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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Zulughanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulughanov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta. Aleksey Zulughanov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm
27
219 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksey Zulughanov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulughanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield throws a jab when Zulughanov was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Zulughanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zulughanov misses with a body shot.
Zulughanov scores with a push kick.
Zulughanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zulughanov throws a solid leg kick but Hatfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zulughanov.
Hatfield is looking to counter punch.
Hatfield tests Zulughanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zulughanov misses with the body kick
letting Hatfield counter with a right hand.
Zulughanov ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
Zulughanov is looking for the big counter here.
Hatfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zulughanov can pounce on him.
Hatfield lands a really nice looking cross but Zulughanov seems unphased.
We've been informed that Zulughanov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Zulughanov moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Zulughanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zulughanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield cracks Zulughanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zulughanov gets caught napping as Hatfield dives in and scores a takedown. Zulughanov manages to retain guard.
Hatfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Hatfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zulughanov is trying to control the position but Hatfield postures up.
Hatfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zulughanov keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.
Zulughanov controls Hatfield momentarily but Hatfield frees himself.
Hatfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hatfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hatfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zulughanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zulughanov looking to control.
Hatfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zulughanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hatfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hatfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zulughanov has his hands on Hatfield's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Zulughanov counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulughanov tried to score with a low kick but Hatfield checks it.
Hatfield throwing a counter right hand but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
Aleksey Zulughanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulughanov staying out of range there.
Hatfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hatfield walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zulughanov.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Zulughanov dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zulughanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zulughanov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hatfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zulughanov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
Hatfield motions for Zulughanov to come forward. Hatfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulughanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a hook to the side of Zulughanov's head but Zulughanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Zulughanov.
Hatfield attempts a counter takedown but Zulughanov avoids it well and moves away.
Hatfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Zulughanov avoids the punch easily.
Zulughanov throws a leg kick but Hatfield checks it.
Hatfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Zulughanov off the cage and back into range.
Hatfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zulughanov blocks a jab.
Hatfield blocks the body kick.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulughanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Zulughanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zulughanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hatfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Hatfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zulughanov counters with a nice leg kick.
Zulughanov slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulughanov manages to avoid it.
Zulughanov tries a quick counter leg kick but Hatfield is wise to it.
Zulughanov gets caught napping as Hatfield dives in and scores a takedown. Zulughanov manages to retain guard.
Hatfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hatfield wants to slow Zulughanov down by chopping away at his legs.
Zulughanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zulughanov can do to turn this around?
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hatfield drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zulughanov is controlling Hatfield's posture.
Hatfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hatfield throwing strikes from guard but Zulughanov blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hatfield slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zulughanov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulughanov is looking for a sweep.
Zulughanov holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hatfield trying to control the position but Zulughanov is working away.
Devil Anse Hatfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatfield has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Zulughanov is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hatfield yanks on the arm and Zulughanov is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hatfield.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devil Anse Hatfield!
In defeat, Aleksey Zulughanov stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry Artem.'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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