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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obrien comes to the cage accompanied by I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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234 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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20
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francis Pushkar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien with a poor takedown
and Pushkar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pushkar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Pushkar there.
Pushkar connects with the punch.
Pushkar lands a really nice looking cross but Obrien seems unphased.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pushkar.
Roger Obrien's cut is getting worse.
Pushkar scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pushkar thuds his right hand into Obrien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obrien takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pushkar jabs at Obrien's body.
Obrien takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pushkar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obrien at a distance.
Pushkar's corner calls for a 1-2. Pushkar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien tries to move into range but Pushkar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pushkar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obrien has his takedown stuffed
and Pushkar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pushkar lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushkar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obrien has time to react.
Obrien on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Pushkar as he connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Pushkar.
Pushkar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obrien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pushkar scores with a punch to the head.
Pushkar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pushkar lands an overhand right.
A jab lands there for Pushkar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien throws a combination that misses
and Pushkar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushkar lands a head shot.
Obrien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pushkar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roger Obrien's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pushkar lands with an uppercut that bounces Obrien off the cage and back into rage.
Pushkar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushkar stuns Obrien with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obrien tries for a takedown but Pushkar circles away easily
and Pushkar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Pushkar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Obrien's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Obrien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Obrien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Obrien might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pushkar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roger Obrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pushkar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obriens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pushkar lands with a cross.
Pushkar throws a good cross that connects.
Obrien tries to move into range but Pushkar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien with a poor takedown
and Pushkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushkar lands a right hook to the body.
Pushkar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obrien looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Pushkar catches Obrien right on the button with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pushkar.
Obrien takes a jab right on the kisser.
Obrien misses with a takedown attempt
and Pushkar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pushkar counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Obrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pushkar, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Pushkar finds it's target.
Obrien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pushkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obrien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pushkar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obrien scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien walks into a left hand.
Jeez, Roger Obrien's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pushkar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obrien gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pushkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushkar lands a jab to the head.
Francis Pushkar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obrien throws a head kick that misses
and Pushkar counters with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roger Obrien's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francis Pushkar!
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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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