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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ankudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou The Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankudinov comes to the cage accompanied by I must break you.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
27
290 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Ankudinov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou The Tooth! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ankudinov throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The Tooth is looking to clinch. The Tooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The Tooth moves into the clinch. Ankudinov tries to break free but The Tooth pushes him back against the cage. The Tooth gets underhooks to prevent Ankudinov's takedown attempt.
Ankudinov is trying to break the clinch but The Tooth is controlling him. The Tooth breaks the clinch.
The Tooth keeps the fight on the outside. The Tooth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The Tooth tries to clinch up but Ankudinov circles away and keeps his distance. Ankudinov is looking to clinch but The Tooth is avoiding it.
Ankudinov dives in and scores a takedown into The Tooth's guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. The Tooth managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lou The Tooth was stalling too much, according to the referee. Ankudinov tries to close the distance and clinch but The Tooth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The Tooth is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ankudinov paws at him with a jab and circles away. The Tooth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. The Tooth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Eric Ankudinov has been cut. The Tooth breaks from the clinch.
The Tooth lands a nice shot to the body.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth darts in and clinches Ankudinov up against the cage. Ankudinov can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from The Tooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ankudinov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Tooth pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Ankudinov. That's going to take a lot out of him. The Tooth tries to throw a body punch but Ankudinov avoids it by throwing The Tooth back against the cage. The Tooth has Ankudinov pushed against the cage. The Tooth lands a nice elbow. The Tooth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ankudinov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ankudinov is looking to take this one to the mat. A nice glancing elbow lands by The Tooth. Ankudinov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Tooth walks away with a smile on his face. Ankudinov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. The Tooth tries to clinch but Ankudinov moves away and Ankudinov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The Tooth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ankudinov wants to control from the top but The Tooth keeps moving. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. The Tooth misses with a low kick. The Tooth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Tooth wants it to stay on the feet. The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth clinches up with Ankudinov and pushes him back against the cage. Ankudinov breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! The Tooth wants to clinch. The Tooth wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Tooth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Tooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The fight stays on the outside here - The Tooth looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The Tooth avoids a kick to the body.
The Tooth moves into the clinch successfully.
The Tooth lands an elbow that stopped Ankudinov in his tracks for a moment. The referee calls for The Tooth to work.
The Tooth tries to land knees in the clinch but Ankudinov avoids the damage to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Tooth stalling in the clinch.
Ankudinov tries for a takedown but The Tooth manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou The Tooth dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eric Ankudinov's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Tooth tries to clinch but Ankudinov moves out of range. The Tooth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ankudinov was well out of range. Poor timing from The Tooth. Some wild striking there from Ankudinov.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Tooth in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. A momentary lapse in concentration from The Tooth enables Ankudinov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Tooth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. The Tooth tries to land a sweep but no joy. The Tooth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. The Tooth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Tooth is trying to control the position but Ankudinov postures up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The Tooth is controlling Ankudinov's posture. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. The Tooth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Tooth stands up from mount. Strange move. Eric Ankudinov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Tooth is looking to chop away at Ankudinov's legs. The Tooth takes the fight into the clinch. The Tooth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ankudinov.
Ankudinov is looking to break free of the clinch but The Tooth has double underhooks. The Tooth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Tooth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Ankudinov is looking to take this one to the mat. The Tooth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lou The Tooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Tooth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ankudinov swats him away and circles back towards the center. The Tooth fails in his attempt to clinch. The Tooth clinches up against the cage. The Tooth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eric Ankudinov's cut is getting worse. The Tooth lands a body shot. The Tooth has Ankudinov pressed against the cage. He pushes Ankudinov back and as he springs towards him off the cage, The Tooth throws a beautiful elbow that sends Ankudinov crashing to the floor! The Tooth piles on the pressure with more strikes! Ankudinov is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou The Tooth! Lou The Tooth managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Meet the Future, into his post fight interview.
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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
54% |
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