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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franco Micheli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladamir Sholvansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Micheli had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Micheli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladamir Sholvansky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sholvansky lands a jab to Micheli's midsection.
Sholvansky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sholvansky works Micheli's body with a nice hook.
Micheli definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sholvansky connects with a body shot that sends Micheli's belly button to the back.
Sholvansky keeps the fight on the outside.
Micheli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sholvansky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Micheli scrambles back to his feet.
Sholvansky misses with a wild combination.
Sholvansky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sholvansky has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Micheli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sholvansky.
It looks like Franco Micheli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Micheli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sholvansky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sholvansky throws a series of punches but Micheli moves out of range.
Sholvansky swats away the attempt to clinch by Micheli.
Micheli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Micheli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sholvansky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Sholvansky there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Micheli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sholvansky keeps the fight on the outside.
Micheli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sholvansky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sholvansky throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Micheli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sholvansky lands a hook that stumbles Micheli back into the ropes. Sholvansky follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Micheli to the canvas! Sholvansky pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Micheli has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wladamir Sholvansky!
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energy
A | B |
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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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