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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Rosenzweig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenzweig comes to the cage accompanied by Stamina. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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200 lbs
17 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Rosenzweig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wight clinches up with Rosenzweig and pushes him back against the cage.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wight.
Wight manages to break the clinch.
Wight throws a leg kick but Rosenzweig checks it.
Rosenzweig shoots for a takedown but Wight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rosenzweig clinches.
Rosenzweig tries to score a body lock takedown but Wight shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rosenzweig drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Rosenzweig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rosenzweig tries for a takedown but Wight manages to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've been informed that Wight has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rosenzweig is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wight lands a nice elbow.
Rosenzweig has Wight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rosenzweig is looking for a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenzweig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rosenzweig backwards.
Rosenzweig blocks the elbow strike.
Wight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wight looking to stall.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rosenzweig.
Rosenzweig taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Wight.
Rosenzweig working aggressively here.
Wight content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wight with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Rosenzweig's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenzweig.
Rosenzweig wants a takedown.
Rosenzweig wants to take the fight to the mat but Wight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wight lands a brutal head kick. Rosenzweig looks out on his feet and Wight throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lex Wight!
Our winner, Lex Wight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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