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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Catey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Catey's entrance music is Groove me. A fine choice. Sobolev has chosen Ya kuplu tebe dom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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201 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Catey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sobolev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sobolev lands in his opponent's guard. Catey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Sobolev lands a couple of digs. Sobolev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sobolev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Catey's head. Sobolev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sobolev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Catey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobolev has managed to get both his arms back between Catey's legs - danger averted. Catey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sobolev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Catey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobolev has managed to get both his arms back between Catey's legs - danger averted. Catey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobolev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sobolev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sobolev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Catey's head. Sobolev distracts Catey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Catey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Catey tries to get out of the position. Sobolev chips away with some ground and pound. Sobolev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Sobolev connects with a couple of short punches. Sobolev works over Catey with some ground and pound from guard. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Sobolev chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sobolev scoring with punches to the head and body. Sobolev is in close to Catey's body, working some short punches and elbows. Sobolev scoring with some ground and pound. Catey striking off his back but it's not causing Sobolev any problems. Catey is breathing heavily. Sobolev works over Catey with some ground and pound from guard.
Catey is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sobolev is in close to Catey's body, working some short punches and elbows. Oh Catey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Sobolev pushing down on Catey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Sobolev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Catey seems to have got his legs back now. Sobolev lands a big elbow - Catey is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sobolev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasiliy Sobolev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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