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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hades's choice of entrance music: Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. Sam Hades told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 cm
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224 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fritzie Zivic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Hades! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zivic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hades. Hades misses the jab. Zivic scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Sam Hades has been cut. Hades slips under a jab. Hades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zivic circles away quickly and effectively. Hades lands with a shot to the body. Hades throws a leg kick but Zivic sees it coming and moves out of range. Hades misses the shot to the body. Zivic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hades paws at him with a jab and circles away. Zivic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zivic checks the leg kick. Zivic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hades, pushing him back against the cage. Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut. Zivic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hades has him pressed against the cage. Zivic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Hades fails to land. A shot in the inside from Hades. Hades has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Zivic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zivic misses with a straight right. Zivic keeps the fight on the outside. Zivic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hades to score with a decent uppercut. Zivic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hades.
Zivic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Zivic drives through and clinches with Hades against the cage.
Hades tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Hades back against the cage. Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Hades controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Zivic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hades leaning his opponent against the cage. Hades throws a head punch that misses. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Hades tries to throw a body punch but Zivic avoids it by throwing Hades back against the cage. Hades is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Hades stalling.
Hades looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Hades. A lazy left from Hades finds it's target. Hades connects with a body shot. Hades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zivic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Zivic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hades wants to stall.
Zivic swings wildly with an uppercut but Hades uses good head movement to avoid it. Zivic working aggressively here.
Hades throws a punch but it's blocked by Zivic. Hades working aggressively here.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Hades controls his hands.
Zivic prevents a body shot from Hades. A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zivic lands with a short shot to the head. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hades takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Hades working aggressively here.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Hades controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Both guys are working to get underhooks. Zivic lands a body punch in the clinch. Hades misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Hades.
Zivic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Zivic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hades.
Zivic throws a hook but Hades avoids it easily. Hades lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sam Hades's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Hades throws a nice outside leg kick. Hades jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hades on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hades is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zivic rather than just go for the knockout. Zivic forces Hades back against the cage and clinches. Hades trying to control the position but instead, Zivic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hades into the cage. Hades tries a body shot but Zivic blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Hades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zivic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hades's elbow. Hades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Hades misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hades has Zivic pressed against the cage, preventing Zivic from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Zivic lands with a right to the head.
Hades is rocked! Zivic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hades to his knees! Zivic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic! Fritzie Zivic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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