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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arden Betancourt (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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290 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Betancourt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Betancourt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sullivan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Betancourt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Betancourt circles away.
Betancourt misses the shot to the body.
Betancourt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan moves away.
Sullivan throwing a counter right hand but Betancourt manages to avoid it.
Sullivan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Betancourt finds it's way round the side to connect with Sullivan's head.
Betancourt tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sullivan throws a leg kick
and Betancourt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Betancourt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Betancourt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
A punch combination from Betancourt misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betancourt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arden Betancourt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan takes the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Betancourt blocks it.
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Arden Betancourt has been cut.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Betancourt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betancourt blocks it with crossed arms.
Betancourt is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns Betancourt into the ropes.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Betancourt blocks with his arms.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Betancourt is blocking nicely.
Sullivan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sullivan lands a shoulder strike.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Betancourt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Sullivan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Betancourt is blocking nicely.
Betancourt throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Betancourt's ribcage.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Betancourt is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan trying to land knees to the body.
Betancourt misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Betancourt.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Betancourt.
Betancourt works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Betancourt misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Betancourt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Betancourt's face.
Sullivan with a knee to the head.
Betancourt lands a hook that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Betancourt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Betancourt cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Betancourt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Betancourt lands with a short shot to the head.
Betancourt has a couple of punches blocked by Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Betancourt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Betancourt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Betancourt working aggressively here.
Betancourt tries to throw a body punch but Sullivan avoids it by throwing Betancourt back against the ropes.
Betancourt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sullivan misses with a punch to the body.
Betancourt gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Betancourt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betancourt.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Betancourt blocks it.
Betancourt tries to stall but Sullivan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Betancourt misses with some punches.
Betancourt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sullivan blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Betancourt.
Sullivan misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Betancourt.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Betancourt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Betancourt misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betancourt tries a body shot but Sullivan blocks it.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Betancourt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Betancourt misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Betancourt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Betancourt avoiding damage as Sullivan throws knees to the body.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betancourt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arden Betancourt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arden Betancourt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Betancourt.
A cross from Betancourt lands.
Betancourt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Betancourt misses.
Betancourt wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Sullivan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Betancourt.
Sullivan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Betancourt misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Betancourt circles away and keeps his distance.
Betancourt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Betancourt cracks Sullivan with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betancourt misses with a looping right.
Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Arden Betancourt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betancourt wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
Betancourt throws the left hand but Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Sullivan tenderised Betancourt's leg. Betancourt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sullivan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Betancourt.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Betancourt misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Betancourt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sullivan as Betancourt tries to tie him up.
Betancourt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Betancourt lands with a short shot to the head.
Sullivan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Betancourt is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Betancourt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sullivan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Betancourt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan missing with knees to the body.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Betancourt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan.
Betancourt throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan.
Betancourt working aggressively here.
Betancourt is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns Betancourt into the ropes.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Betancourt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Betancourt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betancourt backwards.
Betancourt cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Betancourt is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns Betancourt into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to land knees in the clinch but Betancourt avoids the damage to the body.
Betancourt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Betancourt works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Betancourt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Betancourt.
Betancourt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Betancourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Betancourt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Betancourt tries to work over Sullivan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Betancourt blocking some punches.
Betancourt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Betancourt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Betancourt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Betancourt is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sullivan has denied him.
Sullivan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Betancourt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt lands with a light punch inside.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Betancourt is blocking nicely.
Betancourt lands a hook that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Arden Betancourt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Betancourt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Betancourt lands with a left to the head.
Betancourt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Betancourt gets through Sullivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betancourt blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Betancourt fails to land.
Betancourt scores with a hook to the body.
Betancourt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Betancourt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sullivan is rocked!
Betancourt is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Betancourt.
Oh Sullivan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Betancourt lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sullivan to his knees! Betancourt keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arden Betancourt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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