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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Zaitev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Riccuito has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Zaitev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Riccuito!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaitev walks into a jab.
It looks like Alexi Zaitev has been cut.
Riccuito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zaitev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riccuito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Zaitev there.
Mark Riccuito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccuito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riccuito scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaitev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riccuito counters with a nice body kick.
Zaitev throws a body kick that misses.
Zaitev throws an overhand right that lands on Riccuito's shoulder, as Riccuito tries to avoid the shot.
Zaitev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riccuito counters with an inside leg kick.
Zaitev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riccuito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zaitev misses with a right hand
and Riccuito counters with a hugh head kick that removes Zaitev from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Riccuito!
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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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