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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obval Zaboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garijus Macys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaboev comes into the arena with Lezginka blaring out of the sound system. Garijus Macys will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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210 cm
18
244 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Obval Zaboev! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garijus Macys! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Zaboev slaps away a takedown attempt from Macys, before circling back to the center of the mat. Zaboev throws a right and a left that Macys avoids nicely. Zaboev stuffs the takedown. Zaboev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Macys's 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. Zaboev connects with a nice short shot to Macys's temple. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Zaboev working the head and body with strikes. Zaboev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Macys wants to get back to his feet. Macys is trying to get back to full guard. Macys tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Zaboev working Macys over with strikes. Macys has hold of Zaboev's hands but Zaboev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Macys is looking for a sweep. Zaboev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Macys actively working from the bottom here. Macys looks winded! Zaboev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Macys with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Zaboev working over Macys with some ground and pound. Macys looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Zaboev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zaboev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Zaboev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Macys has hold of Zaboev's hands but Zaboev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. 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. Zaboev connects with a nice short shot to Macys's temple. Zaboev looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Ground and pound from Zaboev. Macys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zaboev scores with a couple of nice shots. Zaboev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Zaboev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Macys! Macys wants to control but Zaboev is having none of it. Macys in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Zaboev is in the full mount, landing strikes. Zaboev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Macys swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Zaboev lands with some strikes. Zaboev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Zaboev landing strikes from the mount and Macys is in trouble!
Macys is rocked! Zaboev cracks Macys with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obval Zaboev! An out of breath Obval Zaboev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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