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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roma Kucherov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kucherov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid. Roma Kucherov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Kucherov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kucherov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vinicius's guard now.
Vinicius wants to stand and escape but Kucherov is having none of it.
Vinicius will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kucherov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vinicius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet but Kucherov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vinicius keeping moving, preventing Kucherov from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roma Kucherov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vinicius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vinicius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius punishes Kucherov's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kucherov closes the distance and clinches up with Vinicius, looking for a takedown. Kucherov pushes Vinicius against the cage but Vinicius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kucherov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vinicius misses with a wild body shot.
Vinicius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Kucherov.
Vinicius lands a head shot.
Vinicius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
Vinicius lands a nice looking body shot.
Vinicius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vinicius with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinicius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vinicius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kucherov dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.
Vinicius throws a body punch but Kucherov moves out of range.
Vinicius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinicius is looking to wear down Kucherov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vinicius works over Kucherov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kucherov blocks a jab.
Vinicius is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vinicius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kucherov.
Markus Vinicius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roma Kucherov.
Vinicius misses with a wild combination.
Vinicius throws a nice looking combination but Kucherov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big right from Vinicius misses.
Kucherov looks for a takedown but Vinicius sprawls well.
Kucherov shoots in and bounces Vinicius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kucherov wants to pass the guard but Vinicius is keeping the position.
Kucherov won't allow Vinicius to get back to his feet.
Vinicius trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Vinicius scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius misses with a few strikes there.
Vinicius scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Kucherov.
Vinicius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vinicius looks to land a combination but Kucherov avoids it well.
Kucherov fails with the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vinicius scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kucherov dodges the punch combination from Vinicius.
Vinicius throws a nice looking combination but Kucherov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Vinicius dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vinicius misses with the combination.
Vinicius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vinicius throws a series of punches but Kucherov avoids them all with ease.
Kucherov dives in and grabs Vinicius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinicius pushes down on Kucherov's head and hops out.
Vinicius misses with the combination.
Kucherov dives in and grabs Vinicius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vinicius pushes down on Kucherov's head and hops out.
Vinicius throws a hook to the side of Kucherov's head but Kucherov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinicius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vinicius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kucherov.
Vinicius throws a series of punches but Kucherov moves out of range.
Vinicius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kucherov moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucherov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vinicius's guard.
Vinicius is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kucherov dives into side control.
Kucherov is looking to take a break and control but Vinicius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vinicius tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kucherov won't let Vinicius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kucherov lands a big shot there that rocks Vinicius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet.
Kucherov content just to control the position here.
Vinicius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vinicius tries to get out of the position.
Vinicius squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vinicius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kucherov on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucherov trying to control but Vinicius is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinicius in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kucherov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Vinicius covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roma Kucherov!
Roma Kucherov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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