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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Zecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drazen Zecic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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173 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Booth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drazen Zecic! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Booth clinches with his opponent.
Booth pulls guard successfully.
Booth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zecic wants to stand and escape but instead Booth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Zecic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Booth trying to control but Zecic is working from the bottom. Zecic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Booth is controlling him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Booth throwing strikes from guard but Zecic blocks nicely. Zecic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Booth controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zecic is looking to stand up but Booth isn't so interested in that idea. Booth stands up from guard. Let's bang! No joy there for Zecic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Booth tries to counter with a takedown but Zecic is quick to defend against it. Booth drives through and clinches with Zecic against the cage.
Booth is looking to take this one to the mat. Booth looking to throw knees to the head but Zecic is blocking nicely.
Booth successfully pulls guard.
Booth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zecic is aware though and is defending well. Zecic won't allow Booth to sweep him here. Zecic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Booth is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Booth trying to control the position here. Zecic wanted to stand there but Booth had control of the position. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Booth closes the distance looking to clinch and Zecic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Richard Booth has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Booth drives through and clinches with Zecic against the cage.
Zecic is trying to push Booth away but Booth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Booth tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Booth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zecic pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him. Booth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Zecic lands with a shot to the body. Booth moves forwards but Zecic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Zecic lands with a straight right. Booth didn't see that one coming. Zecic connects with a superb combination that knocks Booth out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Zecic before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Booth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drazen Zecic!
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A |
G |
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G |
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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
29% |
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