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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laldama Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jedi Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen Why Can't We be Friends as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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259 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Laldama Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jedi Knight!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight is stalling here.
Knight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Animai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Knight to keep the fight standing.
Knight taking a breather.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Animai prevents a body shot from Knight.
A hook to the body from Knight.
Nice body punch from Knight - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Knight.
Animai is breathing heavily.
Knight avoiding damage.
Knight has Animai pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Knight pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Animai tumbling to the mat - Knight dives into Animai's guard.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Animai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight trying to control but Animai is working from the bottom.
Knight throwing strikes from guard but Animai blocks nicely.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knight throws a big right hand that misses.
Animai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Knight controls the pace.
Knight wants to control from the top but Animai keeps moving.
Knight seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jedi Knight wasn't active enough on the ground.
Animai misses with a takedown
and Knight decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Animai's guard.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Animai's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knight connects with a nice short shot to Animai's temple.
Knight passes to side control.
Knight scores with punches from side control.
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.
Knight lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knight lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knight in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Animai looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Knight turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jedi Knight!
Jedi Knight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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
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