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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thai Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo's entrance music is Дамат - Новый &. A fine choice. Thai Bo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Zorich's chin.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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268 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thai Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zorich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Bo.
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
Bo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zorich's calf.
Bo throws a big shot that misses.
Zorich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zorich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zorich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bo lands with a hook. Zorich tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo throws a chopping leg kick but Zorich manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bo tries to bum rush Zorich with a series of wild strikes but Zorich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zorich was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo.
Bo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zorich checks a leg kick nicely.
Bo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bo slips under a jab from Zorich.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bo. That's going to slow Zorich down.
Bo connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorich takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bo throws a head kick but Zorich moves out of range.
Zorich scores with a hook.
It looks like Thai Bo has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zorich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bo is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zorich lands a nice short elbow.
Zorich is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zorich working the head and body with strikes.
Bo trying to control from the bottom.
Zorich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo trying to hold on to Zorich's head to control him but Zorich postures up.
Bo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zorich thows a huge punch but Bo dodges it nicely.
Bo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zorich.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zorich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Zorich.
Zorich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bo's head.
Bo is trying to stand.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zorich working some strikes from top position.
Zorich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bo keeping moving, preventing Zorich from controlling successfully.
Zorich works over Bo with some ground and pound from guard.
Bo is rocked!
Zorich won't allow Bo to get back to his feet.
Oh Bo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zorich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zorich stands up over Bo, holding on to his feet. Zorich throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Bo is out cold! Zorich lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris Zorich!
Chris Zorich gave a mention to RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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