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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Opananu Milan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Dog Sharik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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187 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opananu Milan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Dog Sharik!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Milan. That did some damage!
Milan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milan is looking to clinch but Sharik is avoiding it.
Milan closes the distance and pushes Sharik back into the cage.
Milan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sharik is defending well for now.
Milan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sharik misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Milan.
Milan has Sharik pushed against the cage.
Sharik dodges an elbow strike from Milan.
Milan lands a body shot.
Sharik tries to work over Milan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milan stalls.
Milan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like The Dog Sharik has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sharik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sharik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Milan.
Milan lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sharik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharik managing to block the knees to the body from Milan.
Sharik is trying to force a seperation but Milan has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Milan.
Milan controlling the action here for a moment.
Milan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharik backwards.
Milan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milan blocks the elbow strike.
Milan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Milan misses with an elbow strike.
Milan lands with a left to the head.
Sharik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Milan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sharik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Milan.
Milan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sharik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharik pushes off an throws an elbow but Milan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharik tries to land knees in the clinch but Milan avoids the damage to the body.
Milan lands a good knee to the midsection. Sharik won't want to take too many of those.
Sharik looks winded!
Sharik is trying to break the clinch but Milan is controlling him.
Milan slowing the pace effectively.
Milan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Milan on the inside.
Good body shot from Milan.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Milan trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Milan avoids a wild elbow strike from Sharik.
Milan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milan managing to block the knees to the body from Sharik.
Milan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milan lands an elbow just above Sharik 's eye.
Milan has Sharik pressed against the cage, preventing Sharik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Milan is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Milan as the two fighters clinch.
Milan lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up The Dog Sharik's cut even more.
Milan is struggling to control the position.
Milan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Milan managing to block the knees to the body from Sharik.
Milan lands a knee to the body.
Milan lands a nice knee to the body.
Milan lands a body shot.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Sharik in his tracks for a moment.
Sharik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sharik throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Milan.
The cut above The Dog Sharik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Milan.
Milan lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Milan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Milan lands an elbow that stopped Sharik in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Milan.
Milan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Milan.
Milan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Milan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Milan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharik backwards.
The Dog Sharik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Milan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sharik takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at The Dog Sharik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Opananu Milan!
Our winner, Opananu Milan, 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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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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