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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semin Cuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Krinkle. Cuk has chosen Down - Bury Me In Smoke as his entrance music. Semin Cuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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200 cm
29
276 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semin Cuk!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuk throws a sloppy head kick and Rook moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuk.
Rook misses the jab.
Cuk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rook.
Rook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuk throws out the jab.
Cuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuk.
Cuk throws a head kick that misses.
Cuk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Semin Cuk has been cut.
Rook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rook punching from mount but Cuk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cuk is trying desperately to improve position.
Cuk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cuk hang on?
Rook moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cuk has worked his arm free - good work by Cuk!
Rook swings around for an armbar but Cuk sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rook's guard.
Cuk slips nicely into half guard.
Rook makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rook.
Rook is controlling Cuk's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook looking to control.
Rook is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cuk has his hands clasped together but Rook extends an breaks Cuk's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rook.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yuri Rook!
A very excited looking Yuri Rook made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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
43% |
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