right hook to the body.
Sanders shoots and misses
and Rasputin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanders with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Rasputin to acknowledge the strikes.
Rasputin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanders counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rasputin thinking.
Rasputin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanders.
Rasputin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Sanders.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanders tries to clinch but Rasputin moves away
and Rasputin counters with a series of strikes. Sanders will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanders wants to clinch but Rasputin slips to the side
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Rasputin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rasputin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rasputin!
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energy
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hype
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