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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Houston Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Sandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 cm
24
279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Houston Norton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugene Sandov! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sandov looking for a takedown here - he's got it. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Sandov connects with a couple of short punches. Norton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Norton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandov defends it easily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Norton is looking for a triangle but Sandov pushes his legs off easily.
Sandov looking to pass the guard. Sandov throwing strikes from guard but Norton blocks nicely. Norton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandov defends it easily. Sandov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Norton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Sandov throws a big right hand that misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sandov won't allow Norton to sweep him here. Norton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Norton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Norton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Sandov scoring with punches to the head and body. Sandov scoring with some ground and pound. Sandov lands a couple of decent looking shots. Sandov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Norton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Sandov landing some decent shots from guard. Sandov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norton's head. Norton has momentary wrist control but Sandov slips an elbow through the middle.
Norton is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sandov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Norton's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eugene Sandov! In his post fight interview, Eugene Sandov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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