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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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160 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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166 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikita Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Klitschko, right into the meat.
Strange shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klitschko as he avoids it easily.
Klitschko tries to land a front kick but Strange steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Klitschko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Klitschko is looking to clinch.
Klitschko gets a clinch.
I was talking to Strange's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Klitschko stalling in the clinch.
Klitschko misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee calls for Klitschko to work.
Strange throws a head punch that misses.
Klitschko tries to stall but Strange uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strange.
Strange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klitschko tries to throw a body punch but Strange avoids it by throwing Klitschko back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strange misses with a punch on the inside.
Strange working aggressively here.
Strange gets through Klitschko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strange wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strange tries to score a body lock takedown but Klitschko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Strange drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Strange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klitschko misses with an elbow strike.
Strange avoids the elbow strike from Klitschko, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strange.
Strange fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strange letting Klitschko take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strange wants to get back to striking at distance but Klitschko won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Klitschko stalling.
Strange breaks the clinch.
Simon Strange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko tries to sprawl but Strange drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Klitschko trying to control from the bottom.
Strange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klitschko taking some punishment here, with Strange in his half guard.
Strange wants to control but Klitschko is keeping him busy.
Strange controlling the pace.
Klitschko trying to hold on to Strange's head to control him but Strange postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strange.
Klitschko is not content to let Strange control the position.
Strange has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strange trying to pass the guard but Klitschko defending well.
Strange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Klitschko still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Klitschko has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Strange tries to improve position but can't.
Strange can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strange is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strange manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Strange dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitschko.
Strange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klitschko.
Strange misses with a straight right.
Strange uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Klitschko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Klitschko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strange counters with a shoot takedown. Klitschko fights it but they end up in guard.
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strange stands and throws Klitschko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Strange is working to tighten his grip on Klitschko's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Klitschko has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Strange is really squeezing tight and eventually Klitschko passes out! Strange breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Simon Strange!
An out of breath Simon Strange 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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FIGHT
RATING
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