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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitnik has chosen Metallica - Leper Messiah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Igor Zhitnik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxtable tries a low kick but Zhitnik avoids it.
Huxtable scores with a leg kick.
Cliff Huxtable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxtable looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Huxtable closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huxtable throws a low kick, looking for Zhitnik's leg but Zhitnik calmly moves out of range.
Zhitnik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huxtable, pushing him back against the cage.
Huxtable digs a right hand into Zhitnik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhitnik's gas tank.
Huxtable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxtable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zhitnik tries to work over Huxtable's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxtable misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhitnik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhitnik has Huxtable pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Huxtable manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huxtable connects with a knee to the head.
Huxtable tries to work over Zhitnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhitnik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huxtable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cliff Huxtable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zhitnik.
Huxtable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huxtable stops a takedown attempt from Zhitnik.
Zhitnik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huxtable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huxtable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huxtable lands a body shot.
Zhitnik looks gassed!
Zhitnik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huxtable lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxtable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhitnik looking for a takedown.
Huxtable pushes Zhitnik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huxtable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhitnik's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huxtable missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Huxtable.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxtable throws an elbow that misses.
Huxtable tries a body shot but Zhitnik blocks it.
Zhitnik tries to score a body lock takedown but Huxtable shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Huxtable.
Huxtable throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhitniks head.
Zhitnik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxtable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable pushes Zhitnik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxtable working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huxtable putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhitnik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huxtable lands a knee to the body.
Huxtable lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huxtable.
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!
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
Huxtable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhitnik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huxtable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huxtable misses with a body punch.
Huxtable working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huxtable lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhitnik or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxtable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxtable throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huxtable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhitnik's elbow.
Huxtable misses with a knee to the head.
Huxtable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable can't find room to land a body shot as Zhitnik controls the action.
Zhitnik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huxtable is keeping busy.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zhitnik blocking some punches.
Huxtable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhitnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhitnik managing to block the knees to the body from Huxtable.
Huxtable misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huxtable throws a head punch that misses.
Huxtable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxtable misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
Huxtable tries a knee to the head but Zhitnik blocks it.
Zhitnik takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Huxtable dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huxtable misses with a low kick.
Huxtable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhitnik swivels and escapes.
Zhitnik moves into the clinch successfully.
Huxtable misses with the head strike.
Huxtable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhitnik can do to turn this around?
Huxtable tries to throw a body punch but Zhitnik avoids it by throwing Huxtable back against the cage.
Zhitnik gets through Huxtable's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Huxtable.
Cliff Huxtable has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxtable can't find room to land a body shot as Zhitnik controls the action.
Huxtable lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhitnik breaks from the clinch.
Zhitnik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huxtable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zhitnik is fending him off so far but Huxtable persists. Nope, Zhitnik circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Huxtable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxtable.
Zhitnik is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhitnik. That did some damage!
Huxtable turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huxtable instigates a clinch.
Zhitnik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxtable lands with a left to the head.
Huxtable tries to work over Zhitnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxtable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huxtable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhitnik backwards.
A shot in the inside from Huxtable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxtable digs a right hand underneath Zhitnik's ribcage. Zhitnik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huxtable.
Zhitnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Huxtable.
Huxtable works on Zhitnik's body with a couple of short punches.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
A right hand to the body from Huxtable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huxtable lands an uppercut.
Huxtable misses with a body punch.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
A right hand to the body from Huxtable.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxtable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxtable lands with a right to the head.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huxtable throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxtable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Huxtable.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxtable.
Zhitnik tries for a takedown but Huxtable manages to get underhooks.
Huxtable lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huxtable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable misses with a punch on the inside.
Huxtable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhitnik is defending well for now.
Zhitnik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Huxtable fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Huxtable fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhitnik is out of range.
Huxtable closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huxtable lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zhitnik keeping moving, preventing Huxtable from controlling successfully.
Zhitnik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable passes Zhitnik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Huxtable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhitnik keeps working.
Zhitnik wants to control but Huxtable passes into side.
Zhitnik is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Zhitnik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Huxtable seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zhitnik is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Huxtable is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Huxtable dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Huxtable walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhitnik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a jab to the nose.
Huxtable moves into the clinch successfully.
Zhitnik stalling against the cage.
Huxtable trying to land knees to the body.
Huxtable lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhitnik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhitnik.
Huxtable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huxtable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhitnik.
Zhitnik is trying to drag Huxtable to the mat but Huxtable just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zhitnik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huxtable misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable tries to land a knee to the head but Zhitnik blocks with his arms.
Zhitnik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huxtable can't find room to land a body shot as Zhitnik controls the action.
Huxtable connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxtable.
Huxtable scores with a hook to the body.
Huxtable lands an elbow inside.
Huxtable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhitnik's elbow.
Huxtable throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhitnik blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxtable misses with a body punch.
Huxtable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxtable lands a body punch.
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!
Huxtable lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huxtable misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable tries a knee to the head but Zhitnik blocks it.
Huxtable prevents a takedown attempt there.
Huxtable struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhitnik controls his hands.
Huxtable misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huxtable.
Huxtable tries to throw a body punch but Zhitnik avoids it by throwing Huxtable back against the cage.
Huxtable lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huxtable lands a nice uppercut.
Huxtable tries to throw a body punch but Zhitnik avoids it by throwing Huxtable back against the cage.
Zhitnik blocks a body shot from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhitnik backwards.
Huxtable utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Huxtable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huxtable lands a nice uppercut.
Zhitnik is rocked!
Nice body punch from Huxtable - that landed with a thud.
Huxtable prevents the takedown attempt.
Cliff Huxtable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zhitnik.
A right hook to the body lands for Huxtable.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxtable is leaning against Zhitnik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands an uppercut.
Zhitnik is still on wobbly legs! Can Huxtable finish him?
Zhitnik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huxtable is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zhitnik is pressed against the cage. Huxtable pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Zhitnik! Two more big strikes from Huxtable and Zhitnik crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cliff Huxtable!
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