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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Izo Ludia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Sagajew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ludia comes to the cage accompanied by carmina burana. Sagajew is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Stronger. Ruslan Sagajew will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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 Las Vegas, Izo Ludia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Sagajew!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagajew tries to bum rush Ludia with a series of wild strikes but Ludia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagajew closes the distance and pushes Ludia back into the cage.
Ludia is stalling here.
Ludia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ludia blocking some punches.
Ludia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sagajew smiles and moves away.
Ludia shoots for a double leg takedown but Sagajew sprawls well. He's pushed Ludia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sagajew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ludia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sagajew misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sagajew. Those never looked like landing.
Sagajew goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Izo Ludia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ludia dodges the punch combination from Sagajew.
No joy there for Sagajew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludia slips under a jab from Sagajew.
Sagajew moves in looking to clinch but Ludia pushes him off.
Sagajew looks gassed!
Sagajew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ludia looks for a takedown but Sagajew sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izo Ludia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagajew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ludia is looking to clinch.
Sagajew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagajew stalks Ludia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ludia's face. Ludia staggers backwards, shaken.
Sagajew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ludia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ludia has Sagajew up against the cage in a clinch.
Ludia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ludia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagajew throws a left that rocks Ludia and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Sagajew dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Ludia regain composure!
Ludia is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagajew has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Ludia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sagajew wobbles Ludia with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Sagajew dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Ludia to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruslan Sagajew!
Our winner, Ruslan Sagajew, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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