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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusman comes to the cage accompanied by La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario. Ultra has chosen Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 cm
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191 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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183 cm
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198 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Ultra! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ultra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ultra slips under a jab from Gusman. Ultra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusman moves away. Ultra throws a body punch but Gusman moves out of range. Ultra clinches. A head punch on the inside from Gusman fails to land. Gusman misses with a hook from the clinch. Gusman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ultra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.
Gusman misses with a punch to the body.
Gusman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ultra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ultra pushes Gusman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gusman looking for a takedown. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ultra. Ultra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ultra avoids a wild elbow strike from Gusman. Gusman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gusman working aggressively here.
Gusman is working for takedown but Ultra is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gusman throws a head punch that misses. Gusman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gusman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ultra's brow. Ultra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gusman up against the cage. Ultra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gusman misses with some punches.
Gusman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ultra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodolfo Gusman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ultra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ultra can't fight it off and eventually Gusman manages to take the fight to the floor. Ultra looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Ultra is trying to control the position but Gusman postures up. Ultra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gusman is controlling him. Gusman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Gusman trying to control but Ultra is working from the bottom. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ultra can do anything to dispel that myth. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Gusman stops Ultra from standing up. Gusman with a flurry of punches that miss. Gusman controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Ultra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ultra blocks a low kick nicely. Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gusman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gusman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gusman there as he acknowledges the shot. Jakob Ultra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ultra ducks under a wild hook from Gusman. Gusman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Gusman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ultra swivels and escapes. Gusman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ultra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gusman misses with an uppercut. Ultra saw that one coming. Ultra swings for the body but Gusman moves out of range.
Gusman thumps Ultra with a low kick. Ultra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A head kick misses from Ultra. Ultra throws a head kick that Gusman semi-blocks.
It looks like Rodolfo Gusman has been cut. Ultra is looking to slow Gusman down with leg kicks. Ultra leaves Gusman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Ultra avoids the body shot from Gusman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ultra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gusman throws out the jab. Gusman throws a body punch but Ultra moves out of range. Ultra tries to work over Gusman's front leg with a kick but Gusman checks it. Ultra throws a leg kick which misses Gusman's front leg but catches the back leg as Gusman tries to avoid it. Ultra jabs at Gusman's body. Gusman checks a leg kick nicely. Gusman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ultra manages to avoid it. Gusman tried to score with a low kick but Ultra checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gusman thows a leg kick but Ultra checks it and Ultra counters with a good low kick that Gusman was not able to check. Gusman throws a jab when Ultra was well out of range. Gusman tries to clinch up but Ultra circles away and keeps his distance. Ultra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ultra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusman. Ultra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gusman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Gusman blocks a head kick by Ultra.
Ultra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gusman. Ultra swings for the body but Gusman moves out of range.
Gusman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Ultra wants to slow Gusman down by chopping away at his legs. Ultra keeps the fight on the outside. Ultra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gusman rather than just go for the knockout. Gusman throws the left hand but Ultra avoids the punch easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ultra dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gusman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ultra scores with a jab to the jaw. Ultra throws a body punch but Gusman moves out of range. Gusman lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakob Ultra will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Rodolfo Gusman's cut. That's time! Gusman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gusman throws a jab when Ultra was well out of range. Gusman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gusman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Gusman tries to move into range but Ultra moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gusman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ultra. Ultra obviously looking to wear him down.
Jakob Ultra seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ultra takes one on the button. Ultra clobbers Gusman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ultra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusman.
Ultra with a hook. Gusman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ultra as he avoids it easily. Gusman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ultra circles away.
Ultra digs a good body shot into Gusman's ribs. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A lazy left from Gusman finds it's target. Ultra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Ultra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Ultra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Gusman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Gusman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A jab from Gusman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gusman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gusman misses with an uppercut
and Ultra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ultra lands a left and a right that send Gusman crashing to the mat, dazed. Ultra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gusman is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ultra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Oh Gusman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ultra throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Gusman is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jakob Ultra!
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energy
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hype
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