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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Guloev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hacksaw Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hacksaw Henry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Guloev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hacksaw Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Guloev or perhaps it was just good defense by Henry which made him look bad.
Henry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Henry wants it to stay on the feet.
Guloev misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Guloev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry throws the left hand but Guloev avoids the punch easily.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Guloev slips the punch.
Guloev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guloev somewhat.
Guloev moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guloev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hacksaw Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Henry misses.
Guloev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henry pinned against the ropes. Henry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guloev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.
Guloev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henry is fending him off so far but Guloev persists. Nope, Henry circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry lands with a right hand.
It looks like Ruslan Guloev has been cut.
Henry throws a big shot that misses.
Henry looks for the body kick but Guloev saw that one coming.
Henry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Guloev in his tracks.
Henry misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guloev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henry defends it nicely.
Henry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guloev.
Henry connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guloev misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guloev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch
and Guloev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henry!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henry is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Henry really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Guloev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Guloev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Guloev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry is desperately trying to improve his position but Guloev has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Guloev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Guloev throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Guloev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Guloev misses with a head shot.
Guloev misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Guloev working for a guillotine from mount but Henry is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guloev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hacksaw Henry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Guloev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guloev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guloev scrambles back to his feet.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Guloev is just out of range.
Guloev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guloev fails to land the takedown.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guloev moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry throws an off balance right hand
and Guloev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guloev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guloev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guloev stops Henry from standing up.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guloev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guloev with a nice head shot there.
Henry working a defensive guard here.
Guloev slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guloev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
Guloev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guloev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guloev thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Guloev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guloev thows a huge punch but Henry dodges it nicely.
Guloev slips a nice elbow through Henry's hands, connecting with Henry's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guloev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Guloev.
Guloev tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guloev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guloev is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guloev throws a strike but Henry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Henry is looking to stand up but Guloev isn't so interested in that idea.
Guloev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henry is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guloev trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Guloev trying to move into half guard but instead Henry has managed to sweep!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guloev trying to control the position.
Henry wanted to stand there but Guloev had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Guloev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Guloev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Guloev misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Guloev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guloev scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Guloev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guloev lands a big elbow.
Henry is rocked!
Guloev postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Henry is out cold - huge knockout for Guloev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ruslan Guloev!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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