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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Denisovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belal Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denisovitch comes to the cage accompanied by Katyusha. The crowd seem to be enjoying Li's choice of entrance music: Fearless. Belal Li will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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192 lbs
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195 cm
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188 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Denisovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Belal Li!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisovitch lands with a nice body kick.
Li staying out of range there.
Li throws a hook but Denisovitch avoids it easily.
Denisovitch throws a wild body kick that Li sees coming a mile off.
Denisovitch is looking to clinch.
Denisovitch scores with a shot to the body.
Li has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands a high kick!
Li tries to score with a low kick but Denisovitch moves his leg out of the way.
Denisovitch throws a body kick that misses
and Li counters with a nice leg kick.
Li checks a leg kick nicely.
Denisovitch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denisovitch looks to land a body kick but Li moved away.
Ivan Denisovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to land a front kick but Denisovitch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick lands from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Denisovitch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Li throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Denisovitch scores with a sloppy right hand. Li should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Li - that will leave a mark!
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Denisovitch lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denisovitch throws a head kick that Li semi-blocks.
Denisovitch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Denisovitch.
A short uppercut from Denisovitch.
A right hook to the body lands for Denisovitch.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Denisovitch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Li looks winded!
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
It looks like Belal Li has been cut.
Li blocks an elbow strike from Denisovitch.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Denisovitch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Li wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Li takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Li.
Denisovitch misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denisovitch blocks it with crossed arms.
Li tries to land knees in the clinch but Denisovitch avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Denisovitch.
A short right from Denisovitch.
Li is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Denisovitch is blocking nicely.
Li is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denisovitch is defending well for now.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Denisovitch is blocking nicely.
Denisovitch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Li's defenses.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Belal Li's cut even more.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denisovitch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Denisovitch.
Li is rocked!
Li tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denisovitch avoids it.
Li is still on wobbly legs! Can Denisovitch finish him?
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Denisovitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li has had enough of the clinch but Denisovitch keeps him there for the moment.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Li in his tracks for a moment.
Li takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Denisovitch.
Li seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Denisovitch.
Li missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denisovitch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Denisovitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
The cut above Belal Li's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Belal Li's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Belal Li's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Denisovitch!
A victorious Ivan Denisovitch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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