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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Andronicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Andronicus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to March of the Roman Army. Barishkov has chosen Angel of Death - Slayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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245 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
33
280 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Titus Andronicus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barishkov avoids the body shot from Andronicus.
Barishkov has closed the distance and engaged Andronicus in a clinch.
Andronicus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barishkov has him pressed against the cage. Barishkov tries to land a knee to the head but Andronicus blocks with his arms.
Barishkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barishkov lands a knee to the body.
Andronicus tries to circle away but Barishkov has him pinned against the cage. Barishkov prevents Andronicus from breaking the clinch. Andronicus tries to circle away but Barishkov has him pinned against the cage. Andronicus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barishkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Titus Andronicus has been cut. The referee calls for Barishkov to work.
Andronicus tries to break free but Barishkov pushes him back against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Andronicus wants to break free but Barishkov has control.
Barishkov scores with a hook to the body. Barishkov lands with a light punch inside. Barishkov stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Barishkov.
A frustrated look appears on Andronicus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barishkov with a knee to the head.
Andronicus is breathing heavily. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barishkov obliges. Barishkov lands a knee to the body.
Barishkov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barishkov lands a knee to the head.
Barishkov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A quick uppercut on the inside from Barishkov. A knee to the head by Barishkov.
Barishkov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. This has been an exciting period of action! Andronicus tries to break free but Barishkov pushes him back against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barishkov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Barishkov lands a knee to the body.
Barishkov leaning his opponent against the cage. Barishkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Andronicus tries to break free but Barishkov pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Andronicus has had enough of the clinch but Barishkov keeps him there for the moment. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barishkov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Stalling in the clinch from Barishkov.
Barishkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Barishkov.
Barishkov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barishkov has Andronicus pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Krug Barishkov. Andronicus getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Barishkov with a hook. Andronicus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Barishkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Barishkov feints and then cracks Andronicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andronicus down. Barishkov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Andronicus if he has to take too many more of those.
Barishkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andronicus.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barishkov lands a jab to the nose. Barishkov feints and then cracks Andronicus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andronicus down. Barishkov clinches up with Andronicus and pushes him back against the cage. Andronicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Barishkov has double underhooks. Barishkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Barishkov scores with an uppercut up the middle. Andronicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Barishkov has double underhooks. Barishkov prevents Andronicus from breaking the clinch. Barishkov lands a knee to the head.
Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body. Barishkov scores a nice knee to the body.
Barishkov lands an elbow that stopped Andronicus in his tracks for a moment. This has been an exciting period of action! Barishkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body. Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body. Barishkov working Andronicus over with knees to the body. Barishkov is working Andronicus over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barishkov working Andronicus over with knees to the body. Andronicus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barishkov working Andronicus over with knees to the body. Barishkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Barishkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barishkov lands a nice knee to the body. Barishkov lands an elbow inside that Andronicus shrugs off. Barishkov scores with a nice hook to the head. Andronicus takes a knee to the side of the body. Barishkov digs a right hand underneath Andronicus's ribcage. Andronicus let out a lung full of air as it connected. Andronicus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barishkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barishkov lands a nice knee to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barishkov stalling in the clinch.
Barishkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Andronicus backwards. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barishkov obliges. A hook to the body from Barishkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krug Barishkov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Titus Andronicus's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Barishkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Andronicus is just out of range. A jab from Barishkov misses. Barishkov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andronicus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barishkov misses with a right hand and Andronicus counters with a one-two to the body. Andronicus swings for the body but Barishkov moves out of range.
Barishkov lands a really nice looking cross but Andronicus seems unphased.
Andronicus blocks a jab. Barishkov lands a leg kick that knocks Andronicus off balance momentarily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barishkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andronicus sees it coming and avoids it easily. Barishkov moves into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Barishkov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice left hand lands by Barishkov.
Andronicus is rocked! Barishkov scores with a shot to the side of Andronicus's head. Oh Andronicus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round. Barishkov lands an elbow inside that Andronicus shrugs off. Barishkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andronicus's efforts to push away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Barishkov has Andronicus pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Andronicus is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Barishkov - that's hurt Andronicus badly! Oh, another knee lands and Andronicus is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Andronicus doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Krug Barishkov! After winning the bout, Krug Barishkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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