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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russell Ives!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Allen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ives stuffs the takedown attempt from Allen. Allen gets slowly back to his feet.
Allen scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Russell Ives has been cut.
Ives darts in and clinches Allen up against the cage.
Ives breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Allen misses.
Ives shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allen as he jumps to the side.
Ives fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Allen, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen digs a right hand into Ives's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ives's gas tank.
Ives is working for takedown but Allen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Allen lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ives is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen digs a right hand underneath Ives's ribcage. Ives let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ives cracks Allen with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ives blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen looking for a takedown.
Ives decides to pull guard.
Ives is looking to cinch up a triangle. Allen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ives's body to avoid the submission. Ives has instead reached around Allen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ives arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Russell Ives!
Russell Ives retains his heavyweight title!
Russell Ives managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Hand Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Kevin Allen was interviewed post fight and said 'I may have come out on the wrong side of this one, but believe me I will be back.'.
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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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