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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian national anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rakhmanov back to the cage. Malenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab from Rakhmanov.
An inside leg kick lands from Rakhmanov.
Malenko tries to clinch but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Rakhmanov takes a swing at Malenko's ribcage but misses.
Rakhmanov connects with a leg kick. Malenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakhmanov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rakhmanov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Malenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rakhmanov works Malenko's body with a nice hook.
Malenko is breathing heavily.
Rakhmanov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rakhmanov digs a good hook to Malenko's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov keeps Malenko at a distance using the push kick.
Rakhmanov jabs Malenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rakhmanov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov scores with a push kick.
Rakhmanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakhmanov lands with a nice body punch.
Rakhmanov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rakhmanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Malenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Rakhmanov counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Malenko! He's just covering up as Rakhmanov starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Rakhmanov!
A relieved looking Mikhail Rakhmanov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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