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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Say Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nara's entrance music is The Prodigy - Stand Up. A fine choice. Ruslan has chosen Hester Prynne as his entrance music. Dariusz Ruslan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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218 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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219 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Say Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nara scores with a takedown into Ruslan's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nara working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ruslan's head.
Ruslan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nara wants to control from the top but Ruslan keeps moving.
Ruslan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ruslan lands a jab to Nara's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nara works the jab nicely.
Ruslan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nara connects with a body shot that sends Ruslan's belly button to the back.
Nara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruslan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ruslan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Say Nara has been cut.
Ruslan doesn't manage to clinch there - Nara circles away.
Ruslan tries to clinch up.
Ruslan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nara.
Ruslan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ruslan misses the jab.
Ruslan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruslan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruslan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruslan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruslan scores with a punch to the head.
Ruslan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dariusz Ruslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ruslan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nara swings widly with a right hand
and Ruslan counters with a three punch combo that has Nara backing up. Nara nods at Ruslan to acknowledge the strikes.
Nara shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruslan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nara's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nara looks to land a combination but Ruslan avoids it well.
Ruslan shoots for a takedown but Nara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Ruslan.
Ruslan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Say Nara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dariusz Ruslan.
Ruslan looks gassed!
Nara throws a right hand that Ruslan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruslan also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruslan.
Ruslan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nara fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruslan jabs at Nara's body.
Ruslan looks to land a combination but Nara avoids it well.
Ruslan blocks a jab.
Nara shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruslan tries to sprawl out of it but Nara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruslan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruslan cracks Nara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara stuffs the takedown.
The fighters circling - Ruslan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nara blocks a head kick by Ruslan.
Ruslan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruslan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nara takes one on the button.
Ruslan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslan loads up on a big right hand but Nara slips the punch.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Nara moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruslan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nara.
Ruslan avoids the body shot from Nara.
Ruslan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ruslan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nara doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dariusz Ruslan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Say Nara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ruslan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nara.
Ruslan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nara moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruslan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nara counters with a shoot takedown. Ruslan fights it but they end up in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruslan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nara scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruslan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nara wants to pass the guard but Ruslan is keeping the position.
Ruslan pulls Nara in to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruslan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nara wants to pass the guard but Ruslan is keeping the position.
Ruslan wants to get back to his feet but Nara is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruslan keeping moving, preventing Nara from controlling successfully.
Nara thows a big elbow that misses.
Nara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruslan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ruslan is looking to stand up but Nara isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Say Nara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruslan is breathing heavily.
Nara postures up in Ruslan's guard and throws a big left but Ruslan blocks it.
Nara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nara is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nara throws a big right hand that misses.
Nara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ruslan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruslan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara with a nice head shot there.
Nara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruslan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruslan wriggles free and stands up.
A punch combination from Ruslan misses.
A left and a right from Ruslan both land. Nice combination.
Nara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruslan.
A left and a right from Ruslan both land. Nice combination.
Ruslan throws a series of punches but Nara avoids them all with ease.
Ruslan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nara drops Ruslan with a beautiful combination! Ruslan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nara is looking for the KO!
Ruslan is rocked!
It looks like Dariusz Ruslan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nara moves in close and cracks Ruslan with a massive right hand! Ruslan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Nara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Say Nara!
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