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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tony Iommi - Grace. Zhitnik has chosen Metallica - Leper Messiah as his entrance music. Igor Zhitnik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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191 cm
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280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonard Stam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Zhitnik. Beautiful body shot.
Stam throws a poor cross that misses
and Zhitnik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zhitnik thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stam's head.
Stam wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhitnik lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zhitnik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhitnik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zhitnik sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stam defending well though.
Stam is looking for a sweep. Zhitnik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zhitnik throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stam keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zhitnik uses his free foot to push down on Stam's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stam.
Zhitnik landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam is trying to escape the mount.
Zhitnik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zhitnik looking to control but Stam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stam tries to hold on but Zhitnik postures up.
Stam is looking to get to half guard.
Zhitnik tries to control but Stam wriggling away.
Zhitnik raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zhitnik fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stam is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhitnik connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stam working to try and regain half guard.
Stam tries to hold on but Zhitnik pushes him away.
Zhitnik pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zhitnik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stam looks a forlorn figure.
Zhitnik cracks Stam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stam is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhitnik lands a big shot there that rocks Stam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Zhitnik tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zhitnik lands a nice shot to the head.
Zhitnik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zhitnik is landing with some decent strikes but Stam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Zhitnik! Stam is hurt baaadly! Zhitnik is firing away with more strikes - Stam is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Zhitnik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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